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YPE Board of Directors
Stephen Cravens
YPE Founder and Director
  • Presently at Century Interactive
  • Formerly with First Reserve and UBS energy investment banking
  • B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin, M.B.A., Harvard Business School 
     
Michael Teplitsky
YPE Founder and Director
  • Presently a Vice President with Wynnchurch Capital
  • Formerly with TNK-BP, Lime Rock Partners, and UBS energy investment banking
  • B.A., Northwestern University, M.B.A., Kellogg School of Management
Castlen (Moore) Kennedy 
Director
  • Presently a Government Affairs Manager with Apache Corporation
  • Founder of YPE Washington, D.C. Chapter
  • YPE Houston Chapter Executive Board since 2006
  • B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin; Dual Masters Candidate in Public Affairs and Energy & Earth Resources (2011), University of Texas at Austin
Avik Dey
Director
  • Presently CFO & Founder, Remora Energy
  • Founder of YPE Calgary Chapter
  • Formerly with First Reserve, Deutsche Bank and Alberta Energy Company
  • B.C., University of Calgary 

YPE Senior Advisory Council
The Senior Advisory Council's mission is to advocate the continuing development of young professionals in the global energy industry.  Members typically have over 35 years of energy experience and are elected to lifetime membership.  Members include:
  • Pending nomination


YPE Advisory Board

The Advisory Board's mission is to counsel YPE's Board of Directors on strategy and governance and to raise awareness about YPE within the senior executive ranks of the global energy industry.  Members typically have over 15 years of energy experience and are elected to a one-year membership term.  Members include:
  • David Coppe, Cadent Energy Partners
  • Will Franklin, Lime Rock Partners 
  • Brenda Lenahan, Vinson & Elkins
  • Steven Newman, Transocean
  • Martin Schoenbauer, U.S. Department of Energy
  • John Sherwood, Anglo-Suisse Offshore Partners
  • Randy Stilley, Seahawk Drilling
  • Stephen Trauber, Citigroup
  • Bret West, Wells Fargo Bank


YPE Auxiliary Board

The Auxiliary Board's mission is to serve as a strategic catalyst supporting YPE's Board of Directors, Chapter Leadership, and Local Chapter Boards.  Members typically have 5 to 15 years of energy experience and are elected to a one-year membership term.  Members include:

  • Alex Bell, Pine Brook Road Partners
  • Mark Burroughs, EnCap Investments
  • Stephen Butz, Hercules Offshore
  • Michael Casey, Citigroup
  • Shawn Chhabra, Denham Capital
  • Nicole Durham, PennWell Publishing 
  • Elena Ippolitova, TCW Asset Management Co. 
  • Jason Jennaro, EDF Trading North America
  • Hadley McClellan, Gulf Publishing
  • Jerad McMayon, Dorado Energy Partners 
  • Gavin Roseman, D.E. Shaw & Co.
  • Ryan Shockley, First Reserve Corporation
  • James Wallis, Lime Rock Partners 


Corporate and Tax Status

  • March 21, 2006 - Non-profit corporation created in the State of Texas
  • June 25, 2007 - Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(6) status granted by the United States Department of Treasury. This characterizes YPE as an organization that promotes a common business interest. YPE is exempt from most federal income taxes, but contributions to YPE are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. YPE may engage in limited political activities that inform, educate, and promote a given interest