2025 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
April 23-24, 2025
Clarion Hotel -- Minot, ND
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 – ANNUAL MEETING
9:30 AM - Registration Desk Opens – Forum Room
12:00 Noon
Annual Meeting Luncheon – Rhodes / Exhibition Rooms
Sponsored by: CoBank
1:00 PM
Annual Meeting Convenes – Ionian / Mediterranean Rooms
Mark Brehm, President, presiding officer
"Message from the President"
Mark Brehm, President
“Report from the Treasurer"
Bob Wolf, Secretary-Treasurer
“Report from the General Manager”
Tom Meland, General Manager
“Year in Review”
Mick Kossan, Manager of Accounting & Finance
Mark Sherman, Manager of Operations & Engineering
2:30 PM
Refreshment Break – Aegean Room
Sponsored by: HDR Engineering, Inc.
3:15PM
“Special Guest via recorded message”- U.S. Senator John Hoeven
3:30PM
“Western Area Power Administration Report”
Lloyd A. Linke, Senior Vice President and UGP Regional Manager
4:00 PM
"Basin Electric Power Cooperative Report"
Todd Brickhouse, CEO & General Manager
MEETING RECESS
5:30 PM
RESCO/Ulteig Engineers/Synergy Powerline Construction/Border States Electric Supply & Widseth Smith Nolting Social– Coliseum
Heavy Hors d’oeuvres
“Central Power Gary M. Williamson Good Turn Award”
Tom Meland, General Manager
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
7:30AM
Breakfast Buffet – Rhodes / Exhibition Rooms
Sponsored by: CFC
8:30AM
Annual Meeting Reconvenes – Ionian / Mediterranean Rooms
Jean Brandt, Vice President, presiding officer
“Membership Challenges & Opportunities Panel”
Paul Fitterer, General Manager, Capital Electric
Mark Kinzler, General Manager, Dakota Valley Electric
Mark Doyle, General Manager, McLean Electric
Jon Beyer, General Manager, North Central Electric
Brad Doll, General Manager, Verendrye Electric
9:15AM
“Legislative Issues Panel”
Jim Horan, Executive Director, Mid-West Electric Consumers Association
Josh Kramer, Executive VP & General Manager, NDAREC
Jean Schafer, Senior Legislative Representative, Basin Electric
10:00 AM
Refreshment Break – Aegean Room
Sponsored by: Pringle & Herigstad P.C.
10:30 AM
Business Session
Call to Order
Determination of a Quorum
Notice of Annual Meeting
Consideration of 2024 Annual Meeting Minutes
Resolutions Committee Report & Consideration of Resolutions
Curtis Wiesz, Committee Chairman (Director, Northern Plains Electric)
Caucus Report
Debra Hoffarth, Legal Counsel, Pringle & Herigstad
Unfinished Business
New Business
ADJOURNMENT