Members


Minnesota Department of Commerce (est. 1873)

85 7th Place East
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547

Website: http://mn.gov/commerce/ https://mn.gov/commerce/energy/

Commissioners

Ms. Grace Arnold photo

Grace Arnold
Commissioner
Phone: (651) 539-1441
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Key Staff

Mo Schriner
Communications Director
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Dennis Ahlers
Assistant Commissioner
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Peter Brickwedde
Government and External Affairs Assistant Commissioner
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Shane Deal
Commissioner, Financial Institutions
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Julia Dreier
Deputy Commissioner of Insurance
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Michelle Gransee
Deputy Commissioner of Energy Resources
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Bill Grant
Deputy Commissioner of Energy and Telecommunications
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Tim Jahnke
Administration Deputy Commissioner
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Jon Kelly
Government Relations Director
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Julia Dayton Klein
General Counsel
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Nancy Leppink
Assistant Commissioner, Enforcement
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Louise Miltich
Assistant Commissioner of Regulatory Analysis
Phone: (651) 539-1853
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Jacqueline Olson
Enforcement Assistant Commissioner
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Emily Johnson Piper
Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Staff
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Julie Quinn
Director, Weights and Measures Division
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Michelle Rebholz
Supervisor, Energy Regulation and Planning
Phone: (651) 539-1815
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Tim Vande Hey
Deputy Commissioner, Insurance
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Mary Jo Wall
Assistant Commissioner, Financial Institutions
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Pete Wyckoff
Assistant Commissioner of Federal and State Initiatives
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Max Zappia
Deputy Commissioner of Financial Institutions
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Other Staff

Craig Addonizio
Public Utilities Financial Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1818
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Lindsay Anderson
State Program Administrator
Phone: (651) 539-1771
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Kate Barry
Federal Utility Grants Program Administrator
Phone: (651) 539-1516
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Lynn Behr
Financial Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1034
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Sam Benson
Project Manager
Phone: (651) 421-9146
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Jay Berken
Minnesota State Utility Grants Program Administrator
Phone: (651) 539-1587
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Katherine Blauvelt
Assistant Commissioner
Phone: (651) 925-6505
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Michael Bologna
Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1739
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Jessica Burdette
Director, Energy Reliability & Security
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Nancy Campbell
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Barbara Jean Conti
Community Energy Resilience Planner
Phone: (651) 539-1671
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Felicia Marie Cullen
Financial Analyst 3
Phone: (651) 539-1787
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Adway De
Grid Modernization Specialist
Phone: (651) 539-1857
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Anthony Fryer
Director, Energy Conservation and Optimization
Phone: (651) 539-1858
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Lisa Gonzalez
Telecom Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Don Hirasuna
PhD
Phone: (652) 539-1825
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Mark Andrew Johnson
Financial Analyst Coordinator
Phone: (651) 539-1827
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Holly Jones
Financial Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1027
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Mary Beth Kehrwald
Public Utilities Financial Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1808
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Jack Kluempke
Emerging Energy Technologies Supervisor
Phone: (651) 539-1676
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Hali Kolkind
Chief of Staff
Phone: (651) 539-1455
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Karlie Jo Kulas
Human Resources Specialist
Phone: (651) 539-1662
Fax: (651) 539-1547


John Kundert
Financial Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Kevin Lee
Deputy Commissioner
Phone: (651) 539-1801
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Sydnie Lieb
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Phone: (518) 354-3395
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Michael McCarthy
Telecommuncations Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Susan Medhaug
Supervisor, Energy Regulation & Planning
Phone: (651) 539-1817
Fax: (651) 539-1547


kari Moeller
State and Community Energy Programs Director
Phone: (651) 539-1889
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Jody Northouse
Human Resources Specialist 3
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


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Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Aditya Ranade
Deputy Commissioner
Phone: (216) 375-4842
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Mateus Santos
Public Utilities Rate Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1029
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Sachin Shah
Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1834
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Angie Skayer
Public Utilities Financial Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1838
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Tracy Smetana
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Kyle S Straiton
Public Utilities Rates Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1890
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Justin Taylor
Financial Analyst
Phone: (651) 539-1031
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Peter Teigland
Policy Analysis Unit Supervisor
Phone: (612) 539-1032
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Arielle Tiamiyu
Telecommunications Analyst
Phone: (612) 539-1896
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Megan Verdeja
Director of Government Affairs
Phone: (651) 539-1447
Fax: (651) 539-1547


John Wachtler
Energy Program Director
Phone: (651) 539-1500
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Caren Warner
Administrative Assistant
Phone: (651) 539-1803
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Christopher Watkins
Public Utilities Rates Analyst
Phone: (612) 900-9382
Fax: (651) 539-1547


Diane Wells
Telecommunications Manager
Phone: (651) 259-7613
Fax: (651) 539-1547


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