Kurt Adams has served as President and Chief Executive Officer for Summit Utilities, Inc. since October 2015, and a Director of Summit Utilities, Inc. from 2014 to present.

Prior to joining Summit Utilities, Inc, Kurt served as the Chief Development Officer at SunEdison and First Wind (which was purchased by SunEdison in Q1 2015). At First Wind and SunEdison, Kurt led utility scale renewable energy development. Prior to joining First Wind, He was Chairman of the Maine Public Utilities Commission from 2005 to 2008, where he served as Maine’s primary energy regulator. As Chairman, he served as a member of the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissions, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions (NARUC), the NARUC Electricity Committee, and the NARUC Competitive Procurement Committee. He was also Maine’s representative on the New England State Committee on Electricity and was a representative on the team of regulators charged with establishing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Prior to his position with the Maine PUC, Kurt was Governor John Baldacci’s chief legal counsel from 2003 to 2005. Before joining the Governor’s staff, He was a non-equity partner in the law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson in Portland, Maine. At Bernstein Shur, He was the Vice Chairman of the firm’s energy practice. Kurt represented renewable power producers in all facets of project development. He also represented national and international private and public sector clients on energy projects, and lenders on energy project financings. He was a consultant with Price Waterhouse’s Office of Government Services from 1989 to 1992.

Kurt holds a B.A. in Government from Skidmore College, an MA in International Affairs from George Washington University and J.D. from the University of Maine Law School.

Fred Kirkwood, Summit’s Chief Customer Experience Officer, is responsible for customer-centric strategies by influencing programs for all the Summit operating companies to enhance the customer experience. Additionally, Fred leads Summit’s billing, collections, and energy efficiency efforts. He also manages marketing and growth activities for Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation (AOG), a Summit Company.

Previous to his current role, Fred served as the Senior Vice President of Customer Development for Summit since March 2017. He has more than 30 years of experience in the natural gas industry. Fred began his career as a Customer Development Representative working with residential and commercial customers at (AOG) in 1986. He served in many roles throughout the company including leading the development of AOG’s award-winning energy efficiency programs and playing a critical role in the company’s development of a compressed natural gas (CNG) effort to reduce vehicle fuel emissions primarily in commercial fleets. He was instrumental in the addition of several CNG gas stations throughout the AOG service territory in Arkansas and Oklahoma. He is an active contributor to the Arkansas River Valley building industry serving on the Board of the Greater Forth Smith Association of Homebuilders for the past 20 years.

Fred earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing Management from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Todd Jacobs, Summit Utilities’ Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer , oversees operations, construction, engineering, asset integrity, external affairs, and gas supply, ensuring safe and reliable energy delivery across Summit’s service territories.

Prior to joining Summit, Todd served as the Senior Vice President for Growth & Strategy for Black Hills Energy, where he led teams focused on developing and implementing customer and growth-focused solutions and strategies, including strategic planning, business development, regulatory, governmental affairs, communications, community affairs, sustainability, and renewable natural gas initiatives. Prior to that role, Todd served as the operations leader for all of Black Hills Energy’s natural gas utilities, which served over one million customers across six states. Todd’s other operations roles at Black Hills included state operations leadership of the Arkansas and Kansas natural gas utilities.

Prior to joining Black Hills Energy, Todd worked at Spire and Missouri Gas Energy in legal, regulatory, and corporate services roles. He also served as an active-duty Army officer with the First and Second Infantry Divisions. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Virginia Military Institute, a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and is a graduate of The Executive Program, an advanced management program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Todd currently resides in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Jane Park is a seasoned litigator and senior executive leader with 25 years of legal, regulatory, and policy experience in the energy sector. A former litigation partner at Kirkland &  Ellis, LLP, Jane has broad expertise in complex commercial litigation, class action defense, and dispute resolution. From Kirkland, Jane went on to spend close to 15 years at Chicago-based energy company Exelon in various senior executive roles, including most recently as senior vice president of Exelon’s federal regulatory and legislative affairs and public policy group where she worked to advance grid reliability, resiliency, transmission, and energy transition issues. Jane has extensive experience with state energy regulatory matters, serving as VP of state regulatory affairs and in-house counsel at Exelon. Jane also brings strong utility operational and business strategy expertise as former SVP & Chief Customer Officer where she led energy efficiency, demand response, contact center, customer experience, and marketing. 

Jane is an active member of her community and serves on a number of national and local boards, including the Washington D.C.-based Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), the Women’s Congressional Policy Institute (WCPI), the Chicago Public Library Foundation, and the Chicago Botanic Garden.  She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Bob Gunderman was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Summit Utilities in July 2023. He is responsible for overseeing Summit’s accounting, financial planning, taxation, audit, investor relations, treasury, insurance, procurement, and gas supply and control teams. Prior to joining Summit, Gunderman served as the Chief Financial Officer of Windstream Holdings, a privately held communications and software company (and previously publicly traded Fortune 500 company). Before being named CFO of Windstream in 2014, Gunderman held various senior finance executive positions after joining Windstream in 2008. Gunderman began his career in 1994 with Deloitte and Touche LLP and entered the telecommunications industry in 1996, serving in various finance executive positions with Alltel, the 5th largest wireless telecommunications company in the United States before its acquisition in 2008. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation and was previously a board member for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana.

Amiee York joined Summit Utilities in 2021 as the Director of Human Resources, responsible for benefits, payroll, employee rewards and engagement. In October of 2024, Amiee became the Vice President and Head of Human Resources, leading Summit’s HR Team and strategic people operations. Prior to joining Summit, Amiee spent more than eleven years at Black Hills Energy serving both in Human Resource and Corporate Affairs roles. She brings a well-rounded experience to the team, having worked in the telecom, healthcare, logistics, and utility industries.

Amiee holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Human Resource Management from Harding University and a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from Webster University.

Amiee and her family currently live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Stephanie Hammons joined Summit Utilities in 2022 as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Associate General Counsel. Stephanie is responsible for overseeing Summit's regulatory proceedings and matters involving its operating companies within its six state regulatory jurisdictions. In January of 2023, Stephanie became the Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. With over 20 years of experience in the natural gas utility industry, Stephanie has held key legal and regulatory positions, including Director and Associate General Counsel for CenterPoint Energy, Assistant General Counsel for SourceGas (now Black Hills Arkansas), and Staff Attorney for Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. Throughout her career, Stephanie has driven complex regulatory and legal outcomes, helping to shape energy efficiency policies and advancing the sustainable energy landscape across multiple states.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Central Arkansas and a Juris Doctor from the Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is a former board member of Arkansas 811 and a founding and former board member of Arkansas Women in Power, an organization dedicated to recruiting, maintaining, and promoting women in the energy industry. Stephanie and her family live in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Lizzy Reinholt is the President of Peaks Renewables, Summit’s renewable gas development company dedicated to advancing low-carbon, carbon-neutral, and carbon-negative fuels, including renewable natural gas and green hydrogen. In this role, she leads Peaks' team and strategy, transforming wasted resources into innovative energy solutions that drive both environmental sustainability and economic growth.

Before leading Peaks, Lizzy served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Sustainability, and Marketing, where she developed and implemented the company’s long-term strategies for sustainability, government affairs, marketing, and community engagement.

Prior to joining Summit in 2019, she worked in government affairs and public relations consulting, advising a diverse range of clients across multiple industries.

Lizzy holds a B.A. from Emerson College and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.