Washington State’s Chelan PUD welcomed three new senior managers in recent months -- Chief Energy Resources Officer Janet Jaspers, Chief Financial and Risk Officer Sridhar Krishnan and Dan Koch, Chief Operating Officer.
“I’m confident that we have the right leaders in place to face the exponentially increasing volume and velocity of change in the utility industry today,” General Manager Kirk Hudson said. “The common thread we all share is a dedication to public service.”
Janet Jaspers, Chief Energy Resources Officer
Jaspers was promoted after nearly 31 years serving on Chelan PUD’s Energy Planning, Trading and Conservation team. Most recently, she was the Director of Energy Operations, Planning and Trading.
Jaspers has been instrumental in implementing the PUD’s strategy for surplus wholesale energy sales, leading day-ahead trades and real-time trading, and collaboration between Energy Resources and Generation, Transmission, Operations, and Asset Management. In mid-July, she replaced Shawn Smith, who moved out of the area last spring.
She enjoys working with colleagues in different areas of the PUD to foster creativity, learn, and improve processes. She is passionate about coaching, mentoring and inspiring to drive innovation, Chelan PUD said.
Sridhar “Sri” Krishnan, Chief Financial and Risk Officer
Krishnan brings to the PUD 25 years of public and private sector experience, including state, county and city governments. Most recently, he was Deputy Director of Finance and Administration at the City of Kirkland.
He is president of the Washington Public Treasurers Association and was past president of the Puget Sound Finance Officers Association.
Deeply committed to public service, Krishnan enjoys connecting people and ideas, facilitating creativity, and celebrating the community’s success. He’s been a Pacific Northwest resident for 30 years, the PUD said.
He joined Chelan PUD in August after Kelly Boyd retired earlier this year.
Dan Koch, Chief Operating Officer
Koch joined Chelan PUD earlier this month as Chelan PUD’s chief operating officer, a new position at the utility.
He brings over three decades of experience in engineering, project and construction management and utility management. His most recent role was Vice President of Energy Delivery at Puget Sound Energy. He also served as PSE’s Director of Electric Operations and Director of Engineering & Project Delivery.
His personal mission is to bring people together to do difficult or even seemingly impossible things, for the benefit of all.
“As COO, I look forward to enhancing that vision by bringing utility operations and direct operations support under the same roof,” he said. “Our ultimate goal will be to continue finding innovative solutions in delivering the services to our customer-owners.”
