Raheem, SPP’s director of system planning, reporting to Casey Cathey, vice president of engineering, leads the development of the Integrated Transmission Plan (ITP) each year. The ITP is essential for ensuring the grid has the capability of handling and transferring power to meet the growing demand across SPP’s 17-state footprint.

Kris Raper’s career path took her from wrapping ankle monitors on parolees to being appointed by the governor of Idaho to the commission regulating electric utilities.

Carrie Simpson, SPP’s vice president of markets, stressed that all energy market participants are on the same team when it comes to reliably and efficiently delivering electricity throughout the western United States.

Two of SPP's very own, Cameron Murphy, Programmer-Developer I and Trey Davis, Engineer II have been named to the 2026 board of Create Little Rock.