Anthony has 40 years of Electrical experience and 25 years of Electric Utility experience. Starting out as a Lineworker, he moved to the Substation Division as a Lead Substation Technician.

He is proficient in relay testing, transformer testing, circuit breaker testing, and all aspects of wiring in overhead, underground, metering, and substations.

Anthony is an OSHA Authorized General Industry Trainer, and OSHA Authorized Construction Trainer and a Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP).

Pete has been an instructor for the Northeast Public Power Association since April of 2015 and travels all throughout New England. Before joining NEPPA, Pete started as a lineman in May of 1984 with Green Mountain Power. Then he moved over to Burlington Electric in 2002 where he was working as a line foreman. Pete has an Associate’s degree of applied science in Power Technology and has his Mass. 1B/2A Hoisting License.

Pete currently lives in St. Albans, VT on Lake Champlain and has been married to his wife, Mary Ann, for the past 30 years. They have two children together, Nathan and Natalie and four grandchildren. His hobbies are woodworking and beekeeping. Pete says, “teaching has been a big part of my career and NEPPA gives me a chance to continue teaching, which I love to do!”

Dan Flynn has been a safety trainer with Northeast Public Power Association, since September 2018 after retiring from Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Dept with more than a 40-year career in public power. Dan is a Certified First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor.

Dan started in the electric meter department in the 1970’s and worked his way through the electric line department as a lineman/line foremen and his last position as the electric department superintendent. Some of Dan’s responsibilities included construction, maintenance, and safety of the electric line division. Dan continues to maintain his 1B/2A Mass. hoisting license and a Mass. Class A Driving license.

Dan lives with his wife of 43 years, Alayne, and they have two adult children and three grandchildren.

He says, “It is a privilege to continue to be involved with the public power industry in New England to give back any knowledge I’ve acquired over these many years.”

John grew up in Littleton, MA, graduating in 1988 and became an Apprentice Electrician for Interstate Electric. In 1990, he started working for Littleton Electric Light Department as an Apprentice Lineman, completing NEPPA’s Line School in 1994. John worked his way up from Journeyman Lineman to Engineering Technician, gaining skills on the more technical aspects of distribution such as substations, scada and automated distribution. He oversaw the meter department, planning for and installing Littleton Electric Light Department’s first AMR system and upgrading all metering to solid state. In the early 2000s, he worked to upgrade their substation by replacing the oil filled breakers with air insulated as well as replacing all mechanical relays w/ solid state. In 2005, John took on a supervisory role, overseeing line crews for after-hours coverage. He has been involved with public power his whole life, as his father was a lineman in Sterling, MA in the 50’s before becoming the Manager in Paxton and then Littleton. NEPPA is happy to have his expertise as an instructor, helping to expand NEPPA’s training program with this knowledge and experience.

Owie started with NEPPA on a limited part time basis in 2024, however since May 2025 he has taken on a more full-time role, conducting safety training with the New York State Municipals in the Northern New York region. He also is co-teaching with Bill Hesson at the NLC Apprentice Line-school program in New York.

Owie began his career as a line-worker at Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E), then spent 10 years as a Transmission Distribution Operator in the Energy Control Center while finishing his 25-year career as the Assistant Manager in the T&D Overhead division.

He then moved to Public Power where he retired in May 2025 after almost 20 years as the Superintendent for Spencerport Municipal Electric. During that time, he was active with the Municipal Electric Utilities Association (MEUA) where he served on the Engineering and Safety Committees along with a number of years on the Executive Committee including being a past president. Owie coordinated the MEUA Mutual Aid Program for several years and previously served on the APPA Mutual Aid Working Committee.

Happily married to his wife Karen, they live in Webster NY and have five children and six grandchildren. Owie’s hobbies are watching hockey and golf.

He says” It’s been very rewarding working with the young apprentices and all line-workers across NY as he shares his 40+ years of utility experience trying to make a difference.”

Ken has been involved with the utility business for over 47 years, starting in the Danvers Water Dept. in the mid-seventies.  He transferred to Danvers Electric Light in the mid-eighties going through his apprenticeship to become a journeyman lineman. In 1990, he was hired by Middleton Electric as a First Class Lineman and was promoted to Crew Leader, then Line Foreman and then became the Facilities Coordinator.

He has been involved with multiple Mutual Aid Storm related emergencies as a lineman and supervisor all over New England, Florida and the Virgin Islands. His knowledge and skills have greatly benefited the NEPPA team in NEPPA safety meetings as well as the NEPPA Apprentice program.