Midwest Reliability Organization
Dana Klem has extensive experience in office administration and legal support across various organizations. Currently serving as an Office Administrator at Cousineau, Waldhauser & Kieselbach P.A. since January 2022, Dana previously held multiple roles at the Midwest Reliability Organization from April 2017, including Registration Certification and Standards Administrator and Executive Assistant to the COO. Prior experience includes working as a Paralegal at Anderson, Helgen, Davis & Cefalu, where Dana developed skills in drafting plan documents and ensuring legal compliance. Dana also founded Tic Toc Organizing & Planning Services, providing organizational consulting from 2001 to 2010, and has held administrative roles at Mackall and Best & Flanagan, where project management and office efficiency were key responsibilities. Early career experience includes positions as a Legal Administrative Assistant and Private Banking Secretary.
Midwest Reliability Organization
Welcome to Midwest Reliability Organization! Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) is dedicated to achieving its vision of a highly reliable and secure North American bulk power system. The MRO region spans the provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and all or parts of the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. The region is comprised of more than 200 organizations that are involved in the production and delivery of electricity, including municipal utilities, cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, transmission system operators, federal power marketing agencies, Canadian Crown Corporations, and independent power producers. MRO's primary responsibilities are to: ensure compliance with mandatory Reliability Standards by entities who own, operate, or use the interconnected, international BPS; conduct assessments of the grid's ability to meet electricity demand in the region; and analyze regional system events. Additionally, MRO creates an open forum for stakeholder experts in the region to discuss important topics related to addressing risk and improving reliable operations of the power grid.