Our Members
Members of the Coalition to Lower Energy Costs, including individual consumers, labor unions, and large commercial energy consumers and institutions, have felt the impact of New England’s energy crisis both at home and in the workplace. In their various roles in their communities and companies, they advocate for the new infrastructure necessary to give all of New England access to an adequate natural gas supply and lower energy costs.
Featured Members:

Bobbi Kates-Garnick
Senior Energy Policy Advisor
Coalition to Lower Energy Costs
Coalition to Lower Energy Costs
Bobbi Kates-Garnick serves as a Senior Energy Policy Advisor for the Coalition to Lower Energy…

Tony Buxton
General Counsel and Spokesperson
Industrial Energy Consumer Group
Industrial Energy Consumer Group
Tony Buxton serves as the General Counsel and Spokesperson for the Coalition to Lower Energy…

Gene Sullivan
Former Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
Gene Sullivan served as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities from 1999-2006. He…

Morris Housen
CEO / President
Erving Industries, Inc.
Erving Industries, Inc.
Morris Housen is the CEO / President of Erving Industries, Inc.. Erving operates a paper…

Jim Warner
SVP for Risk Management & Government Affairs
The Ardagh Group
The Ardagh Group
Jim Warner is the SVP for Risk Management & Government Affairs for the Ardagh Group,…

Robert A. Mellion, Esq.
President, CEO and General Counsel
Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce
Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce
Robert Mellion, Esq., is President, CEO and General Counsel to the Fall River Area Chamber…

Bill Cummings
Founder
Cummings Properties & Cummings Foundation
Cummings Properties & Cummings Foundation
Bill Cummings is founder of commercial real estate firm Cummings Properties, as well as Cummings…

David Slutz
President & CEO
Precix / Acushnet
Precix / Acushnet
David has been with Precix/Acushnet since 2000 and was promoted to President & CEO in…

Bob Dorko
President
Industrial Energy Consumer Group
Industrial Energy Consumer Group
Bob Dorko serves as President of the Industrial Energy Consumer Group, a trade association of…

Stephen Bryant
President
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts
Steve Bryant’s experience in the natural gas and electric utility business in New England spans…

Thomas Barker
President & CEO
Guillow’s
Guillow’s
Thomas Barker is the President and CEO of Guillow’s, one of the world’s largest model…

Bob Luz
President & CEO
Massachusetts Restaurant Association
Massachusetts Restaurant Association
A long time veteran of the restaurant industry, Bob Luz has a background in human…

John Napolitano
Business Manager
Plumbers and Pipefitters UA Local 716
Plumbers and Pipefitters UA Local 716
John Napolitano has long been a leader on energy issues in the New England labor…

RJ Valentine
Founder
Impact Power Technology
Impact Power Technology
RJ Valentine is a long time New England business community entrepreneur and employer. He has…

Paul Lohnes
President
Cambridge Electric Motor Services
Cambridge Electric Motor Services
Paul Lohnes is President of Cambridge Electric Motor Services. In addition to this position, Paul…