Luke Gaalswyk

President, Chief Executive Officer

Luke Gaalswyk serves as the President and CEO of District Energy St. Paul, a role he has held since October 2024. He joined Ever-Green Energy in 2022 and serves as president and CEO of the organization.

Prior to joining District Energy, Luke served in leadership roles in power generation and district energy industries with Xcel Energy and NRG Thermal (now Cordia). Luke has nearly 20 years of experience in energy, operations, and engineering and is a veteran of the United States Air Force. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce and is a drill-status member of the Minnesota Air National Guard. He has a mechanical engineering degree from the United States Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton.

Leadership

Luke Gaalswyk

President, Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Kasid

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Michael Auger

Senior Vice President, Chief Business Officer

Mike Burns

Senior Vice President, Chief System Operations Officer

Katherine Verhasselt

Senior Vice President, Chief People and Communications Officer

Steve Rambeck

Vice President, Business Development and Commercial Strategy

Karissa Kostka

Interim Director, Marketing and Public Relations

Marty Purintun

Vice President, Accounting

Tom Thomalla, Jr.

Vice President, Information Systems

Board of Directors

Heidi Conrad

Chairperson

Michelle Beeman

Darren Tobolt

Eric Krause

Kelly Lange

Tony Poole

Pat Wolf


Bill Buth

Director Emeritus
George Fremder

George Fremder

Director Emeritus

George Latimer

Director Emeritus
Robert Lowe

Robert Lowe

Director Emeritus
Barbara Lukermann

Barbara Lukermann

Director Emerita

Susan Sands

Director Emerita

Bernard St. Peter

Director Emeritus
John Taylor

John Taylor

DIRECTOR EMERITUS