BE Leaders Program has fifth graduating class

Twenty-three Basin Electric employees from several of Basin Electric’s facilities participated in the fifth annual BE Leaders program.

This 2023 program gave participants an opportunity to explore various aspects of leadership by completing monthly assignments, a leadership project, quarterly in-person sessions, and one-on-one sessions with senior leadership. Each assignment focused on a specific skill paired with a required activity, which helped participants understand and apply the skill in day-to-day professional or personal settings.

Various topics were included in the 11-month program’s curriculum, helping participants develop their leadership skills:

• Coaching and mentoring
• Leadership strength assessment
• Leadership traits and challenges
• Time management
• Business ethics
• Crucial conversations
• Change management
• Cooperative core values
• Emotional intelligence
• Generational differences

The participants in the 2023 program included:

• Johnathan Bahm, Menoken TSM
• Daniel Bather, Deer Creek Station
• Jenna Berreth, Headquarters
• LaDonna Carpenter, Headquarters
• Travis Creighton, Dakota Gasification Company
• Andrea Diehl, Headquarters
• Hunter Eslinger, Dakota Gasification Company
• Mitch Estabrook, Dakota Gasification Company
• Landon Fuhrman, Headquarters
• James Gardner, Headquarters
• Mandi Hetletved, Headquarters
• Tate Hoffman, Dakota Gasification Company
• Shaun Hottell, Dry Fork Station
• Kyle Kusser, Gettysburg TSM
• Charlie Lee, Headquarters
• Joey Mack, Antelope Valley Station
• Matt Middlemas, Leland Olds Station
• James Mosteller, Dry Fork Station
• DeVon Perkins, Headquarters
• Jonathan Sellars, Headquarters
• Taylor Volk, Dakota Gasification Company
• Patti Weisz, Headquarters
• Roxanne Woeste, Headquarters

The 2023 class participants graduated in June, and the 2024 session of BE Leaders starts in March.