LIPA | Executive Staff

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.

Long Island Power Authority Executive Staff

» President and Chief Executive Officer
» Chief Financial Officer
» Senior Vice President of Operations
» Vice President of Environmental Affairs
» Vice President of Retail Services
» Controller of the Authority
» General Counsel and Secretary

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 and a $4 Billion budget, 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.

Mr. Law has shown leadership in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy by launching Efficiency Long Island, the largest energy efficiency program for any public utility in the country, by procuring a 50MW solar energy project which will be the largest solar project in New York State, by introducing “smart meters” on Long Island and by exploring an offshore wind farm with Con Edison and other state agencies which could be the largest offshore wind project in the country.

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 eight hundred attorneys. Mr. Law focused his practice in matters relating to all facets of energy, (where he worked on many of the largest energy projects on Long Island), environmental, land-use, real estate, municipal litigation, and representation of clients before federal, state and local agencies.

Before joining Nixon Peabody, Mr. Law was the Director of Real Estate for the Suffolk County Department of Law, where he administered the 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 Associate 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 sits on Governor David A. Paterson’s Renewable Energy Task Force, his Climate Action Council and on his New York State Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet formed to manage the development of State and local infrastructure projects financed through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. He is also a Steering Committee member of the Alliance to Save Energy’s Clean and Efficient Energy Program (CEEP) for public power.

Mr. Law was recently appointed by Governor Paterson as the new Chairman of the Stony Brook University Council which has oversight of the University; the crown jewel of the SUNY system.

Mr. Law also serves on the boards of the Long Island Housing Partnership, the Advanced Energy Research Technology Center and the New York State Smart Grid Consortium. Previously, he served as a Trustee to the Long Island Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, as a Trustee to Suffolk County Community College, as a member of the Board of Ethics for the Town of Smithtown and on the Board of the Long Island Association. BACK TO TOP

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. BACK TO TOP

Michael D. Hervey, Senior Vice President of Operations

Michael D. Hervey is the Senior Vice President of Operations for the Long Island Power Authority. His direct oversight responsibilities include planning, engineering, fleet management, construction, reliability, project management, system operations, and power restoration. He has over 28 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 Hoftsra University in 2003 with Honors with a Masters in Business Administration degree. BACK TO TOP

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. BACK TO TOP

Bruce Germano, Vice President of Retail Services

Mr. Bruce Germano is Vice President of Retail 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). 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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