Board Members
 Chairperson
Christopher J. Stewart, BEd (Hons.), LLB
Christopher J. Stewart was appointed as a full-time member of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in 2022.
Prior to joining the Board, Mr. Stewart was a senior partner with a large regional law firm, with an energy development and regulatory practice and worked extensively in the area of municipal law and other administrative law fields, as well as a general litigation practice.
Mr. Stewart is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick, a member of the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals and of CAMPUT.
 Vice-Chairperson
Stephanie Wilson, BScE
Stephanie Wilson was appointed as a full-time member of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in 2022.
Over her 25-year career in the energy sector, Ms. Wilson has held a variety of roles in operations, engineering, project management and commercial activities. After graduating from the University of New Brunswick, she began her career with NB Power in the generation group and followed in roles with TC Energy in pipeline integrity and power project development, construction, and maintenance. Prior to joining the Board, Ms. Wilson held responsibilities within TC Energy for commercial and business development activities for its Mexico natural gas pipeline systems and most recently in Canada for its Canadian natural gas pipeline systems.
Ms. Wilson is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick, the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals, and of CAMPUT.
 Member
Heather Black, BBA, LLB
Heather Black was appointed as a full-time member of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in 2022.
Ms. Black spent her early career practicing corporate, commercial and energy law in Fredericton. She was a partner in a regional law firm until 2014, when she was appointed as New Brunswick’s Public Intervener for the Energy Sector. As Public Intervener, she advocated on behalf of the public interest in all energy-related proceedings of the Board.
Ms. Black is the Chair of the New Brunswick Law Foundation. She has previously served on the Executive Committee of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Board of the New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission.
Ms. Black is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick, the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals, and of CAMPUT.
 Member
John P. Logan
John P. Logan was appointed as a part-time member of the New Brunswick and Energy and Utilities Board in 2024.
Mr. Logan is an engineer by training and spent 35 years in a variety of senior technical, planning and project management roles, including several very large projects in the petroleum and pipeline sectors.
Mr. Logan also served as Deputy Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for three years.
 Member
Kenneth B. McCullogh, K.C.
Ken McCullogh was appointed as a full-time member of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in 2024.
Prior to retiring from the active practice of law, Mr. McCullogh’s practice concentrated on the resolution of major commercial disputes, both as counsel and as arbitrator.
He is a member of the Law Society of New Brunswick and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and of the Canadian College of Construction Lawyers.
 Member
Michael A. Pickup, FCPA, FCA
Michael A. Pickup was appointed as a part-time member of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in 2025.
Mr. Pickup is a Chartered Professional Accountant with over 35 years experience in the public sector in Canada and is a member of CPA New Brunswick. His most recent experience is as Comptroller for New Brunswick (2024-25), four years as Auditor General of British Columbia, six years as Auditor General of Nova Scotia and prior to that, 25 years with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. Mr. Pickup has also taught at both the University of Ottawa and Carleton University.
His work experience crosses all areas of the public sector and has included audits of companies in the utilities, mining, transportation, manufacturing and financial services sectors as well as responsibilities for the largest financial statement audits in Canada. In 2024, Mr. Pickup was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for outstanding contributions to Canada.
A CPA, CA for 33 years, Mr. Pickup received his fellowship from CPA Nova Scotia in 2018. He also has a degree in Canadian economics and political science from Acadia University, a certificate in equity, diversity and inclusion from Cornell University and has attended graduate programs at both Stanford and Western universities.
Mr. Pickup continues to date, to be the only Auditor General of a government in Canada to be openly LGBTQI and to be indigenous. Mr. Pickup is a status Indian member of the Miawpukek First Nation and has spoken throughout Canada at various conferences and events on inclusivity in government and business.
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