Indiana Electric Cooperatives named Garret Creason and Nicholas Scubelek to its regulatory compliance team. They will serve the association’s membership as regulatory consultants.

Creason and Scubelek will partner with member cooperatives to provide regulatory expertise and support that enables compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. They each bring a distinct and deep expertise to serve the Indiana electric cooperative membership in a unique way.

Creason was previously a pesticide field staff supervisor with the Office of the Indiana State Chemist, where he directed the pesticide investigation division of the office. In that role, he supervised ten investigators and oversaw pesticide and fertilizer complaints, investigations, and inspections. He coordinated with regulatory agencies on pesticide-related incidents and managed the Clean Sweep Program, which helps residents, farmers, and businesses safely dispose of hazardous waste and unwanted agricultural chemicals. Creason was also a member of the Chesterfield Police Department and Monroe County Sheriff’s Office where he served as an officer and deputy sheriff. Creason has a Bachelor of Science in criminology and criminal justice from Ball State University, with a minor in natural resources. His first day was Oct. 29.