SOPEC Leadership

SOPEC is governed by the communities it serves. As a public service Regional Council of Governments, SOPEC is comprised of member communities and political subdivisions across Ohio. In coordination with the SOPEC Board of Directors and community representatives of the SOPEC General Assembly, SOPEC’s staff executes key functions to meet the organizational mission of providing high-value public energy programs as a statewide energy office.

Our Staff

Luke Sulfridge

Executive Director

Phil Leppla

Deputy Director and In-House Counsel

Stephenie Ritchey

Regional Director for Southwest Ohio, Director of Community Resilience Programs

Jennifer McMillin

Regional Director for Northeast Ohio

Dana Vingris

Director of Grants and Development

Melissa Dalton

Director of Administration

Chloe Musick

Director of Public Affairs and Marketing

Mat Roberts

Director of Special Programs

Erin Stevens

Southeast Ohio Community Liaison

Emily Bails

Programs Associate

 
 

Our Board

Steve Patterson

City of Athens, Board of Directors, Chair

Matt Joseph

City of Dayton, Board of Directors, Vice Chair

Gary Goosman

Village of Amesville, Board of Directors, Treasurer

Susan Miller

Village of New Straitsville, Board of Directors, Secretary

Chris Chmiel

Athens County, Board of Directors

Craig Butler

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, Board of Directors

Austin Davis

City of Cleveland, Board of Directors

Jacolyn Thiel

City of Upper Arlington, Board of Directors

Susan Abdella

City of Belpre, Board of Directors

Joshua Rauch

City of Riverside, Board of Directors

Chris Pion

Five Rivers MetroParks, Board of Directors

Matthew Jolson

Village of Marble Cliff, Board of Directors

Johnnie Burns

Village of Yellow Springs, Board of Directors

 

Dow Saunders

City of Gallipolis, Board of Directors