ACES Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence in Energy

ACES is excited to celebrate our 25th anniversary of operations as of February 1, 2024. Energy markets experienced dramatic changes with the advent of competition in the late 1990s. To assist with overcoming these new challenges, four G&Ts – Buckeye Power, East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (SIPC), and Wabash Valley Power …

Crystal Pippens

Senior Trading Control Analyst April 2022 In 2004, Crystal Pippens was working as a bankruptcy legal representative and faced with a choice of having to relocate to Missouri or finding a new job. A life-long Indianapolis native, Crystal decided against moving and utilized a temp agency to help her find a new opportunity in Indianapolis. Shortly afterward, she began as …

Chris Haas Named New CEO of Meridian Cooperative

ACES announced today that Christopher D. Haas will succeed Riley “RB” Sloan as Meridian Cooperative’s Chief Executive Officer, effective May 16, 2022. RB Sloan has served as President and CEO of Meridian since 2013 and will be retiring. Chris Haas is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at ACES, an energy risk management …

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 …

Jim Munroe

Hourly Trader II October 2021 Jim Munroe began his professional career in the U.S. Navy. During his 10 years of service, Jim underwent extensive training in electronics and also submarine school to become a missile technician in the submarine service. His service included deterrent patrols, in a shipyard repairing launch equipment and shore duty at …

ACES Board of Directors

ACES Board Officers DirectorDONALD L. GULLEYBig Rivers Electric CorporationPresident & CEO Vice ChairmanJON BREKKEGreat River EnergyVice President & Chief Power Supply Officer SecretaryPAT O’LOUGHLINBuckeye Power, Inc.President & CEO TreasurerDONNA WALKERHoosier Energy Rural Electric CooperativePresident & CEO ACES Directors PATRICK F. LEDGERArizona G&T CooperativesExecutive Vice President & CEO REUBEN B. MCBRIDEArizona G&T CooperativesTreasurer of the Board …