PMLP's Leadership Team
PMLP Manager, Charles Orphanos receiving IMPACT award from Brian Sewell of the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company. Also pictured are Energy Services Engineer, Bryan Howcroft (l), and HR and Community Relations Manager, John Maihos (r).
Your Light Plant Leaders
Peabody's Municipal Light Plant's personnel and management team is over 70 strong. Meet our leaders.
ADMINISTRATION
PMLP's Manager, Joseph Anastasi, has full responsibility for the operation and management of the Peabody Municipal Light Plant under the direction of the Peabody Municipal Lighting Commission.
Our Manager is required to be on call 24/7 to address and respond to regular light plant business and emergency situations.
Among many other things, our Manager provides leadership, motivation, and direction to Staff. He determines work priorities and assignments, coordinates Staff activities, and establishes operating policies and procedures. He also performs all hiring, terminating and promoting of employees.
ADMINISTRATION
PMLP’s Assistant Manager, Tim Hennessy, assists the Manager in the supervision, direction, operation and management of all divisions of the Peabody Municipal Light Plant.
Our Assistant Manager serves on call 24/7, to address and respond to emergency situations involving generation, substation, distribution, and transmission facilities.
Among many other things, our Assistant Manager supports the Manager in coordinating communications, presentations, and other necessary interfacing with various community groups, government officials in the City of Peabody and Town of Lynnfield, and elected State and Federal officers.
BUSINESS
PMLP's Business Manager, Karen Repucci, is responsible for the overall financial management of our utility. She oversees everything from our strategic financial planning to continuous internal auditing of all funds and much more.
Karen plans, designs, organizes, coordinates, schedules, supervises and directs the operations of PMLP's Business Division. Her primary areas of responsibility are Accounting and Finance, Customer Service, Data Processing, Inventory Control and Buildings and Grounds.
ENGINEERING
PMLP's Supervising Electrical Engineer, Roy Simoes is responsible for planning, organizing and providing direction, control, and supervision of the Engineering Division. Our Supervising Electrical Engineer is under general supervision of the Manager or Assistant Manager.
Our Supervising Electrical Engineer is also responsible for advanced planning of our entire electric system to meet changing electrical needs of PMLP customers. He distributes project assignments and delegation of responsibility among the Engineering Division personnel.
He serves on-call 24 hours a day to address emergency situations or serious malfunctions of substations, distribution, and transmission systems.
POWER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PMLP’s Power Resource Manager, Bryan Howcroft, is responsible for managing PMLP’s power purchasing and energy conservation programs in an ever-changing power market.
Our Power Resource Manager is tasked with purchasing all of the power needed to serve our customers in the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner. The Power Resource Department manages and implements our energy efficiency rebate and energy audit programs, and is responsible for rate design to ensure that power costs are allocated across our customers in an equitable manner.
The Power Resource Department is also responsible for our environmental compliance and dispatch service, which includes our 24/7 dispatchers who monitor the electric system and assist with after-hours emergencies.
HUMAN RESOURCES/COMMUNITY RELATIONS
PMLP'S Director of Human Resources and Community Relations communicates and administers the plant’s policies and benefits to the team. He is also one of the first people that new employees meet when they begin a career at PMLP.
On the Community Relations side, he helps get the word out to ratepayers when planned work will affect the electric service to their home or business. He also coordinates all social media announcements and represents the plant at community organizations.
As part of the executive management team, he works closely with Administration and the other divisions on strategic planning and special projects that are aligned with the mission of PMLP.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
PMLP's Director of Information Systems and Services, Alexander Bacon, is responsible for overseeing the information and technology services of our company. He develops our technology investments and the resources to help our organization operate better with great services to our customers. He plans and delivers key technology initiatives by partnering with other PMLP leaders, and keeps the budget of the Information Systems and Services Division aligned with our business and operational objectives.
Through the ongoing application of cost-effective systems and policies—and the talents of his team—our Director of Information Systems and Services ensures PMLP operates as a secure, adaptable, and effective organization in today’s rapidly changing technology landscape.