Alyssa Clemsen Roberts Named President/CEO Of NH Electric Co-Op

By InDepth NH

PLYMOUTH, NH — New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) Board Chair Jeffrey Morrill announce the hiring of Alyssa Clemsen Roberts as NHEC’s new President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on Monday.

Clemsen Roberts comes to NHEC from Colorado, where she most recently served as CEO of the Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA), and President of DMEA’s wholly-owned for-profit fiber internet subsidiary, Elevate.

Prior to joining DMEA and Elevate, Clemsen Roberts served as the chief strategy officer at Platte River Power Authority in Fort Collins, CO, where she led Platte River’s government relations and community engagement activities, energy efficiency and distributed resource programs, internal and external communications, human resources and safety. She served four years in the United States Navy and graduated summa cum laude from Park University with a B.S. in business management.

“We are excited and fortunate to be welcoming Alyssa to NHEC at this time,” said Morrill. “Her skills, experience and energy separated her from a strong, national field of candidates during the board’s search. She is deeply committed to the principles of member-owned cooperatives and the value they provide to members and their communities. She is also a nationally recognized expert on rural broadband issues, which will be a big boost to NHEC’s ongoing efforts to make high-speed internet access available to all members.”

“I’m honored and excited to be joining the team at New Hampshire Electric Cooperative,” said Clemsen Roberts. “It’s clear that NHEC is a forward-thinking and member-focused organization, as they’ve demonstrated in their efforts to expand broadband access, which is a vital need in rural areas. There are challenges ahead for NHEC and its members, not least of which is the affordability of energy in New Hampshire, but I look forward to working together with the board, staff and members of NHEC to find solutions.”

Clemsen Roberts will officially assumer her duties on Sept. 6, 2022.

Founded in 1939 and headquartered in Plymouth, NHEC is a member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving 86,000 homes and businesses in 118 New Hampshire communities. Learn more at www.nhec.com, and follow our broadband internet projects at www.nhbroadband.com.

This story was originally published by InDepth NH.