YPE New Orleans

President

Libby currently serves as the Process Engineering Section Manger at Worley (formerly Jacobs Engineering) and works as a lead engineer on upstream oil and gas projects.

Secretary

Matthieu Robért is an attorney in Fishman Haygood’s Business Section.

Matt’s practice focuses in the area of corporate law and real estate, including acquisitions and sales, private equity investments, corporate financing, and other general business matters.

Social Committee Chair

Katie is a Senior Account Executive at The Ehrhardt Group, a local public relations and public affairs firm, where she specializes in issue advocacy for energy industry clients. Prior to joining The Ehrhardt Group, Katie spent four years working in public policy in the U.S.

Development Committee Chair

Development Committee Co-Chair

Alumni Advisor

Currently, John Peter serves as the Director of Finance at Laborde Marine Management, an offshore supply vessel company operating in the GOM. He spent 3 years as an equity analyst at Tightline Capital, which is a long/short energy-centric hedge fund in Baton Rouge, LA.

Treasurer

Peter currently serves as an analyst for Empire Midstream, a midstream investment and operating company, where he focuses on evaluating investments and business development. Prior to joining Empire, Peter was an Operations Manager at T Parker Host, a maritime company, overseeing the organization’s Mississippi River team.

Education Committee Co-Chair

Lance currently serves as Knowledge Manager at Gasology, a local New Orleans software startup transforming how motor fuels are bought and sold. Before Gasology, Lance worked for Schlumberger as a Field Engineer operating directional drilling and formation logging equipment in the Gulf of Mexico for six years.

Social Committee Co-Chair

Annie Birkentall currently serves as Project Manager in the Asset Management division of Enhanced Capital’s Renewable & Federal Historic Tax Credit Finance team.

Development Committee Co-Chair

Matt Schovee currently serves as Principal at Black Bay Energy Capital, an energy private equity firm focused on the North American oilfield service sector. Matt is involved with the firm’s efforts in sourcing new investments, executing transactions, and monitoring active portfolio companies.

Membership Committee Chair

Alumni Advisor

Billy Hennessey is the Business Development Manager of Belle Chasse Marine Transportation. Belle Chasse Marine specializes in the sales, storage and delivery of Marine Lubricants along the Gulf Coast and Panama Canal. Prior to his current position he served in the US Army Infantry and deployed multiple times in support of the Global war on terror.