Lakes Gas promotes 4, hires another

Lakes Gas promoted four employees and hired a new one.

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  Clockwise from top left: Benson, LeSarge, Scheel, Schlender, Hoscheid

  Cherie Benson was promoted to manager of customer service systems. Benson has been with Lakes Gas for 16 years. Starting as an administrative assistant, she has worked her way through many different responsibilities, including working with and helping to create the delivery/dispatch system now in place at Lakes Gas.

• Samantha LeSarge was promoted to division lead, customer experience, covering central and northern Minnesota. She joined Lakes Gas in 2014 at the Grand Rapids, Minnesota, office. During her nine years in the industry, she has helped train other customer service representatives and built relationships with customers.
• Andrea Scheel was promoted to division lead, customer experience, covering northern and central Wisconsin. She has been with Lakes Gas for nearly three years as a customer service representative. Scheel brings 25 years of customer service experience to her new role.
• Justin Schlender was promoted to division lead, customer experience, covering southern Wisconsin and Illinois. Schlender joined Lakes Gas four years ago but has been in the propane industry for more than a decade. Since joining Lakes Gas, Schlender has served as a customer service representative and a trainer.
• Jennie Hoscheid was hired as a division lead, customer experience. Hoscheid is new to Lakes Gas and the propane industry, but she brings 20-plus years of experience in customer relations. She covers western and southern Minnesota and the Dakotas.

Founded in 1959 and headquartered in Wyoming, Minnesota, Lakes Gas is among the Top 15 U.S. propane retailers for sales of retail gallons, according to the 2023 LP Gas Top Propane Retailers ranking. It operates 54 outlets in six states in the Upper Midwest.