EBC Connecticut Chapter Program
Environmental, Health & Safety Management in Today’s Changing World
This EBC Connecticut Chapter program will highlight a panel of EHS managers from a cross
section of New England companies that have responsibility for environmental, health, safety and
sustainability within their organizations. Learn firsthand from these managers about how they
and their organizations are managing issues that include:
 Regulatory compliance;
 Broadening areas of responsibility such as:
o sustainability initiatives (energy, carbon, water management),
o product stewardship,
o social responsibility;
 External factions that drive their agenda (shareholders, government, NGO’s, customers);
 Priorities for 2013-2014.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Northeast Utilities
107 Selden Street
Berlin, Connecticut
Draft Agenda
7:30 a.m.
Registration and Networking, Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Welcome – Daniel K. Moon, President, EBC
Introduction – Monty Lovejoy, Program Chair & Moderator
Vice President – Environment, AECOM
8:15 a.m.
Remarks by Environmental & Safety Managers:
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Kathleen Freeman, Director - Environmental Affairs, Northeast Utilities
John Dugan, Safety Manager, Northeast Utilities
Annette McNeely, Director, Health, Safety & Sustainability
United Technologies Corporation
Rich Miller, Director Environmental Policy, University of Connecticut
Kenneth Price, M.P.H., C.H.P. Executive Director
Environmental Health & Safety, University of Connecticut
10:00 a.m.
Networking Break
10:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion with EHS Managers: Questions and Answers
Panel Moderator: Monty Lovejoy, AECOM
Panel Members:
 Kathleen Freeman, Northeast Utilities
 John Dugan, Northeast Utilities
 Annette McNeely, United Technologies Corporation
 Rich Miller, University of Connecticut
 Ken Price, University of Connecticut
11:30 a.m. / 12:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Program Chair
G Montgomery Lovejoy, Vice President
AECOM
250 Apollo Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824
(978) 905-2291 // monty.lovejoy@aecom.com
Mr. Lovejoy is a Vice President and Global Sales Director, Manufacturing Sector for AECOM. He is
responsible for AECOM’s Environment Business Line’s manufacturing key account program. We serve
over 300 manufacturing clients and generate $100 million in revenue in this sector. Growing our key
account relationships (targeting 20 multi-national corporations) by expanding the range of services
provided and global geographies served is his daily mission. Mr. Lovejoy works with the Manufacturing
Sales Leaders in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Latin America to identifying the
best resources and ensuring quality project performance for our clients.
Using his 23 years of business development and account management experience, he consults with
clients on engineering, regulatory compliance, health and safety, environmental, real estate and
construction management projects. He assists with maintaining an outward focus to anticipate and
respond to evolving needs of industry. This includes participation in industry associations and advisory
committees and presenting at professional conferences and meetings.
Speakers
Ruthanne F. Calabrese, Manager, Environmental Affairs
Northeast Utilities
107 Selden Street, Berlin, CT 06037
(860) 665-6181 // ruthanne.calabrese@nu.com
Ruth currently runs NU’s Environmental Performance and Information Management Group. This group is
responsible for administering the company’s Environmental Management System, compliance assurance
and performance data tracking, trending, and reporting.
Ruthanne holds a degree in Natural Resources Development from the University of Rhode Island. She
has worked in the water, gas and electric utility industries for two decades prior to which she worked as a
landuse planner for municipalities in both Rhode Island and Connecticut.
John Dugan, NU Safety
Northeast Utilities
107 Selden Street, Berlin, CT 06037
(860) 665-3052 John.Dugan@nu.com
Mr. Dugan is the Manager of Safety Programs for Northeast Utilities (NU), one of the nation's largest
utilities with six regulated electric and gas utilities serving 3.5 million customers in 3 states (CT, MA, NH).
He oversees the development and implementation of safety and health policies and programs for the
corporation, oversees industrial hygiene, reports on corporate safety metrics (internal/external), is the
primary liaison with federal OSHA and the CT Bargaining Units. He has over 32 years of safety
professional utility experience including all facets of the business including heavy construction,
generation (nuclear and fossil/hydro), gas operations, transmission and distribution. In his career at NU,
he has also led many functions in the company including Workers Compensation, Medical and corporate
Wellness.
He holds a B.S. in Safety Sciences from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the
University of New Haven. He is an active member of the Edison Electric Occupational Safety and Health
Committee.
Annette McNeely, Director, Healthy, Safety & Sustainability
United Technologies Corporation
One Financial Center, Hartford, CT 06103
860-728-6561 Annette.McNeely@utc.com
Annette joined UTC as the Corporate Director of Health, Safety and Sustainability in November 2012.
Prior to that, she worked for GE in a variety of business for 16 years. Annette has a Bachelors in
Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Environmental Engineering from
Case Western Reserve.
Rich Miller, Director Environmental Policy
University of Connecticut
Gulley Hall, Storrs, CT 06260
(860) 486-8741 // Rich.Miller@uconn.edu
Rich is Director of Environmental Policy for the University of Connecticut, where he established and
oversees the University’s Sustainability and Environmental Compliance offices. Hired as the University’s
first environmental officer in 2002, Rich has spearheaded collaborative efforts among students, faculty,
staff and the community that have propelled UConn to consistently high rankings among campus
sustainability leaders, both nationally and internationally. As compliance director, he hired a team of
environmental professionals to develop and implement an EMS that has significantly improved UConn’s
communications, training, document control and record of performance on air, water, remediation and
construction-related compliance matters. He chairs UConn’s interdisciplinary Environmental Council,
which is advisory to the President and Provost on sustainability issues, and is the founding advisor to the
EcoHusky Student Group. He also co-chairs, along with Facilities Management senior managers,
UConn’s Environmental Compliance Teams for the main and regional campuses. He is an organizing
member of the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium’s Steering Committee and serves on the
Executive Committee of the Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence.
Prior to joining UConn, Rich worked as a corporate environmental manager at a Fortune 500 energy
company, where he chaired the company’s Environmental Committee. He also was a practicing
environmental and land use attorney at a Hartford law firm, and was an adjunct professor of
environmental law for Rensselaer at Hartford’s Graduate School. Earlier in his career, having served for
two years as a Deputy Counsel at the Connecticut General Assembly, he was an environmental and
energy program director and lobbyist for CBIA, a statewide business association.
Kenneth Price, M.P.H., C.H.P.
Executive Director, Environmental Health & Safety
University of Connecticut
Kenneth.price@uconn.edu
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