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PERC Council and Officers

The Propane Education & Research Council is composed of 21 industry members dedicated to promoting the safe, efficient use of propane through programs in research and development, training, and safety. Councilors are appointed by the National Propane Gas Association and the Gas Processors Association. Five councilors serve on the Executive Committee.


Council Officers and Members

  • Bill Platz
    Chairman
    Delta Liquid Energy
    Paso Robles, California

  • Paul Grady
    Vice Chairman, Marketers
    Heritage Propane
    Floerence, Kentucky

  • David Regan
    Vice Chairman, Producers
    Targa Resources Inc.
    Houston, Texas

  • Tom Redd
    Secretary
    Martin Midstream Partners
    Kilgore, Texas

  • Joseph Armentano
    Treasurer
    Paraco Gas
    Rye Brook, New York

  • Eric Benson
    Member
    J.S. West & Company
    Modesto, California

  • Gregg Dighero
    Member
    EnCana Oil and Gas USA Inc.
    Denver, Colorado

  • H. Joe Gump
    Member
    ConocoPhillips
    Dacula, Georgia

  • Sam Hawley
    Member
    Enterprise Products
    Houston, Texas

  • Theodore Jeffcoat
    Member
    Inergy LP
    Rutland, Massachusetts

  • Sam McTier
    Member
    Propane Technologies LLC
    Lake Forest, Illinois

  • Gerry Misel
    Member
    Georgia Gas DistributorsLLC
    Sandy Springs, Georgia

  • T. J. Rinke
    Member
    Williams Midstream
    Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Doug Rinke
    Member
     
    Columbia, Missouri

  • Russ Rupp
    Member
    Subruban Propane
    Bonita Springs, Florida

  • Michael Sheehan
    Member
    Sheehan's Gas Company
    Bird Island, Minnesota

  • Charles Snelling
    Member
    Fogelsville, Pennsylvania

  • Tim Stauft
    Member
    Aux Sable Liquid Products
    Morris, Illinois

  • Paula Wilson
    Member
    AmeriGas
    King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

  • David Wunch
    Member
    Lansing NGL Services
    Tulsa, Oklahoma


Council Staff

  • Roy W. Willis
    President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Kate Hutcheons-Caskin
    Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

  • James Harris
    Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administration

  • Kay Howell
    Chief Information Officer

  • Steven Wayne
    Chief Commercial Officer

  • Brian J. Feehan
    Vice President, Engine Fuel

  • Stuart Flatow
    Vice President, Safety and Training

  • Tracy Burleson
    Director of Residential Programs

  • Gregory Kerr
    Director of Research and Development

  • Mark Leitman
    Director of Agriculture Programs

  • Maryann Malesardi
    Director of Industry Programs

  • Ingrid Bechard
    Programs Manager

  • Alicia Dunn
    Senior Programs Manager

  • Courtney Gendron
    Certified Employee Training Program Manager

  • David Harris
    Web Manager

  • John L. Kerekes
    Senior Contracts Manager and Counsel

  • Anna W. Lombardo
    Meetings Manager

  • Aisha Parker
    Projects Manager

  • Brandon Robinson
    Projects Manager

  • Theresa Ryan
    Office Manager/Executive Assistant to the President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Ambrose Walker
    Database Manager

  • Gregg Walker
    Editorial and Publications Manager

  • Grace Willis
    Process Manager

  • Jeremy Wishart
    Projects Manager, Engine Fuel

  • Vincent Sibilia
    Industry Programs Coordinator

  • Jesse Marcus
    Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Residential Programs

  • Tameka Bias
    Administrative Assistant

  • Daniele Cook
    Administrative Assistant

  • Maria Passarella
    Administrative Assistant

  • Ginna Moseley
    Office Assistant


Research and Development Advisory Committee

  • Robert Blackwell
    Independent Propane Co.
    Pine, Colorado

  • Bill P. Stewart
    Blue Star Gas Co.
    Garberville, California

  • Donald Fernald
    Superior Energy Systems
    Columbia Station, Ohio

  • Bruce Swiecicki, P.E.
    National Propane Gas Association
    Frankfort, Illinois

  • Jeff Kaminski, Vice Chairman
    AmeriGas Propane Inc.
    King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

  • Don Tomiello
    Targa Midstream Services LP
    Houston, Texas

  • John Kamps
    Kamps Propane
    Manteca, California

  • Thomas van Buren
    Ferrell North America
    Overland Park, Kansas

  • Dan Kelly
    AFRED/Texas Railroad Commission
    Austin, Texas

  • Steve Ward
    Gardner Marsh
    Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Michael Kelly
    World LP Gas Association
    Paris, France

  • Steve Wayne, PERC Staff Liaison
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • Gregory Kerr, PERC Staff Liaison
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • Stuart Weidie
    Blossman Gas Inc.
    Asheville, North Carolina

  • Terry LeClair
    Lansing NGL Services
    Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Kenny Wheat
    Gas Processors Association
    Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Michael Merrill
    Suburban Propane
    Whippany, New Jersey

  • Burl Williamson
    Williamson LP Gas
    Clinton, North Carolina

  • Bob Myers
    Boulder, Colorado

  • Roy Willis, Council President
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • Kirk Saunders, Chairman
    White Mountain Oil & Propane Inc.
    North Conway, New Hampshire

  • Jay Sells
    Heritage Propane LP
    Jacksonville, Florida

  • Ex-Officio Member:Samuel E. McTier
    Propane Technologies LLC
    Lake Forest, Illinois


Safety and Training Advisory Committee

  • Mike Walters
    Amerigas
    Westlake, Ohio

  • Jerry Lucas
    Heritage Propane
    Sallisaw, Oklahoma

  • Phil Applegate
    Targa Resources Inc.
    Houston, Texas

  • Bruce Montroy
    Bergquist Inc.
    Durand, Michigan

  • Mike Caldarera
    National Propane Gas Association
    Washington, D.C.

  • Ken Mueller
    Nationwide Agribusiness
    Chatham, Illinois

  • Philip Conty
    AmeriGas
    Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania

  • Thomas D. Petru
    Railroad Commission of Texas
    Austin, Texas

  • Walter Cressman
    Cress Gas Co.
    Richlandtown, Pennsylvania

  • Lyndon Rickards
    Eastern Propane Gas Inc.
    Rochester, New Hampshire

  • Don Crowder
    Corken
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Joe Rose
    PGA of New England
    Bristol, Rhode Island

  • Stuart Flatow, PERC Staff Liaison
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, District of Columbia

  • Russ Rupp
    Suburban Propane Partners LP
    Whippany, New Jersey

  • Keith Hanchett
    PERS
    Odgen, Utah

  • Jeff Shaffer
    Shaffer's Bottle Gas
    Hooversville, Pennsylvania

  • Jay Hiiliard
    Revere Gas & Appliance
    Hartfield, Virginia

  • Gary Smigaj
    Heritage Propane
    Kalispell, Montana

  • John Kamps
    Kamps Propane
    Manteca, California

  • Matthew Stevens
    Inergy
    Essex Junction, Vermont

  • Ray Kazakewich
    RegO Products
    Elon, North Carolina

  • James Taranovich
    Proctor Gas, Inc.
    Proctor, Vermont

  • Mike Konanz
    Kamps Propane
    Manteca, California

  • Matt Terry
    Mission Gas, Inc.
    San Antonio, TX

  • Eric Kuster, Chairman
    Tri-Gas & Oil
    Federalsburg, Maryland

  • Randy Warner, Vice Chairman
    Ferrellgas
    Liberty, Missouri

  • Bryan Lewis
    CHS Inc.
    Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

  • Ex-Officio Member: Doug Auxier
    Auxier Gas Inc.
    Batavia, Ohio

  • Paul Lindsey
    Alliance Energy LLC
    Lebanon, Missouri


Residential and Commercial Advisory Committee

  • Mike Gioffre, Chairman
    Paraco Gas Corp.
    Rye Brook, New York

  • Ed LaCroix
    BP
    Houston, Texas

  • Darren Engle, Vice Chairman
    Blue Star Gas
    Central Point, Oregon

  • Frank Mapel
    Pacer Propane
    San Marino, California

  • Steve Ahrens
    Missouri Propane Gas Association
    Jefferson City, Missouri

  • Eric Mays
    Sharp Energy
    Dover, Delaware

  • Scott Brockelmeyer
    Heritage Propane
    Owensboro, Kentucky

  • Daryl McClendon
    Ferrellgas
    Willowbrook, Illinois

  • Donnie Bullock
    Williams Energy Group
    Fayetteville, North Carolina

  • Shane McWhorter
    Sequoia Gas Co.
    Arcata, California

  • Tracy Burleson, PERC Staff Liaison
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • David Regan
    Targa Resources Inc.
    Houston, Texas

  • Len Caric
    AmeriGas
    Monroesville, Pennsylvania

  • Ted C. Reilly
    American Welding & Tank
    Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

  • Kate Caskin, PERC Staff Liaison
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • John Simcox
    Inergy
    Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

  • Dave Donahue
    Donahue Gas
    Anderson, Indiana

  • Scott Vreeman
    Siouxland Propane Co.
    Ireton, Iowa

  • John Duchscherer
    CHS Inc.
    Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

  • Brandon Wade
    Wade Sales and Service Inc.
    Breese, Illinois

  • John Ketchum
    Gas Equipment Company Inc.
    Earth City, Missouri

  • Ted West
    Liberty Propane
    Chalfont, Pennsylvania

  • Christopher Kowalski
    Osterman Propane
    Whitinsville, Massachusetts

  • Paula F. Wilson
    AmeriGas
    King of Prussia, Pennsylvania


Agriculture Advisory Committee

  • Dan Beauvais
    Agland Inc.
    Lucerne, Colorado

  • Terry Davis
    Country Propane
    Milo, Iowa

  • Steve Jaeger
    Railroad Commission of Texas
    Austin, Texas

  • John Kraft
    Pacific Northwest Plains Marketing LP
    Yankton, South Dakota

  • Robert Elliott
    National Propane Gas Association
    Washington, D.C.

  • Mark Leitman, PERC Staff Liaison
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • Mike Faivre
    Burkardt's LP Gas
    Polo, Illinois

  • Kirk McCullick
    Growmark, Inc.
    Bloomington, Illinois

  • Greg Flint
    Southern States Cooperative
    Glen Allen, Virginia

  • Steve Wayne, PERC Staff Liaison
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • Tod Griffin
    Kentucky Propane Gas Association
    Frankfort, Kentucky

  • Mike Welch
    Welch Propane
    Linden, Texas

  • Roger Gruwell, Chairman
    AmeriGas
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  • Claude Zehnder
    Bleyhl Farm Service Inc.
    Grandview, Washington

  • Darin Hunhoff, Vice Chairman
    CHS Inc.
    Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

  • Council Member: Mike Sheehan
    Sheehan's LP Gas
    Bird Island, Minnesota

  • Robert Jacobs
    Delta Liquid Energy
    Paso Robles, California


Engine Fuel Advisory Committee

  • Mike Taylor, Chairman
    Heritage Propane
    Florence, Kentucky

  • Bill Platz
    Delta Liquid Energy
    Paso Robles, California

  • Mike Alexander
    Worthington Cylinders
    Columbus, Ohio

  • Greg Roberts
    Paraco Gas Corporation
    Stafford, Connecticut

  • Heather Ball
    Railroad Commission of Texas (AFRED)
    Austin, Texas

  • Joe Schnichels
    CHS Inc.
    St. Paul, Minnesota

  • Charles Baselice
    Amerigas
    Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

  • Scott Seibert
    Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc.
    Morris, Illinois

  • Tony Dale
    Ferrellgas
    Cedar Park, Texas

  • Gary Shepherd
    Stanford LP Gas, Inc.
    Midland, Michigan

  • Mark Dmochowski
    Georgia Gas Distributors.
    Sandy Springs, Georgia

  • Mike Steward
    Rutherford Equipment Co.
    Apopka, Florida

  • Brian Feehan, PERC Staff Liaison
    Propane Education & Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • Mike Schwartje
    ConocoPhillips
    Houston, Texas

  • Mark Goldsmith
    Bay Gas Service, Inc.
    Shirley, New York

  • Bruce Swieciki
    National Propane Gas Association
    Frankfurt, Illinois

  • Ken Green
    Oklahoma Liquefied Gas
    Konawa, Oklahoma

  • Steve Wayne, PERC Chief Commercial Officer
    Propane Education and Research Council
    Washington, D.C.

  • Steve Moore
    Expo Propane
    Long Beach, California

  • Tim Wood
    Northwest Propane
    Dallas, Texas

  • Tucker Perkins
    Clean Fuels USA
    Richmond, Virginia