2020 TEMA Conference

2020 Keynote Speaker

General Session Wednesday, April 22nd

Erick Rheam is a speaker and published author. He communicates and educates on topics related to discovering significance and the art of mastering human dynamics to achieve success.

Erick spent the past eight years training and educating association staff and executives on how to build programs and services that add value to customers. Erick partnered with leading software developer, Automated Energy, Inc., to help municipally owned utilities deploy energy efficiency software to assist large commercial and Industrial companies become more energy efficient and deploy green technology.

Prior to partnering with Automated Energy, Erick worked for a decade in the public power industry for two municipally owned utilities in Indiana and Colorado. He led a customer service division and served business communities to ensure local policy enhanced the business environment so that the business class could thrive, grow and create jobs.

Erick earned his Key Public Power Account Executive designation through the American Public Power Association (APPA). He also served on several national boards and committees to promote green technology, energy efficiency, and customer service. He was vice-chair for the National Customer Services Section for APPA. He also served as the chair for the National Key Accounts Committee for APPA.

Erick graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. He served as a Military Police Officer and special investigator in the United States Army in Bosnia Herzegovina and Europe.

Erick Currently resides in Southern Indiana with his wife, three children, Yellow Labrador Retriever, Stella and Doberman, Onyx.