Staff Biographies and Contact Information

Billing Office

20 Clinton Street
Green Island, NY 12183

Executive Offices

69 Hudson Avenue
Green Island, NY 12183

Staff Biographies and Contact Information

Kristin Swinton-GIPA, CEO, 518-271-9397
Kristin Swinton serves as CEO of the Green Island Power Authority, a position she has held since 2008. She joined GIPA in December 2004 in a management capacity overseeing various aspects of the Authority’s operations and finances. Previously, she worked as a Legislative Analyst with the New York State Assembly’s Ways & Means Committee. Swinton served on the Board of Directors of the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce. She earned a Master of Public Administration from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy in Albany where she was a member of the Pi Alpha National Honor Society. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Siena College in Loudonville.

Madeline Paterniani – GIPA, CFO, 518-271-9397

F. Patrick Jeffers – GIPA, General Counsel, 518-271-9397

Giuseppe Casale, Lineman– 518-274-5125
Tony Cesare, Apprentice– 518-274-5125
Heather Gregory, Billing Clerk– 518-273-2201
Lynn McGivern, Billing Clerk– 518-273-2201
Michele D. Bourgeois, Recording Secretary– 518-273-2201
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS

Ellen M. McNulty-Ryan- Chairperson

Rachel Perfetti- Vice Chairperson

Joseph Cocca- Trustee

Peter DeMento- Trustee

Dawn Hope – Trustee