Meet our leadership
UCA’s leadership team is compiled of IEC 61850, CIM and OpenFMB experts. These experts set strong examples for open standards adoption and interoperability. Get to know them!
Officers
Board of Directors
Stuart Laval
[email protected]
Company: Non-Utility
Job Title: Chairman of the Board
Term: Jan 2025 – Dec 2027
Advisors
Remembering Kay Clinard
It is with great sadness that we remember Kay Nelson Clinard (May 8, 1942 – December 21, 2025), original founder and long-time leader of the UCA International Users Group. Kay was a visionary in the utility standards community, championing cooperation, open standards, and interoperability long before they were widely recognized as essential for the modern grid.
Under Kay’s guidance, UCAIug became a cornerstone of the global standards ecosystem, helping to shape what would become IEC 61850, a foundational technology that continues to advance utility communications and system integration.
Kay’s passion, leadership, and belief in collaboration brought utilities, vendors, and researchers together to solve hard problems and build a more interoperable, reliable, and efficient industry. We are forever grateful for his lifelong dedication, and his influence will be felt for generations to come.
Thank you, Kay!
