Energy, Environment & PA's Blurred Lines
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Christopher Abruzzo
Christopher Abruzzo
= Public Sector Job2005- 2011 Pa. Office of Attorney General, chief deputy attorney general 2011- 2013 Gov. Tom Corbett's office, deputy chief of staff 2013-2014 DEP: Secretary (Corbett admin) 2014-2016 Microbac Laboratories, senior vice president, general counsel 2016-present Pa. American Water: senior director of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance -
Richard Allan
Richard Allan
= Public Sector Job1991-2011 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries: executive director 2005- 2011 consultant for electric, wind, solar, coal industries and recycling industry 2011- 2013 DCNR Secretary (Corbett admin) 2013-Present Pugliese Associates: lobbyist. Clients include, Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, SolarCity, PROA, Domtar, K-12, PA Leadership Charter School -
Eric Battisti
Eric Battisti
= Public Sector Job2009 Governor Ed Rendell’s Office: deputy secretary for legislative affairs 2009-Present Principal, Government Relations Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. Clients include: EQT Corporation, EverPower Wind Holdings, FirstEnergy, Kinder Morgan, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Williams Companies -
Sarah Battisti
Sarah Battisti
= Public Sector Job2003-2009 Governor Ed Rendell’s Office: scheduling & deputy chief of staff 2010-2011 BG Group: director of government and public affairs 2011-2015 Bravo Group: energy practice lead 2015-Present Southwestern Energy: director, government affairs -
Amber Benzon
Amber Benzon
= Public Sector Job2006-2011 Greenlee Partners, lobbyist 2011-2011 Pa. Department of Health: policy director 2011-Present Marcellus Shale Coalition: government affairs -
Denise Brinley
Denise Brinley
= Public Sector Job2009-2011 DEP : Deputy Secretary, Office of Community Revitalization and Local Government Support & Bureau Director, Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields (Rendell & Corbett admins) 2012-2015 TRC Companies: Vice President and Principal Consultant. Supported TRC’s strategic initiatives in the fields of Shale Gas (led Appalachian Shale Initiative), Renewables, RE Power, and Brownfield redevelopment. 2015-2015 DEP Executive Deputy Secretary (Wolf admin) 2015-Present DCED Special Asst. to Secretary. Strategic Industry Initiatives (Wolf admin) -
Vince Brisini
Vince Brisini
= Public Sector Job1978-2010 Pennsylvania Electric Company and its successor companies (Penelec, GPU Genco, Sithe Northeast, Reliant Energy, RRI energy) 2011-2011 Leonardo Technologies, energy and environmental services company (contractor for National Energy Technology Laboratory within U.S. Department of Energy) 2011-2015 Department of Environmental Protection: Deputy Sec. Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation (Corbett admin) 2015-present Olympus Power: Director, environmental affairs -
Alexandra Chiaruttini
Alexandra Chiaruttini
= Public Sector Job2002-2008 McNees Wallace & Nurick: environmental attorney 2008-2015 Stock & Leader: environmental attorney 2015-Present DEP: chief counsel -
John Coleman Jr.
John Coleman Jr.
= Public Sector Job1998-2010 CEO Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County 2009-present Founding investor and Corporate Treasurer SilcoTek Corp. Performance coating company serving industries including: oil and gas, chemical, semiconductor, automotive, aerospace 2010-Present Public Utility Commissioner (nominated by Gov. Rendell & again by Gov. Corbett) -
Steven Crawford
Steven Crawford
= Public Sector Job2003-2011 Governor Ed Rendell’s Office: secretary for legislative affairs & chief of staff 2011-present S. R. Wojdak & Associates: Lobbyist, managing vice president. Current and former clients have included Environmental Defense Fund & Kinder Morgan Energy Partners -
Cindy Dunn
Cindy Adams Dunn
= Public Sector Job2008-2013 DCNR: Deputy secretary for conservation and technical services (Rendell and Corbett admins) 2013-2015 PennFuture: President and CEO 2015-present DCNR: Secretary (Wolf admin) -
Dan Griffiths
Dan Griffiths
= Public Sector Job2007-2010 DEP: Deputy Secretary Office of Energy & Technology Development (Rendell admin) 2010-present Sustainable Futures Communications: consultant 2010-present Sustainable Energy Fund: board of directors 2013-present Consumer Advocates of the PJM states; executive director -
Julien Gaudion
Julien Gaudion
= Public Sector Job2003-2010 DEP: program director, office of energy and technology (Rendell admin) 2010-2012 Petra solar: program manager 2012-2015 Aqua America: corporate energy manager 2015-present Pa. Dept. of General Services: deputy secretary property & assets (Wolf admin) -
Brian Grove
Brian Grove
= Public Sector Job2006-2009 Pa. Senate: Chief of Staff, Senator Lisa Baker 2009-2013 Chesapeake Energy: Senior Director - Corporate Development 2013-2015 DCNR: Deputy Secretary for Administration 2015-present FTI Consulting: Managing Director - Strategic Communications, Energy & Natural Resources Practice -
John Hanger
John Hanger
= Public Sector Job2008-2011 DEP: Secretary (Rendell admin) 2011-2014 Eckert Seamans law firm: energy, utility, environment practice 2011-2014 Consultant: self-employed John Hanger LLC (declined to disclose his clients) 2015-present Governor Tom Wolf’s office: planning & policy director -
Alisa Harris
Alisa Harris
= Public Sector Job2011 Exelon Corporation: Environmental Policy Manager 2011-2013 DEP: Special Deputy Secretary (Corbett admin) 2013-2015 UGI Energy Services: VP government and public affairs -
Patrick Henderson
Patrick Henderson
= Public Sector Job1996-2011 Pa. Senate: legislative aide to Sen. Mary Jo White (R- Venango), Executive Director, Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee 2011-2015 Governor Tom Corbett’s office: Energy Executive & Deputy Chief of Staff 2015-present Marcellus Shale Coalition: Director, Regulatory Affairs -
John Hines
John Hines
= Public Sector Job1993-2012 DEP: multiple positions (including Executive Deputy Secretary for Programs during Corbett admin) 2012-present Shell Oil Government Relations Advisor -
Kevin Harley
Kevin Harley
= Public Sector Job2004-2013 Spokesman to Tom Corbett in Office of Attorney General & Governor’s Office 2013-present Quantum Communications: Managing Director. Clients include Natural Resources Defense Council, America’s Natural Gas Alliance -
George Jugovic
George Jugovic
= Public Sector Job2001-2008 PennFuture: Senior attorney 2008-2011 DEP Supervising attorney and Regional Director 2011- present PennFuture: various positions including Senior Attorney, Interim President & CEO. Currently Chief Counsel -
Michael Krancer
Michael Krancer
= Public Sector Job2008-2009 Exelon Corporation: assistant general counsel 2009-2011 Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board: Judge 2011-2013 DEP: Secretary (Corbett admin) 2013-present Rome law firm: Chair, Energy, Petrochemical & Natural Resources practice group 2015-present Co-founder Silent Majority Strategies, consulting firm -
Julie Lalo
Julie Lalo
= Public Sector Job2004- 2009 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania: VP of Communications and Advocacy 2009-2015 National Wildlife Federation: Director of Affiliate Partnerships & Mid-Atlantic regional representative 2015-present DEP: Director of Communications (Wolf admin) -
Daniel Lapato
Daniel Lapato
= Public Sector Job2007-2011 DEP: Executive Policy Specialist (Rendell admin) 2011-2013 DEP: Deputy Dir. External Affairs (Corbett admin) 2014-present American Public Gas Association: Dir. of Government Affairs -
Jeffrey Logan
Jeffrey Logan
= Public Sector Job2002-2010 Harris Corporation: national director of business development and government relations 2011-2015 DEP: executive deputy secretary for administration (Corbett and Wolf admin) 2015-present Bravo Group; environmental practice lead. Clients include Southwestern Energy, NRG Energy -
Katie McGinty
Katie McGinty
AP PHOTO/Jacqueline Larma, File= Public Sector Job2003-2008 DEP Secretary (Rendell admin) 2010-2013 NRG Energy, Director 2010-2013 Weston Solutions: Senior VP and Managing Director strategic growth 2009-2014 Element Partners, Operating Partner 2009-2015 Iberdrola USA/ Iberdrola Networks 2013-2014 Thar Energy, board member 2015-2015 Chief of Staff, Governor Tom Wolf 2015-2016 U.S. Senate candidate (D) 2017-present Partner at Militia Hill Ventures -
John Norbeck
John Norbeck
= Public Sector Job2006-2012 DCNR: State Parks Director (Rendell and Corbett admins) 2014-2015 PennFuture: interim president & Vice President & COO 2015-present DCNR: Deputy Secretary for Parks and Forestry (Wolf admin) -
Andrew Place
Andrew Place
= Public Sector Job2006-2009 Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College and Department of Engineering & Public Policy: Research fellow 2009-2011 DEP: Office of Energy and Technology Deployment (Rendell admin) 2011-2015 EQT Corporation: corporate director for energy and environmental policy 2013-2014 Center For Sustainable Shale Development: interim president 2015-present State Public Utility Commissioner (nominated by Gov. Wolf) Elected Vice Chairman -
Rob Powelson
Rob Powelson
= Public Sector Job1995-2008 Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry 2008-present Public Utility Commissioner (nominated by Rendell and Corbett) -
John Quigley
John Quigley
= Public Sector Job2005-2011 DCNR: multiple positions, including Secretary (Rendell admin) 2011-2015 2015 Consultant, self-employed: John H Quigley LLC. Clients included PennFuture, Natural Resources Defense Council. Declined to disclose other clients.
Through a spokesman: “Clients during Secretary Quigley’s time as an independent, self-employed consultant include nonprofits in the United State and abroad, state agencies, professional and legal consulting firms, academic institutions, foundation and private firms. He has done no consulting for any company in the oil and natural gas industry.”2015-present DEP: Secretary (Wolf admin) -
Ken Rapp
Ken Rapp
= Public Sector Job2011-2014 Pa. Dept of General Services: deputy secretary procurement (Corbett admin) 2014-present Greenlee partners: senior associate. Clients include Range Resources, Consol Energy, UGI Utilities, NextEra Energy, PJM Interconnection -
Ed Rendell
Ed Rendell
AP PHOTO/Matt Rourke= Public Sector Job2003-2011 45th Governor of Pennsylvania (D) 2011-present NBC/MSNBC: political analyst
Philadelphia Daily News: columnist
Ballard Spahr: special counsel
Element Partners: operating partner
VNG: consultant
The Efficiency Network: consultant
Government sourcing solutions: consultant -
K. Scott Roy
K. Scott Roy
= Public Sector Job2007-2009 Governor Ed Rendell’s office: Executive Deputy chief of staff 2009-present Range Resources: Vice President of Government Affairs and Community Development -
Barbara Sexton
Barbara Sexton
= Public Sector Job2001-2010 DEP: Executive Deputy Secretary & policy director (DEP employee since 1986) 2010-present Chesapeake Energy, government affairs -
Neil Shader
Neil Shader
= Public Sector Job2006-2010 Ducks Unlimited: communications specialist 2010-2015 The Wilderness Society: communications 2015-present DEP: press secretary (Wolf admin) -
Kevin Sunday
Kevin Sunday
= Public Sector Job2011-2013 DEP: press aide, deputy press secretary (Corbett admin) 2013-2014 Quantum Communications: lead energy practice 2014-present PA Chamber of Business & Industry: manager, government affairs -
Neil Weaver
Neil Weaver
= Public Sector Job2006-2008 DCED: Deputy Press Secretary/Press Secretary (Rendell admin) 2008-2010 DEP: Director of communications (Rendell admin) 2010-2014 Buchart Horn: director client services 2014-2015 Resource Environmental Solutions: northeast manager government affairs 2014-2014 Chief of staff to gubernatorial candidate Katie McGinty (D) 2015-Present DCED: executive deputy secretary (Wolf admin) -
Pamela Witmer
Pamela Witmer
= Public Sector Job2000-2007 President and CEO: PA Chemical Industry Council 2007-2011 Bravo Group: lobbyist, led energy & environment practice 2011-present Public Utility Commissioner (nominated by Gov. Corbett)