Public Officials

Names and addresses of public officials involved in the CT River Hydro Re-licensing Project

If writing about website improvements or other comments or questions about the 401 process, please write to:

David Hilgeman and Tim Jones

Although their contact information is below, they have requested that we reach them and their team (other than for formal comments on the 401) by using the “Contact us form” on the MassDEP website so that they can track your requests and respond promptly.

David Hilgeman PE, PWS
Senior Environmental Engineer
MassDEP Wetlands Program ­
Major Projects and Policy Unit
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900, Boston, MA 02114
(781) 898-8740 / David.Hilgeman@mass.gov

Timothy M. Jones, JD
MassDEP Office of Appeals & Dispute Resolution (“OADR”)
Bureau of Water Resources
Timothy.M.Jones@mass.gov

We try to keep this section up-to-date, but welcome your assistance in alerting us to any information that is out-of-date.  We will continue to update this section since different contacts are appropriate for different topics.

If writing about policy topics, also write

Secretary Rebecca Tepper
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge St, Suite 1020
Boston, MA 02114
env.internet@mass.gov

DEP Commissioner Bonnie Heiple
MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
1 Water Street,
Boston, MA 02108
Bonnie.Heiple@state.ma.us

DEP Undersecretary for Environment
Stephanie Cooper
One Winter St 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Stephanie.Cooper@mass.gov

Governor Maura Healey
Massachusetts State House
Room 280, Office of the Governor
Boston, MA 02133
Constituent.Services@state.ma.us  or
gov.webmail@state.ma.us

If you are expressing a desire for MEPA involvement

Director Tori Kim
MA Environmental Policy Act Office
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA  02114
tori.kim@mass.gov

Copy at least your own state elected representatives, but copies to the entire Western MA/CT River legislative delegation would be good for policy comments.  Sending copies to key staffers can also be helpful:

Senate:

Comerford, Joanne (SEN) <Jo.Comerford@masenate.gov>; Cohen, Elena (SEN) <elena.cohen@masenate.gov

Mark, Paul (SEN) <Paul.Mark@masenate.gov>; Gould, Jon (SEN) <Jonathan.Gould@masenate.gov>

House:

Blais, Natalie – Rep. (HOU) <Natalie.Blais@mahouse.gov>; Coryat, Corinne (HOU) <Corinne.Coryat@mahouse.gov>;

Carey, Daniel – Rep. (HOU) <Daniel.Carey@mahouse.gov>; O’Reilly, Kelly (HOU) <Kelly.O’Reilly@mahouse.gov>;

Domb, Mindy – Rep. (HOU) <Mindy.Domb@mahouse.gov>; Lily Stowe-Alekman (HOU)
<Lily.Stowe-Alekman@mahousegov>;

Sabadosa, Lindsay – Rep. (HOU) <Lindsay.Sabadosa@mahouse.gov>; Mathis, Julia (HOU) <Julia.Mathis@mahouse.gov>;

Whipps, Susannah – Rep. (HOU) <Susannah.Whipps@mahouse.gov>; McMahon, Rachel (HOU) <Rachel.McMahon@mahouse.gov>;

If you choose to write to FERC, see instructions here.

Also, below are the federal and state department heads and the public trust officials with long-term seats at the negotiating table during settlement talks.

wendi_weber@fws.gov, Director Region 5 US Fish & Wildlife Service;

andrew.tittler@sol.doi.gov, lead council at the table for USFWS;

melissa_grader@fws.gov, at the table for our migratory fish;julie.crocker@noaa.gov, National Marine Fisheries Service Endangered Fish Recovery Branch Chief (endangered sturgeon);

william.mcdavitt@noaa.gov, at the table for our migratory fish;

mark.tisa@state.ma.us, Director of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife,

jesse.leddick@state.ma.us, Chief of Regulatory Review MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife.