Leadership
Chair

Dani Taylor
Middleborough Gas & Electric
Vice Chair

Sharon Clement
Danvers Electric Division
Clerk

Ben Thivierge
Taunton Municipal Light Plant
Members-at-Large
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Patrick Collins
Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations

Kevin Boyle
Middleborough Gas & Electric
Conference Work Group
The Conference Work Group oversees planning and operations for the annual MEAM-CES conference and may provide logistical support to the Education & Training Work Group for other training-related events on an as-needed basis. The Work Group is responsible for site selection, conference pricing, speaker travel and accommodations, conference food, event coordination, as well as conference marketing and registration.
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Dani Taylor - Chair, Middleborough Gas and Electric
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Ben Thivierge, Taunton Municipal Light Plant
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Sharon Clement, Danvers Electric Department
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Tammi Lemire, Groton Electric Light Department
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Joe Pereira, Mansfield Electric Department
Education & Training Work Group
The Education and Training Work Group identifies appropriate educational topics and secures expert speakers to deliver training to MEAM-CES members throughout the year (virtually or in-person). The Work Group is also responsible for providing the slate of topics and speakers for the annual MEAM-CES conference in collaboration with the Conference Work Group.
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Dani Taylor - Chair, Middleborough Gas and Electric
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Aidan Leary - Chair, Belmont Municipal Light Department
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Patrick Collins, Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations
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Kevin Boyle, Middleborough Gas and Electric
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Anne Finley, Hull Municipal Light
Customer Survey Work Group
This Work Group's role is to evaluate the pool or core questions used by MEAM member utilities for customer satisfaction surveys conducted by Great Blue Research.
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Ruth Slater - Chair, Braintree Electric Light Department
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Aidan Leary, Belmont Municipal Light Department
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Kevin Boyle, Middleborough Gas and Electric
Energy Services Work Group
The Energy Services Work Group identifies current program offerings both locally and nationally and will research paths to implement new programs. The Work Group could create best practice guidelines as well. The Work Group could also create its own resources for other MEAM members who want to start new programs or find ways that members can collaborate or pilot new programs. Topics could include, but not be limited to, electric vehicles (EVs), air-source heat pumps (ASHPs), beneficiation electrification, battery storage, wind energy, or geothermal heat pumps.
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Anne Finley - Chair, Hull Municipal Light
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Ben Thivierge, Taunton Municipal Light Plant
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Patrick Collins, Shrewsbury Electric & Cable Operations
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Dani Taylor, Middleborough Gas and Electric
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Ruth Slater, Braintree Electric Light Department
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Brianna Bennett, Hingham Light Department
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Kevin Boyle, Middleborough Gas and Electric
Website Task Force
The Website Task Force is a temporary Work Group compiled to update the MEAM-CES website with both accurate information and images with the approval of the MEAM-CES officers.
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Sharon Clement - Chair, Danvers Electric Department
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Brianna Bennett, Hingham Light Department
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Mary Snow, Georgetown Municipal Light Department