About IPAA » Board of Directors

Chairman:

Bruce Vincent

Vice Chairman:

Virginia B. Lazenby

Treasurer:

Diemer True

President & CEO:

Barry Russell

Immediate Past Chairman:   

H.G. Kleemeier

Alabama-Florida-Georgia
John Richardson
Energen Resources Corporation

Arkansas
Catherine Medlock
MacFarlane Company-USA, L.L.C.

California, Central
Ralph Goehring
Bonanza Creek Energy Company, 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
Dee Drilling Company

Indiana
Douglas Reynolds, Jr.
Reynolds Resources, Inc.

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

Kentucky-Tennessee-NC-SC
Bill Daugherty
NGAS Resources, Inc.

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
Daniel Rioux
Liberty Energy Holdings, LLC

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

Ohio
James Smail
J. R. Smail, Inc.

Oklahoma, East
John Pilkington
Muirfield Resources Company

Oklahoma, West
F.W. Pete Brown
Cimarron Production Co., Inc.

Texas, Central
James Wilkes
Texland Petroleum LP

Texas, North
Mike Elyea
Burk Royalty Company, Ltd.

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

Texas, Northeast
James Mazzu
Lake Ronel Oil Company

Texas, Panhandle
Levert Gillman
Travelers Oil Company, Inc.

Texas, Permian
Robert Landreth
Landreth, Robert E.

Texas, Southeast
Phil DeLozier
EnerVest, Ltd.

Texas, Southwest
J. D. Hughes
Independent

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

Utah
Melvin Owen
Questar Market Resources, Inc.

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

Wyoming
Eli Bebout
Nucor Oil & Gas, Inc.

Board of Directors At-Large 2009 - 2011

David Bole
Quantum Energy Partners, LP

Jim Bowzer
Marathon Oil Co.

Nicholas DeIuliis
CNX Gas Corp.

Donald Hrap
ConocoPhillips

Chuck Meloy
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

Steven Mueller
Southwestern Energy Co.

John Richels
Devon Energy Corp.

Scott Sheffield
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

Brent Smolik
El Paso Corp.

Mike Watford
Ultra Petroleum Corp.

Jeff Wojahn
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.

IPAA Committee Chairmen 2009 - 2011

Capital Markets
Tim Murray
Guggenheim Partners, LLC

Communications
Kelly Miller
Eagle Investments, Inc.

Crude Oil Policy
Allan Frizzell
Enrich Oil Corp.

Environment & Safety
Nina Hutton
XTO Energy, Inc.

International
Tara Lewis
Rosetta Energy Partners

Land & Royalty
Bob Nance
Nance Resources, Inc.

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

Membership & Business Development
Teri Williams
Meagher Oil & Gas Properties, 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
Linn Energy, LLC