READING, MA — The Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) General Manager Search Committee has recommended three finalists to the RMLD Board of Commissioners (Board).  The Board will interview each of the finalists during the scheduled public meeting on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.

The RMLD General Manager Search Committee, chaired by Board Vice Chair Robert Coulter and including Board member Ray Porter, RMLD Citizens’ Advisory Board member Vivek Soni, and a nonvoting representative of the RMLD staff, Patricia Mellino, has reviewed a robust candidate pool and narrowed to three well-qualified finalists.

The three finalists (listed alphabetically by last name) are:

• Syed Abbas, Director, Transmission and Stations Engineering, Hydro One Networks Inc.
• Jason Small, Engineering and Operations Manager, Town of Danvers, Electric Division
• Mary Usovicz, General Manager, Merrimac Municipal Light Department

The Board, comprised of Chair Pam Daskalakis, Vice Chair Robert Coulter, David Talbot, Ray Porter, and Rich Swanson, will interview each finalist for 50 minutes during the meeting on Thursday, October 23. Each Board member will vote for a preferred candidate during the open meeting.  Any meetings related to the final selection of a general manager will be open to the public and held at the RMLD offices located at 230 Ash St., Reading. Public meetings are broadcast live on Reading Community Television.

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