Ms. Hyde has served as a Director since May 2023. Until her retirement in 2022, Ms. Hyde served as Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, Chief Audit Executive, and Chief Risk Officer of Xcel Energy. Across her 30 years with Xcel Energy, she served in various roles with increasing responsibility, including roles in rates and regulatory affairs, resource planning and acquisition, finance and risk management. She was also responsible for forecasting and production cost, expansion plan modeling, and evaluating the effectiveness of compliance programs and control frameworks. Ms. Hyde spent approximately a decade negotiating structured power purchase arrangements, including Xcel Energy's initial renewable energy contracts, and was responsible for renewable energy compliance. Prior to joining Xcel Energy, she was a lead nuclear engineer as a civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, where she was responsible for overhauling submarine reactors. Since 2013, Ms. Hyde has served with Volunteers of America CO Branch, including as Treasurer, on the board of directors, and as Chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Hyde earned her M.S. in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines and her B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from Lafayette College. Ms. Hyde is a certified Internal Auditor and holds Certification in Risk Management Assurance from the Institute of Internal Auditors. We believe that Ms. Hyde's extensive industry, regulatory and risk management experience makes her well qualified to serve on our Board of Directors.