Stephanie Staska, Yes Energy, and Ruta Skučas, Crowell & Moring

Stephanie Staska is the VP of bid-to-bill operations at Yes Energy. She has worked in energy risk management and compliance for the past 20 years, including time at Twin Cities Power, Cargill, and Split Rock Energy. Stephanie received her MBA and her bachelor’s degree in actuarial science and mathematics from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. She also enjoys traveling and spending time with her family. Leveraging over two decades of experience dealing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Ruta Skučas has unique, valuable, and extensive experience advising power industry companies, energy traders, and transmission and renewables developers on evolving federal and state regulatory regimes. Ruta’s deep-rooted knowledge and understanding of FERC and wholesale electricity markets keep her highly sought after as an effective energy regulatory attorney, and her deep understanding of trading makes her the counsel of choice for energy traders confronting compliance and enforcement issues.