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CSC Licensing Data for Calendar Year 2024 pursuant to Executive Order No. 26-1, dated April 27, 2026

Council Membership - Energy

Energy and Telecommunications

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Chair
Appointed by the Governor

John Morissette

Vice Chair

Appointed by the Governor
Appointment Letter for John Morissette

Mr. Morissette retired from Eversource Energy having responsibilities that included: Manager of Siting and Permitting, Supervisor - Distributed Resources for Connecticut Light and Power, Manager - Asset Management, Manager - Contract Administration, Wholesale Power Marketer for Select Energy, and Principal for the first commercial wind plant in Central America for Charter Oak Energy. Mr. Morissette is also the Chairman for the Town of Vernon’s Risk Management Advisory Committee.

Commissioner Katie Dykes
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Designee: Brian Golembiewski
Designee Appointment Letter for Brian Golembiewski

Mr. Golembiewski served as a prior commissioner’s designee on the Siting Council between 2008 and 2012. He is a Supervising Environmental Analyst within the Land & Water Resources Division of the Bureau of Water Protection and Land Reuse.

Thomas Wiehl, Chairman
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Designee: Quat Nguyen
Designee Appointment Letter for Quat Nguyen

Daniel P. Lynch, Jr.
Appointed by the President Pro Tempore
Appointment Letter for Daniel P. Lynch, Jr.

Mr. Lynch is a Managing member of Carpe Diem Enterprises, LLC (turnaround management); Partner DLD Agency (insurance); consultant and board member Resorts Holding International Limited (Glastonbury, CT and London, UK), marketing consultant to the Nutmeg State Games; member of Connecticut Siting Council, 1988 to 1995 (first term), and advisory board member for United States Veterans.

Bill Syme
Appointed by the Speaker of the House
Appointment Letter for Bill Syme

Bill is a manager with Nutrien Ag Solutions and a co-owner with his wife of Syme Family Farm. Currently serving a chairman of the East Windsor Board of Finance. Bill is an active member of several agriculturally based organizations.

Photograph of Chance Carter

Chance Carter
Member
Appointed by the Governor
Appointment Letter for Chance Carter

Mr. Carter is Second Vice Chair of the Connecticut Public Transportation Council and a Commissioner on the City of Hartford Planning and Zoning Commission. He was a Senior Researcher at the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University.

Photograph of Khristine Hall

Khristine Hall
Member with Experience in the Field of Ecology
Appointed by the Governor
Appointment Letter for Khristine Hall

Ms. Hall was a Selectman in New Fairfield from 2017-23. She retired from IBM in 2015... Prior to that, she was an environmental lawyer, working for the Department of Justice, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Photograph of Dr. Scott C. Williams

Dr. Scott C. Williams
Member with Experience in the Field of Ecology
Appointed by the Governor
Appointment Letter for Dr. Scott C. Williams

Dr. Williams holds his Bachelor’s (Connecticut College) and Master’s (Yale School the Environment) degrees in Environmental Studies with a Ph.D. in Natural Resources (UConn). He is a Certified Wildlife Biologist.