Steven H. Pruett
Chairman
Justin W. Cope
Vice Chairman
C. Jeffrey Eshelman, II
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Jim H. Wilkes
Immediate Past Chairman
W. Byron Dunn
Treasurer
Dan Naatz
Corporate Secretary
At-Large Directors
2023-2025
Trem Smith
Berry Petroleum Company, LLC
Joe Gatto
Callon Petroleum Co.
Michael Kukuk
Chord Energy
W. Michael Scott
CrownQuest Operating
W. Marc Dingler IV
Diamondback Energy
Jud Walker
EnerVest Ltd.
Justin Cope
Flywheel Energy, LLC
Justin Furnace
Hilcorp Energy Company
Robert J. Anderson
Earthstone Energy Inc, Former President/CEO
Tim Yang
Magnolia Oil & Gas
Mike Henderson
Marathon Oil Corporation
Vicki Hollub
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Scott Roy
Range Resources Corp.
William J. Way
Southwestern Energy
W. Byron Dunn
Tubular Synergy Group
Jason Pigott
Vital Energy
Regional Directors
2023-2025
Alabama-Florida-Georgia
Tom Sylte
Kelton Company, LLC
Arkansas
Catherine Medlock
Leejay Company, LLC
California, North
Rock Zierman
California Independent Petroleum Association
California, South
Stephen D. Layton
E&B Natural Resources
Illinois
J. Roy Dee III
Dee Drilling Company
Indiana
Stacee Dover
CountryMark
Kansas-Missouri, West
Raul Brito
Brito Oil Company, Inc.
Kentucky-Tennessee-NC-SC
Ryan Watts
Kentucky Oil and Gas Association
Louisiana, Southeast
D. Irwin Mackenroth
Clovelly Oil Co. LLC
Louisiana, Southwest
Lawrence Svendson
Key Energy Resources
Michigan
Kelly Miller
Miller Investment Company
Montana
Alan Olson
Montana Petroleum Association
New Mexico
Betty Read Young
Tierra Encantada LLC.
New York, East-NJ-New England
Sean O’Neill
Old Ironsides Energy, LLC
New York, West-PA-MD-DE
Michael Hillebrand
Huntley & Huntley, LLC
Ohio
Jim Aslanides
MFC Drilling, Inc.
Texas, Central
Jeffrey W. Miller
Vortus Investment Advisors
Texas, North
Mike Elyea
Burk Royalty Co. Ltd.
Texas, North Central
Mark Burroughs, Jr.
EnCap Investments, L.P.
Texas, Northeast
Bruce Faulkner
Lehnertz-Faulkner, Inc.
Texas, Panhandle
Brent Allen
Alpar Energy, LP
Texas, Permian
Jeff Sparks
Discovery Operating, Inc.
Texas, Southeast
Jordan Horoschak
CIBC Capital Markets
Texas, West Central
Allan Frizzell
Enrich Oil Corporation
West Virginia-Virginia-DC
Doug Malcolm
D.C. Malcolm, Inc.
Wyoming
Barbara True
True Companies
IPAA Committee Chairmen
2023-2025
Capital Markets
David Baggett
Opportune LLP
Communications
Pending
Environment & Safety
Gretchen Kern
Pioneer Natural Resources
Land & Royalty
Kristen Lingley
Caerus Oil and Gas
Law Committee
Greg Russell
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Membership & Business Development
Chris Atherton
EnergyNet
Natural Gas
Kurt Krieger
Steptoe & Johnson
Offshore
Ron Neal
Houston Energy LP
Supply & Demand
Bob Fryklund
S&P Global Commodity Insights
Tax
Gary Rohmer
PWC
Wildcatters Fund
Ron Neal
Houston Energy LP
IPAA is the industry’s strongest presence in the nation’s capital and these are important times. The entire oil and gas industry remains under fire from anti-development groups; but with these challenges arise unique opportunities that IPAA is seizing for our members.
