The board of directors oversees COPAS operations to assure that policies, projects and other activities authorized by the council are executed in a proper and timely manner.
The COPAS board of directors is composed of nine members, each serving a three-year term. Three directors are elected annually at the COPAS Fall Meetings by the council. Officers are elected by fellow board members and serve one-year terms that commence on January 1.
We are proud to present our current board members and officers:
Melissa Gruenewald
President
- president@copas.org
- Term: 2021 - 2023
- Society: Oklahoma City
- Company: Green Forest Financial PLLC
- Board liaison To: Appalachia Society, APA® Board of Examiners, Social Media Moderator
Dalin Error
Vice President
- vicepresident@copas.org
- Term: 2019 - 2021
- Society: Houston
- Company: Petroleum Comptroller Services
- Board liaison To: Austin Society, Corpus Christi Society, Houston Society, Joint Interest Standing Committee, CEPS Control Panel, COPAS Mentoring Advisory Committee
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Craig Buck
Treasurer
- treasurer@copas.org
- Term: 2019 - 2021
- Society: Oklahoma City
- Company: Martindale Consultants, Inc.
- Board liaison To: Abilene Society, Fort Worth Society, Oklahoma City Society, CEE Steering Committee, Vendor Roundtable
Kim Peyton
Secretary
- secretary@copas.org
- Term: 2019 - 2021
- Society: Mississippi
- Company: Peyton & Company, PLLC
- Board liaison To: Anchorage Society, Mississippi Society, COPAS Meeting Advisory Committee
Tom Batsche
Director
- tom.batsche@talosenergy.com
- Term: 2020 - 2022
- Society: Houston
- Company: Talos Energy
- Board liaison To: Acadiana Society, East Texas Society, Michigan Society, Small Oil & Gas Companies Committee, Vehicle Rates Subcommittee
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Kirk Foreman
Director
- Kforeman6@hotmail.com
- Term: 2021 - 2023
- Society: San Antonio
- Board liaison To: New Mexico Society, San Antonio Society, Wichita Falls Society, Financial Reporting Standing Committee
Kevin Launchbaugh
Director
- kevin.launchbaugh@gasequities.com
- Term: 2020 - 2022
- Society: Tulsa
- Company: Gas Equities, Inc.
- Board liaison To: Colorado Society, Kansas Society, New Orleans Society, Oklahoma-Tulsa Society, Education Standing Committee, Leadership Handbook Advisory Committee
Rebecca Paris
Director
- rebecca.paris@wpxenergy.com
- Term: 2021 - 2023
- Society: Tulsa
- Company: WPX Energy
- Board liaison To: Arkansas Society, Ark-La-Texas Society, California Society, Canada Society, Revenue Standing Committee, API Royalty Subcommittee
Carolyn Sczepanski
Director
- carolyn.sczepanski@ams-par.com
- Term: 2020 - 2022
- Society: Dallas
- Company: AMS-PAR
- Board liaison To: Dallas Society, Permian Basin Society, Rocky Mountain Society, Audit Standing Committee, Desk & Derrick, IPA Board, John Jolly Memorial Fund, NOGS Steering Committee
Tammy Miller-Davison
Ex-Officio
- tammy.miller-davison@ovintiv.com
- Term: 2021
- Society: Colorado
- Company: Ovintiv Inc.
- Board liaison To: Nominating Committee, Research & Advisory Committee
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