Kevin J. Degenstein
President and Chief Operating Officer

Kevin J. Degenstein became President and COO June of 2008, he served as our Senior Vice President of Operations since September 2006. Prior to joining Energy West, Mr. Degenstein was employed by EN Engineering, an engineering consulting firm, as Vice President of Distribution from January 2002 until December 2003 and Vice President of Technology from January 2004 until August 2006. From 1982 through 2001 Kevin held various operating positions at Nicor Gas, a natural gas utility in Illinois, including Chief Engineer, he is a Registered Professional Engineer.

James Garrett
Vice President of Business Development

Jim Garrett joined Energy West in November 2007. He has 23 years of experience in the gas utility and energy industry, including serving as Vice President, Investor Relations, Consolidated Natural Gas Company, a gas utility and energy company that merged with Dominion Resources, Inc. in 2000. Mr. Garrett has served with Marathon Oil, American Gas Association and East Ohio Gas in various engineering, financial, and operations management positions. His experience also includes executive and Board positions with several technology and nonprofit organizations.

Mr. Garrett has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration, both from Case Western Reserve University. In addition, he is a Registered Professional Engineer and Certified Financial Planner.

Thomas J. Smith
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Smith, age 59, has been the Chief Financial Officer for the Company since November 2007 and a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Smith is a director of John D. Oil and Gas Company, a publicly held oil and gas exploration company in Mentor, Ohio. Mr. Smith served as a director of GLB Bancorp, Inc. from 1994 to October 2003.

Dave Shipley
Vice President of Operations

David C. Shipley has served as our vice president of operations for our east coast companies in Maine and North Carolina since April 2007. Prior to joining Energy West Mr. Shipley was employed by Nicor Gas, a natural gas utility in Illinois, from February 1985 to April 2007 serving in various Manager capacities including underground natural gas storage, construction & maintenance, customer service field operations, research and development, quality control, workload management, alliance development and procurement.

Jed D.Henthorne
Vice President of Administration

Jed D. Henthorne was appointed vice president of administration in September 2006. He has been employed by Energy West since 1988 and has served in professional and management capacities related to customer service, information technology and accounting.

Rebecca Howell
Corporate Secretary

Rebecca Howell was appointed Corporate Secretary of the company in November 2007. Since 2005, Ms. Howell has served as CFO of Orwell Natural Gas, and Northeast Ohio Natural Gas, local distribution companies in Mentor, Ohio. Rebecca also serves as CFO of ONG Marketing in Mentor. Ms. Howell's prior experience includes serving for nine years as the CFO of a large telecommunications company in the Southeastern U.S.