Jim Mehring serves as Chief of Staff. His responsibilities include
the creation and implementation of new policies and procedures,
executive consultation, business development, and executive level
employee recruitment. Jim joined JDH in 2015.
Previously, he worked as Vice President of Ohio and Kentucky Gas
Operations for Duke Energy, where he had oversight of natural gas
transmission and distribution operations, gas engineering, gas
transportation, gas customer accounts and projects, and performance
and compliance management. Jim’s 37-year career with PSI Energy,
Cinergy, and Duke Energy includes several assignments in field work,
safety and training, electric distribution control center
coordination, and field management. Jim began his career as a lineman
apprentice with PSI Energy in January 1977. He held numerous
management positions in the field operations organization directing
line construction and maintenance, substation construction and
maintenance, electrical system operations, safety, engineering, and
now natural gas operations.