Meet Our Team

Lindsey Ransom is National Renewable Solution’s Vice President of Operations directly responsible for coordinating in-house development activities for all of NRS’ projects. Over her wind career, she has worked as a Field Developer, Title Specialist and as an Investor Relations officer. She has extensive experience working with the community members and landowners in our projects in Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, Montana, New Mexico, Texas and Minnesota. Lindsey has been directly responsible for preparation and execution of Wind leases totaling over 125,000 acres of land. She has served as the company’s liaison for over 600 project company investors, providing periodic informational updates and as a primary point of contact for questions or concerns.

Previous to her employment with National Renewable Solutions, Lindsey worked at Security Title Company in her first position out of college. She worked both on Title Examinations and eventually Escrow preparation for Real Estate closings. Originally from the suburbs of Minneapolis, she ventured to Bozeman, MT and Montana State University for her undergraduate studies. Amidst the “powder days,” blue grass festivals and white water rafting, she graduated with a degree in Health and Human Development with an option in Family Science. With education continuing to be strong influence in her life, Lindsey is pursuing a Masters degree at Augsburg College. Lindsey also serves as Team Captain for the annual Time to Fly 10K, which benefits the Children's Cancer Research Fund. In “away from work” time, you will find Lindsey bicycling across the state of Iowa (RAGBRAI), walking her golden lab, Summit with her husband, Ben, or sailing on the Dorothy Ann (a 25’ sailboat affectionately known as “Dotty,”) on Lake Superior near Grand Marais, MN.

Jesse Hopkins-Hoel, Senior Developer

Jesse Hopkins-Hoel is a Project Developer with National Renewable Solutions, LLC. He has served in a broad scope of renewable energy development roles since 2008 in multiple utility-scale wind projects with varying geographical locations throughout the United States, specifically, agricultural plains in western Minnesota, central Minnesota and northwestern Ohio and ridge-top environments in Virginia. Jesse is grateful for his professional experiences with respected wind energy firms, National Wind, LLC and Nordex USA.

Prior to Jesse’s wind career, he worked in the Real Estate industry where he focused on business development, contract negotiations, sales and project management. Jesse obtained his Bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University in Political Science and Community Development and Planning. He is originally from Rockford, Minnesota and currently resides with his family in St. Cloud, Minnesota. An avid sportsman with a full appreciation of natural resources, the remote outdoors is where Jesse recalibrates and rejuvenates.

A proud member of Shriners International, Jesse enjoys volunteering and helping to raise funds for the 22 International Shriners Hospitals for Children. Community, sustainability and economic development are at the heart of Jesse’s commitment within the Renewable Energy field. He has co-founded a community organization and served on several local and industry representative boards and committees throughout his career.

Gerry Fisher, Senior Developer

Gerry's first exposure to the wind industry came in Denmark in the 80's when he was on an expatriate assignment. It planted a seed that was to eventually become Dakota Wind Energy, an NRS-managed project in northeast South Dakota, home to the family ranch and renowned wind regimes on the Couteau des Prairies. DWE is one of the most ambitious community-owned wind farm developments in the US.

He is no stranger to large, complex, multidisciplinary projects like DWE as his international legal specialty took him to over fifty countries where he managed dozens of major corporate and commercial transactions for NCR Corporation and AT&T. Later he would found Alebra Technologies, a two-time recipient of the Deloitte Fast 500 award, before launching DWE with National Wind.

He was educated at Augustana College, the Johns Hopkins SAIS, and the University of Denver College of Law, and lives in North Oaks, MN, with his wife, Rebecca. He loves family dinners, Colorado skiing, and Ely docksitting when not reading Cold War thrillers.

Corinna Turbes, Director of Administration

Corinna Turbes is the Director of Administration at National Renewable Solutions. Corinna manages the day-to-day operations, bookkeeping and administration of National Renewable Solution’s multiple project companies. Corinna began her professional career working for a magazine publishing consultant. She enthusiastically enjoys her responsibilities supporting renewable energy at National Renewable Solutions, LLC.

Corinna is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cites with a degree in Linguistics and is a Minnesota native. Outside of her full-time career, Corinna is a member of the Minnesota Beekeepers’ Association and works to develop and promote honey bee health and community supported agriculture in the region.

Paul Reeves, Project Developer

Paul Reeves’ resume in renewable and alternative energy production began more than 25 years ago subsequent to attending the University of Massachusetts, where he was a Ford Foundation Scholar, APPAM Scholar, and Class Speaker. Mr. Reeves also attended the Averill Harriman School of Public Policy and Management at Stony Brook and Dartmouth University’ s Amos Tuck School of Business. A period of growth with One World Energy allowed Mr. Reeves to further refine his talents and gain extensive experience in educating rural communities about the role that wind energy can play in stimulating rural economic development from both a policy and development perspective.

Mr. Reeves took his talents to the nation’s capital in the Department of Energy serving as a Consultant in the Wind Powering America Program. In this role he was better able to work with and educate the constituency that he has a true passion for; small disadvantaged farmers and renewable energy utilization by urban and rural communities of color. Mr. Reeves then founded his second energy company, Upepo Energy Group. As director of the Upepo Energy Group, he pioneered efforts to educate inner city residents about the health benefits associated with renewable energy usage and generate ownership models for low income communities of color that would create a hedge against price volatility of conventional electricity.

When he is not preaching the gospel of community wind to rural communities, Mr. Reeves likes to sail, is an avid reader of Walter Moseley, plays basketball, walks on the beach, feed members of his church community thru the SHARE program and watch Horror movies. He also has a fondness for big dogs and Sushi.