The Whitehall

1700 Smith Street 

Houston, TX 77002

Committee Meetings:

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Social hour: 

4:30 - 5:30 PM

Dinner: 

5:30 - 7:00 PM

Mark Gibennus - President

Lisa Collins - Vice President

Ruth Strange - Treasurer

Kathy Johnston - Assistant Treasurer

Jennifer Holt-McKellar - Secretary 

Mark Robertson - Director

Michelle Caruso - Director, Membership

Fay Lascelle - Director, Hotel Liaison

Karla Zawodny - Past President

Membership Committee

We hope you are enjoying PASH and the in-person meetings. Have you considered sharing the experience with a coworker or friend? 

Do you:

·        Know someone new to the industry?  

·        Have an Oil and Gas accountant that could benefit from training and collaboration?  

·        Like to network?

Are you:

·        Stumped on a specific Oil and Gas Accounting issue?

·        Looking for Oil and Gas accounting updates and trending issue discussions?

Having a familiar face and a little guidance can make a huge impact to someone new to PASH. Feel free to encourage your coworkers or oil and gas accounting friends to join PASH. It is a great place to network and get to know a great group of people. The Membership Application and instructions can be found on our website pashcopas.org under the Membership Tab, then Membership Application. Please reach out to us at pashmembership@yahoo.com if you have any questions or concerns about membership or PASH in general.

If you see a new face that the meeting, please introduce yourself and get to know new members.

Education Day is set for Tuesday & Thursday. May 23 & 25, 2023. Meetings will be held via Zoom. 

Don't forget to register! 

Revenue Committee

The Revenue Committee will be holding a meeting on April 20, 2023 at the Whitehall Hotel from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 

The guest speaker will be Jonathan Fisher, BrandExtract Chairman, Senior Co-Founding Partner. He will be speaking on the topic of Personal Branding.

After more than 30 years as a designer and branding consultant, Jonathan Fisher has developed an instinct for what matters and what doesn’t when it comes to finding a brand’s core essence. The BrandExtract founding partner and chairman has shaped the firm’s brand methodology, which focuses not on a brand’s unique selling proposition, but rather on its unique relevant promise measured against the competition and company strength. He has applied this branding process in working with internal, external, HR, IT and IR communications groups to design and implement complete brand transformation programs, for both startups and Fortune 100 giants across the country - with 300+ companies. Jonathan is a graduate of Texas Tech University. Prior to founding BrandExtract with Bo Bothe in 2005, he started Fisher Creative in 1994, where he established his position in Houston as a thought leader focused on building integrated brand communications. Jonathan’s work stretches across numerous industries and several hundred companies giving him an extremely broad perspective for solving all types of brand challenges. A lifelong believer in the compounding effect of doing good, Jonathan devotes his time outside of work to various organizations. His board service includes Emeritus status with Literacy Advance of Houston, The Branch School, Houston Community ToolBank, and Houston Philanthropic Society.

“One of the biggest hurdles is not a lack of belief in a brand, but in the process of branding. Our job is to inspire companies to take ownership of the process so they can deliver on it every day. Without an inspired strategy, your customers will fail to believe in your brand.”

Learning Objective:

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:

1.   Define branding

2.   Identify the basics of building a brand

3.   How to utilize LinkedIn as a tool for building a personal brand

Delivery Method: Group Live

CPE Credits: 1

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge/Accounting

Program Level: Basic

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None needed

Registration Cost: $0 for PASH Members

Joint Interest Committee

The JI Committee will be holding their monthly meeting on April 20, 2023 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm.

Guest speaker will be Mr. Ford Peters. He is currently Land Manager at W&T Offshore, Inc. Ford is also a Texas Attorney and a Registered Professional Landman whose expertise includes managing teams in the appraisal and development of oil and gas interests focusing on Federal Offshore Waters and the continental United States. Prior to working for the largest oil and gas producer in the Gulf of Mexico, Ford worked in commercial real estate, commercial insurance defense litigation, and for a prominent oil and gas focused law firm. Ford received a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University, and a law degree from South Texas College of Law.

Ford has effectively steered the completion of several multi-million and multi-billion-dollar acquisitions and has extensive expertise in contract drafting and negotiation, bankruptcy procedure, representation at state and federal lease sales, governmental compliance, and title research.

Ford is a member of the State Bar of Texas Oil and Gas and Real Estate Sections, a co-founder of the South Texas College of Law Energy Alumni Chapter, and on the Boards of the Outer Continental Shelf Advisory Board and the Houston Association of Professional Landmen.

Delivery Method: Group Live

CPE Credits: 1

Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge/Accounting

Program Level: Basic

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None needed

Registration Cost: $0 for PASH Members

Audit Committee

Stay Tuned -- Information Coming Soon!! Check your email for topics and times!

Golf and Picnic Committee

Dinner Speaker/Topic 

We are happy to have our very own PASH President, Mark Gibennus, kick off our Scholarship and Awards dinner with a brief presentation covering “Generational Differences and Why They Matter.” This presentation will educate you on the multiple generations in the workforce today and why it is important to have the awareness and understanding of such differences in order to collaborate effectively.  

Note, this presentation does not qualify for CPE.

Registration Cost: $0 for PASH Members

Please respond with dinner reservations by Monday, April 17th at 12:00 PM Noon, otherwise you will be placed on the dinner wait list. 

Please inform us if you have special dietary requests, such as gluten free or vegetarian. 

Member Benefits & Resources

Leadership Opportunities

Looking for a chance to be more involved and expand your leadership skills? Reach out to Karla at karlaz.pash@gmail.com to learn more.

PASH Website

Visit us at www.pashcopas.org today to learn more about the society.

• View the latest job postings for oil and gas accounting opportunities
• Find contact information for PASH leadership and access the membership directory (login required)
• Access membership information and applications to share with colleagues
• Access historical monthly PASH Newsletters

Petroleum Accountants Society of Houston Federal ID 76-0673831

COPAS Membership Discounts

Did you know that as a COPAS member you are entitled to reduced rates from several rental car companies? Use the following IDs to get discounts with:

• Avis:      AWD - L039224
• Hertz:     CDP - 1970958
• National:   Contract ID - ESHB51C (includes Loss Damage Waiver)
• Enterprise: Customer Number - SB00001, Pin - ENT

For more savings opportunities, log in to COPAS and visit http://www.copas.org/memberbenefits

COPAS Website 

For COPAS information, you can visit the website at www.copas.org or call 877-992-6727.

• Draft documents
• COPAS meeting information
• Educational opportunities
• Maintain your delivery preferences for the COPAS Accounts Magazine

Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies (COPAS), Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.