Michael “Mike” Johnson of Aspers was promoted to manager, safety/key accounts/accounting at Adams Electric Cooperative in January.

He continues his existing role with safety and key accounts and will take on accounting and billing tasks following the retirement of Lynn Wallas, previous manager, finance. He also adds the responsibility of supervising the accounting and billing personnel and the co-op’s safety/energy use specialist.

Johnson started with Adams Electric as a first-year apprentice in the operations department in 2005. He was promoted through the apprentice classifications up to journeyman second class in 2010, and then to safety/energy use specialist later in 2010. He was named senior safety energy use specialist in 2014 and finally key accounts/senior safety specialist in 2018.

Johnson received his associate degree from Muscatine Community College in 2004. He is currently taking accounting classes through Liberty University.  He resides with his children in Aspers.