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Employee Recognition 2017 Fiscal Report

Exceptional employees are recognized as of the agency. Jim joined the OCC as a Compliance The Agency is funded through an assessment Operating budget
Employee of the Quarter by the Consumers’ Specialist in 1996, and has since been promoted to on the intrastate gross receipts of entities Fiscal year 2017 expenditures
Counsel, the Deputy Consumers’ Counsel, his current position. Prior to his career at the OCC, regulated by the PUCO, based on Section
and the Agency’s directors. Employees are Jim obtained his bachelor’s degree in Engineering 4911.18 of the Ohio Revised Code. Personnel services .................................$ 3,622,130.37
acknowledged for their outstanding work on Technology from Franklin University and his Master Purchased
behalf of Ohio’s residential utility consumers of Business Administration from Webster University. The Agency assessed more than 1,000 personal services ....................................$ 957,884.85
and for exemplifying OCC’s mission, vision regulated entities for operating funds for fiscal
and values. From among these recognized Ray Foeller year 2017. If all regulated entities charged Supplies and 520,984.35
maintenance ...........................................$
employees, the Agency’s staff annually selects Selected as the Employee of the Quarter for July- their customers for the cost of the Agency’s
an employee of the year. September 2017, Ray Foeller is an Agency Senior budget, this charge would cost customers less Equipment ..............................................$ 88,103.31

Outreach & Education Specialist. Ray was recognized for than three cents for every $100 in utility bills. Refunds...................................................$ 3,328.12
This cost is equivalent to less than a dollar a
2017 Employee of the Year his exceptional ability to educate and speak to profes- year for a typical utility customer. Total ...............................................$ 5,192,431.00
sional organizations and community members about an
extensive range of utility topics. Ray works hard and or-
Molly McGuire ganizes outreach events in the Central Ohio area. Prior to

Selected as Employee of the joining the Agency, Ray worked for Simon and Schuster
Quarter for January-March 2017, Education Publishing as a product specialist. Ray earned
Molly McGuire is a Public and his bachelor’s degree in English, and a Master of Arts in
Legislative Affairs Specialist. She English, from The Ohio State University.
was chosen for her hard work
and dedication while assisting Michael Haugh
the Consumers’ Counsel in han- Selected as Employee of the Quarter for September-
dling legislative and public affairs before the General December 2017, Mike Haugh is the Assistant Director
Assembly. She has participated in multiple projects of the Analytical Department. He was chosen for his
in order to inform consumers and help resolve their work on legislative and regulatory testimony and his
issues, including the management of consumer calls. research and advice to the Consumers’ Counsel on
Molly joined the Agency in 2015 as a Public Affairs complex electric issues involving markets and regula-
Intern. Prior to her time at the Office of the Ohio tion. He previously worked for OCC from 2004-2007 as
Consumers’ Counsel she served as a Preparedness a Regulatory Analyst. He provides leadership, support,
Intern at the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and analysis concerning energy markets, regulatory
and Preparedness. Molly received her bachelor’s policy, and strategic planning, among other projects. In
degree in Political Science (American Politics) and addition, he will be advocating OCC’s position on behalf
International Studies (Security and Intelligence) at of Ohioans in various proceedings before the Public
The Ohio State University.
Utilities Commission of Ohio. Mike has a long his-
tory working on utility issues. He has been an Energy
Trader at Enron and AEP Energy, a Regulatory Analyst
Jim Williams at Integrys Energy Services, and the Regulatory Affairs
Selected as the Employee of the Quarter for April- Manager at Just Energy. Mike earned his bachelor’s
June 2017, Jim Williams is a Senior Utility Consumer degree from The Ohio State University’s Max M. Fisher
Policy Analyst. He was chosen for his high-quality College of Business.
work and commitment to consumers. Jim has advo-
cated for consumers by identifying ways to reduce
residential utility bills, urging reliable utility service
standards, and providing expert testimony on behalf

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