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 …
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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 …
Victoria Pierson
Senior Lead Settlements Analyst September 2018 Victoria Pierson joined ACES in 2014 as a Settlements Analyst. “I was working and living in Chicago, but looking for a change,” Victoria recalls, “I grew up near Chicago and love the city, but I found the pace of a smaller city like Indianapolis to be more attractive.” When contemplating moving, a former employee recommended …
Arash Zafari
Manager of Reliability Engineering March 2019 Arash Zafari, ACES’ Reliability Compliance Specialist, migrated to the U.S. fromIran in 2008 and received his U.S. citizenship last year. He moved to Indiana tostudy electrical engineering at Purdue University and shortly after college moved to Indianapolis to pursue work in the power industry. “I started my career as a settlements …
Graham Becher
Executive Director of Portfolio Strategy April 2019 Graham Becher is Executive Director of Portfolio Strategy at ACES. Graham and the rest of the Portfolio Strategy team provide ACES’ Members and Customers with mid- to long-term strategic portfolio recommendations. Graham started his career at ACES in May 2007 as a real-time hourly trader. “I had just completed …
Alex Huff
Portfolio Director June 2019 Alex Huff, an ACES employee since 2005, transferred from ACES’ headquarters in Carmel, Indiana to ACES’ East Regional Trading Center (RTC) in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2017 and is currently serving as the Portfolio Director for the Eastern Markets. “I joined ACES as a Term Trader and have since spent time …
Courtney Stooksbury Parker
Associate General Counsel and Director of Legal Services July 2019 Courtney has had a connection to electric cooperatives most of her life. Growing up, her father managed municipal and cooperative utilities in Tennessee and South Carolina. “I remember being a kid and making chili and brownies for linemen when they were out doing restoration work. The linemen would work …
Chris Armstrong
Training Manager September 2019 In 2013, Chris Armstrong had just earned his MBA from Taylor University and was looking for a career change. “I went to Indiana University for my undergrad and a few of my friends that I still kept in touch with were working for ACES. They all had great things to say about the company, …