Executive Staff
Meet the Executive Staff of the Long Island Power Authority.
- Chief Operations Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Vice President of Administration
- Vice President of Customer Services
- Vice President of Environmental Affairs
- Vice President of Power Markets
- Controller of the Authority
- General Counsel and Secretary
Michael D. Hervey, Chief Operations Officer
Michael D. Hervey, as Chief Operating Officer for the Long Island Power Authority, has responsibility for oversight of the operations, customer, resource, and industry facing aspects of LIPA’s T&D business and oversees the organization of the corporate office and contractual outsource agreements. The COO oversees development and maintenance of T&D business practices, policies and procedures, and associated functions of each. He also currently directly supervises the operational aspects of the T&D System and direct oversight responsibilities include planning, engineering, fleet management, construction, reliability, project management, system operations, and power restoration. He has over 29 years of experience in various operating roles in investor owned utilities and at the Authority.
Recent work includes development of SmartGrid strategies, implementation of storm hardening policies, capital expenditure value analysis, contract process metrics, maintenance policy review, substation and transmission system condition assessment, and reliability program policies, system spares methodology, improved planning criteria, root cause failure analysis, life cycle cost methodology and probability based risk analysis.
Mr. Hervey graduated from Iowa State University in 1981 with a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. He also graduated from Hofstra University in 2003 with Honors with a Masters in Business Administration degree.
Herb Hogue, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Hogue has over 20 years of experience in electric power industry finance. Prior to his current position he was Chief Financial Officer for Seattle City Light, the electric utility for Seattle area which has the lowest rates of any comparably-sized city in the U.S. and a zero carbon footprint. His responsibilities at City Light included strategic planning, risk management, and technology development in addition to financial management. In three years at City Light, Mr. Hogue achieved two rounds of ratings upgrades from bond rating services and directed the first strategic plan in twelve years.
Prior to that position, he was Managing Director of Corporate Finance for American Electric Power for eight years during which time he directed over $3 billion in project and corporate financings in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia. Mr. Hogue also served as Vice President of Finance for Calpine Corporation developing and financing some of its first merchant power plants and also worked previously in finance for Chevron Corporation.
He has an MBA from Harvard, a Master of City Planning degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Stanford.
Frederick Pollert, Vice President of Administration
Frederick Pollert joined the Long Island Power Authority in October of 2009 as Vice President of Administration. In that capacity he is responsible for the following functions: human resources, procurement, information technology, space and other projects assigned by the president.
Mr. Pollert has more than 35 years of experience in governmental budgeting, finance and management. He most recently served as Deputy County Executive for Finance and Management in Suffolk County. While in that capacity, the County received numerous bond upgradings and achieved the highest bond rating in the County's history. Expenditure and property tax increases were reduced to less than the rate of inflation.
Prior to to the Deputy County Executive position he served as the Director of the Suffolk's Legislature's Budget Review Office. He was involved with local utility issues for more than 20 years. With the creation of LIPA the Budget Review Office was given responsibility for performing a LIPA oversight function as directed by the Legislature.
Mr. Pollert earned a Masters of Business Administration in Industrial Administration from the University of Connecticut and Bachelor of Arts Degree from Manhattan College.
Bruce Germano, Vice President of Customer Services
Mr. Bruce Germano is Vice President of Customer Services for the Long Island Power Authority. In this capacity, Mr. Germano is responsible for all aspects of the Authority’s Retail Business, including Customer Service, Credit and Collections, Sales and Marketing, Economic Development, Research and Development, and Rates and Pricing. Mr. Germano has worked in the energy field both Domestically and Internationally for 35 years, holding positions with KeySpan Energy, Long Island Lighting Co., American Electric Power, and Gibbs and Hill Inc.
Mr. Germano holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Manhattan College, and a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Management from SUNY Stonybrook. He is Chairman of the Hauppauge Industrial Association (HIA), a member of the Executive Board of the Long Island Forum for Technology (LIFT), and co-Chair of the Long Island Business Development Council. Mr. Germano is also a past Chairman of the Steering Committee of Intelligrid, an international electric utility consortium under the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) whose mission is to develop the Smart Electric Grid, and a past Vice President of the Board for the Advancement of Commerce, Industry and Technology (ACIT).
Michael 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.
Paul DeCotis, Vice President of Power Markets
Paul DeCotis is Vice President of Power Markets at Long Island Power Authority where he oversees strategic resource planning; fuel, energy and capacity purchases and sales; power project development and management; and participation in the region’s wholesale power markets. Prior to this Paul was Deputy Secretary for Energy in New York, serving as senior energy advisor to Governor Spitzer and Governor Paterson. Paul was also Chair of the State Energy Planning Board.
Paul previously served as Director of Energy Analysis for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority where he oversaw corporate strategy and planning, forecasting and analysis, and energy program evaluation. Prior to this, Paul was Chief of Policy at the State Energy Office. Until his appointment as Deputy Secretary, Paul was President of a management consulting business, specializing in executive and Board development, strategy, and mediation.
Since 1985, he has served as an adjunct faculty member at several colleges and universities including Cornell University, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Sage Graduate School.
Paul is a member of the Board on Energy and Environmental Systems of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC; a member of the Energy Working Group of the Coalition of Northeastern Governor's; member of the Energy Resources Board of the American University at Kosovo; Editorial Board member of the Energy Efficiency Journal; Executive Committee member of the New York Reliability Council, and a member of the New York Smart Grid Consortium. Paul has served on and chaired many professional organizations and associations and has extensive community service experience. Paul has published dozens of articles and professional papers on energy and industry matters.
Paul received his Bachelor of Arts in International Business Management from the State University College at Brockport, his Master of Arts in Economics from the University at Albany, and his Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Sage Graduate School at Russell Sage College.
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, holds a B.A. from Pace University and a MBA in Finance from Hofstra University.
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.
