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Below is a list of topics and the corresponding AGA staff members who can answer your questions. Please browse through the list to find the most appropriate contact person for your question.

 

Topic

Key Contact

Email


AGA Main Switchboard

(202) 824-7000


AGA Administration

Kevin Hardardt

khardardt@aga.org


AGA Budget

Doug Allen

dallen@aga.org


AGA Dues

John Carroll

jcarroll@aga.org


AGA Human Resources

LaSharn Moreland

lmoreland@aga.org


Accounting

Association

Joe Martin

jmartin@aga.org

Industry

Doug Allen

dallen@aga.org


Accounting Training & Development

 

Doug Allen

dallen@aga.org

 

Joe Martin

jmartin@aga.org

 

 

 

 

Advertising (Member Company Ad Campaign)

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org

 

 

 

Air Emissions Standards

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org


American Gas Index Fund

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org


 

American Gas Magazine

Sherri Hamm

shamm@aga.org


 

Antitrust

Mike Murray

mmurray@aga.org


 

Appliance Safety Efficiency Standards

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org


 

Appliances Efficiency (Also see Equipment Efficiency)

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org


 

ASHRAE Liaison

Ted Williams

twilliams@aga.org


 

Awards Programs

Safety (Operations)

Christina Sames

csames@aga.org


 

Benchmarking

Bruce McDowell

bmcdowell@aga.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Practices in Finance & Accounting

Joe Martin

jmartin@aga.org

 

 

 

 


 

Best Practices in Information Technology

Jim Linn

jlinn@aga.org


 

Best Practices in Operations

Distribution

 

 

Transmission

 

 

LNG

Nneka Assing

nassing@aga.org


 

Board of Directors

Nominating Committee

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org

Executive Committee

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org


 

Carbon Monoxide

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org


 

Clean Air Act Regulations

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org


 

Clean Water Act Regulations

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org


 

Codes & Standards

Pipeline

Paul Cabot

pcabot@aga.org

National Fuel Gas Code

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org

Building

Ted Williams

twilliams@aga.org


 

Cogeneration/Combined Heat & Power

Paul Wilkinson

pwilkinson@aga.org


 

Committee Clearances

Ysabel Korolevich

ykorolevich@aga.org


 

Company Operations

Lori Traweek

ltraweek@aga.org


 

Compensation Survey

LaSharn Moreland

lmoreland@aga.org



 

Consumer/Community Affairs

 

 


 

Contracts Administration

Cindy Johnson

cjohnson@aga.org


 

Controller

Joe Martin

jmartin@aga.org


 


 

Customer Activities

Customer Activities Conference & Exposition

Jim Linn

jlinn@aga.org


Data Requests

Paul Pierson

ppierson@aga.org


 

Distribution Measurement

Ali Quraishi

aquraishi@aga.org


 

Distribution Systems & Engineering

Christina Sames

csames@aga.org


 

DOT Rules

Phil Bennett

pbennett@aga.org


 

Electric Restructuring Legislation

Charlie Fritts

cfritts@aga.org

 

Paul Wilkinson

pwilkinson@aga.org


 

Electricity Generation

Paul Wilkinson

pwilkinson@aga.org


 

Emission Standards

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org


 

Energy Modeling/Forecasts

David Shin

dshin@aga.org


 

Energy Policy Legislation

Rick Shelby

rshelby@aga.org

 

 

Engineering Analysis

Lori Traweek

ltraweek@aga.org


 

Engineering Technology Notes

Lori Traweek

ltraweek@aga.org


 

Environmental & Safety Issues

Environmental

Air Emissions Standards
Manufactured Gas Plants
Legislation & Regulation

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org


Climate Change


Paul Wilkinson


pwilkinson@aga.org


Safety

Operator Qualification
DOT's Rules, Updating
Excess Flow Valves


Phil Bennett


pbennett@aga.org


DOT Risk Management Issues
One Call Programs

Kyle Rogers

krogers@aga.org


 

Environmental/EPA Regulation

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org

Legislative

Charlie Fritts

cfritts@aga.org

Star Program

Kimberly Denbow

kdenbow@aga.org


 

Environmental Impact of Natural Gas

Paul Wilkinson

pwilkinson@aga.org


 

Environmental Operations

Christina Sames

csames@aga.org

Communications

George Sarkisian

gsarkisian@aga.org



 

Equipment & Services Associates Section

Kimberly Denbow

kdenbow@aga.org


 

Excess Flow Valves

Andrew Lu

alu@aga.org


 

Executive Bulletin

 

 


 

Executive Committee

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org


 

FERC Issues


Expedited Complaint Procedures
Outreach
Pipeline Capacity Issues


Andrew Soto


asoto@aga.org

 


Pipeline Negotiated Terms & Conditions
Ratemaking, Pipeline
Regulatory Committee


Andrew Soto


asoto@aga.org

 

Secondary Market Transactions

Andrew Soto


asoto@aga.org

 

Construction

Andrew Soto


asoto@aga.org

 


 

Financial Analysts Conference

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org

 

Lilliana Fonnoll

lfonnoll@aga.org


 

Financial Community Inquiries

Chris Hogan

chogan@aga.org


 

Financial Forum

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org

 

 

 


 

Financial Issues

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org


 

Fueling The Future

Technical

Paul Wilkinson

pwilkinson@aga.org


 

GAMA Liaison

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org


 

Gas Analysis/Composition

Ali Quraishi

aquraishi@aga.org


 

Gas Control & Dispatching

Kimberly Denbow

kdenbow@aga.org


 


 

Gas Engineering & Operating Practices Series (GEOP)

 Ali Quraishi

aquraishi@aga.org


 

Gas Facts

Paul Pierson

ppierson@aga.org


 

Gas Foodservice Equipment Network

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org


 

Gas PAC/Political Programs

Charles Fritts

Vivian Lausevic


cfritts@aga.org

vlausevic@aga.org


 

Gas Prices

Technical

Paul Wilkinson

pwilkinson@aga.org

 

Chris McGill

cmcgill@aga.org


Communication


George Sarkisian



gsarkisian@aga.org
 


 

 

Government Relations


Federal Legislation


Rick Shelby


rshelby@aga.org

 

Charles Fritts

cfritts@aga.org

 

 

 


Public Affairs


Rick Shelby


rshelby@aga.org


Environmental & Safety Issues


Pam Lacey


placey@aga.org


FERC Issues


Andrew Soto




asoto@aga.org

 


Total Energy Efficiency
Department of Energy
Tax Issues


Charles Fritts


cfritts@aga.org


Pipeline & Distribution Line Safety Issues


Kyle Rogers


krogers@aga.org


 

Grassroots

Vivian Lausevic


vlausevic@aga.org

 

 

 


 

Heating Degree Days

Paul Pierson

ppierson@aga.org


 

Househeating Trends

Bruce McDowell

bmcdowell@aga.org


 

Human Resources

LaSharn Moreland

lmoreland@aga.org


 

Indoor Air Quality

Ted Williams

twilliams@aga.org



 

Industry Outlook

David Shin

dshin@aga.org


 

Industry Statistics

Paul Pierson

ppierson@aga.org


 

Information Systems (Association)

Jim Linn

jlinn@aga.org


 

Information Systems
Conference
Industry Issues

Jim Linn

jlinn@aga.org


 

International Code Council

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org


 

Investor Relations Issues

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org

 

Chris Hogan

chogan@aga.org


 

Labor Relations Issues

LaSharn Moreland

lmoreland@aga.org


 

Legal Committee

Kevin Belford

kbelford@aga.org


 

Legal Forum

Theresa Thoman

tthoman@aga.org


 

Legal Matters

Kevin Belford

kbelford@aga.org


 

Legislative Committee

Jeff Petrash

jpetrash@aga.org


 

Liquefied Natural Gas

Nneka Assing

nassing@aga.org


 

Litigation

Kevin Belford

kbelford@aga.org


 

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

Vivian Lausevic

vlausevic@aga.org

 

Bruce McDowell

bmcdowell@aga.org


 

Manufactured Gas Plant Sites

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org

 

 

 

Redevelopment & Management

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org


 

Measurement, Transmission & Distribution

Ali Quraishi

aquraishi@aga.org


 

Media Relations

Geroge Sarkisian

gsarkisian@aga.org

 

 

 


 

Meetings, Conferences & Expositions

Mary Weekley

mweekley@aga.org

 

Annemarie O'Donoghue

aodonoghue@aga.org


 

Membership

Ysabel Korolevich

ykorolevich@aga.org

 

Kathleen Richter

krichter@aga.org


 

NARUC

Kyle Rogers

krogers@aga.org


 

National Accounts Marketing

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org


 

National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA)

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org


 

National Association of Home Builders Liaison

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org


 

National Fuel Gas Code

Paul Cabot

pcabot@aga.org


 

Natural Gas Council

Roger Cooper

rcooper@aga.org

 

David Parker

dparker@aga.org


 

Natural Gas RD&D

Charles Fritts

cfritts@aga.org


 

North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB)

Mariam Arnaout

marnaout@aga.org


 


 

Occupational Safety/Health

Phil Bennett

pbennett@aga.org


 

Odorization

Ali Quraishi

aquraishi@aga.org


 

One Call Programs

Kyle Rogers

krogers@aga.org

 

Andrew Lu

alu@aga.org


 

Operations

Committees

Christina Sames

csames@aga.org

Best Practices

Victoria Plotkin

vplotkin@aga.org

Publications

Ali Quraishi

aquraishi@aga.org

Regulations, Safety

Phil Bennett

pbennett@aga.org

Regulations, Environmental

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org

Workshops

Kimberly Denbow

kdenbow@aga.org


 

Operator Qualification

Kyle Rogers

krogers@aga.org

 

Phil Bennett

pbennett@aga.org


 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipeline
Capacity Issues
Negotiated Terms & Conditions                             

Andrew Soto

 
asoto@aga.org

 


 

Pipeline Construction

Mariam Arnaout

marnaout@aga.org


 

Pipeline Safety

Operator Qualification
DOTs, Regulations

Phil Bennett

pbennett@aga.org


Excess Flow Valves
Damage Prevention
DOT Risk Management Initiative
One Call Programs


Kyle Rogers


krogers@aga.org


Operations


Lori Traweek


ltraweek@aga.org


 

Plastic Gas Pipe

Kate Miller

kmiller@aga.org

 

 

 

Plastic Materials Database

Christina Sames

csames@aga.org

 


 

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Pam Lacey

placey@aga.org


 

Pricing/Economics

David Shin

dshin@aga.org


 

Publication Sales

Sherri Hamm

shamm@aga.org


 

Public Affairs

Rick Shelby

rshelby@aga.org

Public Affairs Conference

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org

Government Relations

Charles Fritts

cfritts@aga.org

Communications

George Sarkisian

gsarkisian@aga.org


 

Public Relations

Media

George Sarkisian


gsarkisian@aga.org

 

 

Marketing

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org

National Accounts/GFEN

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org


 

PUHCA Repeal (Legislation)

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org


 

Rate Issues

Cynthia Marple

cmarple@aga.org


 

Ratemaking, Pipeline


Andrew Soto


asoto@aga.org

 

 

 

 


 

Rate Training & Development

Cynthia Marple

cmarple@aga.org


 

Regional Gas Association Issues

Jay Copan

jcopan@aga.org


 

Residential Marketing

Tom Moskitis

tmoskitis@aga.org


 

Research

Priority and funding

Lori Traweek

ltraweek@aga.org

Natural Gas Government Funded RD&D

Charles Fritts

cfritts@aga.org


 

Risk Management

Issues

Cindy Johnson

cjohnson@aga.org

Operations (DOT Initiative)

Kyle Rogers

krogers@aga.org


 

Safety (also see Pipeline Safety)

Employee

Phil Bennett

pbennett@aga.org

Employee & Public

Lori Traweek

ltraweek@aga.org

Product

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org


 

Secondary Market Transactions

Andrew Soto

asoto@aga.org

 

 

 


 

Sponsorship of AGA Meetings & Conferences

Annemarie O'Donoghue

aodonoghue@aga.org


 

Standards

Appliances

Jim Ranfone

jranfone@aga.org

Gas Piping

Paul Cabot

pcabot@aga.org


 

State Legislation

Paula Gant

pgant@aga.org


 

Storage

Weekly Report

Chris McGill

cmcgill@aga.org

Underground Gas Technology Storage

Kimberly Denbow

kdenbow@aga.org


 

Supply/Production

Chris McGill

cmcgill@aga.org


 

Tax Issues, Industry

Charles Fritts

cfritts@aga.org


 

Telecommunications (Industry)

Ali Quraishi

aquraishi@aga.org

 

 

Total Engergy Efficiency

Charlie Fritts

cfritts@aga.org


 

Transportation, Gas

Bruce McDowell

bmcdowell@aga.org

 

Mariam Arnaout

marnaout@aga.org


 

 

 

 

 

Communications

George Sarkisian


gsarkisian@aga.org

State Activities

Bruce McDowell

bmcdowell@aga.org


 

Uniform Business Practice

Cynthia Marple

cmarple@aga.org

 

Mariam Arnaout

marnaout@aga.org


 

Uniform Statistical Report

Paul Pierson

ppierson@aga.org


 

United States Congress

Rick Shelby

rshelby@aga.org

 


 

Utilization Engineering

Nneka Assing

nassing@aga.org


 

Webmaster

Aaron Johnson

ajohnson@aga.org

 

 

 

     

 

 

updated 05/11/2007