Lisa Collins - President

Kathy Johnston - Vice President

Ruth Strange - Treasurer

Vacant - Assistant Treasurer

Jennifer Holt-McKellar - Secretary 

Fay Lascelle - Director, Hotel Liaison

Mark Robertson - Director

Pamela Akpotaire - Director

Mark Gibennus - Past President

The Board has been working hard on its succession planning and finding qualified candidates to fill the seats of the current Board Members whose terms are expiring this year.  On behalf of the entire Society, the Board would like to thank Mark Gibennus (past President), Mark Robertson and Ruth Strange for their years of service on the Board and their many contributions to PASH. We also want to appreciate Charline Townsend for her time and contributions to the Board during 2023. 

We currently have three full 3-year term seats available and one 2-year term seat available (to fill a board member’s position who resigned from the board earlier in the year). 

As of now, we have three nominations, as follows – Ruth Strange, Stacey Chism and Roger Shao. We are looking for at least one more nomination to fill the seats and hopefully more nominations to have a fair and competitive election process. 

Please let any current board member know if you would like to nominate a current PASH member, in good standing, to be considered for the Board. All nominations must be submitted prior to or during the April meeting, which is scheduled for April 18, 2024. 

COPAS 2024 Spring Meeting will be held in Jacksonville, FL April 22-26

THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER:

https://copas.org/2024-spring-meeting/ 

Registration will remain open until the start of the meeting on Monday, April 22. 

There will be a $75 late fee after April 14.

"LET'S PLAY BALL"

PASH will be attending the ASTROS game on

Wednesday afternoon, May 22nd

100 seats available

1) Get your tickets

Registration will open April 19th thru May 5th for PASH members ONLY

Starting May 6th, you may purchase guest tickets

Everyone will need a ballpark login to retrieve tickets

2) May CPE credit - (1hr)

Virtual via Zoom 9:30 AM-10:30 AM on Monday, May 6.

Topic: Help Me Process These Invoices (Knowing Your COPAS Documents)

Presenter: Matt Pilkington from Martindale Consultants

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82210905127?pwd=Z2lFc0IwRDN2aGIxNlg0ZTJaMGM0Zz09

Meeting ID: 822 1090 5127

Passcode: 546082

Membership Committee

There are some exciting and fresh things happening this year and we are excited that you will be a part of it! With your membership, you have access to educational opportunities, committee and general meetings, networking, and COPAS national meetings. To get the most out of your membership, you need to participate! Join a committee, participate in document re-writes, submit comments, or attend a national meeting. There are several ways to get involved. Reach out if you are interested.

PASH is a great place to network and get to know others in the oil and gas industry. If you know someone interested in joining, the Membership Application and instructions can be found on pashcopas.org under the Membership Tab, then Membership Application.

If you have questions about your membership, contact us at pashmembership@yahoo.com.

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

Revenue Committee

The Revenue Committee will host Tedric Breed and Ashton Avery. They are the Managers of Severance Tax/Royalty at Ryan, LLC. They will be speaking on Federal Royalties.

Tedric Breed was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Tedric received his B.B.A. in Finance (2013) and M.B.A. (2018) from the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business. Tedric began his career in severance tax and royalties in June of 2013 as a Consultant with Ryan, LLC. Ashton Avery graduated from Louisiana State University and joined Ryan, LLC in 2018. Currently managers specializing in federal royalties, Tedric and Ashton have assisted clients in various aspects of royalty reporting, including transportation and processing allowance calculations, complex unbundling projects, audit defense, addressing data mining requests, volume and value verification, and prospective strategies.

Delivery Method: Group Live

CPE Credits: 1

Field of Study: Accounting

Program Level: Basic

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None needed

Registration Cost: $0 for PASH Members

How to Register: No registration required

Important Dates:

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Scholarship Awards will be presented at the dinner meeting.

Monday, May 20, 2024

Education Day

Location: Hilton – Houston North Location. (12400 Greenspoint Drive, Houston, TX 77060)

Registration will open late-April.

Please email Jacque Bateman (jacque.k.bateman@gmail.com & pasheducation@gmail.com) if you have any questions.

Joint Interest and Audit Committees

Joint Interest is in need of a co-chair for the committee. Please email Allegria at Allegria.Porterfield@bpx.com  or Lisa Collins at lcollins@wtoffshore.com if interested.

The JI and Audit committee will have a joint session. The committees will break out at the end of the session to address voting topics separately. 

Our speaker is Afonso Guimaraes – Business Transformation Lead.

Afonso has extensive experience in the energy industry. He is currently a volunteer at Blockchain for Energy consortium, leading an effort to develop an AFE/Ballot solution (called IJVM) using Blockchain technology. This presentation will give the audience exposure to the idea. His presentation is titled:  Transforming Finance in Oil & Gas: Leveraging Digital Innovations.

We look forward to hearing Afonso's presentation; key focus topics will be:

WHY - Introduction:

The imperative for digital transformation to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and cost savings.

WHAT - Digital and Finance Transformation:

Definition: Integrating digital technology into all areas of finance, fundamentally changing how you operate and deliver value to stakeholders.

Objective: To eliminate non-value-add tasks, streamline processes, and enhance decision-making through real-time data.

HOW - Technological Pillars of Transformation:

1.       Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

2.       Blockchain

3.       Artificial Intelligence (AI) - ChatGPT and MS Copilot

WHEN - Conclusion:

Call to action: Encourage adoption of these technologies to remain competitive and relevant in a rapidly evolving industry landscape.

Small Companies

Wednesday April 17, 2024

Luncheon

Location: Federal American Grill (8731 Katy Fwy Ste 150, Houston, TX 77024)

Time: 11:30 – 1:00 (1.5 hr CPE)

Topic: ARO calculations for financial reporting

Presenter: David Loucks, Principal at Opportune, LLC

RSVP:  pash@melton-melton.com by Friday, April 12

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

Confirm that you have received the confirmation email such as this example when you register for dinner. If you do not receive the confirmation, please try to register again, or contact a Board Member.

Member Benefits & Resources

Leadership Opportunities

Looking for a chance to be more involved and expand your leadership skills? Reach out to Lisa at lcollins@wtoffshore.com to learn more.

PASH Website

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

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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

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