Meet the Board
Robert Collins, Board Vice President
Bob and his wife, Janet, live on a farm near Colo.
He has retired from farming, but is still involved in the seed business (Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids and Latham Seed Beans) and has a commercial mowing business. Most of all, Bob enjoys serving as a director for Consumers Energy.
Bob and Janet are the parents of three daughters: Jill Weber from
Cedar Falls, Iowa; Beth Klostermann from Ankeny, Iowa; and Patty
Harms from Wilmington, North Carolina. They are also grandparents to five granddaughters.
Education: Nevada High School and Morningside College, Sioux City,
Iowa.
Bob is currently the CIPCO director for Consumers Energy. He is a member of the Memorial Lutheran Church in Nevada where he formerly
served on the church council. Bob is a charter member and past president of the Nevada Kiwanis
Club. One of his proud accomplishments as president was to get a Golden K Kiwanis Club started
in Nevada. Bob has also been a Story County Master Pork Producer. Fomer memberships include
the Story County Extension Council and the Story County 4-H Youth Committee.
Hobbies Bob Enjoys: Watching ISU Basketball Games; Playing Cards; Traveling and Gardening.
Goals Desired as a Consumers Energy Director: “As the Consumers Energy CIPCO director, my main focus has been to see if CIPCO can lower their wholesale power costs to our cooperative. Since my father was a long-time director, I grew up watching the REC program. My goal has always been to make sure our members receive dependable and reasonable energy.”
Contact Robert at: rcollins@consumersenergy.coop
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