Power Division Director Tom Eckman Announces Plans to Retire in July

March 15, 2016
Carol Winkel

Power Division Director Tom Eckman, who has been with the Council almost since its beginning, is retiring on July 1, 2016.

Eckman joined the Council in 1982 and as manager of conservation resources has been at the forefront of energy efficiency development and integrated resource planning in the Northwest. He was named power division director in 2014.

Ben Kujala, system analysis manager, will become the Council’s interim power division director on April 1, 2016 as Eckman continues in a reduced role until the end of June.

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