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Photo of Burl Haar Burl W. Haar
Executive Secretary (1993-present)

651.201.2222

Ph.D. in Economics (1982), University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Served as Deputy Commissioner and, later, Assistant Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Public Service (1988-92); Special Projects Manager (1992-93) and Telecommunications Manager for the Minnesota PUC(1987-88); Economist for the Residential Utilities Division of the Minnesota Attorney General's Office (1984-87); Assistant Professor of Economics at Baylor University in Waco, Texas (1982-84); Served as an antitrust investigator for the Minnesota Attorney General's Office and a police officer and criminal investigator in the metropolitan Twin Cities area; faculty for National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioner's Annual Regulatory Studies Program at Michigan State (1995 & 96); member of the Research Advisory Committee of National Regulatory Research Institute.

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Commissioners
Beverly Jones Heydinger, Chair 651.201.2250
Betsy Wergin 651.201.2210
      Rose Christensen, Exec Admin Asst. 651.201.2211
David C. Boyd 651.201.2220
Dennis O'Brien 651.201.2230
Nancy Lange 651.201.2240
      Mary Swoboda, Exec Admin Asst 651.201.2244
Warning!
Any email or telephone communications with individual commissioners on material issues in matters pending before the commission may constitute a prohibited ex parte communication [Minn. Stat. §216a.037]. If you wish to comment on the record on a pending matter, please do not contact individual commissioners but instead submit your comment to PublicComments.Puc@state.mn.us within the established public comment period.
Executive Secretary
Burl Haar 651.201.2222
Dan Wolf, Asst Exec Secretary 651.201.2217
      Rose Christensen, Exec Admin Asst. 651.201.2211
Business and IT Services
Marsha Battles-Jenks, Manager 651.201.2219
Dianne Hubbell 651.201.2226
Theresa Staples  651.201.2202
Will Werner 651.201.2205
Susan Ogbemudia 651.201.2233
Consumer Affairs
Deborah Motz, Manager 651.296.0406
Jon Brown 651.296.0406
Jacob Seamans  651.296.0406
Tracy Smetana 651.296.0406 
Brian Swanson 651.296.0406
Hannah Van Thomme 651.296.0406
Toll Free Number 800.657.3782
Energy
Janet Gonzalez, Manager 651.201.2231
Andrew Bahn 651.201.2249
Sundra Bender 651.201.2247
Bob Brill 651.201.2242
Jerry Dasinger 651.201.2235
Clark Kaml 651.201.2246
Bob Harding 651.201.2237
Susan Mackenzie 651.201.2241
Stu Mitchell 651.201.2258
Dorothy Morrissey 651.201.2232
Michelle Rebholz 651.201.2206
Ann Schwieger 651.201.2238
Mary Jo Stueve  651.201.2243
Energy Facilities Permitting
Bret Eknes, Manager 651.201.2236
Bob Cupit 651.201.2245
Tricia DeBleeckere 651.201.2254
Scott Ek 651.201.2255
Hwikwon Ham 651.201.2253
Mike Kaluzniak 651.201.2257
Cezar M Panait 651.201.2207
Sean Stalpes 651.201.2252
Executive Services
Dan Wolf, Manager 651.201.2217
Robin Benson 651.201.2234
Margie DeLaHunt 651.201.2203
Robin Rice 651.355.0002
Vacancy 651.201.2204
Rose Christensen 651.201.2211 
Mary Swoboda 651.201.2244
Mike McCarthy 651.201.2208
Legal
Carol Casebolt, Manager 651.201.2225
Vacancy 651.201.2224
Marcia Johnson 651.201.2228
Kate Kahlert 651.201.2239
Chris Moseng 651.201.2223
Peter Scholtz 651.201.2224
Eric Witte 651.201.2227
Telecommunications
Mark Oberlander, Manager 651.201.2212
Lillian Brion 651.201.2216
Marc Fournier 651.201.2214
Ganesh Krishnan 651.201.2215
Kevin O'Grady 651.201.2218
Attorney General
Kenneth Kohnstamm, Manager 651.757.1266
Lisa Crum 651.757.1291
Gary Cunningham 651.757.1427
Fax 651.282.5832