Connecticut Siting Council

Energy and Telecommunications

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Chairman
Appointed by the Governor
(position currently vacant)

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

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.  


 

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Marissa Gillett, Chairman
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority 
Designee: Quat Nguyen
Designee Appointment Letter

 

Dan Lynch

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

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
Bill Syme
Appointed by the Speaker of the House
Appointment Letter

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.

 

 
 
John Morissette
Member
Appointed by the Governor
Appointment Letter

 

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.
  



Elin Katz
Member
Appointed by the Governor
Appointment Letter

 

Elin Swanson Katz is an energy and environmental attorney who currently serves as a consumer protection expert with the U.S. Department of Energy. She previously served as the inaugural Director of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Public Participation, which was established in 2021. Elin also served as Associate General Counsel and VP of Utilities to improve broadband and telecommunications infrastructure with Tilson Technology Management from 2019-2021 and as Consumer Counsel for the State of Connecticut from 2011-2019, including President of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates. Elin holds degrees from Cornell University, Boston University School of Law, and Trinity College. She previously practiced law in both the public and private sectors in Washington, D.C., Boston, and Hartford.

 

 

 

Chance Carter
Member
Appointed by the Governor
Appointment Letter

Mr. Carter is a Senior Researcher at the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University. A Hartford native, he looks forward to working with the public, staff, and other stakeholders to help support the work of the Council.  

Khristine Hall
Member
Appointed by the Governor 
Appointment Letter

Ms. Hall was a Selectman in New Fairfield from 2017-23. She retired from IBM in 2015, where she worked in a number of positions, including Project Executive for large-scale outsourcing contracts, Program Director for International Trade and Investment, and Program Manager for Environment, Health and Safety. Prior to that, she was an environmental lawyer, working for the Department of Justice, the Environmental Defense Fund, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.