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By Janice
Rebecca Schmidt will join the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in October as director of the Office of Congressional Affairs. Betsy Keeling became associate director of that office on Sept. 18.

David Nevins has been named senior vice president and chief marketing officer for Constellation Energy. Nevins founded Nevins & Associates, a marketing and public affairs firm, in 1984 and served as its president. He will continue to serve as chairman of the company.

PG&E Corp. announced on Sept. 22 several officer-level changes:
• Ophelia Basgal is PG&E Co.’s first vice president of civic partnership and community initiatives. She is the former executive director of the Alameda County Housing Authority.
• DeAnn Hapner has been named PG&E Co. vice president of federal regulatory policy and rates. She has been with the company since 1985.
• PG&E Co. Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Kent Harvey transitioned to PG&E Corp. senior vice president and chief risk and audit officer.
• PG&E Corp. Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller Christopher Johns became senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for PG&E Corp. and its utility unit, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E Co.).
• Nancy McFadden has been named PG&E Co. vice president of government relations. Previously she held various government-appointed positions.
• G. Robert Powell has been named PG&E Corp. vice president and controller, effective Oct. 4. He comes to PG&E Corp. from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
• Walter Rhodes has been named vice president of strategic sourcing and operations support. He joins PG&E from Entergy New Orleans, where he was vice president of operations and chief procurement officer.

PG&E also announced that President and CEO Peter Darbee will take on the additional role of chairman of the boards of directors for the corporation and its utility unit. PG&E Co. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Thomas King has been elected president and CEO. He will also become a senior vice president of PG&E Corp. and a member of PG&E Co.’s board of directors. Both appointments are effective Jan. 1, 2006.

PNM Resources has elected Woody Hunt to its board of directors.

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