Commission Members

	Willie Grieve, Chair Willie Grieve was named the first Chair of the Alberta Utilities Commission and began serving in the position on February 1, 2008. Mr. Grieve oversees the Commission’s regulatory processes to ensure that they are open and responsive to Albertans’ needs. He has extensive experience in regulatory reform, price regulation and competition, with a focus on public utility and telecommunication regulation. Willie will oversee the new Commission through the development of a well articulated set of principles, its examination of new approaches and improved, streamlined processes.
	Carolyn Dahl Rees, Vice-Chair Carolyn Dahl Rees was appointed a Commission Member of the AUC upon its formation. She led the AUC as Acting Chair in January 2008 and was appointed Vice-Chair later that year. Her focus is on utility regulation, and she continues to work as a skilled decision maker on numerous applications. Prior to joining the AUC, Ms. Dahl Rees divided her time among various tribunals and acting as a lawyer in the Alberta electricity industry. Ms. Dahl Rees was appointed an Acting Member of the EUB in 2000 and prior to that was an Acting Member of the Alberta Natural Resources and Conservation Board (NRCB). She has also worked on regulatory review proceedings as a tribunal member for the Alberta Beverage Container Management Board and on a joint review panel involving the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.
Commission Members, listed alphabetically by last name:
	Tudor Beattie, QC, Commission Member Tudor Beattie joined the AUC in its inaugural year. His focus is on the Commission's markets and compliance mandate. Mr. Beattie is establishing sound AUC principles through his review of the changes proposed for ISO Rules and specified penalties. With his 14 years of experience as an economic crime Crown Prosecutor and Bencher of the Law Society of Alberta, he will apply both economic and competition law principles as well as sound decision making skills to contribute to the successful fulfillment of the AUC markets and compliance mandate. Prior to joining the AUC, Mr. Beattie spent over three decades interpreting and applying legislation and policy in Alberta. His experience includes consulting and advising lawyers and appearing before all levels of court in Alberta.
	Mark Kolesar, Commission Member Mark Kolesar joined the AUC in 2008 with over 27 years of service in the public utility sector, particularly in regulation, public policy and government relations. He also has considerable experience in corporate strategy development, mergers and acquisitions and organizational transformation. Prior to joining the AUC, Mr. Kolesar managed all aspects of regulation at increasingly senior levels while at TELUS Corporation, including regulatory reform and price regulation. This experience will assist the AUC in evaluating new approaches to regulation. He joins the AUC with prior experience in managing electric and gas utility applications from 1985 to 1988 while working for the Alberta Public Utilities Board.
	Bill Lyttle, Commission Member Bill Lyttle became a Commission Member in 2008 and is developing the guiding principles for the AUC's market and compliance mandate. His nine years of experience with the Market Surveillance Committee overseeing the competitive electricity industry in New Zealand, as well as adjudicating cases of anticompetitive conduct, help him set sound principles for market rule changes. Prior to joining the AUC, Mr. Lyttle was a senior international currency and bond trader in the banking industry. Through his experience as an investigator in a serious fraud case for the New Zealand government, he brings to the AUC insight in market rules adjudication and policy setting.
	Anne Michaud, Commission Member Anne Michaud joined the AUC in July 2008 with extensive legal experience. She recently spent eight years with Deloitte 's tax group where she assisted exploration and production companies, oil and gas service providers and traders, as well as other multinational companies in both establishing and defending their transfer pricing models and policies. Ms. Michaud started her legal career with the Federal Department of Justice in Ottawa, where she spent five years litigating tax and civil matters. Before moving on to the private sector in 1998, Ms. Michaud spent two years as counsel with the Federal Treaty Negotiation Office in Vancouver, providing policy and legal advice in negotiation of treaties with First Nations and the province of British Columbia.
	Thomas McGee, Commission Member Tom McGee came to the AUC in 2008 as a proven leader with a great sense of social responsibility and a deep understanding of business operations in Alberta. Prior to his appointment to the AUC he was a Board Member at the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board for nine years. He served three consecutive terms as Mayor of Drayton Valley, among other public appointments. Mr. McGee is currently evaluating and recommending revisions to AUC processes, in order to ensure that they are fair, open and transparent, particularly when they involve the social, economic and environmental effects of facilities applications.
	Dr. Moin A. Yahya, Commission Member Dr. Yahya came to the AUC from the University of Alberta, where he was an associate professor in the faculty of law. He received his law degree summa cum laude from George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Virginia in 2003. Previously, he received his Ph.D. in Economics in 2000 at the University of Toronto, and his Master and Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Alberta. His Ph.D. thesis examined the capital structure of regulated utilities. Before attending law school, Dr. Yahya was employed with Industry Canada’s Competition Bureau in Ottawa, where he worked on various merger and civil non-merger issues. He is also familiar with the work of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the United States. He has published articles on various topics, including antitrust, corporate, and regulatory law.