Meet Our Executive Team

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Thomas Dunn

Thomas Dunn

President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Dunn is President & CEO of Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO), where he has worked since 2000 in roles including Director of Capital Projects, VP of Transmission Services, and COO. Before VELCO, he served as Chief of Engineering at the Vermont Public Service Department and as a Field Engineer at Massachusetts Electric Company. He holds a degree from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and an MBA from Boston College.

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Thomas Dunn

President & Chief Executive Officer
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Michele Nelson

Michele C. Nelson

Chief Financial Officer

Michele joined VELCO in 1995, serving as Manager of Accounting. In 2008, she became Assistant Treasurer, and has been Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2010. From 1990 to 1994 she served as Internal Auditor at Central Vermont Public Service. She holds a Bachelors of Science from the University of Vermont.

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Michele C. Nelson

Chief Financial Officer
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Mike Fiske

Michael Fiske

Chief Operating Officer

Mike Fiske brings nearly 40 years of utility industry experience to his role as Chief Operating Officer at VELCO, where he has worked since 2000. He oversees Planning, Engineering, Operations, Safety, and Transmission Services. Mike has held several leadership roles, including Substation Supervisor, Construction Manager, and Senior Director of Transmission Assets. A licensed Master Electrician, he lives in Rutland, Vermont, with his wife.

Michael Fiske

Chief Operating Officer
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Senior Director, Human Resources

Cheryl Mullins

Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Cheryl Mullins joined VELCO as Director, Human Resources in July 2020. She has extensive experience in human resources in multiple industries, most recently serving as the Director of Human Resources for Middlebury College. Cheryl holds a bachelor’s  degree in business management from Castleton University and a master’s degree in management and leadership from Western Governors University. She and her husband live in Orwell and have two grown children.

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Cheryl Mullins

Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
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Dan Nelson

Dan Nelson

Vice President Technology

Dan currently serves as Vice President of Technology and leads the Telecommunications and Information System teams. His background includes twenty years serving in a variety of management and director positions responsible for conception, build out, and maintenance of VELCO's 1,600-mile fiber optic network. Dan earned his Electrical Engineering Technology degree from Vermont Technical College in Randolph. 

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Dan Nelson

Vice President Technology
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Brian Connaughton

Brian Connaughton

Vice President of Transmission Services and Asset Maintenance

Brian Connaughton is VELCO’s Vice President of Transmission Services, overseeing Transmission Services and Asset Maintenance to ensure system safety and reliability. Since joining VELCO in 2007 as an Environmental Specialist, he has held roles including Environmental Manager and Director of Transmission Services. Brian holds a B.A. in Natural Resource Studies from UMASS and an MBA from the College of St. Joseph. He lives in Pittsford, Vermont with his wife and three sons.

Brian Connaughton

Vice President of Transmission Services and Asset Maintenance
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Mark Sciarrotta

Mark Sciarrotta

Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Before joining VELCO in 2007, Mark served as Vermont Assistant Attorney General, handling complex environmental cases and litigation. At VELCO, he oversees legal and ethical compliance and leads sustainability efforts. He holds a law degree from Vermont Law School, where he is also a Trustee, and a bachelor's from Rider University. Mark lives in Montpelier, Vermont with his three children.

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Mark Sciarrotta

Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
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Betsy Bloomer, Director of Communications & Strategy

Betsy Bloomer

Director of Communications & Strategy

Betsy Bloomer is the Director of Communications and Strategy at VELCO. After growing up in the Northeast Kingdom, Betsy spent more than a decade in Washington DC advocating for institutions of higher education, major medical systems, and a host of nonprofit organizations. Upon returning to Vermont, she was recruited to serve in the Irene Recovery Office before joining Vermont’s electric utility industry. Betsy and her husband, Matt, live in Rutland with their three young children.

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Betsy Bloomer

Director of Communications & Strategy
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Colin Owyang

Colin Owyang

Head of Commercial Development
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Colin Owyang

Head of Commercial Development

Meet our Board of Directors

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Theresa Alberghini DiPalma

Theresa Alberghini DiPalma

Former, Senior Vice President for Marketing & External Relations, University of Vermont Health Network
tad@vtmednet.org
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Sam Anderson

Susan Andersen

Executive Vice President, Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation
susan.connect@gmail.com
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Karin Chamberlain

Karin Chamberlain

Director Impact Investing, Clean Yield Asset Management
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Maura Collins

Maura Collins

Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
maura4collins@gmail.com
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Thomas Dunn

Thomas Dunn

President & Chief Executive Officer
tdunn@velco.com
VELCO
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Deb Markowitz

Deb Markowitz

Former VT Secretary of State & Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources
debmarkowitz@gmail.com
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Mari McClure

Mari McClure

President & CEO Green Mountain Power Corporation
mari.mcclure@greenmountainpower.com
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Ken Nolan

Ken Nolan

General Manager Vermont Public Power Supply Authority
knolan@vppsa.com
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Reilly

Lawrence Reilly

Principal Rosewood Energy Consulting, LLC
lreilly@rosewoodenergy.com
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Mike Solimano

Michael Solimano

President & General Manager Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, LLC
msolimano@killington.com
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Darren Springer

General Manager Burlington Electric Department
dspringer@burlingtonelectric.com
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Rebecca Towne

Rebecca Towne

Chief Executive Officer Vermont Electric Cooperative
rtowne@vermontelectric.coop
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Reginald Beliveau

Former, Village Manager at Village of Swanton
rbeliveaujr@gmail.com