APGA SIF Board of Directors - Bios

1. The Honorable Teresa Hill (KY)
Vice Chairman, Kentucky Public Service Commission
Governor Ernie Fletcher appointed Teresa J. Hill as vice chairman of the Kentucky Public Service Commission on August 5, 2005. Her term ends June 30, 2009.

Before her appointment to the PSC, Ms. Hill served on Governor Fletcher's executive staff as Executive Director of Boards and Commissions. She previously served in the Fletcher administration as executive director of legal services in the Commerce Cabinet.

Prior to entering state government, Ms. Hill was a partner in the law firm of Brown & Hill, PLLC in Corbin, where she practiced primarily in the areas of real estate, banking, business transactions, and employment law. She is a member of the Whitley County, Kentucky and Energy Bar Associations, and is admitted to practice law in all courts in Kentucky, as well as the United States District Court in Eastern Kentucky.

Before beginning her legal career, Ms. Hill was news director at WCTT-AM/FM in Corbin, and editor of The Corbin News-Journal and The Whitley Republican.

Ms. Hill has served Corbin and Whitley County as a member of the Whitley County Solid Waste Advisory Board and the March of Dimes Steering Committee. She was the first woman member of the Corbin Rotary Club and is president and founding director of the Willard Farris Scholarship Fund, which awards a scholarship to a graduating senior from Corbin High School.

Ms. Hill currently serves on the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Gas Committee, and on the board of directors of the American Public Gas Association Security and Integrity Foundation (SIF).

Ms. Hill holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, where she was on the board of editors of the Northern Kentucky Law Review and a member of the Inns of Court. She attended Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas, on a basketball scholarship and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Political Science from Morehead State University.

RANDY BYNUM ARKANSAS PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 2003 - PRESENT Commissioner:  2003 - 2007 Place of Birth:   Pryor, Oklahoma Education: The George Washington University, Washington, DC (JD with High Honors, 1989) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (BSBA with Honors, 1982) University of Central Arkansas (1977-78) Professional Experience: Commissioner, Arkansas Public Service Commission (2003-present) Private Law Practice, Washington, D.C. and Little Rock, Arkansas (1989-1995; 2000-2002) President, Bynum Furniture Group, Inc., Springdale, Arkansas (1995-2000) Certified Public Accountant, Arkansas (inactive)

3. Charles Kenow (MN)
Administrator, Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Suite 147
Town Square
St. Paul, MN 55101-5147
651-296-9636
charles.kenow@state.mn.us

4. Al Bean (AL)
Director of Gas Management, Southeast Alabama Gas District
P.O. Box 1338
Andalusia, AL 36420-1338
334-222-4177
al.bean@seagd.com
www.seagd.com

5. George Bronson
Director, Winfield Gas Utility, Winfield, KS
George Bronson is the director of Natural Gas and Wastewater Utilities in Winfield, Kansas, the largest municipal gas system in the state with 5500 customers. He has been involved with the gas industry for 28 years, 17 of those with municipal systems. George has been an APGA Board Member for three years and is the Chair of the Government Relations Committee.
George received the Kansas Municipal Utilities Edgar P. Showalter Award in 2003.

6. Tim Sullivan
Team Leader, Willis Programs
One New Hampshire Avenue Suite 200
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-334-3078
Tim.Sullivan@willis.com

7. Bert Kalisch
President & CEO, American Public Gas Association
Bert Kalisch is President and Chief Executive Officer for the American Public Gas Association, the non-profit trade organization representing America's publicly owned natural gas utilities. Bert also serves as the President and CEO for the APGA Research Foundation, the APGA Insurance Group, and the APGA Security and Integrity Foundation.

Since 1994, Bert has worked on numerous policy issues affecting pipeline safety, energy markets, energy efficiency, and other matters relating to the natural gas industry. Prior to joining APGA in 1999, he served as Senior Counsel and Director for the American Gas Association in its Government Relations Section.Before entering into the energy industry, Bert practiced law in Northern Virginia.

Bert received a JD from George Mason University, an MS in Business Administration from Boston University, and a BA in General Science and Environmental Studies from Coe College.He holds both the Certified Association Executive and Institute for Organization Management designations, the only two certifications for association professionals.

Bert lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife, Eleni, and their two cats— Harry and George.

8. Ben Andrews
Chairman, APGA Security & Integrity Foundation
General Manager, Oak Ridge Utility District, Oak Ridge, TN
Ben Andrews is a Past Chairman of the American Public Gas Association and General Manager of the Oak Ridge Utility District. He began his public career as the elected mayor of his home town, Spring Hill, Tennessee, served as a City Manager and has managed three gas systems over 20 years. He is active in National and State legislative matters and serves as a member of the Federal advisory committee on pipeline safety (Technical Pipeline Safety Standards Committee).

He is a member of the American Public Gas Association, the Tennessee Gas Association and the American Gas Association. He is also very active in the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce and is a Rotarian. The most successful thing he has done is to convince Gayle to marry him 33 years ago. They have four grown children.

9. Steve Clark

11. David Lykken
Senior Pipeline Safety Engineer
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
Hired on as a Pipeline Safety Engineer with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission beginning in January 2000. Has held the position of Senior Pipeline Safety Engineer since May 2004.
Prior to the commission employed 20 years with Puget Sound Energy, a local distribution gas and electric utility.