Locals appointed to Dominion Questar advisory panel

Several Utahns have been named by Dominion Questar as members of an 11-person Citizen Advisory Council to “ensure continuation of a strong relationship between the company and community.”

Several Utahns have been named by Dominion Questar as members of an 11-person Citizen Advisory Council to “ensure continuation of a strong relationship between the company and community.”

The council will provide guidance and feedback on community needs, system performance, environmental stewardship and sustainability, economic development opportunities, and other related activities of importance to the communities and regions served by Dominion Questar.

Salt Lake City-based Questar Corp. and Virginia-based Dominion Resources Inc. combined companies in September. Dominion Questar is a subsidiary of Dominion, is based in Salt Lake City and includes subsidiaries Questar Gas, Questar Pipeline and Wexpro.

Seven community and customer representatives are council members: Gregory S. Bell, president and chief executive officer of the Utah Hospital Association; Patricia Jones, CEO of the Women’s Leadership Institute; Lane Beattie, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber; Derek Miller, president and CEO of the World Trade Center Utah; Natalie Gochnour, associate dean and director of the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business; Nick Tatton, community director in Price; and Karla Leach, president of Western Wyoming Community College.

The council also includes four company representatives: Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and CEO of Dominion; Diane Leopold, president and CEO of Dominion Energy; Carter Reid, senior vice president and chief administrative and compliance officer of Dominion; and Craig Wagstaff, president of Dominion Questar and citizen-advisory council chairman.

“We are fortunate to have a high level of knowledge, wisdom and principled experience represented by the members of this council,” Wagstaff said. “Their leadership and viewpoints, coupled with deep roots and relationships within our region, will help to pilot and grow the company as we move forward.”

Dominion’s portfolio includes approximately 26,000 megawatts of generation; 14,400 miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline; and 6,500 miles of electric transmission lines. It operates a natural gas storage system with 1 trillion cubic feet of storage capacity and serves more than 6 million utility and retail energy customers.