Board of Directors
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Margarita K. Dilley, Chair |
Ms. Dilley is a consultant, prior to which she was the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and a Director of ASTROLINK International LLC from 1998 to 2004, a Director of Strategy & Corporate Development and Treasurer of INTELSAT from 1992 to 1998 and Treasurer, COMSAT Corporation, from 1987 to 1992. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University, a Master of Arts from Columbia University, and a Master of Business Administration from Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Dilley is the Chair of the Board of Directors of CH Energy Group, Inc. and of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation; she serves on the Audit & Risk Committee and the Governance & Human Resources Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Fortis Inc. Ms. Dilley has been a Director since 2004. |
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Geoffrey L. Brackett |
Mr. Brackett is the Executive Vice President at Marist University, serving as executive vice president since 2010 where he oversees many of the key operating areas of the college, including information technology, human resources, athletics, buildings and grounds, and safety and security. He also leads the university's strategy for government affairs and community relations, serving as a key point of contact for community partnerships involving developers, entrepreneurs and others investing in the Mid-Hudson community. Mr. Brackett earned a bachelor’s degree from DePauw University and a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Oxford. Mr. Brackett has been a Director since 2020; he serves on the Audit & Risk Committee. |
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Heather Briccetti Mulligan, Esq. |
Ms. Mulligan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Business Council of New York State, Inc., the statewide association advocating for New York’s business community. Ms. Mulligan joined The Business Council in 2007, as Vice President of Government Affairs, overseeing the organization’s legislative and pro-growth agendas. She holds a Juris Doctor from Albany Law School. Prior to The Business Council, she was a consultant and lobbyist for Powers and Company, where she advised clients on a range of issues including high-profile economic development projects such as the Javits Center expansion and the new Yankee Stadium in New York City. She has also served as assistant counsel to the New York State Senate majority, as a legislative aide and counsel to the New York State Assembly majority committee on Racing and Wagering, and special counsel in the New York State Attorney General’s Office. She also founded a private law practice, Sweeney & Wollowitz, and she served as the chief public defender for Rensselaer County, earlier in her career. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a J.D. from Albany Law School. Ms. Mulligan has been a Director since 2014; she serves on the Audit & Risk Committee. |
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Stephanie Raymond |
Ms. Raymond serves as President and CEO of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. Prior to joining Central Hudson, she served as President of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, where she oversaw electric delivery operations for over 1.5 million customers across 29 counties in Pennsylvania. In addition, Ms. Raymond volunteers for several business and community organizations. She is the Chair of the Valley Youth House and serves on the boards of the SUNY New Paltz Foundation, the Business Council of New York State, E Source, and the Innovation Advisory Board of the Dyer Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Ms. Raymond holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on Finance/Strategic Management from California State University, Sacramento, and is an alumna of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education Program. Ms. Raymond has been a director since 2024. |
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Kevin Cleary |
Mr. Cleary served as the Vice President of Sales Transactions Support of IBM from January 2011 to 2017, and he also served as the Senior Location Executive at IBM’s manufacturing and development site in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., from 2012 to 2017. In these roles, Mr. Cleary managed an organization of more than 2,500 professionals. Mr. Cleary served as the Vice President, Hardware Sales North America of IBM, overseeing a $7 billion hardware sales business, from January 2010 to 2011, and, prior to that, served from January 2008 to January 2010 as General Manager Asset Recovery Services of IBM, where he was responsible for worldwide used equipment sales, generating annual revenue of approximately $2 billion. He is a member of the boards of directors of Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie Alliance and the United Way of Dutchess and Orange Region. Mr. Cleary earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Syracuse University. Mr. Cleary has been a Director since 2016; he serves as the Chair of the Governance & Human Resources Committee. |
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Patricia Cosgel |
Ms. Cosgel is a retired senior vice president and CFO at Avangrid, Inc. She brings extensive utility and renewable energy experience to Central Hudson's board of directors. Throughout her 34-year career, Cosgel held vice president positions in investor relations and treasury. She started her career as a bank analyst at the Federal Reserve. Cosgel earned a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College and a master’s degree in arts economics from the University of Iowa. Cosgel was part of the Avangrid Management Committee, the Iberdrola global Finance Committee and the executive sponsor for Avangrid's WomEnergy (Women in Energy) diversity business resource group and the ESG/Sustainability Committee. Ms. Cosgel has been a director since 2024; she serves as the chair of the Audit & Risk Committee. |
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Leecia Roberta Eve |
Ms. Eve is a former partner with Ichor Strategies, a management consulting firm that is now the largest Black-owned professional services firm in the nation. Previous roles include positions with Verizon as both Vice President of Public Policy and Vice President of Government Affairs for the Tri-State region. Her extensive experience in government includes serving as Judiciary Counsel to then-Senator Joe Biden; Counsel and Homeland Security Advisor to then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks; General Counsel of Empire State Development; and Deputy Secretary for Economic Development for New York State under Governor Andrew Cuomo, where she oversaw 11 state agencies and billions in public-private capital investment. A native of Buffalo, Eve resides in New York City. She earned an AB degree from Smith College, an MPA from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a law degree from Harvard Law School. Other affiliations include Chair of the Board of Directors of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and board member of Educational Housing Services. Ms. Eve has been a director since 2024. |
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Jim R. Reid |
Mr. Reid joined Fortis in 2018 and was appointed to his current role in 2022. In addition to legal and governance matters, he oversees sustainability, government relations, talent management, and communications. Mr. Reid was previously a partner with Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Toronto, where his practice focused on cross-border M&A, capital markets, and corporate governance. Mr. Reid has been a director since 2022. He serves on the Governance and Human Resources Committee. |
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Mary Ellen Jelenek |
Ms. Jelenek is the Senior Vice President & General Manager, Global Client Group at American Express, where she is managing the company’s large global merchant relationships with some of the world’s most influential companies. In this role she manages the P&L for this business and leads an organization to expand and deepen the American Express relationship with each of our global partners. She has a proven track record leading global organizations across marketing, product management, product development and partnership management, as well as large organizational transformations. During her 25-year tenure at American Express, she has held leadership positions across Global Merchant Services, Global Commercial Payments, Enterprise Growth, Prepaid & Alternative Payments and Global Advertising & Brand Management. Ms. Jelenek graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Bachelor of Science in Communication. Ms. Jelenek has been a director since 2025. |
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Dave Hutchens |
Mr. Hutchens is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fortis Inc. Mr. Hutchens’ career in the energy sector spans more than 25 years, having held a variety of positions at the Corporation’s electric and gas utilities in Arizona as well as with Fortis. Mr. Hutchens was most recently Chief Operating Officer of Fortis as well as Chief Executive Officer of UNS Energy Corporation in Arizona. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Western Utility Operations of Fortis while also maintaining his responsibilities as President and CEO of UNS Energy Corporation. Mr. Hutchens holds a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arizona and is a former nuclear submarine officer in the U.S. Navy. He serves on the Boards of ITC Holdings and FortisBC, both Fortis utilities. Mr. Hutchens has been a director since 2025. |
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Krista Tanner |
Ms. Tanner is President of ITC Holdings Corp. In this role, she oversees the overall business operations of ITC and its subsidiaries. Prior to this role, Ms. Tanner served as ITC’s Chief Business Officer. She joined ITC in 2014 as the President of ITC Midwest. Ms. Tanner came to ITC from Alliant Energy, where she served as Director of Regulatory Policy. While at Alliant, she directed the company’s regional and federal regulatory policy group and led the company’s legal strategy across regulatory jurisdictions. Prior to, she served as a state public utility regulator of the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) under the appointment by Gov. Chet Culver. At the IUB, she provided leadership in strategic planning, policy issues and organizational performance. Earlier in her career, Ms. Tanner was an Associate Attorney and shareholder at Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. Ms. Tanner currently serves on the board of directors and executive committee for the American Clean Power Association. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the Tippie School of Management at the University of Iowa, a Juris Doctorate from Drake University School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Northern Iowa. Ms. Tanner has been a director since 2025.
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