John has spent the past 30+ years as an Independent with the company he founded - which has principally concentrated its efforts in Texas and Oklahoma. He has been active in the Dallas geoscience community, previously serving on the boards of both the Dallas Geological Society (Membership, Secretary, AAPG Delegate & President) and the Dallas Chapter of SIPES (Secretary, Treasurer, Vice Chairman & Chairman). John has a B.S. in Geology from Texas Tech University and an MLS – Oil & Gas Law from OU.

Tom lives in Wichita, and is the manager of Bitter Spar LLC, an exploration and development company specializing in Kansas conventional drilling prospects. He has been active in the SIPES Wichita Chapter for more than 10 years. He is a graduate of SMU with a Master’s degree in geology. Tom carries a Kansas Geological license and is a member of AAPG. In addition to his role as SIPES Vice President, Tom is President of the SIPES Foundation.

Steve is the managing partner of SMS Exploration, LLC in Houston and is generating conventional prospects in the Gulf Coast. He has 45 years of geoscience experience and has been an exploration manager for Cody Energy, Linc Energy and Trek Oil & Gas. Steve has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas and a BS in Geology from Baylor. He is a past secretary of the SIPES Houston Chapter and currently is chair of the Foundation Scholarship committee.

Monte received his geology degree from Texas Tech. He has worked for several independent oil companies and made many wildcat discoveries. In 1998, he developed the Meers Microseep geochemical exploration technique and started his own company. Meers Microseep Surveys Inc. has been an integral part of finding more than 15 million barrels of oil in North Texas. Monte is a licensed professional geoscientist.

David has more than 50 years of exploration and exploitation petroleum geological experience, mainly in the Permian Basin and New Mexico. He has BA in Geology from UC Santa Barbara and an MS in Geology from the University of Oklahoma. David is an Honorary Life Member of the West Texas Geological Society. Prior to becoming an independent, he worked for Burlington Resources, Energen Resources and BC Operating.

Gregg S. Alletag – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Matt Boyce – Houston, Texas

David Cromwell – Midland, Texas

Tom Donahoe – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Paul Habermas – Houston, Texas

H. Tony Hauglum – Corpus Christi, Texas

Kevin B. Hill – At-Large (Shreveport, Louisiana)

Thomas M. Kirby – San Antonio, Texas

Connie Knight – Denver, Colorado

Donald P. Muth, Sr. – Dallas, Texas

Tom Pronold – Wichita, Kansas

Ellis Randolph – At-Large (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Scott Spradley – New Orleans, Louisiana

Dan Earl Duggan – Immediate Past President (Fort Worth, Texas)