• IBEW Local Union 160 Member since December 16, 1988
• Employed at Xcel Energy-Sherco Coal Yard for over 25 years as a Heavy Equipment Operator
• Union Steward for over 21 years at Sherco
• Elected to the IBEW Local Union 160 Executive Board in 2002 and 2005
• Elected as the IBEW Local Union 160 Vice President in 2008
• Served on the IBEW Local Union 160 Audit Committee since 2004
• Appointed as Business Representative in July 2013
• Appointed as Business Manager-Financial Secretary in January 2022

Representative of Monticello

• Initiated into the IBEW Local Union 160 October 7, 1993 under the Missouri Valley Contract as a Groundman
• Indentured in 1995 as an Apprentice Lineman
• Became a Journeyman Lineman in September 2000
• Union Steward for Local 160 Missouri Valley section for two years
• Hired on with Xcel Energy in 2003
• After some time at Xcel Energy became a Union Steward for the Metro West Overhead section
• Became a Metro West Troubleman for Xcel Energy in 2011
• Elected as an Executive Board Member in 2014 and 2017
• Elected President in 2020

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• Started my apprenticeship lineman at Connexus Energy in 1994.

• IBEW member since April 1, 1997

• Hired on at East Central Energy in 1997

• Received Journeyman Lineman Card in 1999

• Hired on at Xcel Energy in 2000

• Was on the Election Committee from 2007 to 2013

• Appointed Union Steward for the St. Cloud Overhead Department in 2012

• Elected as Treasurer of Local Union 160 in 2014

• Appointed Business Representative March 2015

Representative of:

• Connexus Energy

• Great River Energy

• Veolia

• Willmar Municipal 

• Graduated from Northwest Technical College with a diploma in the Electrical Lineworker Program in May of 2001

• Apprentice Lineman at Connexus Energy June 2001 through February 2003, We at that time voted to become IBEW Local 160 members

• Initiated into IBEW Local 160 Missouri Valley contract as a groundman in May of 2003

• Indentured into IBEW Missouri Valley Lineman Apprenticeship Program in August 2003

• Hired at Xcel Energy in May of 2006 in the Metro-West Overhead Department

• Transferred to the St. Cloud Overhead Department in May 2007

• Appointed to the IBEW Local 160 Executive Board in August of 2013

• Elected to the IBEW Local 160 Executive Board in 2014

• Appointed to the IBEW Local 160 Audit Committee in 2014

• Appointed to the St. Cloud Shop Steward position in February 2015

• Appointed to the IBEW Local 160 Vice President position and IBEW Local 160 President of the Building Corp in February 2015

• Appointed to the IBEW Local 160 Business Representative position in August 2016

Representative of:

• Missouri Valley Contractors

• Became a Tree Trimmer October 2005

• Foreman Tree trimmer in 2008

• Became a groundman/operator in 2011 for outside contractors

• Indentured into Missouri valley JATC March 2013

• Appointed Union Steward April 2018

• Appointed Business Representative January 2020

• Appointed to Mo Valley Line Subcommittee March 2020

• Appointed to Mo Valley Substation Subcommittee September 2022

REPRESENTATIVE OF

• Line Clearance Tree Trimmers

• Missouri Valley Contractors

• Member of IBEW Local Union 160 since 1992
• 29 years as a Lineman at Meeker Coop, MN Valley Elec and Connexus Energy
• Appointed Steward for Connexus Energy in 2003
• Member of the negotiating committee for Connexus Energy
• Served on the Safety Committee and Apprenticeship Committee at Connexus Energy
• Appointed to the Local Union 160 Executive Board in 2015
• Appointed Vice President of Local Union 160 in August 2016
• Reelected in 2017 and 2020
• Appointed Business Representative on 3/22/21

Representative of:

• Agralite Electric Coop.
• Benco Electric
• City of Redwood Falls
• Connexus Energy
• East Central Energy
• Kandiyohi Power Coop.
• Lyon Lincoln Coop.
• McLeod Coop.
• Meeker Coop.
• MN Valley Electric
• North Itasca Coop.
• Redwood Electric
• Steele Waseca
• Wright Hennepin
• Federated Rural Electric Association
• Renville – Sibley Cooperative Power Association

• IBEW Local Union 160 member since September 18, 2000

• Worked as a Groundman in EUC

• Started my Lineman Apprenticeship in the Metro West Overhead Department of Xcel Energy on December 18, 2000

• Completed my Apprenticeship and became a Journeyman Lineman on December 18, 2004

• Accepted a Troubleman position in the Metro West Trouble Department of Xcel Energy on March 11, 2007

• Union Steward for over 8 years in the Metro West Trouble Department

• Appointed as a Business Representative on September 13, 2021

Representative of:

• Xcel Energy

• IBEW Local Union 160 member since October 2007

• Employed at Xcel Energy-Sherco Coal Yard for over 14 years

• Union Steward for over 7 years at Sherco

• Appointed as Business Representative in December 2021

REPRESENTATIVE OF

• Xcel Energy Power Plants 160, Monticello Nuclear, Electric Repair Shop Maple Grove, Facilities Services

• IBEW member since June 2004.  Local 160 since March 2017.

• Appointed LU 160 Steward September 2019.

• Served on LU 160 negotiating committee for Great River Energy CBA 2020.

• Appointed Business Representative May 2022.

REPRESENTATIVE OF:

• City of Bricelyn

• City of Lake Crystal Maintenance and Utility

• City Madelia Public Works

• Madelia Municipal Light and Power

• City of North St. Paul Supervisor Unit

• Pine County Supervisor Unit

• City of Rushford

• City of St. Charles

• City of Truman

• City of Welcome

• City of Willmar Municipal Utilities

• Initiated into the IBEW Local 160 as a Tree Trimmer for Asplundh on September 11, 2017

• Became a Senior Groundman for Xcel Electrical Utility Construction (EUC) under the Mo Valley contract on April 30, 2018

• Hired as an Underground Helper by Xcel Energy on April 30, 2021

• Began apprenticeship as a Lead Splicer Mechanic at Xcel Energy Underground Department on August 16, 2021

• Served on the Safety Action Group (SAG) Committee for Xcel

• Served as IBEW Local 160 Steward

• Hired as the Membership Development Coordinator by IBEW Local 160 on January 11, 2022.

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