Staff Directory
- Management Personnel
- Administration Division
- Information Technology Department
- Administrative Services Department
- Finance & Accounting Department
- Budget Services Department
- Member Services Division
- Operations Division
Management Personnel
Jeff Nelson |
Bob Sahr |
Administration Division
The Administration Division is divided into four departments. The employees of this division are responsible for managing East River's financial operations, coordinating computer services, purchasing, inventory management, human resources, and safety and job training.
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Greg Hollister |
Information Technology Department
- Chuck Lohsandt - Information Technology Manager
- Kris Aldrich - Systems Analyst
- Jeff May - Network Analyst
- Scott Paulsen - Information Technology Analyst
- Tim Dockendorf - Communications & Control Systems Administrator
- Doug Case - SCADA Systems Analyst
- Tom Froehlich - Communications & Control Systems Analyst
- Chad Gerdes - Communications & Control Systems Analyst
Administrative Services Department
- Liz Avery - Administrative Services Manager
- Corey Gunderson - Safety Coordinator
- Val Manthey - Human Resources Coordinator
- Pat Hamlin - Receptionist
- Sandi Leighton - Executive Assistant
- Deb Byrne - Administrative Assistant
- Jennifer Gross - Administrative Assistant
- Kayla Kaup - Administrative Assistant
- Joanne Lovro - Administrative Assistant
- Theresa Schaefer - Administrative Assistant
- John Ebsen - Custodian
- Dan Lembcke - Custodian
- Linda Roth - Custodian
Finance and Accounting Department
- Barb Strom - Finance and Accounting Manager
- Dan Fritz - Accountant
- Brenda Fods - Accountant
- Maria Pedersen - Accountant
- Larry Ahrendt - Purchasing Coordinator
- Doug Boer - Warehouse Supervisor
- Gale Nordstrom - Materials Coordinator/Operator
- Rory Johannsen - Materials Coordinator/Operator
- Josh Bjorklund - Materials Coordinator/Operator
Budget Services Department
- Randy Hoffman - Budget Services Manager
- Burnie Hegdahl - Budget Analyst
- Chris Larson - Financial Analyst
- Michelle Tucek - Translation Specialist
Member Services Division
This division is responsible for East River's marketing programs, economic development, video and printed communications, legislative activities, audio/visual and annual meeting services, and technical support for our members. Much of the work to make East River and its Touchstone Energy partners the customer's choice falls under this division, including overseeing the implementation of the Touchstone Energy brand into our everyday communications and activities.
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Scott Parsley |
- Linda Salmonson - Economic Development Manager
- Angie Neises - Economic Development Finance Specialist
- Janis Dailing - Economic Development Finance Specialist
- Tom Holt - Member Services and Marketing Manager
- Shawn Miller - Energy Auditor
- Jenny Wolff - Education/Outreach Specialist
- Mike Lynch - Cooperative Communications Manager
- Bob Gale - Video/AV Coordinator
Operations Division
As East River's largest division, Operations is responsible for vehicle fleet maintenance and construction, operation, and maintenance of East River's transmission system. With 2,600 miles of line, 214 substations, microwave and voice radio communication system, supervisory control and data acquisition, load management and related facilities to furnish transmission service to our members, the many employees of this division cover a wide range of activities. In addition to the Madison-based crews, the Operations Division includes maintenance crews stationed in Aberdeen, Beresford, Brandon, Mitchell, Milbank, and Miller, SD and Marshall, MN. |
Jim Edwards |
Transmission/Engineering Services Department
- Dan Wall - Transmission/Engineering Services Manager
- Jim Iversen - Transmission Superintendent
- Stan Fods - Lead Mechanic
- Terry Zingmark - Mechanic
- Dennis Schneider - Mechanic's Assistant
- Denny Fouberg - Utility Maintenance Coordinator
- Jamie Denne - Construction Foreman, Madison
- Chris Anderson - Journeyman Lineman, Madison
- Corey Clelland - Journeyman Lineman, Madison
- James Hatton - Apprentice Lineman, Madison
- Brian Kogel - Utility Worker, Madison
- Eric Nesheim - Apprentice Lineman, Madison
- Nick Reiff - Apprentice Lineman, Madison
- Travis Olson - Area Maintenance Foreman, Madison
- Wade Bialas - Journeyman Lineman, Madison
- Ken Clements - Apprentice Lineman, Madison
- Sigval Flagtvedt - Maintenance Foreman, Aberdeen
- Travis Rude - Journeyman Lineman, Aberdeen
- Kyle Selken - Apprentice Lineman, Aberdeen
- Erik Wuestewald - Apprentice Lineman, Aberdeen
- Jerry Hustrulid - Maintenance Foreman, Beresford
- Erik Traxler - Journeyman Lineman, Beresford
- Jeff Delay - Maintenance Foreman, Brandon
- Sam Anderson - Journeyman Lineman, Brandon
- Jarad Deters - Journeyman Lineman, Brandon
- Jason Ledeboer - Apprentice Lineman, Brandon
- Randy Grant - Maintenance Foreman, Marshall, MN
- Colton Sanderson - Apprentice Lineman, Marshall, MN
- Kyle Weber - Maintenance Foreman, Milbank
- Corey Schwinger - Apprentice Lineman, Milbank
- Merl Bechen - Maintenance Foreman, Mitchell
- Adam Nase - Journeyman Lineman, Mitchell
- Dustin Arthur - Maintenance Foreman, Miller
- Devin O'Day - Journeyman Lineman, Miller
- Ken Booze - Planning/Design Engineer
- Mark Hoffman - Civil Engineer
- Paul Woodruff - Transmission Engineer
- Dean Feistner - Project Coordinator
- Mark Even - Facilities Maintenance Technician
- Ron Golden - Land Management Supervisor
- Kurt Donelan - Land Agent
- Tony Englert - Land Agent
- Todd Copeland - GIS Coordinator
- Melissa Johnson - Engineering Assistant
- Paul Letsche - Engineering Technician
- Michele Whitlock - Engineering Assistant/Drafting
Substation and Dispatch Department
- Larry DeKramer - Substation & Dispatch Manager
- Jeff Rud - Power Supply Specialist
- Dan Coomes - Operations Engineer
- Brad Ebdrup - Substation/MOS Maintenance Foreman
- Curt Wiedman - Journeyman Substation Technician
- Bryan Wieman - Journeyman Substation Technician
- Tim Brown - Apprentice Substation Technician
- Ron Hoeft - Substation Equipment & PCB Foreman
- Dave Piehl - Journeyman Substation Technician
- Doug Engbrecht - Meter/Relay Foreman
- Steve Hofman - Journeyman Meter Technician
- Russ Odegard - Journeyman Relay Technician
- Jason Langford - Journeyman Relay Technician
- Bristan Menor - Journeyman Relay Technician
- Nate Oines - Apprentice Relay Technician
- Karl Schladweiler - Senior Dispatcher
- Jeff Anderson - Dispatcher
- Daven Gile - Dispatcher
- Teresa Goehring - Dispatcher
- Chad Nowstrup - Dispatcher
- Mark Wire - Dispatcher
Telecommunications and Control Department
- Mark Weismantel - Telecommunications & Control Manager
- Scott Seitz - Digital Communications Systems Foreman
- Brian Wilkens - Journeyman Digital Communications Systems Technican
- Clay Reagle - Apprentice Digital Telecommunications Technician
- Paul Lambert - Radio & SCADA Foreman
- Roger Kranz - Journeyman Load Managament Technician
- David Smith - Apprentice Radio and SCADA Technician
