MG&E Board of Commissioners

Terrence Murphy was elected to the Board in 2005. He is a staff member of the Bristol Plymouth Vocational Technical School in Taunton. He has served in the Massachusetts Air Force National Guard as a pilot trainee. He earned a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts in 1967 and an M.A. from the University of New Mexico in 1971. He has lived in Middleborough for 17 years with his wife of 39 years.

Thomas Murphy was elected to the Board in 2007. He is a staff member of the Coalition for the Homeless in Massachusetts. He is also an active member of the Mitchell Memorial Club. He has worked as a contractor for Raytheon and for the City of Boston in business management for the Public School system. He also, currently, works with Comcast local access programming helping to produce local programming. He earned a B.S. from the Boston College School of Management in 1975 in computer science/accounting. He has lived in Middleborough for 8 years..

Roger H. Parent, Jr. was elected to the original Board in 1982, serving for 3 years and then returned to the Board in 2002 serving for the last 4 years. He is owner of Roger H. Parent accounting firm and Global Payroll Solutions, Incorporated, both based in Middleborough. He has lived in Middleborough for 52 years and he and his wife Jean have 3 grown children.

Edward W. Parks was elected to the Board in 1995 serving for 4 years and re-appointed to the Board in 2003 serving for the last 3 years. He is a retired business owner and entrepreneur with many professional affiliations including the American Chemical Society and American Coating Association. He also serves veterans’ interests as a member of the Disabled American Veterans’ Association, the Veterans of Foreign War Association and the American Legion. From 1942 to 1945, he served in the Army Infantry Division and was taken as a prisoner of war. He continued to serve in the Army Reserves until 1983 attaining the rank of Major. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Tufts. He has lived in Middleborough for 55 years with his wife, Christine and together they have 5 grown children.

Donald R. Triner was elected to the Board in 2002, serving for the past 3 years. He is a retired manager of Customer Service for the Commonwealth Gas Company. He is an active member of the Shriners, the Daniel Webster Masonic Lodge and the Veterans’ Council in Middleborough. He also serves as the Clerk of the Works for the Middleborough Veterans’ Memorial Park Committee and Commander of the Oak Point Veterans’ Association. He is past President of the Middleborough Rotary. From 1959 to 1962, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Storekeeper 2nd Class. He holds an Associates degree from Northeastern University in Highway Engineering. He has lived in Middleborough for 6 years with Betty, his wife of 43 years. Together, they have 4 grown children.