CMPAS Organization

CMPAS currently has fourteen employees, nine are located at our Eden Prairie, MN location and five are located at our southern MN location in Blue Earth. The organization is separated into key functions to serve our customers’ needs. CEO Jay Anderson is an experienced leader in the municipal utility environment with over thirty years of experience. The organization chart is as follows.

Our Staff


Chief Executive Officer
Jay Anderson


  1. Accountant
    Lorene Damsits


  2. Manager of Operations
    Chad Hanson


    1. Senior Energy Analyst
      Ben Nelson


    2. Senior Energy Analyst
      Andy Ristau


    3. Energy Analyst
      Heidi Martinson


  3. Supervisor of System Engineering
    Alex Martin


    1. GIS Administrator
      Thoger Boyum


    2. System Engineer
      Garrett Nitschke


    3. System Engineer
      David Montgomery


    4. Electrical Drafter
      Sam Allison


  4. Transmission Policy Manager
    Warren Hess


  5. Resource Planning Manager
    Erin Buchanan


  6. Sr Office Administrator
    Diane Knippenberg