Executive Director of Reliability Services January 2024 Jody Green, the Executive Director overseeing Reliability Services at ACES, brings more than two decades of rich experience in the energy industry to ACES. After 16 years at Progress Energy/Duke Energy, Jody transitioned to ACES nearly seven years ago, drawn by the professional, family atmosphere. His responsibilities at …
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Rene Garza
Senior Natural Gas Trader October 2023 Rene Garza, a Senior Natural Gas Trader at ACES, has a career trajectory that mirrors the shifting tides within the energy sector. Rene’s career began at Enron, which instilled in him a steadfast dedication to the industry. Following his time at Enron, he spent 14 years at AEP in …
Toni Ledford
Senior Lead Accountant June 2023 Toni Ledford, a dedicated and experienced Senior Lead Accountant at ACES, has been an integral part of the company since its early days. With a strong background in settlements and accounting, Toni has played a crucial role in managing accounts payable, processing invoices, reviewing employee expenses, and handling payroll. Her …
Houston Reynolds
Manager of Portfolio Management and Trading April 2023 Houston Reynolds is Manager of Portfolio Management and Trading at ACES’ West Regional Trading Center (RTC). He manages a team of five traders and schedulers that support Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) and its members, as well as seven ACES Customers, including reservations and Indian districts. Last …
Bill Morris
Manager of Meteorology March 2023 Bill Morris is the Manager of Meteorology at ACES, where he manages the weather desk. The weather desk provides forecasts for the current day through the next major season, including wind and solar forecasts with internally developed models. The team works closely with ACES’ data scientists and portfolio modeling team …
Kris Swetz
Executive Director of Portfolio Strategy December 2022 A Minnesota girl at heart, Kristina Swetz grew up near the Mississippi River where she has fond memories of fishing with her dad, as well as swimming, ice skating, hiking, and biking with friends. Today, she owns 83 acres of land near the Hoosier National Forest that she …
Rob Guernsey
Systems Administrator October 2022 As a Systems Administrator, Rob Guernsey works on the back end of ACES’ servers to make sure everything runs smoothly, while diagnosing any issues that may occur. This includes handling SharePoint security for ACES and the National Renewables Cooperative Organization (NRCO), patching electronic file transfer (EFT) servers, and resolving department application …
Erin Ellenberger
Senior Quantitative Analyst September 2022 Not everyone can work with numbers day in and day out, but for Erin Ellenberger, ACES Senior Quantitative Analyst, that is exactly what she enjoys doing. Erin is a 2018 graduate of Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) who majored in applied statistics with a minor in economics. She was …
Demetria Neither
Human Resources Specialist September 2022 Demetria Neither, Human Resources Specialist, has been assisting ACES employees for over a decade, although her official tenure with ACES began in 2014. She previously worked at ACES as a contract employee looking to fulfill her interests in Human Resources. While Demetria now holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources, …
Brenda Hopkins
Director of Market Settlements, West July 2022 Many know Brenda Hopkins as a long-time Settlements employee, but she has worked in other departments during her dedicated years at ACES. Brenda first interviewed for an hourly trader position after being told about the opening by a high school contact who was working at ACES. She also spent a …