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NORTH CENTRAL ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING SOCIETY
Engineering Society membership is available
to any individual in the electrical
engineering community or associates of the
engineering industry -- provided their
company is a corporate member of their
respective NCEL membership division.
NCEES membership is held in the
individual's name.
Word-Of-Mouth:
Three simple words that have a major impact on
an association’s membership. NCEL focuses on
gaining new members through active supporters.
Contact us with your ideas.
NORTH CENTRAL ELECTRICAL
MANUFACTURERS CLUB
NCEMC membership is available to any
individual sales agent or direct sales
representative of a manufacturer of
electrical or electrically related products -provided their company is a corporate
member of the NCEL's Manufacturers
Division. NCEMC membership is held in the
individual's name.
For more information on
becoming a member of one
of our affiliate groups, email
Eryka: eryka@ncel.org
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Providing a fresh, updated website,
consistent branding, and enhancing
our presence on social media; we
successfully engaged our members in
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RATIO OF OUR MEMBERS
This graph shows the ratio between how
many corporate member companies are in
the North Central Electrical League,
compared to the individual members of the
Manufactures Club and Engineering Society.
You may know someone who can join the
Manufacturers Club or Engineering Society.
Contact us or check out our website to learn
more about all of our memberships.
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OUR MOTO OF MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT:
NCEL GETS YOU....STARTED / BETTER / CONNECTED!
IS TAKING HOLD, GROWING LIKE NEVER BEFORE
Engineering
Society
NCEL’s engagement efforts did not
stop there. Every Wednesday is now
known as NCEL email notification day.
This allows for a consistent, clear
presence in our members day-to-day
activities.
While the NCEL staff may be small,
we have a passion for growth. In
2015, we hired Eryka Pluff as our
Coordinator - Member Services.
With our industry growth, trends are
changing fast. To introduce young
professionals to our industry,
NCELpluggedIN social events have
provided the ultimate opportunity to
get young professionals better
connected.
We request your involvement to keep
member engagement momentum
going. By using word-of-mouth, we
can grow our association and our
industry as a whole.
Help us keep spreading the word, one
new member at a time.
NCEL Gets You…. Started / Better / Connected!
CHARITY & PHILANTHROPY
Since 1987, North Central Electrical League has contributed a grand total of
$1,317,830.00
NORTH CENTRAL
ELECTRICAL LEAGUE
This amount was dispersed to the following: scholarships, internships,
education grants, speaker charities, Golf Classic and Shoot Out
charities, and holiday charities. NCEL prides itself on giving back to our
members’ causes, and with your support, this amount grows regularly.
We couldn’t have done it without your member support!
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With your help in 2016, NCEL could have greater
opportunities to get you Started / Better /
Connected! Join us in our efforts to increase our
membership by recommending someone to our
organization or one of our affiliate groups.
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companies, with room to move. We
take pride in these numbers but
would like to grow even more!
1999, NCEL has awarded $200,000
to 154 Interns. NCEL also awarded $30,000 to 20
students in scholarships. NCEL has awarded a grand
total of $429,000 in scholarships to 323 students.
These two popular programs are growing fast!
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NCEL provides training
opportunities for you to
better yourself and the industry.
Some of the popular topics in 2015 were: Basic
Electricity, LED Lighting & Control, Role of Ethics
for Engineers, Basic Generators, Updates on
Bonding, and Building Codes. Better topics are on
tap for Education Essentials training in 2016!
NCELPLUGGEDIN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
In 2015, we invited young professionals in our electrical industry to monthly socials
for them to get better connected. Building relationships is k ey in any industry; by
having a fun and casual environment to network with peers, it allows people to
make connections with potential customers or co-workers in our industry. Check
our website for upcoming ways to attend PluggedIN socials or sponsor an event.
NCEL’S NEW SOCIAL MEDIA VENUES
Have you followed NCEL on social media? If not, check us out on
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Flickr. We post all upcoming
events and activities on social media; along with a recap. This is
where you can find all photos from our events. We also host social
media contests that are exclusive to NCEL members. You can win
free prizes! Keeping you better connected with our industry via
social media buzz!
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NCEL hosts multiple events
throughout the year to get
you better connected. Some of
our more successful events are the Charity Golf
Classic and the Sporting Clay Charity Shoot Out. If
you missed them this year, watch for our weekly
email news for when you can sign up, or register
for any activity that helps you get connected on
the NCEL Website – www.ncel.org
2016 IMPORTANT DATES
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
2015 CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC
2016 UPPER MIDWEST
ELECTRICAL EXPO
April
13 & 14
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August
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The 2015 NCEMC Charity Golf Classic was a big hit. We had 144 participants in
record time. The weather and golf course was again fantastic. NCEMC was able to
donate a record amount of $9,000 to a variety of charities, with the American Cancer
Society receiving the most with $4,500. Thank you to everyone who participated in
the Charity Golf Classic. We hope to see you on the links next year!
2015 SPORTING CLAY CHARITY SHOOT OUT
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Have you taken advantage of your
NCEL benefits? If not, you are
missing out on opportunities that
get you Started / Better /
Connected!
Here are a few of the benefits that
you could be taking advantage of:
 Job Postings & Resume Bank
 Business Breakfasts
 Education Essential Training
 Directory & Buyer’s Guide
 Networking at all events
 Scholarships
 Internships
To learn more about our benefit
package, check out our website at
www.ncel.org.
The 2015 NCEL Sporting Clay Charity Shoot Out was another bullseye. We had a
record number of 120 shooters. NCEL was able to donate $5,000 to charity. The three
charities that were up for nominations were Midwest Special Services, Sharing and
Caring Hands and American Brain Tumor Association. Sharing and Caring Hands had
the majority vote and received $3,500. Make sure to register next year to take the
team title as “Destroyer of the Clays.”
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ALLIED TRADE DIVISION
Construction Codes & Licensing
Dunwoody College of Technology
IAEI - Minnesota Chapter
J.R.'s Advanced Recyclers
Minnesota Electrical Association
Minnesota Municipal Utilities Assn.
Minnesota Rural Electric Association
NECA - Dakotas Chapter
NECA - Minneapolis Chapter
NECA - St. Paul Chapter
North Central Electrical League
North Dakota State College of Science
CONTRACTOR DIVISION
A-1 Electric Service of Waconia Inc.
Al's Electric of St. Cloud Inc.
Ben Franklin Electric Inc.
Bloomington Electric Co.
Central Minnesota Electric Inc.
Collins
Design Electrical Contractors Inc.
Donovan Construction
E & M Electric, LLP
Egan Company
Electrical Builders Inc (EBI)
Erickson Electric Company Inc.
Fisher Electric of Thief River Falls
Fulda Electric Service Inc.
Gephart Electric
Gilbert Electrical Technologies
Hanson Electric of Bemidji Inc.
Hauer Brothers Inc.
Hunt Electric Corporation
King Electric Inc.
Knobelsdorff Electric Inc.
Laketown Electric Corporation
McClure Electric
Medina Electric Inc.
Melrose Electric Inc.
NEI Electric
Norske Electric Inc.
OlympiaTech Electric
Orange Energizing Solutions
Parsons Electric LLC
Prairie Electric Company
Prewire Specialists Inc.
Ries Electric Company
Stinson Electric Inc.
TelCom Construction Inc.
Vlaminck Electric Inc.
Wedel Electric, LLC
DISTRIBUTOR DIVISION
Anixter
Arrow Electrical Supply Company of MN
B&L Supply, Inc.
Border States
Crescent Electric Supply Co.
Crum Electric Supply Co.
D.S. Electric Supply Inc.
DSG - Dakota Supply Group
ECHO Electric Supply
EESCO / United Electric Supply
Gexpro
Graybar Electric Company
Industrial & Residential Lighting Inc.
J.H. Larson Electrical Co.
Lapp Tannehill Inc.
DISTRIBUTOR DIVISION
Lapp Tannehill Inc.
Muska Lighting
QED Electric Supply
Viking Electric Supply
Werner Electric Supply
WESCO Distribution Inc.
Winlectric
ENGINEER DIVISION
Advantage Point Group Inc.
AKF Group
AMEC Foster Wheeler
Barr Engineering Company
Burns & McDonnell
Cain Thomas Associates, Inc.
Design Tree Engineering, Inc.
Dolejs Associates Inc.
Dunham Associates Inc.
Dymax Engineering
Eco Energy Solutions MN
EDI - Engineering Design Initiative
Emanuelson-Podas, Inc.
Ericksen Ellison & Associates
Foster, Jacobs & Johnson Inc.
Gausman & Moore Associates, Inc.
Hallberg Engineering Inc.
HGA Architects & Engineers
Horty Elving & Associates, Inc.
Independent Engineering PLLC
KFI - Karges-Faulconbridge Inc.
Leo A Daly
LHB Corporation
Lighting Matters Inc.
LKPB Engineers
MEP Associates LLC
Michaud, Cooley, Erickson & Ass.
Nelson-Rudie & Associates
Parallel Technologies Inc.
Paulson & Clark Engineers Inc.
Sebesta
SEH ~ Short-Elliott-Hendrickson Inc.
Steen Engineering Inc.
Strategic Network Integration
Target Corporation
TKDA Engineers & Architects
TSP, Inc.
Unified Theory
VAA - Van Sickle, Allen & Ass. LLC
Wold Architects & Engineers
INDIVIDUAL/INSPECTOR DIVISION
Backer, James
Berres, Craig
Book, Bill
Cleven, Timothy
Fick, Steve
Greff, Sarah
Henslin, Al
Hines, Scott
McMullen, Patrick
Morse, Tarry
Nereson, Gary
Novotny, Scott
Penkivech, Cheryl
Ringdahl, Mark
Sabby, Jim
Sutherland, William
Vicento, Ronald
Winckelman, Steve
LOW VOLTAGE DIVISION
Dakota County Facilities Mgmt. & IT
MANUFACTURER DIVISION
24-7 Power Inc.
3M Electrical Products
A.M.P. Manufacturing and Supply Inc.
Action Battery Inc.
Acuity Brands Lighting
AJB Sales
ALD - Architectural Lighting Designs Inc.
Alternative Sales & Marketing
American Power + Communications Group
Applied Thermal Products Group
Arjay Automation Inc.
ASCO Power Technologies
ASCO Services - Emerson Network Power
Beaupre Aerial Equipment
Bergstrom-Verbarg Company
Brady Corporation
BrusacoramUSA, LLC
Burndy
Bussmann by Eaton
Cimperman Sales Inc.
CitiRep
Cooper Power Systems By Eaton
Core4 Technologies
Cretex Concrete Products
Cummins NPower, LLC
Data Center Systems, Inc.
Davis & Associates Inc.
Doeren Sales & Associates
Dolan-Feldhaus Company
Eaton Electrical
Eaton's Crouse-Hinds Business
ECS - Electric Component Sales
Electrical Solutions & Design Inc.
Electro-Mechanical Industries Inc.
ElectroTech Inc.
EMS Partners, Inc.
Energy Product Sales
EnerSys Battery - RCOM
Engineered Products Co.
Enlow Companies Inc.
ERICO International
FRESCO Inc.
Fruen's Sales Company
Gaynor & Associates Inc.
General Cable
General Electric Company
Gentex Corporation
GNB Industrial Power
Grissinger-Johnson Sales
H.E. Williams, Inc.
HM Cragg Company
Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
Holophane & American Electric Lighting
Hubbell Wiring Devices
IDEAL Industries Inc.
Infinity Group Ltd.
Interstate Power Systems
Itron
James Power Technologies
JSNA Lighting
JTH Lighting Alliance Inc.
Kartheiser Company Inc.
Kohler Company
LDPI, Inc.
Lee Noonan Company
MANUFACTURER DIVISION
LESCO Inc.
Luma Sales Associates
Mann & Associates Inc.
Milwaukee Electric Tool
Minnkota Sales - Div. of Lee Noonan Co.
Mlazgar Associates Inc.
MRL Company
Neotech Solutions Inc.
North Central Sales East
NSi Industries, LLC
OCC - Optical Cable Corp.
Okonite Company
OSRAM Sylvania Inc.
PCCS Incorporated
Philips Lighting North America
Pioneer Sales Group
Primus Marketing Group Inc.
Pro-Tech Power Sales Inc.
Protection & Control Solutions, LLC
PukNET Group
Pulse Products
RAB Lighting
Rennebohm Company
Rouzer Group Inc.
Schneider Electric
Siemens Industry, Inc.
States Manufacturing - Electrical Solutions
Titan Energy Systems
TSR Lighting + Controls
Upper Midwest Utility Sales
Volco Company
Weitzer Sales Ltd.
Ziegler Power Systems
UTILITY DIVISION
Agralite Cooperative
ALLETE-Minnesota Power
Arrowhead Cooperative
BENCO Electric Cooperative
Brown County Rural Electrical Association
Connexus Energy
Cooperative Light & Power
Crow Wing Power
Dakota Electric Association
East Central Energy
Federated Rural Electric
Goodhue County Cooperative Electric
Great River Energy
Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Services
Kandiyohi Power Cooperative
Lake Country Power
Lake Region Electric Cooperative
McLeod Cooperative Power
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Assn.
Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative
Nobles Cooperative Electric
North Itasca Electric Cooperative
Otter Tail Power
Redwood Electric Cooperative
Runestone Electric Association
South Central Electric Association
Stearns Electric Association
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative
Wright-Hennepin Coop Electric Assn.
Xcel Energy Inc.
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OFFICERS:
 Chair - Dan Paulson, PE, Partner & CFO, Paulson & Clark Engineers Inc.
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OFFICERS:
OFFICERS:
2014-16
Vice Chair - Ed Studniski, PE, President, Gausman & Moore
 Chair
Treasurer
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- Steve
Foss,
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- Distribution
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 Secretary
Secretary
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- Dale
Yohnke,
Yohnke,
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Director,
Director,
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- Chuck
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Healy,
CPMR,
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 Tony Blinkhorn, CPMR, Vice President, Rouzer Group Inc.
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DIRECTORS:
DIRECTORS:
2014-16
Julie Fuentes, CFO, Medina Electric Inc.
 Tony
Marty
Tony
Blinkhorn,
Blinkhorn,
CPMR,
CPMR,
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Vice
President,
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Mark
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Medina
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 Marty
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Vice
Vice
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Werner
Electric
Electric
Supply
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Minnesota
Kerska, Manager - N.E. Region, Border States Electric
 Mark
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Mark
Helland,
Helland,
Vice
Vice
President
President
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- Customer
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Otter
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Power
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Kimball, Manager - Distribution Res., ALLETE-Minnesota Power
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- N.E.
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Border
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States
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 Chuck
Mike
Chuck
Kimball,
Kimball,
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Manager
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- Distribution
Res.,
Res.,
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ALLETE-Minnesota
Power
Power
McDermeit, Sales Representative, Core4 Technologies
 Rick
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Lancaster,
Lancaster,
Vice
Vice
President
President
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- Generation,
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Great
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River
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Energy
Moser, Director - Business Development, Gephart Electric Co.
 Mike
Stacy
Mike
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Core4
Core4
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Technologies
Stanslaski, Manager - Sales Operations, Viking Electric Supply
 ScotScot
Moser,
Moser,
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- Business
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Gephart
Electric
Electric
Co.Co.
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Stacy
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Stanslaski,
Manager
Manager
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- Sales
Operations,
Operations,
Viking
Viking
Electric
Electric
Supply
Supply
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