Who’s Who
The Energy & Mineral Law Foundation is governed by a board comprised of permanent trustees designated by EMLF Governing Member Organizations, Trustees at Large, and all Past Presidents of the Foundation. The Officers, Members of the Executive Committee and Trustees at Large are elected annually. * Denotes members who are deceased.
OFFICERS 2021-2022
- Sheila Nolan Gartland President
- Clay Larkin Vice President
- Britt A. Freund Treasurer
- Renee V. Anderson Secretary
STAFF
- Anna Girard Fletcher Executive Director
- Dawn Law Web and Office Administrator
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2021-2022
TRUSTEES AT LARGE
- Kevin C. Abbott, Law Office of Kevin C. Abbott, Pittsburgh, PA
- Mark Adkins, Bowles Rice, Charleston, WV
- Renee V. Anderson, Cassidy, Anderson & Kane, Greensburg, PA
- Nicolle Snyder Bagnell, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Stephen G. Barker, Kentucky River Properties, Hazard, KY
- Kathy G. Beckett, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Armando F. Benincasa, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Pittsburgh, PA
- Laura E. Beverage, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Denver, CO
- Donald C. Bluedorn II, Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA
- Richard J. Bolen, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Huntington, WV
- Nathan Bowles, Jr., Law Firm of P. Nathan Bowles, PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Travis L. Brannon, K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Jessica Brisendine, Equitrans, Pittsburgh, PA
- Matthew F. Burger, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C, Pittsburgh, PA
- Stefanie L. Burt, EQT Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
- James A. Carr III, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, Columbus, OH
- Caroline Pitt Clark, LG&E and KU Energy, Louisville, KY
- Kevin L. Colosimo, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
- Daniel P. Craig, Frost Brown Todd, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
- Charles A. Compton, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Evansville, IN
- Bruce E. Cryder, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Lexington, KY
- Chauncey S.R. Curtz, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Lexington, KY
- Charles B. “Chud” Dollison, Bowles Rice, Charleston, WV
- Jonathan R. Ellis, Steptoe & Johnson, Charleston, WV
- Elizabeth B. Elmore, Jackson Kelly, Charleston, WV
- Stanton D. Ernest, Dentons Bingham Greenbaum LLP, Evansville, IN
- Erik Fargo, EQT, Pittsburgh, PA
- David M. Flannery, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Robert D. Fluharty, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Sandra K. Fraley, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Oklahoma City, OK
- Britt A. Freund, Bowles Rice LLP, Canonsburg, PA
- Bridget Furbee, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Bridgeport, WV
- Sheila Nolan Gartland, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, OH
- William T. Gorton, III, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Lexington, KY
- Richard L. Gottlieb, Lewis Glasser PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Karen J. Greenwell, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Lexington, KY
- Timothy J. Hagerty, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Louisville, KY
- Keith A. Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA
- Roger G. Hanshaw, Bowles Rice, Charleston, WV
- Frank B. Harrington, Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., Bristol, TN
- Shane Harvey, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Mark E. Heath, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Guy W. Hensley, Warrior Met Coal, LLC, Brookwood, AL
- William M. Herlihy, Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Kara H. Herrnstein, Bricker & Eckler, Columbus, OH
- Amber Nisbet Hodgdon, EnerVest Operating, LLC, Charleston, WV
- Stephen M. Hodges, Penn Stuart & Eskridge, Abingdon, VA
- Warren J. Hoffmann, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Lexington, KY
- James W. Kane, Cassidy, Anderson & Kane, Greensburg, PA
- Clay K. Keller, Jackson Kelly, PLCC
- Melanie J. Kilpatrick, Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC, Lexington, KY
- Kurt Krieger, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Seth M. Land, Penn Stuart, Abingdon, VA
- Clay Larkin, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Lexington, KY
- Henry Lawrence, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Bridgeport, WV WV
- Alexandria D. Lay, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Richard L. Lewis, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Lucas Liben, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Shaun Lundy, Penn Stuart, Bristol, TN
- Bobby Majumder, Reed Smith LLP, Dallas, TX
- George Mason, Jr., A. George Mason Law Firm, P.S.C., Lexington, KY Jr., PSC
- Drew McCallister, Greylock Energy, Charleston, WV
- Gary D. McCollum, Alliance Coal, LLC, Lexington, KY
- Timothy B. McGranor, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, Columbus, OH
- Michael J. Moore, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Bridgeport, WV
- Henry Moore, Fisher Philips LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Kara M. Mundy, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, Columbus, OH
- Troy N. Nichols, Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., Bristol, TN
- Roger L. Nicholson, Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., Charleston, WV
- Patrick R. Northam, Frost Brown Todd, Louisville, KY
- Gregory J. Ossi, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Vienna, VA
- Tammy J. Owen, Goodwin & Goodwin, LLP, Charleston, WV
- Ashley C. Pack, Dinsmore & Shohl, Charleston, WV
- Jesse M. Parrish, Blackhawk Mining, LLC, Lexington, KY
- Jeffrey K. Phillips, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Lexington, KY
- Cordell Pierce, Bank of America, Dallas, TX
- Jacqueline B. Ponder, Bowman Family Holdings, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
- Christopher B. Power, Babst Calland, Charleston, WV
- Nicholas S. Preservati, Spilman, Thomas & Battle, Charleston, WV
- Ryan T. Purpura, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Joseph K. Reinhart, Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA
- John E. Rhine, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Evansville, IN
- John R. Rhorer, Jr., Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP, Evansville, IN
- Thomas Rubenstein, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Morgantown, WV
- Gregory D. Russell, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, OH
- Thomas C. Ryan, K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Charles F.W. Saffer, Babst Calland, Charleston, WV
- Courtney Ross Samford, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Lexington, KY
- Tyson D. Schwerdtfeger, Alliance Coal, LLC, Tulsa, OK
- Michael J. Settineri, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, Charleston, WV
- Benjamin M. Sullivan, Diversified Gas & Oil, Pittsburgh, PA
- Chad J. Sullivan, Jackson Kelly, Evansville, IN
- Donald C. Supcoe, Attorney at Law, Charleston, WV
- Joel Symonds, Attorney at Law, Pittsburgh, PA
- Joseph A. Tarantelli, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, OK
- Allyn G. Turner, Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, Charleston, WV
- James M. Van Nostrand, WVU Center for Energy & Sustainable Development, Morgantown, WV
- Jeffrey W. Wagner, Pardee Resources Company, Philadelphia, PA
- Christopher B. Wallace, Attorney-at-Law, Utica, NY
- Matthew W. Warnock, Bricker & Eckler LLP, Columbus, OH
- Timothy Weston, K&L Gates LLP, Harrisburg, PA
- Martha A. Wiegand, CONSOL Energy Inc., Canonsburg, PA
- William G. Williams, Krugliak Wilkins Griffiths & Dougherty, Canton, OH
- Kathryn S. Wilson, Natural Resource Partners L.P., Houston, TX
- Arthur M. Wolfson, Fisher Phillips, Pittsburgh, PA
- Michelle Elmore Wooton, Jackson Kelly, Charleston, WV
- David L. Yaussy, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, Charleston, WV
GOVERNING MEMBER BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND DESIGNATED TRUSTEES
- American Bar Association, SEER
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association Jonathan Airey
- Pennsylvania Bar Association David G. Ries
- Tennessee Bar Association Joseph P. Congleton
- West Virginia State Bar Steven P. McGowan
GOVERNING MEMBER LAW SCHOOLS AND DESIGNATED TRUSTEES
- American University Washington College of Law — Professor Barlow Burke
- Appalachian School of Law Professor Buzz Belleville
- Louisiana State University Law Center Professor Keith B. Hall
- Texas Tech University School of Law Dean Darby Dickerson
- University of Kentucky College of Law David Morrison
- University of Oklahoma College of Law Professor Monika U. Ehrman
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law Professor Kevin Abbott
- University of Texas School of Law at Austin Professor Owen Anderson
- Washburn University School of Law Professor Blake A. Klinkner
- West Virginia University College of Law Professor James M. Van Nostrand
GOVERNING MEMBER TRADE-INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS AND DESIGNATED TRUSTEES
- American Association of Professional Landmen Cindy Purdue, Steptoe & Johnson
- Kentucky Coal Association Clay Larkin
- Kentucky Oil & Gas Association Ryan Watts
- National Mining Association Harold P. Quinn
- Ohio Coal Association Michael B. Gardner
- Ohio Oil & Gas Association John K. Keller
- U.S. Energy Association
- West Virginia Coal Association Robert McLusky
PAST PRESIDENTS
- Kevin L. Colosimo
President 2020-2021 - Timothy F. Hagerty
President 2019-2020 - Natalie N. Jefferis
President 2018-2019 - Erin E. Magee
President 2017-2018 - Daniel W. Wolff
President 2016-2017 - Brian Wells
President 2015-2016 - Kevin K. Douglass
President 2014-2015 - Sharon O. Flanery
President 2013-2014 - Timothy M. Miller
President 2012-2013 - John T. Boyd II
President 2011-2012 - Kirsten L. Nathanson
President 2010-2011 - David Morrison
President 2009-2010 - Maureen D. Carman
President 2008-2009 - David G. Ries
President 2007-2008
- Mary Sue Schulberg*
President 2006-2007 - David J. Laurent
President 2005-2006 - Timothy W. Gresham
President 2004-2005 - Thomas E. Meng
President 2003-2004 - Joseph J. Zaluski
President 2002-2003 - Robert G. McLusky
President 2001-2002 - Edward M. Green
President 2000-2001 - Neal Pierce
President 1999-2000 - Gregory B. Robertson
President 1998-1999 - Richard C. Ward*
President 1997-1998 - Benita Kahn
President 1996-1997 - Steven P. McGowan
President 1995-1996 - Ronald E. Meisburg
President 1994-1995 - Thomas C. Means
President 1993-1994
- Thomas C. Means
President 1993-1994 - Thomas Lane
President 1992-1993 - Joseph P. Congleton
President 1991-1992 - Sean Cassidy
President 1990-1991 - Edward B. Weinberg
President 1989-1990 - Timothy J. Battaglia
President 1988-1989 - William A. Pusey
President 1987-1988 - Douglas J. Richards
President 1986-1987 - James P. Holland*
President 1985-1986 - Cyril A. Fox, Jr.
President 1984-1985 - John L. McClaugherty*
President 1983-1984 - Richard Emens
President 1982-1983 - Peter S. Wellington
President 1981-1982 - Samuel L. Douglass
President 1979-1981
HONORARY TRUSTEES
- John H. Armstrong
- Bruce A. Americus
- Cameron S. Bell
- James A. Bibby, III
- Timothy M. Biddle
- Rex Burford
- Steven M. Carpenter
- Edward P. Clair
- Anna M. Dailey
- Eberley Davis
- James H. Davis, III*
- Blaine Early
- William Fechtig
- Larry W. George
- Vaughn R. Groves
- John H. Henderson
- John H. Heyer
- Stephen M. Hopta
- Robert G. Jones
- Scott L. Kreutzer
- John A. Macleod
- Elizabeth A. McClanahan
- Ronald E. Meisburg
- Veryl N. Meyers
- Bruce D. Reed
- William Roy Rice*
- Kendrick R. Riggs
- Richard D. Rivers
- Justin W. Ross
- Arnold L. Schulberg
- Brooks M. Smith
- Robert F. Stauffer
- Donald C. Supcoe
- David H. Thomason
- Donald H. Vish
- Robert C. Williams
- John R. Woodrum
- Jeff A. Woods*
- Arthur J. Wright
- Minturn T. Wright
- Marvin O. Young