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North Carolina

North Carolina Utilities Commission

4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4300

Commissioners

4

BM

Bill M Brawley

Chair

FB

Floyd B. McKissick Jr.

Commissioner

TT

Tommy Tucker

Commissioner

DV

Donald van der Vaart

Commissioner

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Commissioner Watch

Feb 13, 2026Appointment

John W. GajdaCommissioner

Gov. Josh Stein appointed John Gajda, a 30-year utility industry veteran with experience at Duke Energy, NCUC staff, and electric cooperatives.

Jul 31, 2025Elevation

William M. BrawleyChair

Commissioner William Brawley was elected by his fellow commissioners to serve as Chair of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, effective July 31, 2025.

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Staff

26

Name	Title	Phone
Lisa Needham	Chief Information Officer	(919) 733-4249
M. Lynn Jarvis	Staff Attorney	(919) 733-4249
Nathan Hunter Barber	Financial Analyst	(919) 733-0848
Jon Barley	Regulatory Analyst II	(919) 733-0853
Sarah Fitzpatrick	Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst	(919) 733-1249
Jill Franke	Paralegal	(704) 619-1986
John Gajda	Commissioner	(919) 513-3410
Erin E Gibbs	Staff Attorney	(919) 733-0833
Joyce Gwyn	Fiscal Management	(919) 733-4249
Freda Hilburn	Director-Operations Division	(919) 733-4249
Felicia Holder	Administrative Specialist	(919) 733-0838
Madeline Hurley	Staff Attorney	(919) 417-3487

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