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.
OFFICERS 2022-2023
- President: Clay Larkin
- Vice-President/President Elect: Britt Freund
- Treasurer: Stefanie Burt
- Secretary: Travis Brannon
STAFF
- Anna Girard Fletcher Executive Director
- Dawn Law Web and Office Administrator
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2022-2023
Past Presidents:
Executive Committee:
PAST PRESIDENT TRUSTEES
- Sheila Nolan Gartland, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, Columbus, OH President 2021-2022
- Kevin L. Colosimo, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Pittsburgh, PA President 2020-2021
- Timothy J. Hagerty, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Louisville, KY President 2019-2020
- Natalie N. Jefferis, Peacock Keller, Pittsburgh, PA President 2018-2019
- Erin E. Magee, Stage Four Consulting, Pinehurst, NC President 2017-2018
- Daniel W. Wolff, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC President 2016-2017
- G. Brian Wells, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Lexington, KY President 2015-2016
- Kevin K. Douglass, Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA President 2014-2015
- Sharon O. Flanery, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV President 2013-2014
- Timothy M. Miller, , Babst Calland, Charleston, WV President 2012-2013
- John T. Boyd II, , John T. Boyd Company, Canonsburg, PA President 2011-2012
- Kirsten L. Nathanson, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC President 2010-2011
- David Morrison, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV President 2009-2010
- Maureen D. Carman, retired, Lexington, KY President 2008-2009
- David G. Ries, Clark Hill, Washington, DC President 2007-2008
- Mary Sue Schulberg, deceased President 2006-2007
- David J. Laurent, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, Pittsburgh, PA President 2005-2006
- Timothy W. Gresham, Penn Stuart, Abingdon, VA President 2004-2005
- Thomas E. Meng, Hunton & Williams, Washington, DC President 2003-2004
- Joseph J. Zaluski, retired, Lexington, KY President 2002-2003
- Robert G. McLusky, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Charleston, WV President 2001-2002
- Edward M. Green, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC President 2000-2001
- Neal Pierce, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Columbus, OH President 1999-2000
- Gregory B. Robertson, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA President 1998-1999
- Richard C. Ward, deceased President 1997-1998
- Benita Kahn, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, Columbus, OH President 1996-1997
- Steven P. McGowan, President 1995-1996
- Ronald E. Meisburg, President 1994-1995
- Thomas C. Means, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC President 1993-1994
- Thomas Lane, Bowles Rice, Charleston, WV President 1992-1993
- Joseph P. Congleton, Hunton and Williams, Knoxville, TN President 1991-1992
- Sean Cassidy, Cassidy, Anderson, Kane, Greensburg, PA President 1990-1991
- Edward B. Weinberg President 1989-1990
- Timothy J. Battaglia President 1988-1989
- William A. Pusey President 1987-1988
- Douglas J. Richards, Honor Resources Co., Venice, FL President 1986-1987
- James P. Holland, deceased President 1985-1986
- Cyril A. Fox, Jr. President 1984-1985
- John L. McClaugherty, deceased President 1983-1984
- Richard Emens, Emens & Wolper, Columbus, OH President 1982-1983
- Peter S. Wellington President 1981-1982
- Samuel L. Douglass, Rothman Gordan P.C., Pittsburgh, PA President 1979-1981
TRUSTEES AT LARGE
- Kevin C. Abbott, Law Office of Kevin C. Abbott, Pittsburgh, PA
- Tyler Adkins, Ramaco Resources,
Lexington, KY - 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, Charleston, WV
- 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., P. Nathan Bowles, PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Travis L. Brannon, K&L Gates LLLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Jessica Brisendine, Equitrans Midstream Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
- Matthew F. Burger, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA
- Stefanie L. Burt, EQT Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
- David Carlson, Ascent Resources,
Oklahoma City, OK - James A. Carr, III, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, OH
- Caroline Pitt Clark, LG&E and KU Energy, Louisville, KY
- Charles A. Compton, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Evansville, IN
- Daniel P. Craig, Frost Brown Todd,
Pittsburgh, PA - Chauncey S.R. Curtz, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, Lexington, KY
- Charles B. “Chud” Dollison, Bowles Rice, Charleston, WV
- Jonathan Ellis, Steptoe & Johnson, Lexington, KY
- Elizabeth B. Elmore, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Stanton D. Ernest, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, 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, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Canonsburg, PA
- Bridget Furbee, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Bridgeport, WV
- Katherine Gafner, K&L Gates, Pittsburgh, PA
- 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
- Megan S. Haines, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA
- Keith A. Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- Roger G. Hanshaw, Bowles Rice,
Charleston, WV - Frank B. Harrington, Contura Energy Services, LLC, Bristol, TN
- M. 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, LLP, Columbus, OH
- Amber Nisbet Hodgdon, Attorney at Law, Charleston, WV
- Stephen M. Hodges, Penn Stuart & Eskridge, Abingdon, VA
- Warren J. Hoffmann, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Lexington, KY
- Jim Kane, Cassidy Anderson Kane, Greensburg, PA
- Clay K. Keller, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Akron, OH
- Robert Kelly II, Ascent Resources,
Oklahoma City, OK - Melanie J. Kilpatrick, Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC, Lexington, KY
- Seth Land, Penn Stuart, Abingdon, VA
- R. Clay Larkin, Dentons Bingham Greneebaum, Lexington, KY
- W. Henry Lawrence, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Clarksburg, WV
- Alexandria Lay, Steptoe & Johnson, Charleston, WV
- Lucas Liben, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Richard L. Lewis, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Shaun Lundy, Penn Stuart, Bristol, TN
- I. Bobby Majumder, Frost Brown Todd, Dallas, TX
- Drew McCallister, Greylock Energy, Charleston, WV
- Gary McCollum, Alliance Coal, Lexington, KY
- Timothy B. McGranor, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, OH
- Leslie Miller-Stover, EQT, Pittsburgh, PA
- Michael Moore, Steptoe & Johnson, Bridgeport, WV
- R. Henry Moore, Fisher Phillips LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Kara Mundy, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, Columbus, OH
- Todd Myers, Blackhawk Mining,
Lexington, KY - Troy Nichols, Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Bristol, TN
- Roger L. Nicholson, Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Charleston, WV
- Patrick R. Northam, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Louisville, KY
- Gregory J. Ossi, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Vienna, VA
- Tammy J. Owen, Goodwin & Goodwin, Charleston, WV
- Ashley C. Pack, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Charleston, WV
- Jesse Parrish, Blackhawk Mining,
Lexington, KY - Jeffrey K. Phillips, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Lexington, KY
- R. Cordell Pierce, Bank of America,
Dallas, TX - Nicholas J. Preservati, Spilman, Thomas & Battle PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Ryan T. Purpura, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA
- Joseph E. Reinhart, Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA
- John E. Rhine, Dentons Bingham Greenebaum, Evansville, IN
- John R. Rhorer, Jr., Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP, Lexington, KY
- F. Thomas Rubenstein, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Morgantown, WV
- Gregory D. Russell, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, OH
- Thomas Ryan, K&L Gates, Pittsburgh, PA
- Charles F.W. Saffer, Babst Calland, Charleston, WV
- Courtney Ross Samford, Dinsmore & Shohl, Lexington, KY
- Bridget Sasson, Dickie, McCamey, & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, PA
- Tyson D. Schwerdtfeger, Alliance Coal, LLC, Tulsa, OK
- Michael J. Settineri, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, OH
- Andrew R. Smith, Steptoe & Johnson, Lexington, KY
- Barkley J. Sturgill, Ramaco Resources, Lexington, KY
- Benjamin M. Sullivan, Diversified Gas & Oil, Pittsburgh, PA
- Chad J. Sullivan, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Evansville, IN
- Joseph A. Tarantelli, Honeywell,
Charlotte, NC - 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 Co., Philadelphia, PA
- Christopher B. Wallace, Attorney at Law, Utica, NY
- Justin Werner, Reed Smith, Pittsburgh, PA
- Martha Wiegand, CONSOL, Canonsburg, PA
- John Williams, Williams Kilpatrick, Lexington, KY
- William G. Williams, Krugliak Wilkins Griffiths & Dougherty, Canton, OH
- Arthur M. Wolfson, Fisher Phillips LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Michelle Elmore Wooton, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Brian D. Zoeller, Frost Brown Todd,
Louisville, KY
HONORARY TRUSTEES
- W. Bruce A. Americus
- John H. Armstrong
- Cameron S. Bell
- James A. Bibby, III
- Timothy M. Biddle
- Rex Burford
- Steven M. Carpenter
- Edward P. Clair
- Anna M. Dailey
- James H. Davis, III
- R. Eberly Davis
- W. Blaine Early
- C. 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
MEMBER LAW SCHOOL 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 Professor Bruce Kramer
- University of Kentucky College of Law C. David Morrison
- University of Oklahoma College of Law Dean Katheleen Guzman
- 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
- SMU Dedman School of Law John S. Lowe