Approved at the Annual Meeting on June 21, 2023
*Indicates Advisory/Non-Voting Board Members
Board Officers: | First | Last | Company | Terms Expire |
President & CEO* | Sean | Cota | National Energy & Fuels Institute | n/a |
Chairperson | Ray | Hart | Hart Home Comfort | 2024 |
Vice Chairperson | Ted | Noonan | Noonan Energy | 2024 |
Treasurer | Marty | Kirshner | Gray, Gray & Gray | 2024 |
Secretary | Claudette | Townsend | Dead River Company | 2024 |
Immediate Past Chair | Edward | Scott | Scott Energy | 2024 |
Affiliated Association Officer Representatives: | ||||
CT President/Chair | Kate | Childs | Tuxis Ohr Fuel | n/a |
ME President/Chair | Charlie | Burnham | Charlie Burnham Heating | n/a |
MA President/Chair | Art | Chaves | Coan Oil | n/a |
NH President/Chair | Dave | Richard | D.F. Richard Energy | n/a |
RI President/Chair | Ken | Bousquet | Consumers Propane | n/a |
VT President/Chair | Manny | Fletcher | Fyles Brothers | n/a |
Heating Fuel Retailers (Up to 50): | ||||
Director | Mark | Allen | W. H. Riley & Son, Inc. | 2025 |
Director | Kory | Arthur | Santa Energy | 2024 |
Director | Rick | Bologna | Westmore Fuel Company | 2024 |
Director | Levi | Bourne | Bourne's Energy | 2024 |
Director | John | Bowman | F.F. Hitchcock Company | 2026 |
Director | Leslie | Cernak | HOP Energy | 2025 |
Director | Casey | Cota | Cota & Cota, Inc. | 2025 |
Director | Dixie | Cote | Davis Oil | 2026 |
Director | David | Davenport | Chili Gas | 2026 |
Director | Bob | Duffy | Devaney Energy | 2026 |
Director | Catherine | Erasmus | Taylor Energy & Energy Direct | 2025 |
Director | Mike | Estes | Estes Oil & Propane | 2026 |
Director | Dan | Falcone | Approved Oil | 2025 |
Director | Sandra | Farrell | Northboro Oil Company, Inc. | 2024 |
Director | Ben | Fawcett | Fawcett Energy Partners | 2024 |
Director | David | Foster | Wilcox Energy | 2024 |
Director | Royce | Friedman | Standard Oil of Connecticut | 2026 |
Director | Mark | Gagnon | P. Gagnon & Son, Inc. | 2026 |
Director | Sam | Gault | Gault Energy | 2026 |
Director | Jeff | Hammond | Star Group L.P. | 2024 |
Director | Allison | Heaney | Skaggs-Walsh | 2024 |
Director | James | Horan | Horan Oil Corporation | 2026 |
Director | Michael | Januario | Sunshine Fuels | 2024 |
Director | Jennifer | Johnson | McKee Energy Solutions | 2026 |
Director | Karen | Korrow | Gillespie Fuels | 2026 |
Director | Marc | LaCasse | Augusta Fuel | 2026 |
Director | Scott E. | MacFarlane | MacFarlane Energy | 2025 |
Director | Donald | Mitchell | Norbert E. Mitchell Co. | 2026 |
Director | Mike | Niccoli | Niccoli Oil & Energy | 2025 |
Director | Greg | Nido | Guy E. Nido Company | 2025 |
Director | Steve | Oehlert | Oehlert Brothers, Inc | 2025 |
Director | Alex | Parulan | Petro/Star Group | 2025 |
Director | Jeff | Pierson | Foley Oil Company, Inc. | 2025 |
Director | Adam | Scott | Scott Energy | 2026 |
Director | Anthony | Sileccia Jr. | Petro/Stargroup | 2025 |
Director | Gary | Sippin | Sippin Energy | 2024 |
Director | Craig | Snyder | BantamWesson | 2026 |
Director | Bruce | Spiridonoff | Tevis Energy | 2025 |
Director | Brookes | Townsend | Townsend Energy | 2026 |
Director | James | Townsend | Townsend Energy | 2026 |
Director | Charles | Uglietto | Cubby Oil Company | 2026 |
Director | Carter | Vaillancourt | Daigle Oil Company | 2024 |
Director | Erinn | Woodcock | Needham Oil & Air | 2024 |
Energy Wholesalers (Up to 10): | ||||
Director | Ben | Basil | Northville Industries | 2024 |
Director | Tim | Keaveney | Hero BX | 2026 |
Director | Jason | Lawrence | Renewable Energy Group | 2026 |
Director | Quincy | Longacre | Buckeye Energy | 2024 |
Director | John | McCusker | Global Companies LLC | 2025 |
Director | Gregory | O’Connor | Sprague Energy | 2026 |
Director | Joyce | Porto | Inland Fuel Terminals | 2024 |
Director | Stephen | Sack | Sack Energy | 2026 |
Director | Carrie | Tomforde | Irving Oil Company | 2026 |
Associate Members (Up to 10): | ||||
Director | Rich | Carrione | Warm Thoughts Communications, Inc. | 2026 |
Director | Dan | Head | Brown Brothers Harriman | 2025 |
Director | Fred | Hunt | R.W. Beckett | 2026 |
Director | Rich | Larkin | Hedge Solutions, Inc. | 2024 |
Director | Fred | Lord | Cetane Associates | 2024 |
Director | Danny | Silverman | Angus Energy | 2022 |
Director | Mike | Trask | Hall Trask Equipment, Inc. | 2026 |
Director | Leo | Verruso | Advanced Fuel Solutions | 2026 |
Director | Michelle | Wilson | Consumer Focus | 2025 |
General Industry Representatives : | ||||
Director | Steve | Abbate | Cetane Associates | 2024 |
Director | Kevin | Beckett | R.W. Beckett | 2025 |
Director | Joseph | Cote | Dennis K Burke | 2026 |
Director | Gene | Geoblys | World Energy | 2024 |
Director | James | Jones | Carlin Combustion Technology | 2026 |
Director | John | McConville | United Metro Energy | 2025 |
Director | Richard | Rutigliano | PriMedia, Inc. | 2026 |
Director | Katrina | Scully Ohl | Scully Signal Company | 2025 |
Director | Walt | Wehof | Wehof Forms | 2026 |
Director | Doug | Woosnam | Cetane Associates | 2025 |
Directors Emeritus: | ||||
Director Emeritus | Richard | Horan, Sr. | Devaney Energy | n/a |
Past Chair | Christopher | Keyser | Keyser Energy/HOP Partners | n/a |
Past Chair | Edward | Noonan | Noonan Energy Corporation | n/a |
Past Chair | Robert | Wesson | BantamWesson Energy | n/a |
Affiliated Association Executives* | ||||
Executive Director | Stephanie | Austin | Vermont Fuel Dealers Assn. | |
VFDA Consultant | Matt | Cota | Vermont Fuel Dealers Assn. | |
Executive VP | Michael | Ferrante | Mass. Energy Marketers Assn. | |
President & CEO | Chris | Herb | Conn. Energy Marketers Assn. | |
Director | Rocco | Lacertosa | New York State Energy Coalition, Inc | |
Executive Director | Diane | Quesnelle | Energy Marketers Assn. of RI | |
Executive Director | Bob | Sculley | Energy Marketers Assn. of NH | |
Incoming Exec Director | Joe | Sculley | Energy Marketers Assn. of NH | |
President | Charlie | Summers | Maine Energy Marketers Assn. | |
Executive Director | Tom | Tubman | American Energy Coalition | |
President | Mike | Devine | National Oilheat Research Alliance | |
Don | Farrell | Oilheat Manufacturers Association |