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PIOGA Annual Meeting

Leaders Applaud Member Involvement
MARS, PA.-Members of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association
were encouraged at their Nov. 3 annual
meeting to become more involved in the
organization, both as a means to get
greater value out of their memberships and
to help guide PIOGA's priorities.
PIOGA also gathered to honor the association's long-time executive, Lou
D'Amico, as he began retirement. D'Amico spent the last 22 years leading PIOGA
and one of its predecessor organizations,
the Independent Oil & Gas Association of
Pennsylvania. Prior to that, his 44-year career in the industry included positions with
several oil and gas production companies
overseeing activities in Pennsylvania,
New York, West Virginia and Michigan.
D'Amico earned a bachelor's in petroleum and natural gas engineering from
Pennsylvania State University and an
M.B.A. from Gannon University.
PIOGA Chairman Gary Slagel, government affairs specialist for Steptoe & Johnson in Canonsburg, Pa., lauded D'Amico,
saying he had "a rewarding, challenging career, but he met that challenge."
Working For Membership
New PIOGA President and Executive
Director Dan Weaver emphasized the industry was particularly vulnerable during
down periods, making the association an
even more important tool. He reviewed
steps the organization was taking to ensure
PIOGA remained an excellent value for
member companies while adapting to
changing times.

The Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas
Association wished "happy trails" to Lou
and Almeda D'Amico at the association's
annual meeting. Lou D'Amico retired after 22 years leading PIOGA and its predecessor organization, the Independent Oil
& Gas Association of Pennsylvania.

PIOGA has been streamlining and
simplifying operations, Weaver indicated.
In particular, he highlighted the online system that allows members to take charge of
tasks such as managing additional company contacts and registering for events, as
well as accessing committee material and
other PIOGA resources.
Weaver also reported the association
was continually looking for innovative approaches to address members' needs. During the coming year, he said, PIOGA will
be offering more training opportunities in
the environmental and safety arenas, and
hopes to provide webinar capability for
training sessions and committee meetings.
Innovation is at the heart of PIOGA's
committees, Weaver continued, mentioning that in 2017, two new committees
would be added to focus on programming
and provide greater support to the organization's political action committee.
Further, PIOGA is seeking more opportunities to collaborate with business partners and other trade associations. Weaver pointed to partnerships in which PIOGA received revenue from managing its
website advertising and an online buyer's
guide. The association also works with
many other trade groups on common
causes, resulting in "more voices speaking as one," he said.
Weaver urged members to get more involved in the organization. One way of doing that, he said, is through PIOGA's committees, all of which are always in need of
greater member participation. "The committees are doing amazing work here," he
praised.
Members also should speak personally to their elected officials about matters
of concern, Weaver opined.
D'Amico drove home that point by relating a conversation he had with a ranking member of the state House of Representatives, who heard from a PIOGA conventional producer with concerns about the
high costs of mandatory participation in
Pennsylvania's call-before-excavating programs. That person's own story made a bigger impact than anything PIOGA could say
to legislators, D'Amico said, adding that
PIOGA was happy to help members contact their legislators and also provide material they could use to make their case.
Weaver further encouraged members to
communicate ways the association could
better meet their needs. To help educate
members about what PIOGA is doing and
how they can make the most of their membership, companies will receive an infor-

mational packet titled, What has PIOGA
done for you? What can PIOGA do for
you? Weaver emphasized, however, that
the association's staff wasn't all-knowing.
"If you feel we are not doing the appropriate job for you as an association, let us
know. If you think we are doing something
well, let us know so we can continue doing it," he urged. "If there is something going on that you don't think we know about,
let us know-you are the eyes and ears for
the things going on every day. We want to
hear what you are concerned about."
Markets And Safety
PIOGA committee chairmen echoed
Weaver's call for greater member participation as they reviewed 2016 accomplishments
and their groups' emphases for 2017.
Chairman Bob Eckle said his Pipeline
Gas Market Development Committee and
its four subcommittees continually sought
input from members with an interest in areas such as pipeline expansion, coordination between the natural gas and electric
generation industries, alternative-fuel vehicles and infrastructure, manufacturing
and other large-volume natural gas users,
and public relations.
The Gas Committee, he explained,
emphasizes a single message: "We need
markets; we need burner tips."
Much of the committee's work takes
the form of educating various stakeholders, he said.
Eckle, of Appalachian Producer Services, reported the Gas Committee had
forged an important alliance with PJM In-

New PIOGA President and Executive Director Dan Weaver encourages members
not only to get involved in association
committees, but to provide guidance on
issues PIOGA needs to address.

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