Schedule

June 8th & 9th, 2026

MONDAY, June 8th, 2026
EnergyPlex® Sponsor Golf outing

This golf outing is exclusively for EnergyPlex Conference Sponsors

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Location
Rockwind Community Links (Hobbs, NM)
Date
Monday, June 8th, 2026
Schedule
Check-in & Breakfast 9:30 AM
Tee Time 10:00 AM
Lunch 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Cart
Included

Deadline to Register: May 28th, 2026

Opened in 2015, Rockwind Community Links, is a 27-hole golf facility owned and operated by the City of Hobbs.  Rockwind provides the citizens of Hobbs an amenity like no other in the country. The award-winning facility includes a championship 18-hole course, a 9-hole par-3 course, a dual ended practice range and multiple short game areas for practice and learning. Additional elements to the facility include an open green space for events, a surrounding trail system complete with multiple trail heads, various outdoor seating areas, picnic spaces and multiple scenic viewing points including access to the site’s five acre lake that overlooks the golf course.

Platinum/Gold Sponsor Dinner

Invitation only 

Dinner Time: 6:00PM

For questions email Mady Zamora at mady@edclc.org

2025 VIP DINNER

2026 Agenda

Agenda to be finalized soon

7:30AM

REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST

8:00am

WELCOME

Jennifer Grassham – EDC of Lea County, President & CEO 
Jotty Kinney – Christian Center Church, Lead Pastor 
Jonathan Sena – City of Hobbs, Mayor 

8:30AM

Economic Horizons: Investor Insights with Randy Sinclair

Randy Sinclair- Chevron, Senior Manager-Investor Strategies

9:15am

Workforce Development:Where Careers, Start, Restart, and Accelerate

Steve Sauceda – NMJC Workforce Development, Vice President
 

9:50AM

Powering Progress: Transmission Expansion in the Permian Basin

Matt Pawlowski – NextEra Energy, Vice President–Head of Execution 

 

10:25AM

Rural Healthcare, National Excellence: The Nor-Lea Hospital Baldrige Story

Allyson Roberts – Nor-Lea Hospital District, Chief Financial Officer 
Moderator: Jennifer Grassham – EDC of Lea County, President & CEO 

10:50AM

Nuclear Energy: Powering America’s Future

Paul Lorskulsint – URENCO, Chief Nuclear Officer

11:30AM

Lunch

12:00PM

Keynote Fireside Chat: Ken Waits, CEO & President of Mewbourne Oil Company

Ken Waits – Mewbourne Oil Company, President & CEO 
Moderator: Finn Smith – Watson Truck and Supply, President 

1:00PM

Advancing Resilient Water: Securing the Future of Southeast New Mexico

Dr. Zach Stoll – NM Produced Water Research Consortium, Assistant Director 
Rick McCurdy – Select Water, Vice-President – Innovation & Sustainability 

1:40PM

The Long Game: The Lasting Impact of Economic Development

Melinda Allen – New Mexico Partnership, President & CEO
Missi Currier – NMOGA, President & CEO 
Jennifer Grassham – EDC of Lea County, President & CEO
Lisa Hardison- URENCO, Director of Community Relations
Moderator: Steve Sauceda- NMJC Workforce Development, Vice President

2:20PM

Conclusion

Jennifer Grassham – EDC of Lea County, President & CEO

2:45PM

Nuclear Horizon:

Insights into New Mexico’s Nuclear Industry

John Kirkpatrick – Lincoln Griswold 

Moderator: Russ Doss

2:00PM

Lea County in Focus:

Challenges, Growth, and the Path Forward
Corey Needham – County Manager, Lea County
Moderator: Steve Sauceda – Steve Sauceda Communications and
Vice President, NMJC Workforce Development