Cris Miller – Senior Administrative Assistant June 2022 Like many others, Cris Miller’s path to ACES is full of twists and turns. She’s had experience as a veterinarian technician, a data specialist, in accounting, and even as a correctional officer for Indiana Department of Corrections. “I met my husband in prison – fortunately, neither of us were inmates!” she …
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Lori Spence
Associate General Counsel and Director of Corporate Compliance January 2022 Lori Spence is ACES’ Associate General Counsel and Director of Corporate Compliance.Like many at ACES, Lori’s journey has been full of twists and turns, and where she is now is not necessarily where she anticipated she would be. Lori wanted to become an Indiana State Trooper when …
Ryan Johnson
Manager of Market Affairs June 2021 In 2007, Ryan Johnson (RJ) was working for a company designing and distributed pumping equipment for municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities. He had an engineering and industrial equipment sales background and the idea of buying and selling power piqued his interest. “I was friends with a few people that worked at ACES …
Nate Wyatt
Training Manager March 2021 In 2012, Nate Wyatt was managing a branch of a credit union, working on his master’s degree, and expecting his first child. He was contemplating a change from the credit union and one of his classmates suggested he apply at ACES. Nate took that advice and soon began working as an Hourly Trader at ACES’ …
Andy Schoettle
Executive Director of Portfolio Management October 2020 Andy Schoettle is Executive Director of Portfolio Management at ACES. He joined ACES more than 20 years ago as an Hourly Trader. He, along with a team of day-ahead and term traders, help optimize resources for ACES’ Members and Customers operating in the Eastern Markets, such as PJM, MISO, and the …
Kasia Haynes
Lead Contract Specialist September 2020 In 2013, Kasia Haynes was looking for a new career opportunity. She had spent most of her professional career as a fashion buyer and merchandiser,and was working for an international freight forwarding company whenshe heard about an open position in ACES’ Contracts department. “I knewnothing about the energy industry, but …
Zac Edstrom
Portfolio Director July 2020 Zac Edstrom is the Portfolio Director at ACES’ North Regional Trading Center (RTC) in Maple Grove Minnesota. Zac has been with ACES for four years, and has had a successful career in the energy industry. Shortly after graduating from St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor of Science in business, with …
Joe Rawlins
Joe Rawlins Manager of Portfolio Valuation June 2020 In 2008, Joe Rawlins had recently graduated from Purdue’s Krannert School of Management with a degree in marketing and finance and found a position at ACES through a temp agency. Later that year, Joe was offered a full-time position as Junior Risk Analyst. He has remained in …
Charlotte Massie
Manager of Trading Control April 2017 Charlotte Massie didn’t know what to expect when her career at ACES began 12 years ago in the accounting department. She brought a strong work ethic, a friendly face, and the desire to learn something new every day, and it didn’t take long for her to fit in at ACES. “Once I got …
Julie Knoth
Manager of Administrative Services July 2018 It is impossible to understate the value of administrative staff in any organization. They are the go-to group for resolving many issues, organizingmeetings, and taking care of a wide-range of day-to-day employee needs.Safe to say, many of us would be lost without them. Julie Knoth – ACES’Office Administrator – oversees …