Government & Public Affairs Committee

Vice President- Eric Dillé, EOG Resources

Western Energy Alliance Basin Basin Advisory Networks focus on basin and state-specific issues. By assigning task forces to manage issues for each region, Western Energy Alliance is able to monitor activities in the active basins in the region with input from Board-appointed State Vice Presidents.

Colorado State Vice President – Pam Roth, Williams
Montana State Vice President – Bruce Bowman, Fidelity Exploration & Production Co.
Nebraska State Vice President – Phil Kriz, Evertson Oil Company
New Mexico State Vice President – John Byrom, DJ Simmons
North and South Dakota State Vice President – Brent Miller, Whiting Petroleum Corp.
Utah State Vice President – Alex Campbell, Enduring Resources
Washington / Oregon State Vice President – Dave Banko, Banko Petroleum Management, Inc.
Wyoming State Vice President – Shane Schulz, QEP Energy Company

Crude Oil Markets Committee

Vice President – John Benton, El Paso E&P Company, L.P.

Membership Committee

Vice President – Bill Lancaster, GMT Exploration, Inc.

Events Committee

Vice President – Jeff Lang, Samuel Gary, Jr. & Associates, Inc.

Natural Gas Markets Committee

Vice President – Porter Bennett, Bentek Energy LLC

Natural Gas Transportation Committee

Vice President – Greg Ruben, El Paso – Western Pipelines

Banking & Finance Committee

Chairman – Daria Mahoney, U.S. Bank National Association

Legislative, Legal & Regulatory Committee

Chairman – Jack Ekstrom, Whiting Petroleum Corporation

Air Quality Subcommittee

Chairman- Jagadeesan Sethuraman, Whiting Petroleum Corporation

Tax Subcommittee

Chairman – Pat Hanley, Hein & Associates LLP

Wildlife Subcommittee

Chairman – Joe Icenogle, Fidelity Exploration & Production Company