leadership team

& advisory Board 

2027 WSUTA Officers

Meet the leadership team behind WSUTA, dedicated to supporting our mission and guiding the organization forward.

  • Sean Reid

    PRESIDENT

    Pacific Gas & Electric

    515 Luther Road

    Red Bluff, CA 96080

    srrf@pge.com

  • Art Gutierrez

    TREASURER

    Southern California Edison

    1551 W San Bernardino Road

    Covina, CA 91722

    art.gutierrez@sce.com

  • Louis Allen

    SECRETARY

    Tacoma Public Utilities

    3628 S 35th Street

    Tacoma, WA 98409

    lallen@cityoftacoma.org

  • Lydia Mendoza

    Secretary

    Southern California Edison

    1551 W San Bernardino Road

    Covina, CA 91722

    lydia.mendoza@sce.com

  • Michael Jimenez

    ALTERNATE

    Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power

    14401 Saticoy Street, Bldg 3

    Van Nuys, CA 91405

    michael.jimenez@ladwp.com

  • Olleyn Kashiri

    ALTERNATE

    Xcel Energy

    243 Lipan Street

    Denver, CO 80223

    olleyn.kashiri@xcelenergy.com

  • Joey Leyva

    ALTERNATE

    Southern California Edison

    7951 Redwood Avenue

    Fontana, CA 92336

    jose.leyva@sce.com

  • Cary Stearns

    ALTERNATE

    Southern California Edison

    9901 Geary Avenue

    Whittier, CA 90670

    cary.stearns@sce.com

  • bill viramontes

    ALTERNATE & SOCIAL MEDIA

    Southern California Edison

    505 Maple Avenue

    Torrance, CA 90503

    william.viramontes@sce.com

  • Estee Alas

    Alternate

    Anaheim Public Utilities Department

    201 S. Anaheim Blvd.

    Anaheim, CA 92805

    ealas@anaheim.net

  • Alex Partida

    Alternate

    Los Angeles Depart. of Water & Power

    14401 Saticoy Street, Bldg 3

    Van Nuys, CA 91405

    Alexander.Partida@ladwp.com

  • Brett Leavitt

    VENDOR REPRESENTATIVE

    West Sales Manager

    Brooks Utility Products

    bleavitt@brooksupg.com

Board of Advisors

WSUTA welcomes Utility Theft Investigators, Law Enforcement Officers, Credit & Collections professionals, Internal Auditors, and others committed to preventing utility fraud.

Membership is included with conference registration — or reach out to learn more about how to get involved year-round.