Mission & Focus Areas

Staff:

Melissa Birch
Central CERT Coordinator
218-866-2338
melissa@cleanenergyresourceteams.org
 

Steering Committee:

• Erica Bjelland, Region Five Development Commission
• Sara Boots, 8th Fire Solar
• Jon Fabre, Otter Tail Power Company
• Sarah Hayden Shaw, Creative Energy Services
• Dan Josephson, MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership
• Shirley Nordrum, University of Minnesota Extension
• Emily Reno, West Central Initiative Foundation
• Quinn Swanson, Happy Dancing Turtle and Hunt Utilities Group
• Luan Thomas-Brunkhorst, Long Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce
• Allison Uselman, Todd Wadena Electric Cooperative
• Phoebe Ward, City of Little Falls
• Molly Zins, U of M Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership

Staff:

Diana McKeown
Metro CERT Director
612-278-7158
dmckeown@gpisd.net

Steering Committee:

• Marisa Bayer, Center for Energy and Environment
• Stacy Boots Camp, Center for Energy and Environment
• Carmen Carruthers, Citizens Utility Board
• Ralph Dickinson, Michaels Energy
• Gardyartu M. Freeman, student
• Leah Hiniker, Hennepin County
• Jennifer McLoughlin, City of Woodbury
• Yvonne Pfeifer, Xcel Energy
• Bill Sierks, Retired Environmental Manager & Attorney
• Erin Smith, City of Carver
• John Suzukida, Shoreview Environment Quality Committee
• Anders Thulin, Siemens
• Mateo Trujillo, Sierra Club
• Eric Wojchik, Metropolitan Council

Staff:

Colby Abazs
Northeast CERT Coordinator
218-353-1448
colby@cleanenergyresourceteams.org
 

Steering Committee:

• David Abazs, U of M Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
• Brian Bluhm, Northeast Statewide Health Improvement Program – Healthy Northland
• Jessy Carlson, Cook County Local Energy Project
• Jim DeVries, Laurentian Environmental Learning Center, YES!
• Katie Frye, Minnesota Power
• Peter Harris, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
• Vince Meyer, Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency
• Yusef Orest, Minnesota Power
• Craig Wainio, City of Mountain Iron

Staff:

Shannon Stassen
Northwest CERT Coordinator
218-281-8693
sstassen@umn.edu
 

Steering Committee:

• Erika Adams, Biologist and Translator
• Bob Backman, active community member
• David Bahr, 3Suns Research
• Anna Carlson, Bemidji State University
• Katy Chapman, University of Minnesota Crookston
• Ashley Charwood, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Roger Garton, Otter Tail Power Company
• Linda Kingery, UM Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership
• Donald Martodam, Northern Municipal Power Agency
• Shannon Mortenson, City of Warren
• Michael Triplett, White Earth Reservation Tribal Council

Staff:

Chris Meyer
Southeast CERT Coordinator
507-454-2691
chris@cleanenergyresourceteams.org

Steering Committee:

• Briana Baker, Energy Efficiency Auditor
• Jennyffer Barrientos, Growing Up Healthy (Northfield)
• Kevin Bright, Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency
• Anne Dybsetter, UMN Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
• Jared Hendricks, Owatonna Public Utilities
• John Howard, City of Winona
• Rich Huelskamp, Sun’s Warmth
• Micah Johnson, Solar Connection
• Beth Kallestad, City of Northfield
• Kelly Lady, Austin Utilities
• Natalia Marchand, Growing Up Healthy (Faribault)
• Leigh Pomeroy, Southcentral Minnesota Clean Energy Council
• Anna Richey, Conservation Minnesota
• Ray Schmitz, Olmsted CERT
• Paul Uecker, Farmer
• Roger Wacek, Independent Contractor

Staff:

Jason Walker
Southwest CERT Coordinator
507-836-1642
jasonw@swrdc.org
 

Steering Committee:

• Jon Beckman, Federated Electric
• Xander Carney, member at large
• Anne Dybsetter, UMN Regional Sustainable Development Partnersips
• Tracey Haberman, Nobles Cooperative Electric
• Jim Haler, South Central Electric
• Al Kruse, member at large
• Eric (Rathman) L’Abbé, UMN Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, Energy Committee
• Laura Malwitz, Siemens Energy & Environmental Solutions
• Gary Overgaard, Rock County Commissioner, RMEB
• Rose Patzer, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
• Paul Pierson, Small Business Development Center Minnesota
• Vince Robinson, Development Services, Inc.
• Harold Stanislawski, Agriculture Utilization and Research Institute
• Jeffery Veerkamp, Brown County Commissioner, RMEB
• Don Wachal, Jackson County Commissioner, RMEB
• Dan Wildermuth, Pipestone County Commissioner, RMEB

Staff:

Jacob Selseth
West Central CERT Coordinator
612-801-7955
jacob@cleanenergyresourceteams.org

Steering Committee:

• Eric Buchanan, UMN West Central Research and Outreach Center
• Anne Dybsetter, UMN SW Regional Sustainable Development Partnership Director
• Shelli-Kae Foster, Youth Energy Summit (YES!)
• Troy J. Goodnough, University of Minnesota Morris
• John Paulson, City of Hutchinson
• Leroy Petersen, Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission
• Bob Ryan, European Energy Connections
• Connie Schmoll, Kandiyohi County & Willmar Economic Development Commission
• Dan Tepfer, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative