Committee Members

HGS Committee Members

Meet The HGS Committee Members

Patty Walker
Patty Walker
President
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 713-553-8779
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cheryldesforges@hotmail.com
COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
AAPG House of Delegates Catherine C. Strong catherine.c.strong1958@gmail.com 713-299-5934 -
Awards & Nominations Paul Britt pbritt@texplore.com 281-494-3155 -
Awards & Nominations Penny Patterson pennyp70@att.net 713-553-8779 -
GCAGS Liaison Patty Walker pattywalker1@icloud.com 713-553-8779 -
Office Management Paul Britt pbritt@texplore.com 281-494-3155 -
Scholarship Night Allison Barbato Allison.Barbato@gmail.com 225-678-0490 -
Bryan Guzman
Bryan Guzman (Premier Corex)
President-Elect
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 832-503-4645
NOTES:
cheryldesforges@hotmail.com
COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Africa Conference VACANT Gbenga.olumurewa@amni.com 832-416-4127 281-781-1061
Calvert Scholarship Fund Chair Jeff Lund jeff.lund@corridoroilandgas.com 713-960-0971 dod895@aol.com
Calvert Scholarship Fund Secretary Judy Schulenberg jschulenberg@comcast.net 832-326-1105 -
Calvert Scholarship Fund Treasurer Dick Bishop rsbishop@rsbishop.com 713-515-9229 -
Communications Committee Dianna Phu & Rosemary Laidacker hgs.socialmedia@gmail.com 281-236-3131 -
Communications Committee (Co-Chair) Rosemary Laidacker rmlgeo@gmail.com 713-805-9672 -
Foundation Scholarship Fund Chair Joe Lynch joelynchtx@gmail.com 346-333-9872 -
Foundation Scholarship Fund Secretary Kirstin Burns kirstin.burns@gmail.com 406-396-2951 -
Website Management Andrea Peoples andrea@hgs.org 713-463-9476 -
Caroline Wachtman
Caroline Wachtman (Oxy)
Vice-President
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 281-825-9627
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575-644-7953
COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Environmental & Engineering Geology Matthew Cowan mrcowan1@hal-pc.org 713-777-0534 713-553-8779
Environmental & Engineering Geology (Co-Chair) Troy Meinen troymeinen@gmail.com 713-962-5495 -
General Meetings Caroline Wachtman carolinewachtman@gmail.com 281-825-9627 -
International Explorationists Roy Fitzsimmons rfitzsimmons@hess.com - -
International Explorationists (Co-Chair) John Bishop johnwbishop@outlook.com 713-819-0891 -
North American Explorationists Daniel Minisini daniel.minisini@exxonmobil.com - -
New Energies Group Bryan Guzman bryanguzman85@gmail.com 832-503-4645 -
Private Equity Committee Mark Hamzat Erogbogbo mark@texasstaralliance.com 832-540-3216 -
Bryan Bottoms
Bryan Bottoms (Detring Energy Advisors)
Secretary
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 405-623-4533
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COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Ballot / Elections John Jordan john.jordan.062255@gmail.com 713-688-9805 -
Membership Oyie Ekeng oekeng@icloud.com 832-883-1068 -
Angela Hammond
Angela Hammond (Shell)
Treasurer
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 713-805-4858
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COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Finance & Investment Fund Oversight Chair Angela Hammond almatels@yahoo.com 713-805-4858 -
Andrea Reynolds
Andrea Reynolds
Treasurer-Elect
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 832-875-5178
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COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Sponsorship Jeff Lund jeff.lund@corridoroilandgas.com 713-253-7481 -
Technology Spotlight HGS Office Staff office@hgs.org 713-463-9476 -
Licia Torrado
Licia Torrado (AGI Exploration, LLC)
Editor
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 832-360-3930
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COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Government Affairs / Texas Geoscience Council (TGC) Henry Wise hmwise@yahoo.com 281-242-7190 -
Sharma Dronmaraju
Sharma Dronmaraju (AKD Professional Solutions Inc.)
Editor-Elect
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 713-503-5011
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COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Advertising HGS Office Staff office@hgs.org 713-463-9476 -
New Publications OPEN - - -
Bill DeMis
Bill DeMis (Rochelle Court, LLC)
Director 1
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 713-402-8629
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COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Golf Tournament Daniel Baker dbaker@edgelog.com 281-757-0565 -
Golf Tournament (Co-Chair) Seth Johnson sjohnson@edgelog.com - -
Grand Canyon Field Trip Robert Killian mavrah@yahoo.com 713-299-3924 -
Shrimp Peel & Crawfish Boil Michael Salazar msalazar@coregeologic.com 713-410-4391 -
Sporting Clays Shoot David Perez dperez0952@outlook.com 713-825-0952 -
Sporting Clays Shoot (Co-Chair) Bob Burnett bobbichuck@gmail.com - -
Tennis Tournament Gavin Russell gavin.russell@impacxs.com 254-289-9923 -
Catherine Cox Strong
Catherine Cox Strong (Red Willow Production Co.)
Director 2
OFFICER INFORMATION
COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
GSH/HGS Symposium: Lessons from Case Studies Linda Sternbach linda.sternbach@gmail.com 832-567-7337 -
Academic Liason Paul Mann pmann@uh.edu 713-743-3646 -
Engineering Council of Houston (ECH) Sue Pritchett pritchett.sue@gmail.com 281-451-6522 -
Museum of Natural Science Inda Immega immega@swbell.net 713-661-3494 -
Museum of Natural Science (Co-Chair) Janet Combes jmcombes@msn.com 281-463-1564 -
Science and Engineering Fair of Houston Dorene West + Larry Welch dbwesthou@earthlink.net 281-413-7172 -
GSH/HGS Symposium: Lessons from Case Studies (Co-Chair) Katya Casey katyacasey@gmail.com - -
Lauren Seidman Robinson
Lauren Seidman Robinson (Miller and Lents)
Director 3
OFFICER INFORMATION
COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Guest Night OPEN - - -
NeoGeos Austin Bruner austinbruner6797@gmail.com 630-335-7849 -
NeoGeos (Co-Chair) Alexandra Bruner amstaub97@gmail.com 678-591-9535 -
Social Media Dianna Phu dianna@exabyte.org 281-236-3131 -
Social Media (Co-Chair) Lauren Robinson lseidman5.robinson@gmail.com 317-402-6482 -
Student Expo Andrew Stearns andrew.stearns@tgs.com 281-635-1438 -
Student Expo (Co-Chair) Julian Chenin jbchenin@gmail.com - -
Amanda Johnston
Amanda Johnston (HESS)
Director 4
OFFICER INFORMATION
PHONE: 832-331-5876
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COMMITTEE NAME CHAIRPERSON NAME EMAIL PHONE NOTES
Earth Science Week Barbara Hill bhill13090@gmail.com 315-706-4709 -
Educational Outreach Chuck Caughey pak.chuck@gmail.com 832-696-1807 -
Exhibits Troy Meinen troymeinen@gmail.com 713-962-5495 -
Field Trips Barbara Hill bhill13090@gmail.com 315-706-4709 -
Continuing Education Angel Callejon callejon@yet2find.com 281-810-8795 -
Continuing Education (Co-Chair) Thom Tucker century@flash.net 281-413-0133 -
Exhibits (Co-Chair) Magly Cabrera magly.cabrera@gmail.com 786-224-9989 -
Field Trips (Co-Chair) Jennifer Wadsworth jennifer.wadsworth@me.com 713-969-7442 -
Andrea (Andi) Peoples HR
Andrea (Andi) Peoples HR
Office Director

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