Board of Directors

Chairman: Virginia B. Lazenby
Vice Chairman: Michael Watford
Treasurer: Diemer True
President & CEO: Barry Russell
Immediate Past Chairman: Bruce Vincent

 


IPAA 2011 – 2013 Board of Directors

Regional Directors

Alabama-Florida-Georgia
John Richardson
Energen Resources Corporation

Arkansas
Catherine Medlock
Leejay Company LLC

California, Central
Ralph Goehring
Sand Dollar Financial, LLC

California, North
Rod Eson
Foothill Energy, LLC

California, South
J.C. “Chris” Hall
Drilling & Production Co.

Colorado
Robert Bayless, Jr.
Robert L. Bayless, Producer LLC

Illinois
J. Roy Dee III
Dee Drilling Company

Indiana
Douglas Reynolds, Jr.
Reynolds Resources, Inc.

Kansas-Missouri, West
Raul Brito
Brito Oil Company, Inc.

Kentucky-Tennessee-NC-SC
Bill Barr
BlackRidge Resource Partners, LLC

Louisiana, North
Ken Whitehurst
Palmer Petroleum, Inc.

Louisiana, Southeast
Frank Barber
ANKOR Energy LLC

Louisiana, Southwest
Mark Miller
Merlin Oil & Gas, Inc.

Michigan
William Myler, Jr.
Muskegon Development Company

Montana
Brian Cebull
Nance Resources, Inc.

New Mexico
Betty Read Young
Read & Stevens, Inc.

New York, East-NJ-New England
Sean O’Neill
Liberty Energy Holdings, LLC

New York, West-PA-MD-DE
Thomas Bartos
ABARTA Oil & Gas Co., Inc.

Ohio
Jerry James
Artex Oil Company

Oklahoma, East
John Pilkington
Muirfield Resources Company

Oklahoma, West
Joseph Warren
Cimarron Production Co., Inc.

Texas, Central
James Wilkes
Texland Petroleum LP

Texas, North
Donald Hupp
Gunn Oil Company

Texas, North Central
Murphy Markham IV
EnCap Investments, L.P.

Texas, Northeast
Bruce Faulkner
Lehnertz-Faulkner, Inc.

Texas, Panhandle
Levert Gillman
Travelers Oil Company, Inc.

Texas, Permian
Jeff Sparks
Discovery Operating, Inc.

Texas, Southeast
Phil DeLozier
EnerVest, Ltd.

Texas, Southwest
J. D. Hughes
Independent

Texas, West Central
Phil Kendrick, Jr.
Kendrick Oil Company

Utah
Mike Angus
Bill Barrett Corporation

West Virginia-Virginia-DC
Tom Riley
Black Raven Energy, Inc.

Wyoming
Tad True
Belle Fourche Pipeline Company

Board of Directors At-Large 2011 – 2013

Steven Mueller
Southwestern Energy Co.

Gretchen H. Watkins
Marathon Oil Co.

Don Hrap
ConocoPhillips

John Richels
Devon Energy Corp.

John Jensen
EP Energy, LLC

Chuck Meloy
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

David Bole
Quantum Energy Partners, LP

Scott Sheffield
Pioneer Natural Resources

Jeff Wojhan
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.

Nicholas DeIullis
Consol Energy Inc.

Lee Boothby
Newfield Exploration Co.

Steve Hinchman
Highmount Exploration & Production, LLC

Tom Price
Chesapeake Energy Corp.

IPAA Committee Chairmen 2011 – 2013

Capital Markets
Tim Murray
Guggenheim Partners, LLC

Communications
Kelly Miller
Eagle Investments, Inc.

Crude Oil Policy
Craig Howard
Howard Energy Corp.

Environment & Safety
Brian Woodard
Chesapeake Energy

International
Tara Lewis
Rosetta Energy Partners

Land & Royalty
Eric Dille
EOG Resources, Inc.

Law
Jon Airey
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, & Pease LLP

Membership & Business Development
John Ludwig
Enrisk Services, Inc.

Natural Gas
Richard Smith
Noble Energy, Inc.

Offshore
Chuck Davidson
Noble Energy, Inc.

Supply & Demand
Bob Fryklund
IHS

Tax
Terry Jacobs
Penneco Oil Company, Inc.

Wildcatters Fund
Mike Linn
MLC Ventures, LLC