John B. Nelssen

John Nelssen

John Nelssen, District 1 Director since 1996, is a 21-year resident of Wikieup, Arizona. He has been serving as Vice President of the Board since 1998.

Nelssen  has attained a Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate through course work offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and has attained the Board Leadership Certificate, a recognized measurement of competency on key current issues. He regularly updates skills through course training and workshops in the electrical utility field.

Former owner of Left Field Meat Company in Wikieup, Nelssen was an electrical test engineer with utilities in Arizona and California and an owner/engineer of an electrical high voltage testing company.

Nelssen not only serves as a Mohave Electric board member, but also serves on the Southwest Transmission Electric Power Cooperative (SWTC) Board of Directors. He previously  served as chairman for the SWTC board of directors.  Nelssen  served four years in the U.S. Navy as an electrician’s mate and is a Vietnam Veteran. He is a member of Masonic Lodge No. 29 in Phoenix and has been active in 4-H and Future Farmers of American youth programs. 

Board Directors John Nelssen and Carlos Tejada join MEC Board President Lyn Opalka, in presenting board member Michael Bartelt with his accredited Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate. The certificate is a recognized measurement of competency on key current issues attained through course work offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
 
 
  
Mohave Electric Cooperative Board of Directors Vice President John Nelssen, presents the accredited NRECA Board Leadership Certificate to Joe Anderson with fellow board directors, Michael Bartelt and Carlos Tejada.
 
 
 

 

The Co-op’s Call Center was recently remodeled to make it ready for installation of the new Smart Grid monitoring system.

An AARA Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy has substantially reduced Mohave’s investment, making it possible to use new technology to improve service and reliability in the future.

“Our board of directors and management are members of the Co-op too, and we believe in purchasing materials and services locally whenever they’re available and competitive,” said Longtin. “This business philosophy helped put the AARA Grant dollars used for the Call Center improvements back in to our local community.

Michael Bartelt, District 3 Director (second from left), and John Nelssen, District 1 Director (right) talk about Smart Grid system monitoring capabilities with Tom Longtin, Manager of Operations and Engineering (left).

 

MEC Board Directors proudly display plaques awarded to them for the Touchstone Energy Power and Hope Award. Pictured left to right - John Nelssen, Director District 1 and Vice President; Carlos Tejeda, Director District 2 and Treasurer and Michael Bartelt, District 3 Director. See NEWSROOM for entire article.

 

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