July (pdf) - New York Power Authority

Gil C. Quiniones, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Quiniones has served in his current position since June 2008. He manages and monitors the
Authority’s day-to-day activities and oversees the Power Supply, Energy Resource Management, and
Special Projects and Business Integration units. Mr. Quiniones is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Electric Power Research Institute and serves on the Steering Committee of the Large Public Power
Council. Mr. Quiniones is also the Authority’s principal representative to the American Public Power
Association. Before joining the Authority in October 2007 as Executive Vice President of Energy
Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Mr. Quiniones served for more than four years as Senior Vice President
of Energy and Telecommunications for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC).
In that capacity, he was the city’s chief consultant on energy policy issues and established and led Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg’s Energy Policy Task Force, a public-private group that developed a
comprehensive strategy for meeting future energy needs and helped formulate the energy-related
initiatives in PlaNYC, the city’s long-term sustainability plan. He also represented the city on then-
Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson’s Renewable Energy Task Force and was the Chairman of the
group’s Subcommittee on Distributed Generation. Also during his tenure at the EDC, Mr. Quiniones was
Co-Chair of the New York City Telecommunications Task Force and of the city’s Telecommunications
Policy Advisory Group. He previously worked at Consolidated Edison and was one of four co-founders
of Con Edison Solutions, the utility’s unregulated energy services company. Mr. Quiniones received a
Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from De La Salle University in Manila and has
completed graduate courses in engineering management and technology management at the Stevens
Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has also participated in executive education
programs at the Columbia University Business School.
Elizabeth M. McCarthy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Ms. McCarthy joined the Authority in her current position in January 2010. She is responsible for
overseeing the Authority’s accounting and financial controls, financial and strategic planning, treasury,
and risk management functions. Prior to joining the Authority, Ms. McCarthy served as the Long Island
Power Authority’s (LIPA) Chief Financial Officer since 2003. In addition to her chief financial officer
responsibilities, she had direct responsibility for negotiations with other contracting utilities on all aspects
of management services and generation agreements. Before leaving LIPA, Ms. McCarthy also held the
title of Senior Vice President, which added significant authority-wide administrative responsibilities to
her duties. Prior to her tenure at LIPA, she held similar chief financial officer responsibilities for DPL,
Inc., in Ohio. Ms. McCarthy also spent 19 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, serving
as partner from 1994 to 2000. Ms. McCarthy received her Bachelor of Science degree from St. Louis
University.
Edward A. Welz, Executive Vice President and Chief Engineer - Power Supply
Mr. Welz assumed his current position in 2008. From 2004 to 2008, he was Senior Vice President
and Chief Engineer-Power Generation. Mr. Welz joined the Authority in 1982 and throughout his tenure
has assumed increasing responsibility in the power engineering, operation and maintenance, and project
and construction management areas. Mr. Welz is responsible for the operation and maintenance,
engineering, project management, and asset management of the Authority’s generation and transmission
facilities, together with the environmental, health, and safety aspects of the Authority’s facilities and
operations. He is a member of the EPRI Research Council for Power Generation. Mr. Welz is a licensed
professional engineer and holds an Associate degree from Queensborough Community College and a
Bachelor of Science degree in electric engineering from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.
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