Officers & Board of Directors

Effective July 1, 2024. Approved at the Annual Meeting on June 21, 2024.
*Indicates Advisory/Non-Voting Board Members


Board Officers

Ted Noonan

Ted Noonan

Chairperson

Noonan Energy

Term Expires

2026

Steve Walsh

Steve Walsh

Vice Chairperson

Davis Oil & Propane

Term Expires

2026

Marty Kirshner

Marty Kirshner

Treasurer

Gray, Gray & Gray

Term Expires

2026

Diane E. Quesnelle

Diane E. Quesnelle

Chair of the NEFI Education Foundation

Executive Director Energy Marketers Association of Rhode Island

Term Expires

2026

Claudette Townsend

Claudette Townsend

Secretary

Dead River Company

Term Expires

2026

Ray Hart

Ray Hart

Immediate Past Chair

Hart Home Comfort

Term Expires

2026

Affiliated Association Officer Representatives

First Last Company Terms Expire
CT President/Chair  Stephen Sack Sack Energy n/a
ME President/Chair Carter Vaillancourt Daigle Oil Company n/a
MA President/Chair Laura Bickness Carbone Alvin Hollis & Co. n/a
NH President/Chair Tim Howe City Fuel n/a
NY President/Chair Allison Heaney Skaggs-Walsh n/a
RI President/Chair Thomas Vessela Energy-One n/a
VT President/Chair Greg Nido Guy E. Nido Inc. n/a
OMA President/Chair Jim Jones Carlin Hydrolevel n/a

Heating Fuel Retailers (Up to 50)

First Last Company Terms Expire
Director Mark Allen W. H. Riley & Son, Inc. 2025
Director Rick Bologna Westmore Fuel Company 2027
Director John Bowman F.F. Hitchcock Company 2026
Director Leslie Cernak Sandri Energy 2025
Director Art Chaves Coan 2025
Director Casey  Cota Cota & Cota, Inc. 2025
Director David Davenport Chili Gas 2026
Director Kate Duffey D.E. Duffey & Sons 2027
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. 2027
Director Ben Fawcett Fawcett Energy Partners 2027
Director David Foster Wilcox Energy 2027
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. 2027
Director Michael Januario Sunshine Fuels 2027
Director Jennifer Johnson McKee Energy Solutions 2026
Director Karen Korrow Gillespie Fuels 2026
Director Scott E. MacFarlane MacFarlane Energy 2025
Director Michael McCormack Downeast Energy 2027
Director Donald Mitchell Norbert E. Mitchell Co. 2026
Director Mike Niccoli Niccoli Oil & Energy 2025
Director Steve Oehlert Oehlert Brothers, Inc 2025
Director Alex Parulan Petro/Star Group 2025
Director Peter Russell Santa Energy 2027
Director Anthony Sileccia Jr. Petro/Stargroup 2025
Director Gary  Sippin Sippin Energy 2027
Director Craig  Snyder Valiant Energy Solutions 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 Erinn Woodcock Needham Oil & Air 2027

Energy Wholesalers (Up to 10)

First Last Company Terms Expire
Director Ben Basil  Northville Industries 2027
Director Evan Conlon Inland Fuel Terminals 2027
Director Tim Keaveney Hero BX 2026
Director Jason Lawrence Renewable Energy Group 2026
Director Quincy Longacre Buckeye Energy 2027
Director John McCusker Global Companies LLC 2025
Director Kristyn Schweitzer Sprague Energy 2026
Director Carrie Tomforde Irving Oil Comopany 2026

Associate Members (Up to 10)

First Last Company Terms Expire
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. 2027
Director Fred Lord Cetane Associates 2027
Director Eric Missigman Powderhorn Agency 2027
Director Danny Silverman Angus Energy 2025
Director Mike Trask Hall Trask Equipment, Inc. 2026
Director Leo Verruso Advanced Fuel Solutions 2026
Director Michelle Wilson Consumer Focus 2025

General Industry Representatives

First Last Company Terms Expire
Director Kevin Beckett R.W. Beckett 2025
Director Joseph Cote Dennis K Burke 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 2027

Directors Emeritus

First Last Company Terms Expire
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*

First Last Company
CEMA Chris Herb Connecticut Energy Marketers Association
EMANH Joe Sculley Energy Marketers Association of New Hampshire
EMARI Diane Quesnelle Energy Marketers Association of Rhode Island
OESP Bob O'Brien National Association of Oil & Energy Service Professionals
MEMA Charlie Summers Maine Energy Marketers Association
MEMA Michael Ferrante Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association
VFDA Stephanie Austin Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
NORA Mike Devine National Oilheat Research Alliance
NYSEC Rocco Lacertosa New York State Energy Coalition
OMA Don Farrell Oilheat Manufacturers Association
NORA Bob O'Brien National Oilheat Research Alliance