Jim Collura
President and CEO
National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI)
With over two decades of experience in advocacy, government relations, and non-profit management, Collura leads NEFI in promoting the interests of America’s heating fuel dealers and home comfort providers. NEFI’s focus is advancing U.S. energy security, reliability, and affordability through market innovation, energy efficiency, and adoption of renewable and alternative fuels.
Throughout his career, Collura has championed national energy policies that strengthen American energy independence and economic security while supporting practical, cost-effective solutions for reducing emissions. This vision guided him as he launched NEFI’s in-house government relations division in 2005 and continues to drive our organization today.
Career highlights include securing historic commodity trading reforms, developing policies to encourage renewable fuel infrastructure investments, and establishing tax credits for high-efficiency home heating systems. Collura is also a recognized leader in preserving consumer choice in home energy and appliances, ensuring Americans can make decisions that best suit their needs and family budgets.
His expertise spans federal advocacy, policy development, grassroots organizing, and comprehensive association management, including operations, communications, and membership development. In 2021, Collura established a federal PAC dedicated to supporting the goals and interests of our industry’s small businesses.
Looking ahead, Collura is committed to advancing policies that promote energy choice, innovation, and diversity while ensuring America’s mostly small, family-owned home comfort businesses have a strong voice in Washington. Under his leadership, NEFI continues to expand its reach, grow its membership, and enhance its range of member benefits and services. This includes the development of their educational foundation to support workforce development and technical training for the next generation of home comfort professionals.
Rob Underwood
PRESIDENT
Energy Marketers of America (EMA)
Rob Underwood is the President of the Energy Marketers of America representing energy marketers on Capitol Hill. He joined EMA in July 2007 as the Director of Government Relations and took over as President in 2015.
He played a key role in reauthorizing the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA). NORA was signed into law in February 2014 and again in 2018 for ten years which resulted in over $100 million for research and development and education and training to the heating fuels industry. Underwood also led EMA’s efforts negotiating with the EPA on a costly underground storage tank proposed rule that resulted in a reduction in compliance costs while achieving equally protective environmental standards. He also steered the organization’s name change from the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA) to the Energy Marketers of America in October 2020.
Underwood serves as the chief spokesperson for EMA. He is frequently quoted in Politico, Washington Post, Reuters, Oil Express and CSP Daily News. Underwood also serves as a liaison to EMA’s wholly owned subsidiary, the Petroleum Marketers Oil Company, LLC (PMOCO) known as the Spirit Brand®, and currently chairs the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC). He oversees and leads contribution decisions for EMA’s Small Business Committee – Political Action Committee (PAC).
The most important role as EMA President is serving its 49 state and regional trade associations before Congress and the federal agencies. Underwood is a native of Georgia where he earned a BA degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia. Prior to joining EMA, He worked for U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA).
Alexandra Rosen
Vice President of Legislative Affairs
American Trucking Association
Alex Rosen is the Vice President of Legislative Affairs for the American Trucking Associations, developing and leading advocacy strategies to influence Congress, specifically the U.S. Senate. She was recently promoted from her role as Director of Legislative Affairs in ATA’s Capitol Hill office, where she spent four years advancing legislative priorities, including increasing truck parking capacity, reducing credentialing challenges, standardizing base access protocols, and protecting the independent contractor business model.
Rosen serves as co-chair of the Advocacy Subcommittee for ATA’s Women In Motion council and is the chief architect of the council’s legislative and regulatory advocacy. Before joining ATA in 2019, she worked for the Committee on Homeland Security in the U.S. House of Representatives, specializing in transportation and border security. Originally from Los Angeles, Rosen graduated summa cum laude from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, later earning a Masters Degree in Government from Johns Hopkins University.
Steve Piwowarski
Division Administrator
USDOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Steve Piwowarski is currently the Division Administrator for the New Hampshire Division of the USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a modal administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation whose mission is to save lives and reduce crashes involving commercial motor vehicles on our nations highways.
In addition to his responsibilities as the DA in NH, he has taught all discipline in his agency to incoming employees at the FMCSA Academy as well as to fellow federal, state and local law enforcement agencies developing and delivering training in all areas of CMV Safety, including Commercial Vehicle Criminal Interdiction since 1992. He is a 1990 graduate of Norwich University, cum laude, and in 2006 he earned his Master of Justice Administration also from Norwich University.