Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is chaired by the Chair of the Advisory Board, and made up of a number of vice chairs, practice committee chairs, program chairs and publications editors. It meets at least three times each year to review programs, finance, membership, publications and committee activities. Members of the Executive Committee generally serve for two years, and appointments other than the Chair, Senior Vice Chair and practice committee chairs can be renewed.
Chair, Advisory Board
Kristi McCarthy
Chevron North America Exploration & Production Co.
Houston, TX
Senior Vice Chair
Sharon O. Flanery
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Charleston, WV
Vice Chairs
Vice Chair - Academic Outreach
Eric C. Camp
Decker Jones, PC
Fort Worth, TX
Vice Chair - Finance
Robert Brannon
Chevron
Houston, TX
Vice Chair - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Jana L. Grauberger
Liskow
Houston, TX
Vice Chairs - Membership & Development
Michelle P. Scheffler
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Houston, TX
Lauren Woodard
Shell USA, Inc.
Houston, TX
Vice Chair - Programs
Tod J. Everage
Kean Miller LLP
New Orleans, LA
Vice Chair - Strategic Planning
Mark Robeck
Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC
Houston, TX
Vice Chairs
Zubi Anyaoku
BP America Inc.
Houston, TX
Michael B. Bennett
Culhane PLLC
Houston, TX
David M. Castro, Sr.
Houston, TX
Cole DeLancey
Coterra Energy Inc.
Houston, TX
Archie Fallon
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Houston, TX
Murray Greene
TotalEnergies (US)
Houston, TX
Liz E. Klingensmith
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Houston, TX
David Lerman
FTI Consulting, Inc.
Houston, TX
Elizabeth Matthews
Bristow Group Inc.
Houston, TX
W. James "J.J." McAnelly, III
Bracewell LLP
Houston, TX
Daniel M. McClure
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Houston, TX
Erin W. McDowell
Range Resources
Pittsburgh, PA
Becky A. McGee
Dallas, TX
Luís Miranda
Miranda Law Firm
Houston, TX
J.T. Nesser
Shell USA, Inc.
Houston, TX
Tina Q. Nguyen
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, TX
Roy D. Prather, III
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Baltimore, MD
Lara D. Pringle
Jones Walker LLP
Houston, TX
Lawrence P. Simon, Jr.
Liskow
Lafayette, LA
Justin T. Stolte
Latham & Watkins LLP
Houston, TX
Elizabeth Taber
King & Spalding LLP
Houston, TX
Past Chairs
Immediate Past Chair
Michael P. Lennon, Jr.
Mayer Brown LLP
Houston, TX
Past Chair
Laura M. Robertson
ConocoPhillips Company
Houston, TX
Energy Law Conference Co-Chairs
Gregory V. Brown
Evolution Well Services, LLC
The Woodlands, TX
Louis "Louie" Layrisson
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, TX
Practice Committee Chairs
Director of Practice Committee Chairs
Kelly Ransom
Kelly Hart Pitre
New Orleans, LA
Renewables Practice Committee Chair
George Fibbe
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, TX
Environment, Social & Governance Committee Chair
Daniella D. Landers
Womble Bond Dickinson
Houston, TX
International Practice Committee Chair
Steven P. Otillar
White & Case LLP
Houston, TX
Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Committee Chair
David Ammons
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX
Oilfield & Energy Services Practice Committee Chair
Omer F. "Rick" Kuebel III
Locke Lord LLP
New Orleans, LA
Transactions & Compliance Practice Committee Chair
Lynn Abell
Hilcorp
Houston, TX
Young Energy Professionals Practice Committee Chair
Luke Liben
Reed Smith LLP
Pittsburgh, PA
Young Energy Professionals Committee Vice Chair
Adam Whitehoue
Gibson Dunn
Houston, TX
Young Energy Professionals Practice Committee Secretary
Miles Indest
McGuireWoods LLP
Houston, TX
Young Energy Professionals Practice Committee Immediate Past Chair
Brittany Salup
Chevron
Covington, LA
Editors
Managing Editor - The Energy Law Advisor
Diana S. Prulhiere
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Denver, CO
Administrative Editor - Oil & Gas E-Report
Professor Keith B. Hall
LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Ex Officio
Vickie Adams
Director, Institute for Energy Law
The Center for American and International Law
Plano, TX
Jay E. Ray
Director, Institute for Energy Law
The Center for American and International Law
Plano, TX
Thomas (T.L.) Cubbage
President
The Center for American and International Law
Plano, TX