Chairperson Eric Callisto

Eric Callisto was appointed Chairperson of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin in May of 2008.  Prior to his appointment, he was the Executive Assistant to the Chairperson of the PSC.  His previous Wisconsin state government positions include Administrator of the Division of Enforcement at the Department of Regulation and Licensing and Assistant Legal Counsel to Governor Jim Doyle.  From 1997 through 2003, he was an Assistant Attorney General at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, in both the Environmental Protection and Civil Litigation units.  He has worked as a public defender in New York City and Philadelphia, and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.  He has a law degree, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.A. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Virginia.

If you would like to contact Chairperson Callisto, please send him an e-mail at: Sandra.Paske@psc.state.wi.us.

Commissioner Mark Meyer

Mark Meyer was appointed Commissioner of the Public Service Commission by Governor Jim Doyle in September 2004.

Commissioner Meyer has an extensive legislative background, serving in both the State Assembly and Senate and previously working in the U.S. Congress.

Before joining the PSC, Commissioner Meyer served as Senator for the 32nd Senate District in western Wisconsin. As Senator, Commissioner Meyer served on numerous legislative committees including the Energy and Utilities; Transportation and Information Infrastructure; and Economic Development, Job Creation and Housing committees. He also served on the State Building Commission.

Prior to assuming duties as Senator in January 2001, Commissioner Meyer served in the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 95th Assembly District for eight years. He also worked in Washington, D.C. for U.S. Senator Bill Proxmire, was the Director of Field Operations for the State Medical Society, and served on the La Crosse City Council from 1985-1989.

Commissioner Meyer attended American University in Washington, D.C. and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1988.

In 2005 Commissioner Meyer co-chaired a task force initiated by Governor Jim Doyle to review Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) as part of the Governor’s Conserve Wisconsin agenda.

If you would like to contact Commissioner Meyer, please send him an e-mail at: Alice.Heilman@psc.state.wi.us.

Commissioner Lauren Azar

Governor Jim Doyle appointed Lauren Azar Commissioner of the Public Service Commission in March 2007.

Prior to her appointment, Commissioner Azar worked extensively in the area of electric and water utilities, representing both ratepayers and utilities.  As a representative for ratepayers, Commissioner Azar negotiated power purchase agreements and resolved disputes with utilities.  In the utility realm, Commissioner Azar worked with the creation of new public utilities, and the extension of both electric and water services.

Commissioner Azar is an active member of the community.  Currently, she is a board member of Downtown Madison, Inc., as well as being involved in several other community-based committees and was formally the chair for the Dane County Housing Authority Board for seven years.

Honors received by Commission Azar include being recognized by Madison Magazine as a leading lawyer in environmental law, being named as one of the best lawyers in America for 2007 in the area of energy law, and writing several articles for the National Business Institute.  She recently co-edited and helped to write Wisconsin Environmental Law Handbook, Fourth Edition, July 2007

Commissioner Azar received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rutgers College and a Master of Arts in Philosophy from Northwestern University.  She also has a Master of Science in Water Resources Management and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

If you would like to contact Commissioner Azar, please send her an e-mail at: Sandra.Paske@psc.state.wi.us.