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Steve Kolbeck was elected to the Public Utilities Commission in November 2006 and was sworn in to office in December 2006. He is serving his third year as the commission's vice chairman.
He is a member of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, serving on the association's Committee on Telecommunications. He holds appointed positions through NARUC to the FCC's Interstate Telecommunications Relay Services Fund Advisory Council and the Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations where he is the state chairman. Steve is also a leader in industry organizations. He has held the offices of secretary and treasurer and is currently the vice president of the
Mid-America Regulatory Conference and chairman of the Regional Oversight Committee.
Steve has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, having held positions with Northern Telecom, AT&T, SDN Communications and Alliance Communications.
Prior to joining the commission, Steve served as a Brandon, S.D., city councilman for three years. He is a native of Salem, S.D. Steve has a Bachelors of Science degree from South Dakota State University and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Telecommunications from Mitchell Technical Institute.
Steve and his wife, Stacy, have four children: Wilson, age 11; Alex, age 9; Joe, age 6; and Mary, age 4.
January 2010
