Background Information

Education

University of Maryland School of Law, Juris Doctor May 2009

Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts May 2004

Work Experience

Tallgrass Management, LLC, Wichita, KS — Manager 

2021 - PRESENT 

Blue Stem Oil & Gas, LLC, Wichita, KS — Manager 

2021 – PRESENT 

Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas, Wichita, KS — Executive Committee  

June 2013 - PRESENT 

Manages daily operations and serves as legal advisor to several affiliated companies, one of which is a 50% owner of Oil Producers, Inc. of Kansas (OPIK), an independent oil and gas operating company with over 380 producing wells in Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma.  Primary job duties include:  

• strategic planning and executive decision making; 

• review and interpretation of industry contracts/agreements; 

• daily accounting and journal entries; 

• assisting with corporate matters; 

• compliance with state and federal regulations; and 

• engaging with tenant farmers in Butler County, as well as commercial real estate tenants out of state.     

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