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Seattle City (spot)Light: Daniel Merz, Senior Program Manager

The Basics Division: Customer Care and Energy Solutions How long have you been at City Light? February 2025 Tell us about your role. What does your job entail? I collaborate with and manage cross-utility teams to design, build, and manage customer-facing programs, including both demand response and residential energy efficiency… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Chris Bock, Journey-Level Carpenter

THE BASICS Division: Carpenter Shop How long have you been at City Light? March 2025 Tell us about your role. As carpenters, our scope of work is broad. We bring experience and working knowledge across all aspects of general construction. On large commercial projects, we plan and implement each phase… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Jonathan Gallivan, Arboriculturist

The Basics Division: Transmission and Distribution Operations How long have you been at City Light? April 2026 Tell us about your role: As an arboriculturist at Seattle City Light, we help manage trees and vegetation within our service area to support grid reliability, public safety, and environmental stewardship. Arboriculturists support many… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Tanya Panomvana, Senior Manager of Joint Use and Wood Pole Design

The Basics Division: Engineering and Technology Operations How long have you been at City Light? 20 years and 8 months Tell us about your role: For the Joint Use group, I oversee the programs that manage how external utilities and communication companies share space on Seattle City Light’s pole infrastructure. My… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Brian Moehrle, Structural Ironworker

The Basics Division: Steel Shop How long have you been at City Light? March 2025 Tell us about your role. As an ironworker, I work with metal materials in a variety of ways. Sometimes that’s in the Steel Shop welding and cleaning metal or climbing electrical towers to make critical repairs. There are… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Mike Fiola, Physical Security Program Manager

The Basics How long have you been at City Light? Over three years, started at Seattle City Light in March 2023. Division: Workplace Logistics Tell us about your role. As the physical security program manager for Seattle City Light, I lead and coordinate the strategies, systems, and partnerships that safeguard our most critical… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Edward Park, Day Ahead and Forward Trading Supervisor

The Basics How long have you been at City Light? I started in May 2023, so 3 years. Division: Power Supply Business Unit Tell us about your role. I supervise a team of eight power marketers who trade on the Western energy markets daily, monthly, and beyond to both serve our load and… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Karen Liu, Conservation Policy Analyst

THE BASICS Division: Customer Energy Solutions How long have you been at City Light? Since February 2024 Tell us about your role: I lead short- and long-term planning for demand response programs, which manage electricity consumption during peak demand times to reduce strain on the power grid. For short-term planning, I… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Mark Stearns, Generation Project Management Manager

THE BASICS Division: Project Delivery How long have you been at City Light? I joined Seattle City Light in January 2025, so I have been here just over a year. Tell us about your role. I lead capital projects for City Light’s Generation Capital Improvement Program team, supporting the planning and delivery of work that… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle City (spot)Light: Laura Vanderpool, Technical Writer

THE BASICS Division: Engineering & Technology Operations Division How long have you been at City Light? Almost 12 years – since July 7, 2014. Tell us about your role. As part of a two-person publishing team, I write, edit, collaborate on, and publish a variety of technical publications that are… [ Keep reading ]