Our Leadership.
Meet the hardworking people leading our coalition.
Board of Directors

Hank McCullough, CNGC Board Chair
Senior Manager, Government & Community Relations
Piedmont Natural Gas

Bradley Utz,
CNGC Vice Chair
Business Development
EYSCO
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Matt Koch,
CNGC Treasurer
State Policy Director at Berkshire Hathaway Gas Transmission & Storage (BHE GT&S)

Melissa Bristol
President
ETL2 Environmental Services, LLC
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Wes Burton
Senior Director, Regulatory & Government Affairs at York County Natural Gas Authority

Shawn Day
Senior Director of Public Affairs
Mountain Valley Pipeline

Dierk Hatcher
Business Development
Troy Construction

Ronny Howell
Managing Director
Percheron
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Jay McChesney
State and Local Government & Regulatory Affairs Professional
Williams

Perry McGuire
Vice President and General Counsel
Rinnai America Corporation

Chip Prosser
Vice President of Transmissions Operations
Southeast Connections

Adam Shumate
Chief Executive Officer
The Blythe Company

Justin Sykes
Associate Director, Southeast Region
API

Durk Tyson
Assistant Director of Gas Systems
Greenville Utilities Commission

Marty Watson
Chief Commercial Officer
Santee Cooper

John White
Chief N.C. Lobbyist and Manager - State & Local Affairs
Enbridge

Jonathan Yarborough
Director of Government Affairs and Economic Development
Dominion Energy
Advisory Board Members

Chris Albers
Project Director
Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas
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Thom Bristol
Principal Consultant & Vice President
ETL2 Environmental Services

Bruce McKay
Senior Director, External Affairs
BHE GT&S
Committee Chairs
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Thom Bristol
Sustainability & Environment Committee Chair
ETL2 Environmental Services, LLC

Dierk Hatcher
Finance Committee Chair
Troy Construction
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Matt Koch
Finance Committee Chair
State Policy Director at Berkshire Hathaway Gas Transmission & Storage (BHE GT&S)

DeAnna Musgrove
Events Committee
Chair
Herzog

Bradley Utz
Membership Committee
Chair
EYSCO

John White
Government Affairs
Co-Chair (NC)
Enbridge

​Jonathan Yarborough
Government Affairs
Co-Chair (SC)
Dominion