John Wilcox | Investor Relations |
Scott Morris | Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer |
Dennis Vermillion | President |
Mark Thies | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Kevin Christie | Vice President, External Affairs & Chief Customer Officer |
Ryan Krasselt | Vice President & Controller |
Richard Ciciarelli | Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
Paul Patterson | Glenrock Associates |
Sophie Karp | KeyBanc |
Vedula Murti | Avon Capital |
Chris Ellinghaus | Williams Capital |
Andrew Levi | ExodusPoint Capital |
Welcome to the Avista Corporation Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Hilda and I will be your operator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Please note, that this conference is being recorded.