Brighton, CO – United Power is pleased to announce the hiring of Travis Storin as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He will join the cooperative on Dec. 9.

“Travis brings a broad mix of expertise and experience to the cooperative,” said Mark A. Gabriel, United Power President and Chief Executive Officer. “His background demonstrates a unique ability to work with a variety of initiatives within a diverse operation. Coupled with his extensive management and accounting background, Travis will help to direct United Power as we continue our energy transition.”

Storin, a certified public accountant, earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and Master of Accountancy from the University of Georgia. He joins the cooperative after nearly 10 years at the City of Fort Collins, where he rose to the position of Chief Financial Officer in 2020. During his time working for the city, he led a capital effort to fund its broadband internet startup, led a successful ballot initiative raising approximately $1 billion for municipal projects, and implemented large software automation efforts to streamline and enhance financial services operations. Storin also worked in financial planning and analysis at Kaiser Permanente in Georgia, and as a senior audit associate for KPMG, LLP. 

“Travis is the ideal candidate to fill this critical role on United Power’s leadership team,” said Gabriel. “After exiting our wholesale power contract earlier this year, it is vital that we have the right person in this key position. I am confident that Travis brings the leadership and expertise that our growing cooperative needs to continue to be successful. He is a talented addition to our team and will provide the oversight and guidance that our members expect.”

About United Power

United Power is a member-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperative, delivering electricity to homes, farms, and businesses throughout Colorado’s northern front range. The cooperative is one of the fastest-growing electric co-ops in the nation, serving more than 113,000 meters. Its 900-square mile service territory extends from the mountains of Coal Creek and Golden Gate Canyon, along the I-25 corridor and Carbon Valley region, to the farmlands of Brighton, Hudson, and Keenesburg. United Power is also a founding member of the NextGen Cooperative Alliance, which is dedicated to expanding the power supply and procurement options available to distribution co-ops and reforming the traditional generation and transmission business model. For more information about United Power, visit www.unitedpower.com or follow the cooperative on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

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Members Invited to Celebrate Cooperative Contributions

Cooperatives are businesses wholly owned by the members they serve and designed to meet a community’s needs. They exist across a multitude of markets and industries, including food and agriculture, finance and banking, consumer retail, insurance, healthcare, and more. Electric distribution cooperatives like United Power were formed more than 85 years ago when farmers and business owners in rural areas of the country observed a need and found a way to meet it. Together, more than 900 electric cooperatives provide power to approximately 75% of the country’s landmass and make up more than 40% of the nation’s electric grid. 

This October, members are invited to join in recognizing National Co-op Month, a celebration of the contributions cooperatives make in our lives. What sets co-ops apart from their for-profit and investor-owned counterparts is the emphasis on serving members and empowering communities. United Power is deeply invested in providing resources to help each community on its lines establish their own unique visions for the future. 

As the communities United Power serves have grown, so too has the cooperative and its commitment to supporting those communities. The co-op has an active and visible presence in the cities and towns it serves. Employees live, work, play, and serve here. Their faces are recognizable on local chamber boards, at nonprofit fundraisers, and at fairs and festivals across the fast-growing communities in United Power’s 900–square–mile service territory. United Power puts money back into the community every year in the form of sponsorships, scholarships, and youth leadership development. 

The cooperative announced an increase of nearly $10,000 in scholarship awards in the spring and introduced two new lineworker scholarships of $7,500 each. In the summer, six local high school students were selected to represent the cooperative on youth leadership trips to Washington, D.C. and Steamboat Springs. In August, the cooperative was the presenting sponsor of the Adams County Fair, one of the largest county fairs in the country, in addition to supporting community celebrations in Fort Lupton, Frederick, Mead, Keenesburg, Gilpin County, and many more. 

While United Power exists to provide safe and reliable power, the cooperative is more than just your local energy provider. The co-op is Here for Good, supporting the economic development and prosperity of its communities and members.

United Power is pleased to announce the hiring of Susan Aldridge as the cooperative’s Director of Government Relations and Deputy General Counsel.

“Given her extensive background in land development and energy concerns, Susan will be a strong addition to our team,” stated Robin Z. Meidhof, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. “She brings a unique blend of experience and legal expertise that will help us as we work with our legislators locally and nationally to address key issues impacting United Power’s efforts to hyper-localize and meet the state’s clean energy mandates while ensuring we can serve our members reliable energy at affordable rates.”

Aldridge holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor and Masters in Public Administration from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Minnesota. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel for a local reclamation/construction company whose primary customers are oil and gas, solar, and various land development businesses. Her work history includes both private practice and in-house counsel roles in addition to handling regulatory and external affairs in the oil and gas industry, focusing on land use regulation, local government permitting, compliance, stakeholder relations, and social investment. She is an avid champion of children, serving as a board member for the Two Angels Foundation, whose mission is increasing recreational opportunities for children with physical disabilities and served several years on the board of Tennyson Center for Children.

“United Power has built a leadership team that complements the goals of the cooperative,” said Mark A. Gabriel, United Power CEO and President. “Our focus on what our members need is paramount, and listening to our local leaders and community partners is key to the cooperative’s continued success. Susan is a talented addition to our team and will help strengthen our advocacy efforts at the statehouse and beyond.”