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Executive Staff

In May of 1998, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) became Long Island’s primary electric service provider. Operating as a non-profit entity, LIPA has continued to serve the Island’s growing population with a consistent commitment to cost- containment, efficiency and service reliability.

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Listed below are brief bios of the Long Island Power Authority's Executive Staff.

Kevin Law Kevin S. Law, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Law was appointed President and CEO of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), the 2nd largest public utility in the country with over 1.1 million customers, by unanimous vote of the Authority’s Board of Trustees on October 2, 2007. Prior to his approval as President and CEO, Mr. Law served as a LIPA Trustee and Chairman of its Board beginning in January 2007.

Previously, Mr. Law served as Chief Deputy County Executive and General Counsel for Suffolk County, New York, which is the ninth largest county in the country with a population of 1.4 million people. In this capacity, Mr. Law had direct oversight of all county departments consisting of over 12,000 employees and a $2.7 billion budget.

Prior to his tenure in Suffolk County, Mr. Law was the Managing Partner of the Long Island office of Nixon Peabody LLP, a national law firm with over six hundred attorneys. Mr. Law focused his practice in matters relating to all facets of environmental and land-use law, real estate, energy, municipal litigation, and representation of clients before federal, state and local agencies. Mr. Law represented Fortune 100 companies, municipalities, high net worth individuals and he worked on many of the largest energy projects on Long Island.

Prior to joining Nixon Peabody, Mr. Law was the Director of Real Estate for the Suffolk County Department of Law, where he administered Suffolk County’s Pine Barrens, Open Space and Farmland Preservation and Acquisition Programs. Earlier in his career, Mr. Law was the Assistant Suffolk County Executive for Planning, Housing and Environmental Affairs, where he coordinated the County Executive’s environmental initiatives and affordable housing programs. Prior to his initial tenure with Suffolk County, Mr. Law worked for the New York State Assembly.

Mr. Law received an Associates of Arts from Suffolk County Community College; a Bachelor of Arts from SUNY, Stony Brook; a Master of Science from the Graduate School of Urban Affairs and Planning at CUNY, Hunter College; and his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law.

Mr. Law serves on the boards of the Long Island Housing Partnership and the Advanced Energy Research Technology Center. In addition, he previously served as a Trustee to the Long Island Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, as a Trustee to Suffolk County Community College, and as a member of the Board of Ethics for the Town of Smithtown. BACK TO TOP

Elizabeth M. McCarthy, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Ms. McCarthy joined the Authority in July 2003. Prior to joining the Authority, she served as Group Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of DPL, Inc., a public utility holding company. Prior to her work with DPL, Inc., she was a partner in the Accounting and Business Advisory Services and Transaction Services section of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP where she was one of the original team members involved with LIPA's purchase of LILCO's retail electric system in 1998. Ms. McCarthy graduated from St. Louis University with a B.S. in Business Administration. BACK TO TOP

Ed Dumas, Vice President of Communications
Mr. Dumas joined the Long Island Power Authority in November 2007 and has nearly twenty years of experience in the fields of journalism and communications. Prior to joining the Authority, Mr. Dumas served as Director of Communications for the Suffolk County Executive where he was responsible for shaping the public message of the Administration and advising the County Executive on matters of policy. He oversaw the functions of all public information personnel throughout the county’s varied departments and workforce of more than 12,000. Suffolk is the ninth largest county in the State of New York with 1.4 million residents.

Prior to his tenure with the county, Mr. Dumas, an attorney, was Vice President of Operations and a founding partner of the Rosenberg Housing Group, a national real estate and development firm specializing in the creation and management of government-assisted housing where he negotiated management contracts with housing authorities and played a critical role directing the complex transition of developments from public to private management.

Mr. Dumas spent nearly a decade as a journalist and newspaper editor in the New York area. In 1994, he established The Bushwick Observer, a newspaper published by the non-profit Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizens Council. He directed this community-based newspaper for the low-income area of Bushwick, Brooklyn, which highlighted housing, local business/economic development and social services issues. From 1991-1994 he was the Executive Director of the Nassau Youth Connection, a New York-based non-profit organization, where he directed an award-winning journalism program for Long Island teenagers.

Mr. Dumas earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Long Island University and his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law. BACK TO TOP

Mike Deering, Vice President of Environmental Affairs
Michael Deering joined the Long Island Power Authority in November, 2007 as LIPA’s first Vice President for Environmental Affairs. In this capacity, Mr. Deering will oversee the finalization and implementation of one of the most ambitious energy efficiency programs in the country, has been charged with establishing a workable repowering strategy and will be responsible for acquiring new renewable energy resources into LIPA’s energy portfolio.

Mr. Deering brings 25 years of environmental and energy experience to the position having served most recently as Vice President of Government Affairs for the Long Island Association, the region’s largest business and civic organization. He previously served as the first Commissioner of Suffolk County’s Department of Environment and Energy where he helped to overhaul the county’s open space and farmland preservation programs. Prior to his tenure with the County, he served first as Legislative Director for the New York State Legislative Commission on Water Resource Needs of Long Island and later as Chief of Staff for New York State Assemblyman Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Mr. Deering has crafted and negotiated legislative measures to preserve open space, remediate properties, restore Long Island Sound, protect the island's underground drinking water supply and water resources throughout the state, and to address the public health implications of pesticides.

Mr. Deering earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from C.W. Post College and a Master's Degree in Government and Politics from St. John's University. As an adjunct instructor at St. John's, he has taught courses on Government and Politics and Environment and the Law.

Michael Deering has served on the Board of Directors of the Suffolk County Water Authority, the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, State Board of Environmental Advocates, Long Island Board of the New York State League of Conservation Voters as well as a number of local, regional and state technical and policy committees. BACK TO TOP

Tom DeJesu, Vice President of Government Relations

Michael D. Hervey, Vice President of Operations
Mr. Hervey was appointed to this position in May 2006 after over five years of service to the Authority as the Executive Director of Transmission and Distribution Operations. Prior to joining LIPA in 2000, Mr. Hervey held several positions of increasing responsibility with Commonwealth Edison Company in Chicago, Illinois. Responsibilities at Commonwealth Edison included workforce management, construction, maintenance, quality assurance, disaster recovery, process computing, organizational design, and asset management. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University and an M.B.A. from Hofstra University. BACK TO TOP

Bruce Germano, Vice President of Retail Services
Mr. Germano joined the Authority in 1999. Mr. Germano has worked in the energy field both domestically and internationally for almost 30 years, holding positions with KeySpan Energy, Long Island Lighting Co., American Electric Power, and Gibbs and Hill Inc. Mr. Germano holds a B.S. in Engineering from Manhattan College and a M.S. in Industrial Management from SUNY Stonybrook. He is Chairman of the Steering Committee of CEIDS, an international electric utility consortium whose mission is to develop the electric infrastructure required to fulfill the needs of a digital society in the 21st century. He is also Co Chairman of the Long Island Business Development Council, a Vice President of the Board for the Advancement of Commerce, Industry and Technology, and a member of the Board of the Hauppauge Industrial Association. BACK TO TOP

Kenneth Kane, Controller of the Authority
Mr. Kane joined the Authority in 1999 as its Director of Financial Reporting. Prior to joining the Authority, Mr. Kane held the position of Manager of Regulatory and Financial Reporting for LILCO. Prior to this, Mr. Kane held positions at Mitchell Hutchins Institutional Investors and Ernst & Young, LLP. Mr. Kane is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York, is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and holds a B.A. from Pace University.
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Lynda Nicolino, General Counsel and Secretary
Ms. Nicolino joined the Authority in June 1999 in the position of Assistant General Counsel. In April 2007, the Board appointed her Acting General Counsel of the Authority, which was followed by her March 2008 appointment as General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining the Authority, Ms. Nicolino supervised and managed the Suffolk Regional Office for the New York State Attorney General for nearly four years during her tenure as Assistant Attorney General In Charge. Prior to her work with the New York State Attorney General, she worked both for a private law firm and as an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County. Ms. Nicolino graduated from Stony Brook University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University Law School.
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