Joyce Peppin serves as Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Dairyland Power Cooperative. In this role, she leads the Office of the General Counsel, including the legal, records, right-of-way, government affairs, communications, member services, economic development, grants, generation and transmission permitting, and regulatory compliance departments.
Peppin joined Dairyland as Director, Government Relations and Legal Services in August 2021. She became the cooperative's, Vice President and General Counsel in June 2022, and was promoted to Executive Vice President & General Counsel in January 2024.
Joyce has a broad background in government, law and corporate leadership. She served as Director of Government Affairs and General Counsel for the Minnesota Rural Electric Association and spent 14 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives, including four years as House Majority Leader. She also practiced law as a solo attorney and served as Assistant Vice President for Public Relations at U.S. Bancorp.