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RPC Royalty Policy Committee Member Directory 1 Table of Contents Chairman, Executive Director, and Ex-Officio Members __________________ 1 Chairman/Ex-Officio – Primary _________________________________________________________ 2 DEVITO, Vincent _____________________________________________________________________________ 2 Executive Director/Designated Federal Officer ____________________________________________ 2 SCHINDLER, James ___________________________________________________________________________ 2 Ex-Officio – Primary __________________________________________________________________ 4 ANGELLE, Scott, BSEE _________________________________________________________________________ 4 BALASH, Joeseph, ASLM ______________________________________________________________________ 5 CRUICKSHANK, Walter, BOEM __________________________________________________________________ 6 GOULD, Gregory James, ONRR __________________________________________________________________ 7 JAMES, James “Jim”, BIA ______________________________________________________________________ 8 NEDD, Michael, BLM _________________________________________________________________________ 9 TAHSUDA, John, III, ASIA _____________________________________________________________________ 10 Ex-Officio – Alternate ________________________________________________________________ 11 KARL, Kevin, BSEE ___________________________________________________________________________ 11 LaCOUNTE, Darryl, BIA _______________________________________________________________________ 12 MacGREGOR, Katharine, ASLM ________________________________________________________________ 13 MEHLHOFF, John, ONRR _____________________________________________________________________ 13 ORR, Renee, BOEM __________________________________________________________________________ 15 PAYSON, Steven, ASIA _______________________________________________________________________ 16 SPISAK, Timothy, BLM _______________________________________________________________________ 17 State Members ____________________________________________________ 18 States – Primary ____________________________________________________________________ 19 ANDREWS, John, UT _________________________________________________________________________ 19 CARTER, Clinton, AL _________________________________________________________________________ 20 CROWTHER, John, AK ________________________________________________________________________ 21 DARBY, William, TX __________________________________________________________________________ 22 McKEE, Andrew, WY _________________________________________________________________________ 23 SANFORD, Brent, ND ________________________________________________________________________ 24 States – Alternate___________________________________________________________________ 25 EDWARDS, Mark, NM ________________________________________________________________________ 25 HELMS, Lynn, ND ___________________________________________________________________________ 26 HUNT, Hans, WY ____________________________________________________________________________ 27 SADDLER, Daniel, AK ________________________________________________________________________ 28 STRICKLAND, Jerry, TX _______________________________________________________________________ 29 THOMAS, Shawn, MT ________________________________________________________________________ 30 Tribal Members ___________________________________________________ 31 Tribes – Primary ____________________________________________________________________ 32 BEGAYE, Russell, Navajo______________________________________________________________________ 32 i RED, Christopher Adam, Southern Ute __________________________________________________________ 33 ROBERTSON, Charles, Choctaw ________________________________________________________________ 34 WALLER, Everett, Osage ______________________________________________________________________ 35 Tribes – Alternate ______________________________________________ Error! 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BECKER, Bidtah, Navajo ______________________________________________________________________ 36 SHAKESPEARE, Leslie, Eastern Shoshone ________________________________________________________ 37 McCALEB, Neal, Chickasaw ___________________________________________________________________ 38 Industry Members _________________________________________________ 39 Industry – Primary __________________________________________________________________ 40 ADAMS, Matthew, Cloud Peak ________________________________________________________________ 40 ALVARADO, Estella __________________________________________________________________________ 41 LUTHI, Randall, NOIA ________________________________________________________________________ 42 MITCHELL, Marisa, Intersect Power ____________________________________________________________ 43 NOAH, Patrick, ConocoPhillips _________________________________________________________________ 44 SWEENEY, John, VWR Corporation _______________________________________ Error! 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Industry – Alternate _________________________________________________________________ 45 CADENA, Jennifer, Incremental Oil & Gas ________________________________________________________ 45 GERHOLT, Gabrielle, Concho __________________________________________________________________ 46 MODIANO, Albert, US Oil & Gas Assoc. __________________________________________________________ 47 MORBY, Greg, Chevron ______________________________________________________________________ 48 SGAMMA, Kathleen, Western Energy Alliance ____________________________________________________ 49 SIMPSON, Kevin, Shell _______________________________________________________________________ 50 Academia/Public Interest Members ___________________________________ 51 Academia/Public Interest – Primary ____________________________________________________ 51 EGGERT, Roderick, CO School of Mines __________________________________________________________ 52 MILLS, Monte, University of Montana Law _______________________________________________________ 53 ROMERO, Van, NM Institute of Mining __________________________________________________________ 54 RUSZ, Daniel, Wood Mackenzie ________________________________________________________________ 55 Academia/Public Interest – Alternate ___________________________________________________ 56 AWUAH-OFFEI, Kwame, MO University of Science and Technology ___________________________________ 56 DAVIS, Graham, CO School of Mines ____________________________________________________________ 57 Department of Interior RPC Staff ____________________________________ 58 ii Chairman, Executive Director, and Ex-Officio Members June 2018 RPC Member Directory 1 DEVITO, Vincent Chairman/Ex-Officio – Primary Preferred Name: Vincent DeVito Vincent DeVito serves as Counselor to the Secretary for Energy Policy in order to strengthen and better coordinate the Department of Interior’s vast energy portfolio. The Department of Interior’s energy portfolio includes oil, gas, coal, hydroelectric, wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. DeVito was appointed by Secretarial Order to advance the Trump Administration’s goal of American energy independence. DeVito previously held several senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Energy and within state energy offices. Most recently, he was a Capital Partner at the law firm of Bowditch & Dewey, LLP in Boston with a corporate, regulatory, and, government affairs practice. DeVito is a licensed member of the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, and U.S. Supreme Court Bars. SCHINDLER, James Executive Director/Designated Federal Officer June 2018 RPC Member Directory 2 Preferred Name: James Schindler James Schindler is the Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer of the Royalty Policy Committee, as well as an appointed Special Assistant at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, where he focuses on American offshore energy policy. He is a native of New Orleans and a graduate of Tulane University and New England School of Law. While in law school Schindler volunteered representing defendants who could not afford counsel in their criminal show-cause hearings. He moved to Washington, DC to work at the Cato Institute as a legal associate, researching and writing amicus curiae briefs to the Supreme Court. He then served in the office of Senator Vitter of Louisiana assisting with public land, energy, environment, and Army Corps issues. Before joining the Department of the Interior, Schindler helped the general counsel's office at the Presidential Transition Team to review and prepare Cabinet members in their Senate confirmation hearings. He is excited now to support the great work and mission of the Royalty Policy Committee. June 2018 RPC Member Directory 3 ANGELLE, Scott, BSEE Ex-Officio – Primary Preferred Name: Scott Angelle Scott A. Angelle is Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Department of the Interior. He is responsible for promoting safety, protecting the environment and conserving resources through the regulatory oversight and enforcement of energy industry operations on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. Angelle joined the bureau on May 24, 2017, following more than 30 years of reforming agencies and organizations in both the public and private sectors. His career is characterized by a strong desire to achieve results that lead to greater success for the organizations he leads. Most recently, Angelle served as Commissioner, District