Foundation Board of Directors
The PSE Foundation Board of Directors set the direction of the Foundation's giving. The Executive Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations.
Foundation Leadership
Andy Wappler
Chairman & President, Puget Sound Energy Foundation
Andy Wappler is vice president, Corporate Affairs for Puget Sound Energy.
As head of Corporate Affairs, Wappler is responsible for PSE's ongoing efforts to enhance relationships with communities, government agencies and major customers, as well as the company's communications. He also is the chairman and president of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation.
Since joining PSE in 2008, Wappler has led communications and engaged community and customer dialogue on a variety of company initiatives, including energy efficiency, renewable energy development and energy policy.
A frequent speaker and master of ceremonies for local community events and charitable organizations, Wappler has been connecting with communities throughout Washington state for more than two decades. His background includes communications roles with the Washington Roundtable, The Boeing Company and The Fearey Group, as well as being a meteorologist and journalist for some of the region’s top television, newspaper and radio outlets. Wappler serves on the boards of the Cascade Land Conservancy, Bellevue Police Foundation and Woodland Park Zoo.
Certified by the American Meteorological Society, Wappler has a Master of Science degree in Journalism from the Medill School at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors in English from the University of Washington.
He is married and has two children. [Hide bio]
Marla D. Mellies
Vice President, Puget Sound Energy Foundation
Marla D. Mellies is senior vice president and chief administrative officer for Puget Sound Energy.
Mellies leads a shared services organization that includes the Corporate Services, Operations Services, Safety and Performance, and Human Resources departments. Corporate Services includes various shared services, such as facilities and real estate. Operations Services provides engineering, planning and project management across both the generation and the gas and electric transmission and distribution areas. Safety and Performance leads efforts in safety and process improvement, and delivers training and development to PSE employees.
Mellies serves as secretary to the PSE board’s compensation and leadership development committee and as vice chair of the qualified plans committee.
Prior to joining PSE in 2005, Mellies was general manager of Human Resources for Microsoft Corporation’s Server and Tools Business in Redmond, Wash. She also held human resources vice president positions with Lante Corporation in Chicago and 3Com Corporation in Skokie, Ill. Mellies started her career at Central Illinois Light Company in Peoria in the Maps and Records department and spent time in gas and electric construction. She later led the utility’s gas and electric apprenticeship programs and generation training programs.
Mellies serves on the boards of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation and Hopelink in Redmond. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management.
An Illinois native, Mellies has a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Bradley University in Peoria and a Master of Arts degree in labor and industrial relations from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
She is married and has two sons. [Hide bio]
Donald E. Gaines
Treasurer, Puget Sound Energy Foundation
Donald Gaines is vice president, Finance and Treasurer for Washington-based Puget Energy and its utility subsidiary, Puget Sound Energy.
With nearly 30 years of experience in utility finance, Gaines is responsible for cash management, managing the capital structure, capital market activities and oversees financial forecasting, taxes, energy risk control, portfolio structuring and asset optimization, as well as the company’s budgeting processes.
As treasurer, Gaines has raised more than $7.5 billion of capital for PSE and Puget Energy. Gaines also serves as chairman of PSE’s qualified plans committee, the group that oversees approximately $1 billion in qualified retirement and employee investment plan assets. He also is a member of the company’s energy management committee, which approves and reviews power and gas hedging strategies. In his role as trustee and treasurer of the Puget Sound Energy Foundation, he oversees approximately $20 million of investments for the foundation.
Gaines joined the company in 1981. He was named to his current position in 2002.
An avid hiker, Gaines is a member of the board of trustees of the Washington’s National Park Fund, a non-profit organization that raises funds to support Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park and Olympic National Park. Gaines also serves as a member of the board of trustees and a member of the finance committee of the St. Thomas School, an independent private school headquartered in Medina, Wash.
Gaines earned a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in business administration from the University of Puget Sound and a Master of Business Administration degree with honors from Pacific Lutheran University.
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Paul M. Wiegand
Secretary, Puget Sound Energy Foundation
Paul M. Wiegand is senior vice president, Energy Operations for Puget Sound Energy.
Wiegand directs PSE’s natural gas supply, transportation and storage activities, energy-trading operation, energy-supply contracts and electric-generation operations, including wind, thermal and hydro.
Wiegand joined PSE in 1977 and has held a number of key management positions in the areas of Project Development, Corporate Planning, Performance Measurement, Energy Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Information Technology, Corporate Projects, Customer Services, Internal Auditing, budgeting, reorganization and merger negotiations and integration. Most recently, he was senior vice president, Power Generation.
He is a member of the Executive Council of the Washington State University School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Chairman of the Board of Junior Achievement of Washington, and serves on the boards of the Bellevue Boys and Girls Club, Central Washington Resource Energy Collaborative, the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, and the Puget Sound Energy Foundation. He is also a team leader and consultant for the Community Accountability Board of the King County Juvenile Court, and treasurer of the Bellevue Parks Yes! and the Bellevue Quality Schools committees.
Wiegand has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington State University, is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Internal Auditor and completed the University of Washington Graduate School of Business Administration Management Program.
He is married and has two children. [Hide bio]
Daniel A. Doyle
Board Member, Puget Sound Energy Foundation
Daniel A. Doyle is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Puget Sound Energy and Puget Energy.
He joined the company in November 2011. Doyle is responsible for leading the company’s financial planning and analysis activities. In his role, he oversees finance, treasury, capital, financial investment and accounting.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the utility and electric transmission industry. Prior to joining PSE, Doyle was CEO of Wisconsin Sports Development Corp., in Madison, WI. From 2000-2009, he served as vice president, CFO and treasurer of American Transmission Company, which owns and operates the high-voltage electric transmission system in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. From 1992 -2000, Doyle held several executive positions with Alliant Energy Corp. the Madison-based public utility holding company of electric and natural gas utilities, where he served as vice president and chief accounting and financial planning officer. Earlier in his career he served as controller of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and as a senior audit manager in the regulated industries division of Arthur Andersen in Chicago.
Doyle serves on the boards of the Wisconsin Sports Development Corp. and Met Investor Series Trust of Irvine, Calif.
Doyle earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Michigan State University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
He is married and has five children. [Hide bio]
