FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy’s 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. 

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Patricia Mullin has been with [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) for over 12 years, starting in 2008. Patricia has held various positions within the company, including General Manager of Operations, Director of Regional Operations Support, and their current role as Acting President of Ohio Operations. Patricia is a highly skilled and experienced leader, with a proven track record of success in overseeing and managing large-scale operations. Patricia is a strategic thinker and problem-solver, who is able to effectively develop and implement solutions to complex challenges. Patricia is a strong advocate for the company and its employees, and is passionate about ensuring that [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) remains a leading provider of energy services in Ohio.

Patricia Mullin has a Masters in Business Administration and Management from [Fairleigh Dickinson University](/org/fairleigh-dickinson-university) and a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) with Honor in Business Administration and Management from The College of Saint Elizabeth. Patricia also has a degree from Leadership Morris.

Patricia Mullin

Christeen J Moyer

Jason J. Lisowski is the current Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy). Jason has been with [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) since May of 2004, starting as an Assistant Controller at [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Solutions and later becoming the Assistant Controller at [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Generation. In their current role, Jason is responsible for the accounting, financial reporting, and tax functions of [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy).

Jason J. Lisowski has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Accounting from The University of Akron, a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Corporate Finance from The University of Akron, and an Associate of Science (A.S.) in Business Management from [Cuyahoga Community College](/org/cuyahoga-community-college). Jason J. Lisowski is also certified as a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from the Institute of Management Accountants, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from Active License in Ohio, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) from the [AICPA](/org/aicpa) & CIMA.

Their manager is K. Jon Taylor, SVP, CFO & Strategy. Jason J. Lisowski works with Kevin Burgess - VP, Risk & Internal Audit, Irene M. Prezelj - VP, Investor Relations & Communications.

Jason J. Lisowski

Christine L. Walker is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy). Christine has been with the company since 1986, starting in various HR positions before becoming the Director of Compensation & Retirement Programs in 2005. In 2011, they were promoted to Executive Director of Human Resources, and in 2018 they were again promoted to their current role. Christine is responsible for all aspects of Human Resources at [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy), with the exception of Labor Relations and Safety.

Christine L. Walker has a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Management & Project Management from [Malone University](/org/malone-university). Christine has also obtained certification from WorldatWork as a Certified Compensation Specialist.

Christine L. Walker works with K. Jon Taylor - SVP, CFO & Strategy, James H. Myers III - President, West Virginia Operations, and Samuel L. Belcher - SVP, Operations. Christine L. Walker reports to Steven Strah, CEO.

Christine L. Walker

John Somerhalder has served as Chair of the Board for FirstEnergy since May 2022, and previously served as vice chair and executive director of the company from March 2021 to May 2022. He was appointed to his current position in September 2022.

Prior to joining FirstEnergy, he served as interim president and chief executive officer of CenterPoint Energy, Inc., an electric and natural gas utility serving several U.S. markets, from February 2020 to July 2020, and served as a member of the CenterPoint Energy board of directors from 2016 through July 2020. Somerhalder also served as interim president and chief executive officer of Colonial Pipeline Company, a U.S. refined products pipeline company, from February 2017 to October 2017. Prior to that, he served as president and chief executive officer of AGL Resources Inc., an energy services holding company in the southeastern United States, from March 2006 through his retirement in December 2015, and served as chairman of the company’s board from November 2007 until December 2015. Prior to joining AGL Resources, Somerhalder served in a number of roles with El Paso Corporation, a publicly traded natural gas and related energy products provider, where he spent almost 30 years, starting his career as an engineer and progressing through leadership roles before being named president of El Paso Pipeline Group and executive vice president of El Paso Corporation. He also previously held directorships with Gulfport Energy Corp., Crestwood Equity Partners LP, Enable Midstream Partners, LP, and SunCoke Energy Partners GP LLC.

John Somerhalder

Michelle Henry leads FirstEnergy’s customer service function and its sales, products and services, and energy efficiency initiatives.

Henry began her career with the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company in 1988 as a Scholastics Awards Student engineer at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. She has served as the manager, Business Analytics; manager, Corporate Cash Management; and manager, Finance Strategy and Reporting. She became manager, FERC and Transmission Technical Support for FirstEnergy Utilities in 2011 and was promoted to director, Market Policy for FirstEnergy Service Company in 2014. She served as director, FERC & State Regulatory Compliance before being named vice president of Customer Service for FirstEnergy Utilities, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., in May 2020. She was promoted to her current position effective August 2021.

Michelle Henry

As chief ethics and compliance officer, Antonio Fernández leads a dedicated team of compliance professionals with a focus on strengthening the company's ethics and compliance function. He reports to the senior vice president and chief legal officer as well as the Audit Committee of the Board, and collaborates closely with the compliance oversight subcommittee of the Audit Committee.
Fernández joined [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) in April 2021 after five years as chief compliance, NERC & privacy officer of [Public Service Enterprise Group](/org/public-service-enterprise-group) (PSEG), where he led PSEG’s ethics, compliance and privacy programs, advised senior management and the Board of Directors on the company’s compliance program and provided advice on ethics, compliance, privacy and cybersecurity matters. Before joining PSEG in 2016, he was global ombuds leader and executive counsel for GE Power. During his five years at GE, he held various roles of increasing responsibility in GE’s compliance program, including serving as chief compliance officer for GE’s nuclear business and as GE’s corporate ombuds leader. Earlier in his career, Fernández was a senior attorney for [Florida Power & Light](/org/florida-power-light) from 2007 to 2011 and nuclear counsel for Pacific Gas and Electric Company from 2005 to 2007. He began his career at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel in its Honors Program.

Antonio Fernández

Hyun Park joined [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) in 2021 as senior vice president and chief legal officer for [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy). He is responsible for the company's Legal, Risk & Internal Audit departments and oversees the company’s ethics and compliance program. 

Previously, Park was partner and general counsel of LimNexus LLP, where he advised clients on a wide variety of complex matters, including crisis management, litigation and corporate transactions. Prior to joining LimNexus in October 2019, he was Of Counsel at [Latham & Watkins](/org/latham-watkins) LLP. From 2006 to 2017, Park served as senior vice president and general counsel for PG&E Corporation and its businesses, including its principal subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Prior to joining PG&E Corporation, he was vice president, general counsel and secretary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. and previously served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Sithe Energies, Inc. He began his career at [Latham & Watkins](/org/latham-watkins) and became an equity partner there. 

Hyun Park

James H. Myers III

Jon Taylor is senior vice president, chief financial officer and strategy for [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy), with responsibility for accounting; treasury; investor relations and communications; risk; supply chain; and rates and regulatory affairs. 
Taylor joined [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) in 2009 from PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. He progressed through various senior level financial positions, including assistant controller [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Utilities and assistant controller [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Solutions and [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Generation. In October 2012, he was promoted to vice president and assistant controller for [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Corp., and he was named vice president, controller and chief accounting officer in 2013. In March 2018, Taylor was named president of Ohio Operations, then he was promoted to vice president, [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Utilities in April 2019. He was elected senior vice president and chief financial officer in May 2020 and named to his current position effective August 2021.

K. Jon Taylor

Irene Prezelj is responsible for managing the company's relationships with the investment community, communications and branding, and corporate responsibility.

Prezelj joined the company in 1984, and progressed through positions in the Marketing, Public Affairs and Market Intelligence departments. She became manager, Investor Relations, in 2008, then was promoted to director, Investor Relations, in 2009 and to executive director, Investor Relations, in 2011. She was named vice president, Investor Relations in 2011, and was promoted to her current role effective August 2021.

Irene M. Prezelj

Sam Belcher is responsible for [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy)’s regulated electric utility operating companies in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York, as well as the company’s transmission assets and investments. His responsibilities also include information technology, external affairs, community involvement and the company’s FE Forward transformation program. 

Belcher joined [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) in 2012 as senior vice president and chief operating officer of its former [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) subsidiary. Earlier, he was senior vice president, Site Operations at [Constellation](/org/constellation-inc) Energy Nuclear Group. Prior to [Constellation](/org/constellation-inc), Belcher served as director of Fleet Operations at FENOC and held a number of operations leadership positions with [Energy Northwest](/org/energy-northwest)’s Columbia Generating Station and [Enter](/org/enter)gy Nuclear’s River Bend and Arkansas Nuclear One.

Belcher was named president and chief nuclear officer for FENOC in 2015. He was named senior vice president and president, [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Utilities in 2018 and named to his current position effective August 2021.

Samuel L. Belcher

Maley is responsible for leading [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy)'s Information Technology (IT) organization, including the Cyber and Physical Security, Innovation and Digital Enablement and Information Technology groups. Under his guidance, the IT organization plays a critical role as [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) works to transform the company through expanded digital enablement that helps modernize the customer experience and enhance business productivity.

In his 20 years with [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy), Maley has served in a wide variety of information technology functions. He joined the company in 2002 as director of Infrastructure Services in the IT department and was named director of Infrastructure Operations in 2004, followed by director of Infrastructure & Network Operations in 2006.

Maley was promoted to vice president of IT Operations in 2011 and became vice president, IT Solutions, in 2015. He was named vice president, Information Technology Operations in 2016 and most recently served as vice president, IT, Innovation and Enablement.

Prior to joining [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy), he worked as a senior manager in the Utility and Energy Services practice of Deloitte & Touche Consulting. He has also worked as a business director for telecommunications company Centel.

Maley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the [University of Pittsburgh](/org/university-of-pittsburgh).

Ernest N. Maley

McClelland is responsible for overseeing all government relations activities for the company, including local, state and federal affairs, and engaging with policymakers on legislation that may impact FirstEnergy's customers and operations. 

McClelland most recently served as director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Security (OEIS) at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Appointed to this role in September 2012, McClelland led FERC's external affairs efforts related to OEIS activities and assisted in identifying, communicating and seeking comprehensive solutions to potential risks to FERC-jurisdictional facilities from cyber and physical security threats.

Prior to directing OEIS, McClelland served as the first director of FERC's Office of Electric Reliability, which was created in 2007. He joined FERC in 2004 as director of the Division of Reliability within the Office of Energy Markets and Reliability.

Before joining FERC, McClelland had more than 20 years of experience in the electric utility industry. He began his career with Allegheny Energy Inc. (now part of FirstEnergy), holding a variety of positions in engineering, marketing, regulation and rates and project development. Immediately prior to joining FERC, McClelland was the general manager of the Custer Public Power District in Broken Bow, Nebraska.

McClelland earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Joseph McClelland

Business Experience: Portfolio manager of Icahn Capital LP., a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses including investment, automotive, energy, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion, since October 2020. Teno serves as a director of the following public companies: Herc Holdings Inc. and Cheniere Energy, Inc. Director of [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) since March 2021.

Other Attributes, Experience and Skills: Teno received an undergraduate business degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. Prior to his position at Icahn Capital, Teno worked at [Fir Tree Partners](/org/fir-tree-partners), a NY based private investment firm that invests worldwide in public and private companies, real estate and sovereign debt. Prior to Fir Tree, he worked at [Crestview Partners](/org/crestview-partners) from July 2009 to July 2011 as an associate in their private equity business and at Gleacher Partners, a mergers and acquisitions boutique firm. Teno’s investment expertise and experience in a variety of industries, along with his business skills make him a valuable member of your Board.

Andrew Teno

Mike Hosier

Melvin D. Williams retired in 2020 as president of Nicor Gas, a natural gas distribution company and subsidiary of the [Southern Company](/org/southern-company), and senior vice president of [Southern Company](/org/southern-company) Gas (positions held since 2015). He has been a director of [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) since May 2021.

Williams received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Savannah State University. Prior to his most recent positions, he held progressively more responsible leadership roles including senior vice president, planning and business services at Nicor Gas and vice president and general manager at Atlanta Gas Light Company and Florida City Gas Company. He is a champion for leadership development and diversity and inclusion-related matters. Over 32 years of utility experience that includes customer engagement, safety, sales, marketing and new business development, regulatory affairs, financial planning and utility operations will enable  Williams to provide valuable insight and qualifies him to serve as a member of [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy)’s Board.

Melvin D. Williams

Klimczak received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Business Economics from the [University of Notre Dame](/org/university-of-notre-dame) and a Master of Business Administration from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school). Prior to his position at [Blackstone](/org/blackstone), Klimczak was an Associate at Madison Dearborn Partners. Prior to that, he worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Morgan Stanley & Company’s Investment Banking Division.

Sean T. Klimczak

Croom received her Bachelor of Arts degree from [The College of Wooster](/org/the-college-of-wooster) and a Master of Business Administration from the Fisher College of Business at [The Ohio State University](/org/the-ohio-state-university). She is a tenured utility industry finance executive having worked in both the electric and natural gas business. She has acquired extensive and wide-ranging leadership, accounting, audit, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, tax, treasury and governance oversight skills through her former roles. Prior to her roles at [Kimball Electronics](/org/kimball-electronics) and [NiSource](/org/nisource), she also was employed by American Electric Power Co Inc., an investor-owned electric utility, focusing on investor relations, corporate finance and treasury. 

Jana T. Croom

Burgess started with [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) in 1999 as manager, Business Services, for two of the company's generating plants. In 2002, he became director of Planning and Analysis for [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) Solutions (FES) and in 2004, he advanced to assistant controller of FES, where he had financial responsibilities for [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy)'s fossil and nuclear generating plants, as well as Commodity Operations and Competitive Retail Sales.

Kevin Burgess

Lisa Winston Hicks is the Chair of the board for MV Transportation, Inc., the largest privately owned passenger transportation contracting firm in the United States, since October 2014. She served as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for MV from 2012 until 2018. From 2004 until 2012 she was senior vice president, associate general counsel and corporate secretary for Energy Future Holdings.

Lisa Winston Hicks

Business Experience: Kaleta has been managing director of SERC Consulting LLC, an energy policy and strategy firm, since 2020. Previously, he was executive vice president and general counsel at First Solar, Inc., from 2014 to 2020. He also served as executive vice president, general counsel, shared services and secretary, and chief compliance officer for NV Energy, Inc., from 2006 to 2013; served as vice president and general counsel, among other senior executive positions, for Koch Industries, Inc., from 1998 to 2005; and was vice president and general counsel of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (now part of [National Grid](/org/national-grid)) from 1992 to 1998.

Other Attributes, Skills and Experience: Kaleta graduated from [Hamilton College](/org/hamilton-college) and received his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. He has had a number of leadership throughout the energy sector in the past 30 years. 

Paul Kaleta

Business Experience: General counsel of [Icahn Enterprises](/org/icahn-enterprises) L.P., a diversified holding company engaged in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion, since 2014. Lynn also serves as a director of the following companies: Cloudera, Inc., and Conduent Incorporated. Director of [FirstEnergy](/org/firstenergy) since March 2021.

 

Other Attributes, Experience and Skills: Lynn received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law. He has extensive experience in a variety of businesses, including investment, automotive, energy, food packaging, metals, real estate and home fashion. Prior to his current position, Lynn was Assistant General Counsel of [Icahn Enterprises](/org/icahn-enterprises) (from 2004 to 2014). Prior to joining [Icahn Enterprises](/org/icahn-enterprises), Lynn worked as an associate in the New York office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in its business and finance department and as an associate in the corporate group at Gordon Altman Butowsky Weitzen Shalov & Wein. Lynn’s legal experience and his experience in a variety of industries along with his broad business skills make him a valuable member of your Board.

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