Business Manager
Rick Bartz - Financial Secretary
Rick Bartz
Business Manager-Financial Secretary
- IBEW, Local Union 949 member since March 1994
- Employed at Alliant Energy for over 12 years as a Service Representative
- Union Steward for 3 years
- Unit Chairman for 3 years
- Appointed as Business Representative in June 2006
- Appointed as Business Manager-Financial Secretary in July 2021
Office: 952-890-8484 Ext 106
Cell: 507-456-3383
Email: rbartz@ibewlocal949.org
Union Contracts
~ Buffalo/St Ansger
~ Clinton
~ Decorah/West Union
~ Chatfield
~ Fulda
~ Lansing
~ Fox Lake
~ Decorah/West Union
~Engineers
~Maintenance Planners
~Quality Control
~RP/Chem
~Buyers
~Instrument & Control Specialist
Financial Secretary
Business Rep
Mike O'Connor -
Mike O’Connor
Business Representative/Organizer
- IBEW, Local Union 949 member since November 1998
- Employed at CenterPoint Energy for over 10 years as a Master Service Technician
- Union Steward for 4 years
- Labor Management Committee for 1 year
- Appointed as Business Representative in March 2008
- Organizer since March 2014
Office: 952-890-8484 Ext 105
Cell: 612-845-0653
Email: moconnor@ibewlocal949.org
Union Contracts:
~Mankato
~Burnsville
~Coon Rapids
~LuVerne
~Willmar
~Brainerd
~Outside Unit
~Clerical Unit
Todd Ingalls -
Todd Ingalls
Business Representative
- IBEW Local Union 949 member since November 2002
- Employed at Consolidated Communications for over 10 years as a Telephone Technician
- Union Steward for 5 years
- Unit Chairman for 4 years
- Appointed as Business Representative in October 2012
Office: 952-890-8484 Ext 109
Cell: 507-602-2011
Email: tingalls@ibewlocal949.org
Union Contracts:
~Int'l Falls
~Cannon Falls
~Hector
~Warren
~McGregor
~Mound
~Chisago/Lindstrom
~Milaca
~Two Harbors
Bill Lachowitzer -
Bill Lachowitzer
Business Representative
- IBEW Local Union 949 member since December 1994
- Employed at Otter Tail Power Company for over 21 years as a Lead Relay Technician
- Union Steward for 16 years
- Unit Chairman for 14 years
- Otter Tail Power Negotiating Committee & Joint Safety & Apprenticeship Committee since 2002
- Appointed as Business Representative in October 2015
Office: 952-890-8484 Ext 107
Cell: 218-770-9360
Email: wlachowitzer@ibewlocal949.org
Union Contracts:
~Bemidji
~Crookston
~Fergus Falls/Hoot Lake
~Milbank
~Canby/Brookings
Luke Lallemont -
Luke Lallemont
Business Representative
- IBEW Local Union 949 member since January 2004
- Employed at Xcel Energy for over 15 years as a Foreman Lineman
- Union Steward for 7 years
- Appointed as Business Representative in July 2019
Office: 952-890-8484 Ext 108
Cell: 651-380-0431
Email: llallemont@ibewlocal949.org
Union Contracts:
~Outside Unit
~Clerical Unit
~Outside Unit
~Clerical Unit
~Red Wing
~Mankato
~Faribault
~Minot
~Sioux Falls
~Brainerd
~Field Collectors
Office Staff
Office Manager
Administrative Assistant
President
Jon Sitzman -
President: August 2019
Vice President: January 2011
Executive Board Member: December 2011
Employer: Center Point Energy
Vice President
Chad Webber -
Vice President: May, 2022
Executive Board Member: December, 2019
Employer: Xcel Energy - Prairie Island
Executive Board
Greg Sanders - Recording Secretary
Recording Secretary: October, 2019
Executive Board Member: January, 2017
Employer: Rochester Public Utilites
Recording Secretary
Brad Erkkila - Board Member at Large
Executive Board Member: August 2019
Employer: Center Point Energy
Board Member at Large
Keith Engstrand - Board Member at Large
Executive Board Member: March, 2021
Employer: Xcel Energy - WinonaBoard Member at Large
Bryce Polson - Board Member at Large
Board Member at Large
Treasurer
Danielle Johnson -
Treasurer: January 2022
Employer: Dakota Electric
