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:
Wade Hopper
President
- president@copas.org
- Term: 2017 – 2019
- Society: Houston
- Company: Chevron USA, Inc.
Tammy Miller-Davison
Vice President
- vicepresident@copas.org
- Term: 2018 – 2020
- Society: Colorado
- Company: Encana Oil & Gas (USA), Inc.
- Board Liason To: Appalachia Society, Canada Society, Colorado Society, East Texas Society, Joint Interest Standing Committee
Melissa Gruenewald
Treasurer
- treasurer@copas.org
- Term: 2018 – 2020
- Society: Oklahoma City
- Company: Riley Permian
- Board Liason To: Arkansas Society, Kansas Society, Michigan Society and Education Standing Committee
Trey Thee
Secretary
- secretary@copas.org
- Term: 2018 – 2020
- Society: Tulsa
- Company: Bluestone Natural Resources
- Board Liason To: Oklahoma-Tulsa Society, Rocky Mountain Society, Wichita Falls Society, Revenue Standing Committee, CEE Steering Committee, and API Royalty Subcommittee
Carolyn Sczepanski
Director
- carolyn.sczepanski@ams-par.com
- Term: 2017- 2019
- Society: Dallas
- Company: AMS-PAR
- Board Liason To: Dallas Society, Fort Worth Society, New Mexico Society, Permian Basin Society, Audit Standing Committee, Desk & Derrick, IPA Board and John Jolly Memorial Fund
Doug Smith
Director
- douglas.f.smith@conocophillips.com
- Term: 2017 – 2019
- Society: Tulsa
- Company: ConocoPhillips
Craig Buck
Director
- c.buck@marticons.com
- Term: 2019 – 2021
- Society: Oklahoma City
- Company: Martindale Consultants, Inc.
- Board Liason To: Abilene Society, California Society, New Orleans Society, Oklahoma City Society and Financial Reporting Standing Committee
Dalin Error
Director
- dalin.error@outlook.com
- Term: 2019 – 2021
- Society: Houston
- Company: Petroleum Comptroller Services
- Board Liason To: Anchorage Society, Corpus Christi Society, Houston Society and San Antonio Society
Kim Peyton
Director
- kim@peytonandcompany.com
- Term: 2019 – 2021
- Society: Mississippi
- Company: Peyton & Company, PLLC
- Board Liason To: Acadiana Society, ArkLaTex Society, Mississippi Society, Small Oil and Gas Standing Committee, COPAS Meeting Advisory