Feds Approve Shell Broadwater: who are these five people?

Joseph T. Kelliher

In the late 1980s, Mr. Kelliher worked for the American Nuclear Energy Council, where he was responsible for nuclear licensing reform and various regulatory issues.

In the mid-1980s, Mr. Kelliher served on the staff of Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. In the early 1980s, Mr. Kelliher worked at the law firm of Preston, Thorgrimson, Ellis & Holman. Mr. Kelliher has worked on energy issues for over 20 years.

Born: January 17, 1961.

Education: Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S., 1983; American University Washington College of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1994.

Profession: Lawyer

Marc Spitzer
Marc Spitzer was nominated by President George W. Bush to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a term expiring June 30, 2011.
Commissioner Spitzer was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Philadelphia.

After graduation from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, he attended the University of Michigan, School of Law.




Suedeen G. Kelly
Suedeen G. Kelly is a Commissioner at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, who has served since November 2003. In December 2004, she confirmed to a second term that expires June 30, 2009. Previously she was a Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law. Prior to joining the faculty of the Law School, Ms. Kelly served as Chair of the New Mexico Public Service Commission, which regulated New Mexico’s electric, gas and water utilities. She had been a lawyer in the Office of the New Mexico Attorney General and with the New Mexico firm of Leubben, Hughes & Kelly. She also worked for two years in Washington, DC, upon her graduation from law school.

Education: University of Rochester, B.A. with Distinction in Chemistry and a J.D. cum laude from Cornell Law School. She is admitted to the bars of New Mexico and the District of Columbia.


Philip D. Moeller
Commissioner Philip D. Moeller was nominated by President Bush, and sworn into office on July 24, 2006, by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, for a term expiring June 30, 2010.

Prior to joining Senator Gorton’s staff, he served as the Staff Coordinator for the Washington State Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, where he was responsible for a wide range of policy areas that included energy, telecommunications, conservation, water, and nuclear waste.

Before becoming a Commissioner, Mr. Moeller headed the Washington, D.C., office of Alliant Energy Corporation. Prior to Alliant Energy, Mr. Moeller worked in the Washington office of Calpine Corporation.

Mr. Moeller was born in Chicago, and grew up on a ranch near Spokane, Washington.

He received a B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University.

Jon Wellinghoff
Commissioner Wellinghoff is an energy law specialist, with over 30 years of experience in the field. Immediately before joining the Commission, Commissioner Wellinghoff was in private practice where focused exclusively on client matters related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and distributed generation. While in the private sector he represented an array of clients from federal agencies, renewable developers, and large consumers of power to energy efficient product manufacturers and clean energy advocacy organizations.

Born: May 30, 1949.

Education: Antioch School of Law, Washington, D.C., JD, 1975; Howard University, Washington, D.C., M.A.T., Mathematics, 1972; and University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, BS, Mathematics, 1971.

Profession: Lawyer.