2009 SPE President
Leo Roodhart
Shell Research B.V.

2008 SPE President
William M. Cobb
William M. Cobb & Associates

2010 SPE President
Behrooz Fattahi
Aera Energy LLC

SPE Vice-President -- Finance
Kenneth E. Arnold
K. Arnold Consulting

Regional Directors

Africa
Emmanuel O. Egbogah
Emerald Energy Resources

Central and Southeastern North America
Dean McPhearson
Baker Hughes, Inc.

Gulf Coast North America
Susan Howes 
Chevron Global Upstream

Mid-Continent North America
Roy M. Knapp
University of Oklahoma (Retired)

Middle East
Ali H. Al-Hasan
Saudi Aramco

North Sea
John Donachie
Simmons & Company Intl.

Northeastern North America
George J. Koperna Jr.
Advanced Resources International Inc.

Northern Asia Pacific
Dato’ Yiaw Hin Wee
Sarawak Shell Berhad

Rocky Mountain North America
Helen Chang
Nexen Inc. 

South America and Caribbean
Ruben Caligari
Petrobras

South, Central, and East Europe
Serge Rueff
Consultant

Southern Asia Pacific
Fauzi Imron
PT Medco E&P Malaysia

Southwestern North America
Billy Harris
Wagner & Brown Ltd. 

Western North America
Med Kamal
Chevron Energy Technology Co.
 

At-Large Directors

Faisal Al-Thani
Maersk Oil Qatar

Josh Etkind
Shell Exploration & Production Co.

Technical Directors

Drilling and Completions
Ford Brett
Oil & Gas Consultants International 

Projects, Facilities and Construction
Paul Jones
Chevron Energy Technology Pty. Ltd.

Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility
Tom Knode
Halliburton

Management and Information
Kamel Bennaceur
Schlumberger

Production and Operations
James Pappas
Devon Energy Corp.

Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Alberto Sampaio de Almeida
Petrobras E&P