Michelle Benishek

Vice President – Wisconsin Field Operations

Michelle Benishek was promoted to vice president — Wisconsin field operations for WEC Energy Group in October 2024.

In this role, Benishek has overall responsibility for the delivery of safe and reliable electric and natural gas service in the We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service and Upper Michigan Energy Resources service areas. In addition to the core electric and natural gas operations, Field Operations also includes locating, joint construction, major projects, contractor-vendor relationship management and resource planning.

Previously, Benishek was director — system operations. In this role, she was responsible for operating the electric and natural gas distribution systems throughout the company’s service area in Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.). In addition, she was responsible for gas control, electric system operations and the outage management system, which includes the process for the safe dispatch of natural gas emergencies, and safe dispatch and restoration of outages and hazards day-to-day and during storms throughout Wisconsin and the U.P.

Benishek joined WEC Energy Group in 2008 as a project manager in Customer Operations, and went on to hold several positions of increasing responsibility throughout the organization, including director — facilities management for WEC Energy Group, responsible for managing the portfolio of facilities assets, processes and systems. In that role, she had oversight of planning and budgeting for maintenance and capital improvements at 176 buildings and 2,200 sites across four states. In addition, she was responsible for all renovations, new builds and other capital construction projects at these facilities.

Benishek has a Bachelor of Arts degree with emphasis in business and a Master of Business Administration degree with emphasis in leadership, both from Mount Mary University. She serves on Mount Mary University’s Buildings and Grounds Committee, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee’s board and WRTP | BIG STEP’s board.