Tom Barry is Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), serving at the pleasure of the MMWEC Board of Directors. He is responsible for management, staffing, administration and operation of MMWEC. In addition, he is responsible for overall relations among governing boards, employees, customers and the general public.
Prior to becoming CEO in 2025, he served as MMWEC’s Director of Energy Markets. He joined the organization in 2024. As Director of Energy Markets, Tom was responsible for the energy and environmental portfolio management and wholesale market interaction for MMWEC. This includes the overarching strategy, structuring and ongoing portfolio optimization of MMWEC energy infrastructure assets and demand side sustainability efforts.
Tom has a broad background as a senior utility executive focusing on commercial optimization, operational management, organizational strategy and risk management. He previously served as Vice President at American Electric Power (AEP) in Columbus, OH. He has also held various positions in wholesale power trading, derivative products origination, finance and treasury at Phibro Energy.
Tom has a Bachelor of Economics from University of California, Berkeley.
Carol A. Martucci is responsible for accounting, budgeting, payroll and accounts payable, billing and oversight of information technology applications and infrastructure. Prior to joining MMWEC in 2009, Ms. Martucci worked in public accounting for multiple CPA firms, including several years at PricewaterhouseCoopers. During this time, Ms. Martucci performed audits of financial statements, internal controls and benefit plans for numerous for-profit, public and not-for-profit companies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Eastern Connecticut State University.
Kathryn M. Roy is responsible for management of MMWEC’s external and internal communications functions, including Member, public and community relations, stakeholder engagement, legislative and regulatory affairs, media affairs, publications production, marketing, event planning, and oversight of four corporate websites. In addition, she oversees business support and administrative services, including human resources, Board administration, procurement and records. She serves as MMWEC’s Records Access Officer and as Assistant Secretary on the MMWEC Board of Directors. Additionally, she serves on the Randall Boys and Girls Club/Ludlow Community Center Board of Directors. Ms. Roy joined MMWEC in 2015. Prior to her time at MMWEC, she had roles in state government, television, radio and newspaper journalism, and public relations/communications. Ms. Roy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Jason Viadero is responsible for managing all of the MMWEC-owned generation assets in accordance with the appropriate power sales agreements and joint ownership agreements, and other generation assets including the Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation, in compliance with applicable contracts. Mr. Viadero is also responsible for the operation and maintenance of other assets such as transmission facilities. In addition, he is responsible for the development of new assets with an emphasis on renewables and providing MMWEC with general technical services related to the power industry. Mr. Viadero is responsible for managing MMWEC’s engineering team with respect to environmental, regulatory and safety compliance for MMWEC’s assets. Prior to joining MMWEC in 2016, Mr. Viadero served as the Product Line Manager for Rodney Hunt-Fontaine Company. Mr. Viadero holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Fairfield University, and is a Massachusetts registered Professional Engineer.
Matthew Ide is the principal responsible for directing MMWEC’s NEPOOL stakeholder and FERC regulatory strategies and for long-term energy, capacity and transmission resource planning and development. Prior to his current role, he was the Executive Director of Energy & Financial Markets, with the principal responsibility for MMWEC’s activities in the energy and financial markets, including the management of MMWEC’s and Members’ generation assets, development of Members’ power supply portfolios and overseeing MMWEC’s energy efficiency programs. Mr. Ide joined MMWEC in 2013, bringing a broad background in utilities, banking, investments and risk management. He led energy lending units for UPS Capital and RBS Citizens and was Managing Director of Angus Energy’s Advisory & Finance group prior to joining MMWEC. He began his energy career with Yankee Energy System, managing treasury operations and its unregulated finance company, Yankee Energy Financial Services Co. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from George Washington University.