Get to Know Your Local PSE Team
Your Kitsap County team is ready, able and happy to get to know you and assist with any of your energy-related needs.
Wayne Ballew
Energy Advisor
Serving PSE customers since 2011
wayne.ballew@pse.com | 360-475-7078
Background and notable achievements
A self-proclaimed master of customer service, Wayne has more than 20 years of experience in the insulation industry. His dedication to customer service and expertise in insulation applications proves valuable to our commercial and residential customers time and again. Wayne is a HomePrint Certified and Energy Performance Score Certified Administrator and looks forward to helping our customers reach their energy efficiency goals.
A Pacific Northwest native who recently moved to the Kitsap peninsula, Wayne enjoys spending his free time in the great outdoors.
- Wayne splurges on trail running, hiking and backcountry camping.
- Wayne's energy saving tip: "Get a home energy assessment. You’ll be surprised to learn how small changes can save energy and keep your money from slipping through the cracks!"
Cathie Currie
Energy Efficient Communities Program Coordinator
Serving PSE customers since 2011
cathie.currie@pse.com | 360-475-7069
Background and notable achievements
Passionate about building community connections that uncover new possibilities and accomplish positive change, Cathie has more than 25 years of experience in community outreach, organizational leadership and program management in government and non-profit fields. In her role at PSE, she is dedicated to helping local government entities, businesses and non-profit organizations save money and reduce energy use through new technology and facility upgrades.
A long-time Bainbridge Island resident, Cathie is also actively involved with a number of local organizations, including the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island, Sustainable Bainbridge and the RePower Bainbridge project.
- Cathie splurges on travel and locally made art.
- Cathie's energy saving tip: "Use a Power Cost Monitor, or a watt meter, to learn how your appliances may be affecting your electricity use, and understand the "vampire load" that many appliances – like TVs, game consoles and computers – put on your electric system even when they are off!"
Linda Streissguth
Local Government and Community Relations Manager
Serving PSE customers since 1980
PSE 24-hour Customer Service | 1-888-225-5773
linda.streissguth@pse.com | 360-475-7045
Background and notable achievements
Linda has built a strong reputation meeting the needs of customers, communities and commerce interests throughout Kitsap County and the entire Peninsula area. Her experience of more than 30 years with PSE and our predecessor, Puget Sound Power and Light, includes positions in marketing, conservation, real estate, land planning and community services.
Linda's lifelong commitment to the Puget Sound region includes being a member of the Harrison Medical Center, Port Townsend Chamber and Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Boards of Directors. She is also a former chair and current Bremerton Planning Commission member and a Bremerton Housing Authority commissioner.
Linda and her husband Kent enjoy golf, gardening and the opera. They live in Bremerton with their dog, Magnolia, and two cats, Trinka and Peppin.
- Linda splurges on 'little trips' with her husband to places such as Turkey, Greece, Scotland, Paris, China and Italy, to name a few.
- Linda's energy saving tip: "Power off your computer at the end of the day. 'Sleep' mode still uses energy!"