About Us | Lee Marchessault

Lee E. Marchessault has 28 years of experience in the electric utility industry. Positions included Apprentice Power Plant Operator, Meter Specialist, High Voltage Electrician 1st Class and Environmental, Health and Safety Manager. After completing his four-year electrical apprenticeship program, he attended college in the Electrical Engineering field for three years, then changed and obtained a degree in business administration, then obtained a second degree concentrating on behavioral psychology and communications. He is now a safety consultant and the President of Workplace Safety Solutions, Inc. where he continues to work with utilities and general industry specializing in Electrical Safety.

Lee's volunteer positions include: the President and Board Chair for Vermont Utilities for Electrical Education, Inc., a non-profit organization composed of the 21 electric utilities in the state of Vermont targeting electrical safety education for elementary and technical schools throughout Vermont as well as contractors and emergency responders working near power lines. He is the editor of the National Safety Council Utilities Division Newsletter; the past Safety Director for the Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, and is an active member in many safety and electrical-related organizations including the Electric Division of the National Fire Protection Association, Utilities Division of the National Safety Council, IEEE, NEPPA, ECNE, and ASSE. He continues to maintain his electrical license and commercial driver's license, and holds several safety certifications including the National Safety Council's Certified Utility Safety Administrator (CUSA).