Staff

Staff

Name: Brian Thomason
Date of hire: January 1, 2013
Position/Responsibilities: General Manager/CEO
Email: bthomason@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

Name: Mary Smith
Date of hire: September 1986
Position/Responsibilities: Purchasing/Inventory Coordinator
Email: msmith@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Andy Torrey
Date of hire: September 1990
Position/Responsibilities: Network Operations Center Technician
Email: atorrey@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Korene Wapp
Date of hire: March 1993
Position/Responsibilities: Accounts Payable Clerk
Email: kwapp@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Deb Runnebaum
Date of hire: November 1993
Position/Responsibilities: Customer Service Supervisor
Email: drunnebaum@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Jodi Samuelson
Date of hire: November 1994
Position/Responsibilities: Administrative Assistant/Human Resources
Email: jsamuelson@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Rick Stoll
Date of hire: November 1994
Position/Responsibilities: Video/Network Operations Center Technician
Email: rstoll@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Kent Kuckelman
Date of hire: October 1997
Position/Responsibilities: Network Operations Center Supervisor
Email: kkuckelman@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Joan Hartner
Date of hire: April 2000
Position/Responsibilities: Billing Clerk
Email: jhartner@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Marc Bryant
Date of hire: May 2000
Position/Responsibilities: IT/Computer Repair Technician
Email: mbryant@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Chad Stunkel
Date of hire: July 2000
Position/Responsibilities: Outside Plant Technician
Email: cstunkel@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Brad Huddleston
Date of hire: September 2000
Position/Responsibilities: Outside Plant Technician
Email: bhuddleston@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Amy Peschel
Date of hire: December 2000
Position/Responsibilities: Accountant
Email: apeschel@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Buster Schmitz
Date of hire: May 2002
Position/Responsibilities: Outside Plant Technician
Email: bschmitz@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Josh Jones
Date of hire: March 2003
Position/Responsibilities: Technician Consultant/Installer
Email: jjones@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Angie Armstrong
Date of hire: April 2003
Position/Responsibilities: Marketing Supervisor
Email: aarmstrong@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Dennis Kracht
Date of hire: May 2003
Position/Responsibilities: Network Operations Center Technician
Email: dkracht@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Jada Ackerman
Date of hire: October 2003
Position/Responsibilities: Public Relations/Community Development Director
Email: jackerman@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Jodi O'Neil
Date of hire: March 2004
Position/Responsibilities: Customer Service Representative
Email: joneil@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Randy Osterhaus
Date of hire: May 2004
Position/Responsibilities: Construction Technician
Email: rosterhaus@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Scott Day
Date of hire: July 2004
Position/Responsibilities: Video Technician/Installer/Repairer
Email: sday@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Ben Owens
Date of hire: September 2004
Position/Responsibilities: Outside Plant Technician
Email: bowens@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Colleen Voet
Date of hire: April 2005
Position/Responsibilities: Customer Service
Email: cvoet@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Jake Hull
Date of hire: May 2005
Position/Responsibilities: Network Operations Center Technician
Email: jhull@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Nick Gordon
Date of hire: July 2005
Position/Responsibilities: Network Operations Center Technician
Email: ngordon@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Kurt Sack
Date of hire: August 2005
Position/Responsibilities: Outside Plant Technician/Business Account Consultant
Email: ksack@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Angie Wassenberg
Date of hire: October 2005
Position/Responsibilities: Customer Service & Mapping/CAD Technician
Email: awassenberg@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Jon Stryker
Date of hire: January 2006
Position/Responsibilities: Video Technician/Installer/Repairer
Email: jstryker@bluevalleyinc.net
 

 

 

 

Name: Nancy Holle
Date of hire: March 2006
Position/Responsibilities: Billing Clerk
Email: nholle@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Lisa Roever
Date of hire: August 2006
Position/Responsibilities: Customer Service
Email: lroever@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Rachel Strunk
Date of hire: November 2006
Position/Responsibilities: Marketing Associate
Email: rstrunk@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Irish Bussmann
Date of hire: March 2007
Position/Responsibilities: Customer Service
Email: ibussmann@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Susan Pacha
Date of hire: March 2007
Position/Responsibilities: Accounting Clerk
Email: spacha@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Candace Wright
Date of hire: September 2007
Position/Responsibilities: CFO
Email: cwright@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Spencer Price
Date of hire: October 2007
Position/Responsibilities: Video Technician/Installer/Repairer
Email: sprice@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: John Smith
Date of hire: November 2007
Position/Responsibilities: Installation Supervisor
Email: jsmith@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Jon Novak
Date of hire: December 2007
Position/Responsibilities: Research & Development
Email: jnovak@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Chad Hiltgen
Date of hire: March 2008
Position/Responsibilities: Business Account Consultant
Email: chiltgen@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Kristopher Perry
Date of hire: April 2009
Position/Responsibilities: Construction Technician
Email: kperry@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Melissa Bruna
Date of hire: November 2009
Position/Responsibilities: Cellblue/Solutions Store Representative
Email: mbruna@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Emily Ford
Date of hire: January 2011
Position/Responsibilites: Video Production Technician
Email: eford@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Jerry Horton
Date of hire: May 2011
Position/Responsibilites: IT Specialist
Email: jhorton@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Justin Collins
Date of hire: July 2011
Position/Responsibilites: Computer Repiar Technician
Email: jcollins@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Grant Griffee
Date of hire: January 2012
Position/Responsibilites: Warehouse Coordinator
Email: ggriffee@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Scott O'Neil
Date of hire: January 2012
Position/Responsibilites: Technician Consultant/Installer
Email: soneil@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Dan Kopp
Date of hire: January 2012
Position/Responsibilites: Technician Consultant/Installer
Email: dkopp@bluevalleyinc.net

 

 

 

Name: Margaret “Mert” Reed
Date of hire: December 2012
Position/Responsibilites: Custodian
Email: mreed@bluevalleyinc.net

                                     

 Retirees

 

Name: Bill Helmer
Date of hire: Retired, 1961-1995
Position/Responsibilities: Plant Superintendent

 

Name: Ruth Lord
Date of hire: Retired, 1961-1999
Position/Responsibilities: Bookkeeping and Customer Service Clerk

 

Name: Galen Walters
Date of hire: Retired, 1971-2002
Position/Responsibilities: Outside Plant Technician, Axtell, Beattie, & Summerfield

 

Name: Richard "Dick" Oestreich
Date of hire: Retired, 1980-2002
Position/Responsibilities: Outside Plant Technician, Linn & Palmer

 

Name: Donald Butler
Date of hire: Retired, 1969 - 2002
Position/Responsibilities: Outside Plant Superintendent, Technician Home/Oketo

 

Name: Gerald Torrey
Date of hire: Retired, 1976 - 2002
Position/Responsibilities: Plant Superintendent

Gerald Torrey 1938-2011
"To live on in the hearts we leave behind,
is not to die"

 

 

Name: Velora Wollenberg
Date of hire: Retired, 1974-2005
Position/Responsibilities: Part Time Custodian

 

Name: Terry O'Neil
Date of hire: Retired, 1980-2007
Position/Responsibilities: General Manager

 

Name: Charles "Bob" Baker
Date of hire: Retired, 1974-2011
Position/Responsibilities: Construction/Maintenance Supervisor

Name: Beth Barleen
Date of hire: August 2007
Position/Responsibilities: Custodian 2007-2009

Beth Barleen 1952-2009
"When someone you love becomes a memory,
The memory becomes a treasure."