Staff Directory
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 2019-2020
- Timothy J. Hagerty President
- Kevin L. Colosimo Vice President and President-Elect
- R. Clay Larkin Secretary
- Sheila Nolan Gartland Treasurer
Executive Committee 2019-2020
- Renee V. Anderson
- Caroline Pitt Clark
- Britt A. Freund
- Keith B. Hall
- R. Cordell Pierce
- Jacqueline B. Ponder
- Eric R. Waller
- Natalie N. Jefferis Past President
- Erin E. Magee Past President
Staff
- Anna Girard Fletcher Executive Director
- Carolyn B. May CLE and Membership Coordinator
Trustees at Large
- Kevin C. Abbott, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Renee V. Anderson, Sean Cassidy and Associates, Greensburg, PA
- Nicolle S. 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
- Karen C. Bennett, Clark Hill PLC, Washington, DC
- Laura E. Beverage, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Denver, CO
- Donald C. Bluedorn II, Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA
- Richard J. Bolen, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Huntington, WV
- P. Nathan Bowles, Jr., Law Firm of P. Nathan Bowles, PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Travis L. Brannon, K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Matthew F. Burger, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA
- Stefanie L. Burt, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Caroline Pitt Clark, LG&E and KU Energy, Louisville, KY
- Kevin L. Colosimo, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Pittsburgh, PA
- Charles A. Compton, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Evansville, IN
- Bruce E. Cryder, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, Lexington, KY
- Chauncey S.R. Curtz, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Lexington, KY
- Anna M. Dailey, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, Charleston, WV
- J. Kevin Ellis, Antero Resources Corporation, Ellenboro, WV
- Stanton D. Ernest, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, Evansville, IN
- 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
- Blair M. Gardner, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Evansville, IN
- Sheila Nolan Gartland, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, Columbus, OH
- William T. Gorton, III, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Lexington, KY
- Richard L. Gottlieb, Lewis, Glasser, Casey & Rollins, PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Karen J. Greenwell, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Lexington, KY
- Timothy J. Hagerty, Frost Brown Todd LLC, Louisville, KY
- Frank B. Harrington, Contura Energy Services, LLC, Bristol, TN
- Shane M. 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
- John H. Heyer, Attorney at Law, Olean, NY
- 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
- Robert G. Jones, Arch Coal, Inc., St. Louis, MO
- Jeffrey J. Junstrom, Sean Cassidy and Associates, P.C., Carnegie, PA
- Clay K. Keller, Jackson Kelly PLLC, Akron, OH
- James W. Kane, Sean Cassidy and Associates, P.C., Carnegie, PA
- Melanie J. Kilpatrick, Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC, Lexington, KY
- Kurt Krieger, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Seth M. Land, Penn, Stuart & Eskridge, Abingdon, VA
- R. Clay Larkin, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, Lexington, KY
- W. Henry Lawrence, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Bridgeport, WV
- Alexandria D. Lay, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Richard L. Lewis, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Lucas Liben, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- M. Shaun Lundy, Penn, Stuart & Eskridge, Bristol, TN
- I. Bobby Majumder, Reed Smith LLP, Dallas, TX
- A. George Mason, Jr., A. George Mason Law Firm PSC, Lexington, KY
- Gary D. McCollum, Alliance Coal, LLC, Lexington, KY
- Kenneth E. McDonough, American Electric Power Service Corp., Columbus, OH
- Beth R. Minear, Minear Law Offices, PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Michael J. Moore, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Bridgeport, WV
- R. Henry Moore, Fisher Phillips LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Troy N. Nichols, Contura Energy Services, LLC, Bristol, TN
- Roger L. Nicholson, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Gregory J. Ossi, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Vienna, VA
- Tammy J. Owen, Goodwin & Goodwin, LLP, Charleston, WV
- Jesse M. Parrish, Blackhawk Mining, LLC, Lexington, KY
- Jeffrey K. Phillips, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Lexington, KY
- R. Cordell Pierce, Equitrans Midstream Corporation, Canonsburg, PA
- Robert D. Pollitt, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Charleston, WV
- Jacqueline B. Ponder, Bowman Family Holdings, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
- Ryan T. Purpura, McGuireWoods LLP, Pittsburgh, PA
- Christopher B. Power, Babst Calland, Charleston, WV
- Joseph K. Reinhart, Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA
- John E. Rhine, Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP, 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 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
- Arnold L. Schulberg, Attorney at Law, Delray Beach, FL
- Tyson D. Schwerdtfeger, Alliance Coal, LLC, Tulsa, OK
- Barkley J. Sturgill, Arch Coal, Inc., St. Louis, MO
- Benjamin M. Sullivan, Attorney at Law, Charleston, WV
- Joel E. Symonds, Arsenal Resources, Wexford, 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, Wallace and Wallace, Utica, NY
- Eric R. Waller, Peabody Energy, Inc., St. Louis, MO
- Matthew W. Warnock, Bricker & Eckler LLP, Columbus, OH
- R. 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
- 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
- Pennsylvania Bar Association - David G. Ries
- Tennessee Bar Association
- West Virginia State Bar
Governing Member Law Schools and Designated Trustees
- American University - Washington College of Law -- Professor Barlow Burke
- Appalachian School of Law - Dean Sandra Keen McGlothin
- University of Kentucky College of Law - C. David Morrison
- Louisiana State University Law Center - Professor Keith B. Hall
- University of Oklahoma College of Law - Professor Monika U. Ehrman
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law - Amy Widermuth
- University of Texas School of Law at Austin - Professor Ernest E. Smith
- Texas Tech University School of Law - Dean Darby Dickerson
- Washburn University School of Law - Professor David M. Pierce
- West Virginia University College of Law - Dean Gregory W. Bowman
Governing Member Trade-Industry Organizations and Designated Trustees
- American Association of Professional Landmen -- Michael O. Conley
- Kentucky Coal Association
- Kentucky Oil & Gas Association
- National Mining Association -- Harold P. Quinn
- Ohio Coal Association
- Ohio Oil & Gas Association
- U.S. Energy Association -- Barry K. Worthington
- West Virginia Coal Association -- Robert McLusky
- West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association -- Anne C. Blankenship
Past Presidents
- Natalie N. Jefferis -- President 2018-2019
- Erin E. Magee - President 2017-2018
- Daniel W. Wolff - President 2016-2017
- G. 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
- C. 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
- R. 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
- J. 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
- J. 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
- James A. Bibby, III
- Cameron S. Bell
- Timothy M. Biddle
- Steven M. Carpenter
- Rex Burford
- Edward P. Clair
- R. Eberley Davis
- James H. Davis, III*
- C. William Fechtig
- W. Blaine Early
- Vaughn R. Groves
- John H. Henderson
- Stephen M. Hopta
- Scott L. Kreutzer
- Larry W. George
- John A. Macleod
- Elizabeth A. McClanahan
- Ronald E. Meisburg
- Bruce D. Reed
- Veryl N. Meyers
- Kendrick R. Riggs
- William Roy Rice*
- Richard D. Rivers
- Justin W. Ross
- Brooks M. Smith
- Robert F. Stauffer
- David H. Thomason
- Donald C. Supcoe
- John R. Woodrum
- Robert C. Williams
- Arthur J. Wright
- Donald H. Vish
- Minturn T. Wright
- Marvin O. Young
Governing Member Bar Associations and Designated Trustees
Governing Member Law Schools and Designated Trustees
Governing Member Trade-Industry Organizations and Designated Trustees