Board Member Information

Three members representing municipally-owned utilities

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Eric Melcher

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

City of Aurora
905 13th Street
Aurora, NE 68818

(402) 694-6992
ctyadm@cityofaurora.org

Chad Roberts

4 Year Term
August 31, 2023 to August 31, 2027

City Norfolk
300 S 49th St
Norfolk, NE 68701

(402) 844-2210
croberts@norfolkne.gov

Two members representing public power districts with less than forty million dollars in gross revenue.

Tim Loberg

4 Year Term
August 31, 2023 to August 31, 2027

Cedar-Knox PPD
56272 W Hwy 84 POB 947
Hartington, NE 68739

timl@cedarknoxppd.com

Patrick Hintz

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

Elkhorn Rural Public Power District
206 N. 4th Street
Battle Creek, NE 68715

Phintz@erppd.com

Two members representing public power districts with more than forty million dollars in gross revenue.

John Buckley

4 Year Term
August 31, 2023 to August 31, 2027

Omaha Public Power District
5520 Lindberg Dr
Omaha, NE 68110

jbuckley@oppd.com

Jerry Augustyn

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

Norris Public Power District
15801 SW 14th
Roca, NE 68430

(402) 223-4038
jaugustyn@norrispower.com

Three members representing telecommunications companies

Edward Jarrett
Vice President

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

Allo Communications LLC
330 S. 21st Street
Lincoln, NE 68510

(402) 414-0621
Edward.Jarrett@allofiber.com

Linda Costello
Treasurer

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

AT&T
4005 S 132nd Street
Omaha, NE 68137

(402) 677-4607
lc3689@att.com

James Saville

4 Year Term
August 31, 2023 to August 31, 2027

Cox Communications
11505 W. Dodge Rd
Omaha, NE 68154

(402) 934-0256
james.saville@cox.com

Two members representing natural gas distribution companies

Nathan Stewart
President

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

Black Hills Energy
PO Box 83008
Lincoln, NE 68501

(402) 610-1108
nathan.stewart@blackhillscorp.com

Steve Slezak
Secretary

4 Year Term
August 31, 2023 to August 31, 2027

Metropolitan Utilities District
7350 World Communications Dr.
Omaha, NE 68122

(402) 504-7911
steve_slezak@mudnebr.com

Two members representing transmission pipeline companies

Dan Maschka

4 Year Term
August 31, 2023 to August 31, 2027

Northern Natural Gas
1111 South 103rd Street
Omaha, NE 68124

(402) 398-7443
dan.maschka@nngco.com

Scott E. Barry

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

Tallgrass Energy
3985 Gunbarrel Rd
Grand Island, NE 68801

(402) 209-5858
scott.barry@tallgrassenergylp.com

Four members representing excavators, with one member specializing in trenchless excavation activities and one member representing county governments

Chris Jacobsen

4 Year Term
August 31, 2023 to August 31, 2027

County Governments
Custer County Highway Department
43700 Ryno Road
Broken Bow, NE 68822-9404

(308) 872-5132
c.jacobsen@custercountyne.gov

Brandon Jones

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

Trenchless Excavation

Beveridge Inc.
800 Lake Dr.
North Platte, NE 69101

(308) 532-2344
brandon.jones@bevwell.com

Andy Hartmann

4 Year Term
August 31, 2023 to August 31, 2027

Hartmann Construction

1255 238th Rd
Seward, NE 68434

(402) 432-2168
andydirtmover@gmail.com

Bradley “BJ” Woehler

4 Year Term
August 31, 2021 to August 31, 2025

Excavators
Robert Woehler & Sons Construction, Inc.
123 Fairgrounds Ave
Wayne, NE 68787

(402) 375-3744
bwoehlerne811@gmail.com