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IADC DEPARTMENT HEADS
Dr Lee Hunt: IADC President
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Dr Lee Hunt serves as
the Chief Executive of IADC, responsible for managing IADC's worldwide
operations. Before being named President in 1990, his prior Association
positions included Manager for State Government Affairs, Environmental
Affairs and Human Resources. Dr Hunt holds a PhD in political science from
Northwestern University and received his law degree from South Texas College
of Law. |
Brian T Petty: Senior Vice President - Government Affairs
Washington, D.C., 1/202-293-0670
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Brian T Petty
is based in Washington with responsibility for IADC's government affairs
initiatives. Mr Petty holds a law degree from Georgetown University and an
MA in literature from the University of Virginia. He serves as Chairman of
the US Federal Industry Trade Advisory Committee for Automotive Equipment
and Capital Goods (ITAC 2) and co-chairs the Energy Services Coalition,
comprised of companies and trade associations seeking liberalization of
trade in the energy sector. |
Thomas T Terrell: Senior Vice President - Business Development
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Thomas T Terrell is IADC
Senior Vice President-Business Development. He has 33 years in publishing,
marketing, and business experience with operating oil companies and service
companies. He has been in charge of petroleum group operations for a major
petroleum industry publishing company. Mr Terrell has extensive experience
in strategic planning, sales management, marketing, and product development.
His responsibilities included leadership of a diverse global sales,
editorial, administrative, and financial staff. Mr Terrell holds a BBA from
the
University
of
Houston
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Mike Killalea: Group Vice President/Publisher
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Mike Killalea
is Group Vice President/Publisher, with responsibility for
conferences, corporate communications, and
for IADC's official magazine
Drilling
Contractor and the
Annual IADC Membership
Directory, for which he is Editor and Publisher. Mr Killalea's
background in petroleum engineering is complemented by several years
experience in technical and business journalism. He graduated with high
honors from the University of California at Davis with a BS in chemical
engineering. |
Steve Kropla: Group Vice President -
Operations & Accreditation
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Steve Kropla
is Group Vice President - Operations and Accreditation. He manages the
association's Offshore Affairs, Land Drilling, HSE, and Accreditation and
Certification functions as well as regional operations in North America,
Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
He is also responsible for overall management of IADC's technical committees.
Mr Kropla joined IADC in
1992 after more than 10 years experience in the drilling industry in Alaska
and the lower 48 US states. His duties included health and safety,
training, and responsibility for a broad range of human resources issues.
He holds a BS degree in journalism from
Southern Illinois University and an MS in human resources management and
development from Chapman University in Orange, California. Mr Kropla is a
Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources. |
Ken Fischer: Regional Vice President - Middle East & Asia
Dubai, 97/4-390-2750
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Ken Fischer
serves as the Association’s Regional Vice President for Middle East & Asia. In this
capacity, he serves as liaison with Middle East and Asian members and
chapters, as well as provide assistance with IADC programs, membership,
conference development and publications. Mr Fischer will also provide staff
support for the Drilling Services and Technology Division and the Contracts
Committee. He has broad drilling industry experience, particularly in
operations, administration and contracts. He holds a BBA in marketing from
the University of Texas, Austin. |
OFFSHORE AFFAIRS
Alan Spackman: Vice President - Offshore
Technical and Regulatory Affairs
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Alan Spackman
is Vice President of Offshore Technical and Regulatory Affairs. His
responsibilities involve participation in industry standards organizations
and responding to international regulatory proposals. He is IADC's
representative to the International Maritime Organization. Mr Spackman
joined the Association after retiring from the US Coast Guard, where he held
the rank of Commander. He received a masters degree in naval architecture
and marine engineering from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of
Science from the United States Coast Guard Academy. |
John Pertgen: Assistant Director - Offshore Technical and Regulatory
Affairs
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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John
Pertgen plans for and responds
to IADC technical and regulatory initiatives and serves as liaison to IADC
committees and work groups. He was previously a compliance/regulatory
superintendent for an offshore drilling company. He has experience managing
regulatory and compliance issues associated with daily operations, repair
and modifications to more than 60 mobile offshore drilling units. He also
has tracked, scheduled and coordinated all regulatory inspections and
surveys with regulatory agencies, rigs, crews and third-party contractors.
He earned a Master of Science degree from Central Michigan University and a
Bachelor of Science with a HRM concentration from the University of the
State of New York.
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LAND DRILLING & HSE
Joe Hurt: Regional Vice President North
America and Lead Staff Land HSE Issues
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Joe Hurt
Regional Vice President North America and Lead Staff Land HSE Issues is responsible for the Land Division, HSE Committee, including the IADC Accident Statistics Program, and the
Drilling and Well Servicing Structures Task Force. While being
employed by Noble Drilling Mr Hurt was Chairman of the IADC Environmental
Affairs Committee and was active in the Accident Prevention, Human Resources
and Training Committees. Mr Hurt holds a BS in Education from
Dickinson State College. |
EUROPEAN OPERATIONS
Dominic Cattini: Senior Director -
European Operations
London, 44/1-895-621889
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Dominic Cattini
serves as IADC's Senior Director, European Operations. Based in London. Mr
Cattini has broad experience in E&P regulation, HSE and petroleum
engineering. Mr Cattini earned his bachelor of science degree in electrical
and electronic engineering from City University in London, and post-graduate
diplomas in fire engineering, occupational health and safety from Southwark
College, also London. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in
management of safety and health from Technical University Delft. |
ACCREDITATION & CERTIFICATION
Brenda Kelly: Director - Accreditation and Certification
Programs
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Brenda Kelly
directs all operations of IADC accreditation programs,
including development, implementation, communications, operations and
administration. She formerly served as training coordinator with the
University of Texas Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX). She has a Ph.D. in
Engineering Science from Louisiana State University, an MS degree in Water
Resources Engineering from Clemson University and a BS degree in Education
from the University of Tennessee.
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Dottie Kennedy:
Assistant Director Accreditation & Certification
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Dottie
Kennedy participates in the
day-to-day operations of IADC accreditation programs, including development,
implementation, communications, operations and administration. She is also responsible for
IADC Training & Operations
Passport sales. Prior to joining IADC, her work experience included
Applications Specialist for American General and Systems Analyst for
Automated Global Management. She received a BBA in Computer Information
Systems from the University of Houston and an MBA from the University of
Phoenix. |
Marlene Diaz:
Accreditation Coordinator
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Marlene
Diaz
is responsible for the overall day-to-day management of IADC's
WellCAP,
WellCAP Plus and
Competence Assurance accreditation programs. Preceding IADC, Ms. Diaz had
14 years of experience at Coastal Corp./ El Paso Energy in Marketing,
Accounting and Shareholder Relations. She is also fluent
in Spanish to assist with IADC members in Latin America. |
Renata Maxton:
Accreditation Coordinator
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Renata
Maxton
is responsible for management of IADC's
HSE RIG PASS,
UBO RIG PASS and Ballast Control
& Stability accreditation programs.
Ms Maxton is fluent in Spanish and will
help support communications with Latin America members. Her former services
include 15 years of Credit, Accounting and Payroll Administration. |
LaDonna Thierry:
Accreditation Coordinator
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
| LaDonna Thierry
is responsible for database management of all department programs, for data entry, reporting and related client communications
for all department programs. Ms. Thierry served 13 years in
the US Air Force specializing in Information Management and left the service
as a
Staff Sergeant. She studied Information
Systems Technology at the University of Maryland. |
CONFERENCES
Leesa Teel: Vice President
Conferences
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
| Leesa Teel is IADC Vice
President of Conferences. She is responsible for
managing IADC events worldwide. Ms Teel has prior marketing
and administration experience in the offshore drilling industry. |
Anne Otten: Senior Director of
Conferences - Lead Staff Environment Initiatives
The Netherlands, 31/24-6752252
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Anne Otten
coordinates membership inquiries and manages the Association's conferences
in the Eastern Hemisphere. Ms Otten holds a bachelors degree in
communications from Eindhoven, the Netherlands. |
Peggy Kersten: Director of Conferences
The Netherlands, 31/24-6752252
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Peggy Kersten
Director of Conferences - Eastern Hemisphere and provides general support for
IADC activities in Europe. |
Stephanie Murphy:
Conference Coordinator - Western Hemisphere
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Stephanie Murphy assists the Conference
Director - Western Hemisphere and provides administrative support to the
IADC Operations Division. |
Anouk Van De Water:
Conference and Publications Sales Coordinator
The Netherlands, 31/24-6752252
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Anouk Van de Water assists the
Conference Director - Eastern Hemisphere and provides general support
for IADC activities in Europe.
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IADC MEMBERSHIP, PUBLICATIONS & CHAPTER
LIAISON
Jason McFarland: Vice President
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Membership and Publications
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Jason McFarland is
responsible for overall management of the Association’s membership and publications
departments, including product development and marketing. Mr. McFarland also assists in coordinating IADC’s
Ethics and Corporate Compliance, Contracts, and Technical Publications
Committees. Additionally, Mr. McFarland serves as the IADC staff liaison
for IADC chapters worldwide. He holds a BBA in Management from the
University of Houston Downtown.
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Sharon Thorpe:
Membership
Coordinator
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
| Sharon Thorpe is
responsible for IADC membership
and management of IADCs member data base. She also functions as liaison with
IADC's global network of
Chapters. In addition, Ms Thorpe
has management responsibilities in the office services sector of IADC. |
Loretta Krolczyk:
IADC Publications Sales Coordinator
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
Jimmie Cobbin:
IADC Office Services Coordinator and Sales Associate
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
Kay Hearne:
Front Office Coordinator
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
IADC Corporate Communications publishes IADC's official magazine
Drilling Contractor and the
Annual IADC Membership Directory, in addition to providing marketing
support for conferences, IADC
Publications and other activities.
Linda Hsieh: Assistant Managing Editor
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Linda Hsieh Assistant Managing Editor for Drilling Contractor magazine.
she
also has the responsibility for IADC's monthly newsletter Drill Bits and
manages IADC's media relations. Ms Hsieh is a graduate of the journalism
program at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also completed
the Business Foundations program and minored in Asian Studies. She has
more than 5 years of editing and layout experience at a daily newspaper
and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. |
Brian Parks: Assistant Director Design/Production
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Brian C Parks is Assistant Director
Design/Production Corporate Communications. A graduate of the University of
Texas at Austin with a BA in English Literature, he is responsible for
production graphics, graphic design, circulation management and marketing
support.
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Togrul Mamedbekov: Marketing & Publishing
Assistant
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Togrul Mamedbekov
is Marketing/Publishing Assistant for Corporate Communications. In this
capacity, he aids in circulation management, website design and production.
He is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering
from the University of Houston.
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OFFICE SERVICES
Terry Gouin: Executive
Assistant
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Terry Gouin,
Executive Assistant. |
Holly Shock: Operations
Coordinator
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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Holly Shock,
provides administrative support to the IADC Operations Division. She is
a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration.
Ms Shock also holds a Paralegal Certificate from the University of
Houston. |
Nicole Young:
Administrative Assistant
Washington, D.C., 1/202-293-0670
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Nicole Young provides administrative
support for the Washington office. |
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Dean Gant: Senior Director of
Finance
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
| Dean Gant,
Senior
Director of Finance, is responsible for all aspects of
IADC's financial management. He is a 1981 graduate of the University
of Texas at Austin, a member of Beta Alpha Psi, an Honor Accounting
Fraternity, and has a Bachelor of Business Administration. As a CPA,
Mr Gant has over 20 years experience in systems accounting for large and
medium size firms. |
Cynthia Phillips - Accounting Associate
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
Alvex Ussin - Accounting Associate
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
Luis Lopez - Accounting Associate
Houston, 1/713-292-1945
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