About IPAA » Board of Directors

Chairman:

H.G. Kleemeier

Vice Chairman:

Bruce Vincent

Treasurer:

Diemer True

President & CEO:

Barry Russell

Immediate Past Chairman:   

Mike Linn

Gene Ames, III
Regional Director of Texas, Southwest
Trustee
The Nordan Trust

Craig Barto
Regional Director of California, South
President
Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc.

Thomas M. Bartos
Regional Director of NY, West-PA-MD-DE
Chief Financial Officer
ABARTA Oil & Gas Co., Inc.

Robert L. Bayless Jr.
Regional Director of Colorado
Executive Manager
Robert L. Bayless, Producer LLC

Eli D. Bebout
Regional Director of Wyoming
President
Nucor Oil & Gas, Inc.

F.W. Pete Brown
Regional Director of Oklahoma, West
Vice President
Cimarron Production Co., Inc.

Brian R. Cebull
Regional Director of Montana
President
Nance Resources, Inc.

William S. Daugherty
Regional Director of KY-TN-NC-SC
President & CEO
NGAS Resources, Inc.

Phil DeLozier
Regional Director of Texas, Southeast
Vice President - Acquisitions and Divestitures
EnerVest, Ltd.

Mike Elyea
Regional Director of Texas, North
Vice President of Finance
Burk Royalty Company, Ltd.

Rod Eson
Regional Director of California, North
President & CEO
Foothill Energy, LLC

Levert Gillman
Regional Director of Texas, Panhandle
Owner/President
Travelers Oil Company, Inc.

Ralph J. Goehring
Regional Director of California, Central
Executive Vice President & CFO
Berry Petroleum Company

Craig Howard
Regional Director of Illinois
President
Howard Energy Corporation

Phil Stuart Kendrick Jr.
Regional Director of Texas, West Central
President
Kendrick Oil Company

Robert E. Landreth
Regional Director of Texas, Permian
Owner/Operator
Robert E. Landreth

James J. Mazzu
Regional Director of Texas, Northeast
President
Lake Ronel Oil Company

Catherine N. Medlock
Regional Director of Arkansas
Executive Manager
MacFarlane Company - USA, L.L.C.

Mark Miller
Regional Director of Louisiana, Southwest
President
Merlin Oil & Gas, Inc.

David L. Murfin
Regional Director of
Kansas-Missouri, West
President
Murfin Drilling Company, Inc.

William C. Myler Jr.
Regional Director of Michigan
President
Muskegon Development Company

Melvin L. Owen
Regional Director of Utah
Vice President - Administrative Services
Questar Market Resources, Inc.

Bryant H. Patton
Regional Director of Texas, North Central
President
Brycap Investments, Inc.

Douglas Reynolds Jr.
Regional Director of Indiana
Vice President Exploration & Production
Reynolds Resources, Inc.

John S. Richardson
Regional Director of AL-FL-GA
President and COO
Energen Resources Corporation

Daniel Rioux
Regional Director of NY, East-NJ-New England
Vice President
Liberty Energy Holdings, LLC

S. Scott Sewell
Regional Director of Louisiana, Southeast
President
Delta Energy Management, Inc.

James R. Smail
Regional Director of Ohio
Chairman
J.R. Smail, Inc.

Robert A. Stroud
Regional Director of Louisiana, North
Manager
Stroud Production, LLC

Robert J. Sullivan Jr.
Regional Director of Oklahoma, East
Principal
Sullivan and Company

James H. Wilkes
Regional Director of Texas, Central
President & COO
Texland Petroleum LP

Steven R. Williams
Regional Director of WV-VA-DC
CEO
Petroleum Development Corp.

Betty Read Young
Regional Director of New Mexico
CFO
Read & Stevens, Inc.

Board of Directors At-Large 2007 - 2009

David L. Bole
Managing Director
Quantum Energy Partners, LP

Nicholas Deluliis
President & CEO
CNX Gas Corp.

Steven Guidry
Regional Vice President
Marathon Oil Company

Harold M. Korell
Chairman, CEO & President
Southwestern Energy Company

Karl F. Kurz
Chief Operating Officer
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Mary Ann Pearce
L48 Commercial Manager
ConocoPhillips

John Richels
President
Devon Energy Corporation

Scott D. Sheffield
Chairman & CEO
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

Brent Smolik
President E&P
El Paso Corporation

Michael D. Watford
Chairman, President & CEO
Ultra Petroleum Corp.

Jeff Wojahn
President
EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.

IPAA Committee Chairmen 2007 - 2009

H.G. Kleemeier
Chairman
President & CEO
Kaiser-Francis Oil Company

Diemer True
Treasurer
Chairman
Diamond Oil LLC

W. Jonatha Airey
Law Committee Chairman
Partner
Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease

Charles D. Davidson
Offshore Committee Chairman
Chairman, President & CEO
Noble Energy, Inc.

Allan D. Frizzell
Crude Oil Policy Committee Chairman
Vice President
Enrich Oil Corporation

Mark Houser
Workforce & Public Education Committee Chairman
President & COO
EV Energy Partners, L.P.

Nina Hutton
Environment & Safety Committee Chairman
V.P. - Environment, Health & Safety
XTO Energy, Inc.

Terrence S. Jacobs
Tax Committee Chairman
President & CEO
Penneco Oil Company, Inc.

Virginia B. Lazenby
Wildcatters Fund Chairman
Chairman & CEO
Bretagne, LLC

Kelly E. Miller
Communications Committee Chairman
President and CEO
Eagle Investments, Inc.

Richard W. Munn
Membership Business Development Chairman
President & CEO
RainMaker Energy, LLC

Tim Murray
Capital Markets Committee Chairman
Managing Director
Guggenheim Partners, LLC

Robert L. Nance
Land & Royalty Committee Chairman
Chairman & CEO
Nance Resources, Inc.

David Pursell
Supply & Demand Committee Chairman
Managing Director, Head of Macro Research
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.

Richard Salamon
Natural Gas Committee Chairman
Owner
Salamon Ventures, LLC

William D. Schneider
International Committee Chairman
Vice President - International
Newfield Exploration Company

Bruce H. Vincent
Program Committee Chairman
President
Swift Energy Company