Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Robert M Allessio |
President & CEO, Subsidiary |
| James P Laurito |
President, Subsidiary |
| Karen L Zink |
President, Subsidiary |
| F Michael McLain |
Senior Vice President & Chief Dev. & Integration |
| F. Michael Mcclain |
Chief Dev Officer & Chief Integration officer & Senior Vice President |
| F. Michael McClain |
Senior Vice President and Chief Development and Integration Officer |
| G. Jean Howard |
Chief of Staff, Office |
| Richard R. Benson |
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer |
| Robert D. Kump |
Senior Vice President and Chief, Financial Officer |
| Robert E. Rude |
Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer |
| Denis Wickham |
Senior Vice President, Trans & Supply |
| Angela M Sparks Beddoe |
Vice President, Subsidiary |
| Angela M. Sparks-Beddoe |
Vice President, Public Affairs |
| Angela S. Beddoe |
Vice President, Public Affairs |
| Clifton Olson |
Vice President, Energy Supply |
| Jessica Raines |
Vice President, Procurement & Contracts |
| Patricia M Nazemetz |
Vice President, Human Resources for Xerox Corporation, Stamford |
| Patrick Neville |
Vice President, IT |
| Paul K. Connolly |
Vice President and General Counsel |
| Steven R. Adams |
Vice President, Regulatory Policy |
| Marc Siwak |
Director, Investor Relations |
| Scott Martin |
Manager, Investor Relations |
| Curtis I Call |
Controller |
| Larry Lashomb |
Compliance Officer |
| Seth A. Kaplan |
Coadjutant Member of the Faculty at Rutgers University School of Law, Newark |
| Tim D. Kelley |
|
| Elaine T. Dubrava |
Secretary |
| Roger W. Kober |
Member |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Berkshire Energy Resources |
President & CEO |
Current |
| HiTech Equipment |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| The Berkshire Gas Company |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
President & CEO, Subsidiary |
Current |
| The Southern Connecticut Gas Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Northeast Gas Association |
Member of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Society of Civil Engineers |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Society of Civil Engineers |
Member |
Current |
| The Southern Connecticut Gas Company |
President |
Former |
| The Southern Connecticut Gas Company |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation |
Senior Vice President Operating Services |
Former |
| The Southern Connecticut Gas Company |
Plant Manager |
Former |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Registered Professional Engineer |
Former |
| Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation |
Gas Company |
Former |
| Western New England College |
Master's Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Grummons Funeral Home |
|
Current |
| Lexington Group |
Member |
Current |
| Elections |
Commissioner |
Former |
| New York Business Development Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Norwich Aero Products, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
President, Subsidiary |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
President, Subsidiary |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Chief Dev. & Integration |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Chief Dev Officer & Chief Integration officer & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Senior Vice President and Chief Development and Integration Officer |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, Finance, Treasurer & Chief, Integration Officer |
Current |
Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, City of Rochester, NY . Trustee of: True North Preparatory Academy, Rochester, NY; McQuaid Jesuit High School, Rochester, NY; Pluta Cancer Center, Inc., Rochester, NY; and Greater Rochester Health Foundation, Rochester, NY; and a member of the Community Advisory Board, Key Bank Rochester, NY. Ms. Howard, 63, has been Chief of Staff, Office of the Mayor, City of Rochester, NY since January 2006. Prior to that time, she served as Executive Director of Wilson Commencement Park from 1990 to January 2006; Ms. Howard has been a director of the Company since 2002, and was a director of RGS Energy Group, Inc. prior to its merger with the Company. Ms. Howard serves on the Company s Corporate Responsibility Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rochester NY |
Chief of Staff |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Chief of Staff, Office |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Wilson Commencement Park |
Executive Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Senior Vice President and Chief, Financial Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation |
Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Senior Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer |
Current |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President & Controller |
Former |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Trans & Supply |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, Subsidiary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, Public Affairs |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, Public Affairs |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, Energy Supply |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, Procurement & Contracts |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, Human Resources for Xerox Corporation, Stamford |
Current |
| Lasvegasbuffetclub |
Director |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| WMS Industries Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fordham University |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, IT |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Vice President, Regulatory Policy |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Director, Investor Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cumberland Securities Corp. |
Manager Investor Relations |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Manager, Investor Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Controller |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Compliance Officer |
Current |
| New York State Electric & Gas Corporation |
|
Former |
| The Ecoa |
Committee Chair |
Current |
| The Ecoa |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Coadjutant Member of the Faculty at Rutgers University School of Law, Newark |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Tim D. Kelley is Vice President Energy Services of Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation, and The Southern Connecticut Gas Company.
Previously, Mr. Kelley was President and Chief Executive Officer of Maine Natural Gas, headquartered in Augusta, Maine. He was appointed to that position in September 1998. Maine Natural Gas also is a subsidiary of Energy East.
Mr. Kelley joined New York State Electric & Gas Corporation(NYSEG), a subsidiary of Energy East, in 1991 and served in a variety of positions including Manager of gas Pricing, Regulation and Strategy. Previous to joining NYSEG, he was employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission as an Economist and later as Director of the Commission’s FERC program. He has testified in numerous proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission, the New York Public Service Commission, the Maine Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He is a past Chairman of the American Gas Association’s Regulatory Committee.
Mr. Kelley holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Economics and History, and a Masters in Economics, all from Illinois State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Southern Connecticut Gas Company |
Vice President Energy Services |
Current |
| Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation |
Vice President Energy Services and Regulation |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
|
Current |
| Maine Natural Gas |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Maine Natural Gas |
President |
Former |
| Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Illinois Commerce Commission |
Economist |
Former |
| The Commission |
Economist |
Former |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
|
Former |
| New York State Electric & Gas Corporation |
|
Former |
| Ferc |
Director |
Former |
| Illinois State University |
Masters In Economics |
Former |
| Illinois State University |
Bachelor of Science Degrees In Economics and History |
Former |
President of Winchester Optical Company, Elmira, NY. Past Chairman of Arnot-Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, NY. Past president of Horseheads Board of Education, Horseheads, NY. Former Trustee of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, PA; and of the Optometric Center of New York Foundation, New York, NY. Mr. Lynch, 69, has been President of Winchester Optical Company since 1965, and has been a director of the Company (including its predecessor company) since 1987. Mr. Lynch serves on the Company s Audit Committee (Chairperson) and Compensation and Management Succession Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Winchester Optical Company |
President |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Chairperson |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cmp Group, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Secretary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
John T. Cardis , age 67. Mr. Cardis is a private investor. In May 2004, Mr. Cardis retired as National Managing Partner Global Strategic Clients of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, an audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory service company. From 1991 through June 1999, Mr. Cardis served as Office Managing Partner, Los Angeles, for Deloitte & Touche. He was also a member of the executive committee and a member of the board of directors. He also is a director of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a cardiovascular disease treatment company. He has been a director of Avery Dennison Corporation since October 2004.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Boy Scouts of America |
chairman |
Former |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
Chairperson |
Current |
| St. John's Medical Center |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avery Dennison Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| St. John's Medical Center |
Trustee |
Current |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
partner |
Former |
| Rexam PLC |
Chairman |
Former |
| Rexam PLC |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Ken Jasinski is the Chairman of Libra Strategies. He recently retired from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Energy East Corporation, a super-regional energy services and delivery company serving about 3 million customers throughout New York and New England. Ken is widely known as an expert on legal, rate-regulatory, deregulation and corporate finance structural issues affecting the electric and natural gas industries. During his 32-year professional career, Ken served in a variety of roles: practicing attorney; senior partner and chairman of a law firm in New York City; general counsel; head of operating subsidiaries; member of boards of directors; and holding company executive vice-president and chief-financial officer responsible for finance, treasury, accounting, ethics, legal, regulatory and strategic matters. He received his doctor of law degree in 1974 from the Georgetown University Law Center and his bachelor of science degree in 1970 from Georgetown University. Ken has represented electric and natural gas utilities before various state and federal agencies and courts on a broad range of issues. During the past 10 years, he was instrumental in the development and implementation of corporate strategic plans and the negotiation of the critical terms of many complex agreements involving corporate restructurings; mergers and acquisitions; performance-based ratemaking plans; energy marketing and retail access plans; coal and nuclear generating plant sales; and asset divestitures. He has worked successfully in hearing rooms, corporate board meetings and political arenas. Ken Jasinski brings this unique background, experience and proven success to Libra Strategies and its clients.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Libra Strategies, LLC |
Chairman |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Libra Strategies, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Energy East Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Unum Limited |
Chief Investment Officer |
Former |
| Unum Limited |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Cmp Group, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Energy East Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
oger W. Kober has been a director of the Company since 1994. He was employed by Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation from 1965 until his retirement on January 1, 1998. From March 1996 until January 1, 1998, Mr. Kober served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation. He is a Trustee Emeritas of Rochester Institute of Technology. Mr. Kober is a graduate of Clarkson College and holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Home Properties Inc. |
Director of the Company |
Current |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
Trustee |
Current |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Home Properties Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Boston Area Apartments |
Director |
Current |
| Miller Middle School |
Director |
Current |
| Energy East Corporation |
Member |
Current |
| Electric Company |
Member |
Current |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Clarkson College |
Graduate |
Former |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
Masters Degree In Engineering |
Former |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation |
member |
Former |