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Kathryn Hanson
President
Kathryn is a Senior Land Technician at Permian Resources. Kathryn was born and raised in Midland, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin where she earned a B.S in Corporate Communications and Business Foundations.
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Chloe Buckley
Social Committee
Chloe is the Stakeholder Relations Advisor for the Permian at ConocoPhillips, a role she assumed in 2021. Prior to that, she held several related positions at Concho Resources in the Government Affairs Group.
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Hayden Boldrick
Fundraising
Hayden has worked as an Acquisitions Landman for Trinity Mineral Partners 2021.
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Blake Grooms
Social Committee
Blake moved to Midland in 2020 and is a Water Resources Engineer for EOG Resources. Blake grew up in Houston and went on to receive his Bachelor’s in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M, as well as a certificate from the Petroleum Ventures Program in 2020.
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Max Canon
Philanthropy
Max Canon is an associate at Davis, Gerald & Cremer. His practice focuses on oil and gas title examination. Max Joined Davis, Gerald & Cremer in September 2022.
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Megan Delmonico
Communications Chair
Megan is a Production Engineer at Pioneer Natural Resources. She graduated in 2020 with a Mechanical Engineering Degree and also played four years of NCAAA D1 soccer at Mercer University.
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Rob Montgomery
Education Director
Rob serves as Counsel at Permian Resources. Prior to joining Permian Resources, Rob served as Counsel at Colgate Energy and began his career at the boutique law firm of Davis, Gerald & Cremer.
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Alden Griffin
Social Media Coordinator
Alden is a Geologist II for EOG Resources and works as a development geologist in the Delaware Basin.
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Alex Mata
Fundraising
Alex is a Financial Analyst on the Investor Relations team at Diamondback Energy, a Midland-based oil and gas exploration company.
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Scott Schulte
Treasurer
Scott is a Production Engineer at Diamondback Energy. Scott started his career with Diamondback in 2019 as a Lease Operator. He left in 2021 to work for Fleur de Lis Energy, where he worked as a Field Engineer for one year before re-joining the Diamondback team in 2022.
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Elizabeth Coats
Elizabeth is a Land Technician at Permian Resources. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she earned a B.S. in Corporate Communications and a minor in Energy Management.