Board of Directors and Leadership
A 12-person board of directors, consisting of and elected by members, governs the cooperative.
Dakota Electric’s board of directors act on behalf of the membership to guide operations and future planning for the cooperative. The board of directors has three members from each of its four districts. Directors serve three-year terms and are elected by you, our member-owners. Voting is done at large and all members have the opportunity to vote. To contact any member of the board, please call 651-463-6252 or email [email protected].
Greg Miller
President & CEO
John (Jack) DeYoe
District: 1
Elected: 2013
Address: Lakeville
David Jones
District: 1
Elected: 2012
Address: Lakeville
Jerry Pittman
District: 1
Elected: 1994
Address: Lakeville
Dakota Electric board chair
Janet Lekson
District: 2
Elected: 1996
Address: Rosemount
Represents Dakota Electric as a board director at MREA
Jim Sheldon
District: 2
Elected: 1994
Address: Apple Valley
Dakota Electric board treasurer
Clay Van De Bogart
District: 2
Elected: 2000
Address: Lakeville
Represents Dakota Electric as a board director at Great River Energy
Kenneth Danner
District: 3
Elected: 2003
Address: Apple Valley
Bill Holton
District: 3
Elected: 1995
Address: Apple Valley
Dakota Electric board secretary
Margaret Schreiner
District: 3
Elected: 1987
Address: Eagan
Represents Dakota Electric as a board director at Great River Energy
Paul Bakken
District: 4
Elected: 2011
Address: Eagan
Dakota Electric board vice chair
Judy Kimmes
District: 4
Elected: 1997
Address: Hampton
Stacy Miller
District: 4
Elected: 2019
Address: Eagan
John (Jack) DeYoe
District: 1
Elected: 2013
Address: Lakeville
David Jones
Treasurer
District: 1
Elected: 2012
Address: Lakeville
Jerry Pittman
Vice Chair
District: 1
Elected: 1994
Address: Lakeville
Janet Lekson
MREA Dir.
District: 2
Elected: 1996
Address: Rosemount
Jim Sheldon
Chair
District: 2
Elected: 1994
Address: Apple Valley
Clay Van De Bogart
Great River Energy Dir.
District: 2
Elected: 2000
Address: Lakeville
Kenneth Danner
District: 3
Elected: 2003
Address: Apple Valley
Bill Holton
District: 3
Elected: 1995
Address: Apple Valley
Margaret Schreiner
Great River Energy Dir.
District: 3
Elected: 1987
Address: Eagan
Paul Bakken
District: 4
Elected: 2011
Address: Eagan
Judy Kimmes
District: 4
Elected: 1997
Address: Hampton
Paul Trapp
Secretary
District: 4
Elected: 2002
Address: Hastings
Monthly Board Meetings
If you wish to attend a board meeting, please contact us at least one day prior so we can confirm the meeting date and time with you. Meetings are typically held at 8:30 a.m., but the starting time may vary due to the agenda. When you arrive, please sign in at the front desk and inform the receptionist you plan on attending the board meeting. We will arrange for someone to meet and accompany you to the board room.
You may contact us by clicking the button below, or calling 651-463-6252. If you choose to send us an email, please include your name, member address and phone number.
2019 Board Meeting Dates
December 19
November 21
October 31
September 26
August 29
July 25
June 27
May 30
April 25
March 28
February 28
January 31
2020 Board Meeting Dates
December 17
November 19
October 29
September 24
August 27
July 30
June 25
May 28
April 30
March 26
February 27
January 30
Annual Meeting and Elections
As a member-owned cooperative, annual meetings provide an opportunity for members to hear reports from officers and directors, receive a financial update, ask questions and learn the results of the director elections.
Survey & Ballot Systems, an independent firm, conducts the election voting and will mail a ballot to every Dakota Electric member two weeks prior to the annual meeting. Members can vote by mail or online. Voting instructions will be included with your ballot.
Any member in good standing may seek election for the Board of Directors in the district in which he/she resides. Members may also volunteer to serve on the Nominating Committee. The deadline for board candidates is typically early December, prior to the spring elections.
Find out more about about the 2020 Nominating Committee and director elections.
