Butzel Attorney Beth Gotthelf Elected to Alpena Power Company’s Board of Directors  

TROY, Mich. – Butzel attorney Beth S. Gotthelf has been elected to the Alpena Power Resources Ltd. Board of Directors. Alpena Power Resources is the parent company to the Alpena Power Company. Alpena Power is a 145-year-old company that is an environmentally responsible energy management and distribution company providing some of the highest quality and lowest cost power in Michigan. Alpena Power serves approximately 17,000 customers in the northeast corner of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.

Gotthelf is Butzel’s Director of Innovation and External Relations, Co-Chair of the Energy & Sustainability Practice and Chair of the Aerospace & Defense Industry Team.

She represents a diverse client base including those in the automotive, defense and aerospace fields. She has extensive environmental, renewable energy, and sustainability experience. She assists clients with remediation, redevelopment, permitting, and compliance.  

Gotthelf serves as Chair of the Michigan Manufacturers Association’s Environmental Policy Committee; Board Member, NAATBatt, the National Battery Association; General Counsel to the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Surface Finishers; Board member and former Chair, Michigan Israel Business Accelerator; and Michigan Advisory Board, Women in Defense. Gotthelf also was board directorship certified through the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Gotthelf was named to Crain’s Detroit Business’ 2025 Notable Leaders in Sustainability list.