FYI, I knew you would want to know.

Lyle


> From: Press Release from Iowa Governor's Office [mailto:[log in to unmask] 
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> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:10 PM
> To: Press Release from the Governor's Office
> Subject: GOVERNOR CULVER NAMES ROB BERNTSEN AS CHAIR OF IOWA  
> UTILITIES BOARD, REAPPOINTS KRISTA TANNER
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> OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
> Governor Chet Culver « Lt. Governor Patty Judge
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> March 5, 2009
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> Contact:
> Troy Price, Governor’s Office
>  (515) 281-0173
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> GOVERNOR CULVER NAMES ROB BERNTSEN AS CHAIR OF IOWA UTILITIES BOARD,  
> REAPPOINTS KRISTA TANNER
>
> DES MOINES – Today, Governor Chet Culver nominated Rob Berntsen, a  
> native Iowan and utility attorney, to serve as the Chair Iowa  
> Utilities Board.  The Governor also reappointed Krista Tanner to the  
> board.
>
> “I am proud to stand with two dedicated Iowans, who are experts in  
> the field of utility regulation,” said Governor Culver. “But I am  
> also personally grateful to Rob Berntsen and Krista Tanner for their  
> willingness to serve our state as members of the Iowa Utilities  
> Board. I look forward to working with Krista and Rob in the years to  
> come.”
>
> A native of Marion, Berntsen, 39, began his career in state  
> government in 1998 with the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office. In  
> 2005, Berntsen was activated and deployed as an officer in the  
> United States Army Reserve, serving on active duty until 2006.   
> Berntsen served as Chief of Administrative Law for the 3rd COSCOM as  
> a member of the Army Judge Advocate General’s corps during Operation  
> Iraqi Freedom, rising to the rank of Captain.
>
> Berntsen currently serves as Corporate Counsel to Vectren  
> Corporation, an energy holding company based in Evansville, IN. He  
> is licensed to practice law in Indiana and Iowa, and received his  
> undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and his law degree  
> from the University of Iowa.
> Krista Tanner of Clive began serving as a member of the Iowa  
> Utilities Board on April 16, 2007.  She was appointed by Governor  
> Chet Culver to fill an un expired term that runs through April  
> 2009.  Tanner is a member of the Mid-American Regulatory Conference  
> (MARC) and serves as their secretary. She is the Iowa Utilities  
> Board representative on the Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council and  
> serves on the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research  
> (CGRER) Advisory Board.
>
> Tanner will complete the remainder of John Norris’ unexpired term  
> which continues through April 30, 2011.  Berntsen will serve as  
> Chair of the board.  His term will begin May 1, 2009 and continue  
> through April 30, 2015. The appointments require Senate confirmation.
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