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Employee Directory

Accounting

Janine, Payroll Administrator

  • email: fergusap@ferguselectric.coop

    • Contact for:

      • Inquiries about material bills and payments

      • Board-related inquires

      • Fergus Features inquires and comments

Billing/Office Staff

Debby, Cashier/Receptionist

  • email: dpetersen@ferguselectric.coop

    • Contact for:

      • Billing payments, inquiries and account questions

      • Budget billing

      • Billing account disconnects and reconnects

      • Meter and transformer changes

      • Service Orders, i.e. security light maintenance

      • Net metering billing inquiries

      • Questions about submitting bills to co-op and payment inquiries

      • Scholarships and Drawings

 

Denise, Billing Clerk

  • email: djennings@ferguselectric.coop

    • Contact for:

      • Billing payments, inquiries and account questions

      • Service Orders, i.e. security light maintenance

      • Recurring ACH and credit card payment setup

 

Erika, Senior Billing Clerk

  • email: erikam@ferguselectric.coop

    • Contact for:

      • Capital Credit related issues, i.e. estates, allocation notices

      • Payment arrangements

      • Billing account transfers

      • Billing payments, inquiries and account questions

      • Website inquiries and comments

      • Service Orders, i.e. security light maintenance

      • Requests for co-op advertising sponsorship

      • Youth to Washington Essay information

      • Advertising

Line Crews

Foremen:

Louie Hould, Lewistown

Mark Schwomeyer, Lewistown

Owen Thatcher, Roundup

Line Crews:

Ryan d’Autremont, Serviceman -Lewistown

Jason Deffinbaugh, Apprentice Lineman - Lewistown

Jacob deRosier, ROW Groundman - Lewistown

Darek Dygert, Journeyman Lineman- Lewistown

Brian Godbey, Serviceman/Meter Tech- Lewistown

Jake Grensten, Journeyman Lineman - Lewistown

Lake Mellott, Journeyman Lineman - Lewistown

Jason Mills, Mechanic - Lewistown

Brock Pyrah, Journeyman Lineman - Roundup

Andrew Reuterskiold, Journeyman Lineman - Roundup

Danyon Rice, Journeyman Lineman - Lewistown

Dylan Rickman, Apprentice Lineman - Roundup

Travis Sura, Apprentice Lineman - Lewistown

Dakota Wahl, Journeyman Lineman- Lewistown

Management

 

Carson Sweeney, General Manager

 

  • email: csweeney@ferguselectric.coop

  • Cell phone: 406-366-0971

 

Office Manager

Sally Horacek, Office Manager

  • email: fergusos@ferguselectric.coop

    • ​Directs office operations

      • Contact for:

        • Obtaining donations for community clubs, organizations, schools, etc.

        • Annual Meeting related functions – nominating committees, donations, prizes, etc.

 

Operations

Bret Ophus, Line Superintendent - Lewistown - Phone No.: 406-538-3465

email: bophus@ferguselectric.coop

 

Tyson Ruff, Assistant Line Superintendent - Lewistown

email: truff@ferguselectric.coop

  • Directs Line Operations

  • Primary contact for trouble calls, i.e. broken power pole, downed line, etc.-

    • Lewistown, Winnett, Grass Range, Roy, Hilger, Winifred, Denton, Judith Gap, Harlowton, Moore, Hobson, Utica, Stanford, Geyser, Belt, White Sulphur Springs

      • Contact for:

        • Safety-related issues

        • Reporting outages

        • Line personnel concerns/issues

        • High bill concerns

        • High-load moves

        • Turtle meter issues

        • Material purchases

 

Bret Nellermoe, Assistant Line Superintendent – Roundup – Phone No.: 406-323-1602

email: bnellermoe@ferguselectric.coop

  • Directs Line Operations

  • Primary contact for trouble calls, i.e. broken power pole, downed line, etc. -

    • Roundup, Lavina, Ryegate, Musselshell

      • Contact for:

        • Safety-related issues

        • Reporting outages

        • Line personnel concerns/issues

        • High-load moves

        • Turtle meter issues

        • New construction – job cost estimates, etc. – Roundup area

        • Material purchases

 

Staking Engineers

Dan Balster – Lewistown

  • email: dbalster@ferguselectric.coop
    • Contact for:
      • New construction – job cost estimates, etc.
      • Net-metering installations
      • Questions re: locates and electrical requirements

Melanie Foran – Lewistown

  • email: mforan@ferguselectric.coop
    • Contact for:
      • New construction – job cost estimates, etc.
      • Questions re: locates and electrical requirements

 Scott Olson – Lewistown

  • email: solson@ferguselectric.coop
    • Contact for:
      • New construction – job cost estimates, etc.
      • Questions re: locates and electrical requirements

Fergus Electric Cooperative, Inc.   84423 US Highway 87   Lewistown, MT   59457-2058

17128 Hwy 12 East   Roundup, MT   59072

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  • About Us
    • About FEC
    • About Touchstone Energy
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    • Capital Credits
    • Unclaimed Capital Credits
    • Cooperative History
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    • Employee Directory
    • Employment Application
    • History
    • Mission Statement
    • Service Territory
    • Statement of Non-Discrimination
    • Questions/Comments
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    • Moving?
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    • Energy Information
    • Life Support
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    • Security Lights
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  • Member Services
    • Annual Meeting Scholarship Drawing
    • Basin Electric Scholarship
    • Community Commitment
    • Links
    • MECA/Fergus Scholarship
    • Rural Montana Newsletter
    • Together We Save
    • Youth to Washington Essay Contest
    • Questions/Comments
  • Safety
    • 811- Call Before You Dig
    • About Power Lines
    • Electrical Safety Checkup
    • Generator Safety
    • Power Lines
    • Report an Outage
    • Safety
    • Safety Around Your Home
    • Safety Demonstration Trailer
    • Safety Toolkit
    • Storm Center
    • Tree Trimming
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