Board of Directors

David Le Norman

Reign Capital Holdings Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Governor David D. Le Norman has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. His experiences range from various engineering and business development roles with Texaco to creating and carrying out successful build and monetization strategies across multiple companies: […]

Kristin Thomas

Continental Resources Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Major Appointed by the Governor Kristin Thomas joined Continental Resources full time in 2011 to build the company’s national prominence as a leading oil producer. Her previous experience includes serving as vice president for Biophysical Corporation; practice leader for The Richards Group in Dallas; and vice president for […]

Heather Powell

Ventana Exploration & Production Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Senate Pro Tempore Ms. Powell is President & CEO and leader of acquisition efforts at Ventana. She previously managed various functions across land, business development and regulatory for RKI Exploration and Production, LLC, which merged with WPX Energy, Inc., in 2015. She began […]

Ty Peck

CVR Refining Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Purchaser Appointed by the Board A lifelong Oklahoman, Ty Peck grew up surrounded by the energy industry. He gained oil and gas experience before college by working summer jobs in the field. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance in 2007 […]

Shilpa Abbitt

Caliber Resource Partners Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Governor Shilpa is the CEO and Co-Founder of Caliber Resource Partners in Oklahoma City, leading their investment operations and directing the Investment Team’s engineering and returns focused approach. She is actively engaged with investment evaluation, bid management, and deal negotiations. Shilpa has cultivated […]

Joe Brevetti

Charter Oak Production Co. LLC Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Governor Mr. Joseph (Joe) Brevetti is with Charter Oak Production Co., LLC where he manages all aspects of oil and gas operations, prospect, and property evaluation for independent exploration and development. Charter Oak presently operates nearly 200 wells in Oklahoma and […]

Elizabeth K. Brown

Elizabeth K. Brown serves as General Counsel to The Gloria Corporation, a privately held oil and gas exploration and production company founded by her father and based in Ada, Oklahoma. Having been raised in the oil business, Ms. Brown has been actively involved in every aspect of running a small, independent oil company. She is […]

Justin Byrne

Justin Byrne joined Canvas Energy in 2019 and serves as its Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, directing all of the company’s legal and land administration matters and providing commercial and executive leadership to Canvas, generally.  Previously, he was Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at SandRidge Energy and Counsel at each of […]

Pete Brown

Brown & Borelli Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Speaker of the House Mr. Brown is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a BBA in Petroleum Land Management (now Energy Management). He has served in professional and civic organizations during his career. Originally appointed to the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board […]

David Ferris

Brownstone Energy Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Speaker of the House Dr. David Ferris is President and Chief Executive Officer of Brownstone Energy, a private oil and gas firm. Prior to his current role, Ferris served in various positions for Devon Energy, Anadarko Petroleum and Crawley Petroleum. He attended the University […]