Florida Public Service Commissioner Julie Brown has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC). NARUC represents State Public Service Commissioners who regulate essential utility services, such as electricity, telecommunications, gas, water, and transportation.
In his official statement, NARUC President Brandon Presley said, “I’m proud to announce my appointment of Commissioner Brown to the NARUC Board. Julie has been a long-time leader in Florida and will serve NARUC well in her role as a board member.”
Commissioner Brown said, “I’m extremely grateful for the appointment to the NARUC Board and appreciate all of the hard work being done by Brandon Presley—it’s demanding work, and he’s showing exemplary leadership. I look forward to joining him in our critical role to serve the public interest.”
An active member of NARUC, Commissioner Brown serves on NARUC’s Committee on Gas, Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues–Waste Disposal, and its Presidential Natural Gas Access and Expansion Task Force to help expand natural gas service in neglected and rural areas. She also serves on the NARUC-U.S. Department of Energy Natural Gas Infrastructure Modernization Partnership, facilitating investments in natural gas infrastructure modernization and repairs to natural gas distribution pipeline networks. Since October 2018, Commissioner Brown has served as Chair of the Gas Technology Institute’s Public Interest Advisory Committee after previously serving as its Vice Chair.
Commissioner Brown was reappointed to the PSC for a third term beginning on January 2, 2019. She served as Commission Chairman from January 2016 – January 2018. During her Chairmanship, the State of Florida experienced massive hurricane impacts for the first time in more than a decade. To help minimize future storm impacts, Commissioner Brown led the Commission’s review and recommendations of Florida’s electric utility storm-hardening actions for years to come.
Before becoming a Commissioner, she was Associate Legal Counsel of First American Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, where she handled a variety of legal issues in the Eastern, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Regions, including corporate compliance with regulatory authorities. She also worked as a corporate attorney at Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLP in Tampa, Florida, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and her juris doctorate from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
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