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Commissioners praise departing chairman at final open meeting
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Summary
At his final FERC open meeting, the chairman received personal tributes and staff acknowledgements from fellow commissioners, who credited his leadership on interconnection and reliability issues and thanked his office team.
Commissioners used the meeting’s closing statements to offer personal thanks and public praise for the chairman in his final open meeting.
Commissioner Chang described the day as “a very sad day” personally and thanked the chairman for collegiality and mentorship. Commissioner Seay, Commissioner Rosner and others recounted early conversations and examples of the chairman’s leadership on technical rulemakings and interagency engagement. Several commissioners credited the chair with a focus on who is affected by commission decisions and with steadying the agency through transitions.
Chairman Christie introduced and thanked members of his staff by name — including Taegan, Neil Yavandi, Kevin Blake, Bree Sinclair, Sam Backfield, Regine Balsch, Ashley Ingebretsen and Kelsey Baggett — and acknowledged his wife, Anita, in closing. He reflected on a public-service career spanning 31 years that began with service under Governor Allen and included time on the Virginia State Corporation Commission before his FERC appointment.
The remarks were primarily ceremonial and retrospective; no formal personnel action was taken on the record during this session. The commission adjourned following the closing statements.
