Jim H. Wilkes
Chairman
Diemer True
Treasurer
Barry Russell
President and CEO
Steven B. Hinchman
Immediate Past Chairman
At-Large Directors
2019-2021
Bob Watson
Abraxas Petroleum Corporation
Trem Smith
Berry Petroleum Company, LLC
Joe Gatto
Callon Petroleum Co.
Doug Lawler
Chesapeake Energy
Erec Isaacson
ConocoPhillips
Derek Albro
Devon Energy Corp.
W. Marc Dingler IV
Diamondback Energy
Jud Walker
EnerVest Ltd.
Greg Hill
Hess Corporation
Justin Furnace
Hilcorp Energy Company
Jason Pigott
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
Tim Yang
Magnolia Oil & Gas
Mike Henderson
Marathon Oil Corporation
Joseph Wm. Foran
Matador Resources Co.
Vicki Hollub
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Doug Suttles
Ovintiv Inc.
Scott Sheffield
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
Scott Roy
Range Resources Corp.
William J. Way
Southwestern Energy
W. Byron Dunn
Tubular Synergy Group
Regional Directors
2019-2021
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
Bill Barr
BlackRidge Resource Partners, LLC
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
Read & Stevens, Inc.
New York, East-NJ-New England
Sean O’Neill
Old Ironsides Energy, LLC
New York, West-PA-MD-DE
Paul D. Burke
Huntley & Huntley, Inc.
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
2019-2021
Capital Markets
Jim McBride
JRMcBride & Company, LLC
Communications
Pending
Crude Oil Policy
Craig Howard
Howard Energy Corp.
Environment & Safety
Gretchen Kern
Pioneer Natural Resources
Land & Royalty
Pending
Law Committee
Greg Russell
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Membership & Business Development
Karl Brensike
Haymaker Minerals & Royalties, LLC
Natural Gas
Kurt Krieger
Steptoe & Johnson
Offshore
Ron Neal
Houston Energy, L.P.
Supply & Demand
Bob Fryklund
IHS Markit
Tax
Tara Lewis
HEYCO Energy Group
Wildcatters Fund
Bruce Vincent
Vincent & Company
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.
