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IADC DEPARTMENT HEADS 
DR
LEE HUNT: IADC PRESIDENT 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: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 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 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.
MIKE KILLALEA:
GROUP VICE PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER Mike Killalea is Group Vice President/Publisher, with responsibility for corporate communications, including IADC's award-winning official magazine Drilling Contractor, its website www.DrillingContractor.org, newsletter eNews from DrillingContractor.org, and the Annual IADC Membership Directory. He also provides staff support for the IADC Advanced Rig Technology and Well Servicing Committees. 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 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 & Africa Ken Fischer serves as the Association’s Regional Vice President for Middle East & Africa. In this capacity, he serves as liaison with Middle East and African 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 UBO & MPD Committee 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 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 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.
LAND DRILLING & HSE 
Joe Hurt: Regional Vice President
North America and Lead Staff Land HSE Issues 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 
JENS HOFFMARK: RegionAL Vice President - Europe Jens Hoffmark serves as IADC Vice President-European Affairs and directs the Association’s technical and regulatory activities throughout the continent. As such, Mr. Hoffmark is chief liaison for the European Operations Forum, and supports IADC conferences and other initiatives in the region. Mr. Hoffmark joined IADC in 2010 after a 40-year career with AP Moeller-Maersk, where he served in numerous management and operations positions both for drilling and shipping. In 2007, Mr. Hoffmark was named Vice President-Business Development for Maersk drilling, based in Houston.
ASIAN OPERATIONS 
Chit Hlaing: Operations Assistant - Asia
Operations Chit Hlaing supports IADC members and activities throughout Asia. Among his responsibilities are coordinating operational functions, promoting IADC accreditation programs and membership, and supporting conferences and chapters in the region. A native of Myanmar, Mr. Hlaing graduated from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. with a bachelor of science in engineering and worked for various oilfield service companies before joining IADC.
ACCREDITATION & CERTIFICATION
Mark Denkowski serves as the Managing Director of Accreditation & Certification. In this capacity, he directs all operations of IADC accreditation programs, program development and implementation, general communications, administration and quality control. Mr. Denkowski has over 30 years of industry experience. Offshore he has worked in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and West Africa for Smedvig Asia, Santa Fe and GlobalSantaFe. Onshore Mr. Denkowski has worked for GlobalSantaFe as an International Employment Manager, for Transocean as the North American Employment Manager, and most recently as the Training & Development Manager for Frontier Drilling. While with Frontier Drilling Mr. Denkowski was a member of the IADC Training Committee and the Chairman of the IADC Competency Assurance Panel. He has a BS degree in Earth and Mineral Science from Pennsylvania State University.
Brenda Kelly: senior Director -
program development Brenda Kelly directs the Accreditation & Certification Department’s new program development activities and facilitates review and revision of existing programs. In addition to participating on multiple industry committees, she is also a Certified Senior Auditor and regularly conducts audits on IADC’s behalf. 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.
Marlene Diaz: Team Leader - Accreditation
& Certification Marlene Diaz is responsible for the day-to-day management of IADC's
WellCAP and
WellCAP Plus accreditation programs
and will provide general oversight for program administration, operations and
customer service activities within the accreditation department. Preceding IADC,
Ms. Diaz had
14 years of experience at Coastal Corp./ El Paso Energy in Accounting,
Marketing and Shareholder Relations. She is also fluent
in Spanish to assist with IADC members in Latin America.
Loundia RigGs: Accreditation Coordinator
Loundia Riggs is responsible for IADC's
Drilling Industry Training (DIT)
accreditation program and records control for the departments quality management
system. Ms. Riggs comes to IADC from National Oilwell Varco
where she was Order Manager with extensive experience in customer service.
Elfriede Neidert: QUALITY
ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL Coordinator
Elfriede Neidert is responsible for the oversight of Provider program audits and the compliance of program requirements by accredited Providers. Ms. Neidert’s main focus is on training Provider and Vendor audits, but will also include internal quality assurance/quality control. Elfriede was previously employed with Weatherford International Ltd. for more than 9 years in a variety of supervisory and managerial roles, the most recent being Quality Assurance/Process Improvement Manager.
Janet Lara comes to IADC with 10 years combined experience in customer
service and retail management. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in
Sociology from the University of Houston- Clear Lake and earned a Master of Arts
degree in International Relations from St. Mary's University in San Antonio,
Texas. Janet is the coordinator for the HSE Rig Pass program as well as the UBO
Rig Pass program and serves as liaison to the SafeLandUSA and SafeGulf advisory
boards.
JULIA SWINDLE: ACCREDITATION Coordinator
Julia Swindle is responsible for IADC's
Competence Assurance Accreditation (CAA),
Drilling Industry Training (DIT), and
Ballast Control/Stability
(BCS/BCO)
accreditation programs. Ms. Swindle comes to IADC from Frontier Drilling where
she was an HR Representative. Ms. Swindle has more than 15 years experience in
customer service and management.
Leesa Teel: Vice President Conferences 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 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
- Eastern Hemisphere Peggy Kersten Director of Conferences - Eastern Hemisphere and provides general support for IADC activities in Europe.
Stephanie Carling: Director of Conferences-
Western Hemisphere Stephanie Carling assists the Vice President of Conferences and provides general support to the IADC conferences and activities worldwide.
Anouk Van De Water: Conference and Publications Sales
Coordinator Anouk Van de Water assists the Conference Director - Eastern Hemisphere and provides general support for IADC activities in Europe.
Lori Gagula: CONFERENCE Coordinator - wESTERN hEMISPHERE Lori Gagula assists the Western Hemisphere Conference Department with IADC events and provides general support to the conference team.
Marjolein Zwezerijn: CONFERENCE Coordinator -
eastern hEMISPHERE Marjolein Zwezerijn assists the Eastern Hemisphere Conference Department with IADC events and provides general support IADC conference activities in Europe.
IADC MEMBERSHIP, PUBLICATIONS & CHAPTER LIAISON 
Jason McFarland: Vice President -
Membership and Publications
Loretta Krolczyk:
Assistant Director - Publication Sales
Sharon Thorpe: Director - Membership
Kay Hearne:
Membership coordinator
donna noble:
Front office coordinator
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: Managing Editor for
drilling contractor
Brian Parks: Creative Director 
Anthony Garwick: Webmaster
OFFICE SERVICES
Terry Gouin: Executive
Assistant
 Holly Shock: Committee
CoordinatorHouston, +1 713 292 1945 Holly Shock is responsible for general administration and coordination of IADC's various standing committees, as well as other groups and subcommittees. Her focus is efficient coordination of IADC committee activities, maintenance of committee membership rosters, and communications with committee and subcommittee chairmen. She previously served as IADC's Operations Group Coordinator until 2009. She holds a BBA from the University of Central Oklahoma, and is also a Certified Paralegal through the University of Houston.
Amanda Lemmond: Operations Group
Assistant
Nicole Young: Administrative Assistant
FINANCIAL SERVICES 
Dean Gant: Senior Director of
Finance
Cynthia Phillips: Accounting Associate
Alvex Ussin: Accounting Associate
Luis Lopez: Accounting Associate
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