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December 19, 2013
South Jersey Gas President Elected Chair of Northeast Gas Association Board of Directors
FOLSOM, N.J. - South Jersey Gas President Jeffrey E. DuBois was elected Chairman of the Northeast Gas Association's Board of Directors for 2014. He begins his 1-year term on January 1, 2014. DuBois has served on NGA's board since 2009, and most recently as vice chairman.
"I'm honored to serve as chairman of this regional organization that is so heavily focused on promoting and enhancing the safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally responsible delivery of natural gas in the northeast," said DuBois.
"The Board of Directors of NGA is very pleased to welcome Jeff DuBois as its 2014 chairman," said Thomas Kiley, NGA president and CEO. "This is a time of great opportunity for natural gas, not only in New Jersey but in the Northeast region and the U.S. With Jeff's leadership, the Northeast Gas Association - through its member companies - will be well-positioned to help homeowners and businesses realize the advantages of natural gas."
NGA is a regional trade association that focuses on education and training, technology research and development, operations, planning and increasing public awareness of natural gas in the Northeast United States. NGA represents natural gas distribution companies, transmission companies, liquefied natural gas importers, and associate member companies. These companies provide natural gas to over 10 million customers in eight states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont).
South Jersey Gas is the principal subsidiary of South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI) and provides natural gas service to more than 357,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, and significant portions of Gloucester, Burlington and Camden counties in New Jersey. Visit www.southjerseygas.com to learn more about South Jersey Gas and its programs.