Julie Brown appointed to NARUC Board of Directors

National Association of Regulatory Commissioners (NARUC) President Brandon Presley announced Wednesday that he appointed Florida Public Service Commissioner Julie Brown has been appointed to the NARUC Board of Directors.

“I’m proud to announce my appointment of Commissioner Brown to the NARUC Board,” Presley said in his official statement. “Julie has been a long-time leader in Florida and will serve NARUC well in her role as a board member.”

Brown serves on NARUC’s Committee on Gas, Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues–Waste Disposal and its Presidential Natural Gas Access and Expansion Task Force, which works to 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, which facilitates investments in natural gas infrastructure modernization and repairs to natural gas distribution pipeline networks. Brown has served as chair of the Gas Technology Institute’s Public Interest Advisory Committee since October 2018 after previously serving as vice chair.

“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,” Brown said. “I look forward to joining him in our critical role to serve the public interest.”

Brown was reappointed to the Public Service Commission for a third term beginning on Jan. 2, 2019. She served as Commission Chairman from January 2016 to January 2018, during which time the State of Florida experienced substantial hurricane impacts.

Before becoming a Commissioner, Brown was Associate Legal Counsel of First American Corporation. She also worked as a corporate attorney at Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLP in Tampa, Florida, where she specialized 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.