About North Itasca Electric Cooperative

Board of Directors | CEO | Staff | Consultants | Cooperative Data

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

James Cox
President
District 4

Wesley R. Waller
Vice President
District 2

Walter L. Breeze
Secretary
District 6

Gino Anselmo
Treasurer
District 3

Bruce Leino
Representative to GRE Board
District 7

Roy Bain
District 9

Ed Shearen
District 5

Terry Schmitz
District 8

Raymond Swang
District 1

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Jeffrey Ortman CEO

Jeffrey Ortman

STAFF
Joel Karels, Staff Assistant
Kathe Johnson, Office Manager
Ron Root, Line Superintendent/Safety Coordinator
Daryl Pederson, Assistant Line Superintendent
Jerry Loney, Load Management

CONSULTANTS
Attorney: Shaw Attorneys, Deer River, MN 56636
Engineer: United Services Group, PO Box 800, Elk River, MN 55330-0800
Auditor: Eide Bailly, LLP, PO Box 1116, Moorhead, MN 56560

COOPERATIVE DATA
Total Consumers: 5,087
Employees: 19
Miles of Line: 875 overhead; 396 underground
Total Plant Investment: $19.9 million
Board Meetings: third Thursday of the month
Counties Served: Itasca, Koochiching, Beltrami
Minnesota Legislative Districts Served: 3A
Wholesale Power Source: Great River Energy
Date System Organized: 1940
Predominant Transmission & Distribution Voltage: 7.2 distribution