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, PhD, PE
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Company: Non-Utility
Job Title: Chairman of the Board
Term: Jan 2025 – Dec 2027
David Ball, PE, MBA
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Company: Utility
Job Title: Board Member
Term: Jan 2024 – Dec 2026
Muhammad Babar, PhD
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Company: Utility
Job Title: Board Member
Term: Jan 2025 – Dec 2027
Advisors
Previous Officers
Margaret Goodrich
Celebrating Margaret’s Tenure
- UCA Treasurer, 2025 – 2026
- UCA President, 2019 – 2025
- UCA Operations Director, 2005 – 2019
- Prioneer of CIM Standards since the 1990’s
With deep gratitude and respect, we honor Margaret Goodrich as she transitions out of her leadership role(s) with the UCA International Users Group. Throughout the years, Margaret has been an unwavering advocate for collaboration, excellence, and innovation within the UCA and IECTC57 communities.
Her sustained guidance, technical expertise, and genuine commitment to standards adoption and advancing interoperability have left an indelible mark on our organization and the broader utility standards ecosystem.
Margaret, THANK YOU! We celebrate your remarkable career and wish you all the best.
Remembering Kay Clinard
UCA President, 2005 – 2019
It is with great sadness to report the passing of Kay Nelson Clinard (May 8, 1942 – December 21, 2025), UCA’s 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!
