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Leadership of Sections and Regions

This month’s column was prepared by AAPG managers Michelle Mayfield Gentzen and Dana Patterson Free.

Editor's note: This is the first of a new regular column in the EXPLORER offering news for and about AAPG's six domestic Sections and six international Regions.

News items, press releases and other information should be submitted to the EXPLORER/Regions and Sections, P.O. Box 979, Tulsa, Okla. 74101; telephone -- 918-560-2616 for domestic items, 918-560-2618 for international items; fax -- 918-560-2684; or e-mail -- for international items, and for domestic items.

AAPG has six Sections in the United States, composed of the affiliated geological societies within each area, and six International Regions comprising AAPG members as individuals or as groups of affiliated geological societies.

The entire AAPG membership is divided into these 12 entities.

Below is a list of contacts for all areas.

AAPG U.S. Section Presidents

Eastern

• President (through fall 2005) -- Murray Matson, West Bay Exploration, 13685 S. West Bay Shore, Suite 200, Traverse City, Mich. 49684; telephone -- (231) 946-0200; e-mail -- .
• Vice president (president fall 2005-06) -- Peter MacKenzie, MacKenzie Land & Exploration, P.O. Box 166, Worthington, Ohio 43085-0166; telephone -- (614) 785-1682; fax -- (614) 785-1682; e-mail -- .

Gulf Coast (GCAGS)

• President (through fall 2005) -- Tom Bergeon, Shell Offshore, 701 Poydras St., New Orleans, La. 70139; telephone -- (504) 728-6480; fax -- (504) 728-0175; e-mail -- .
• President-elect (president fall 2005-06) -- Barry E. Wawak, 127 E. Bayou Shore, Lafayette, La. 70508; telephone -- (337) 837-8616; fax -- (337) 837-9070; e-mail --

Mid-Continent

• President (through fall 2005) -- William S. Boyd, 716 N.W. 39th, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73118; (405) 524-5220; fax -- (405) 524-5221; e-mail -- .
• President-elect (president fall 2005-06) -- Alan De Good, American Energies, 1233 Autumn Dr.*, Goddard, Kan. 67052; telephone -- (316) 263-5785; e-mail -- .

Pacific

• President (July 2005-June 2006) -- Joan R. Barminski, MMS, 122 La Verne Ave.*, Ventura, Calif. 93003; telephone -- (805) 389-7502; fax -- (805) 389-7505; e-mail -- .

Rocky Mountain

• President (through fall 2005) -- Donna S. Anderson, Colorado School of Mines, 17320 W. 17th Pl., Golden, Colo. 80401-2511; telephone -- (303) 273-3284; fax -- (303) 273-3859; e-mail -- .
• President-elect (president fall 2005-06) -- Rob Diedrich, Nance Petroleum Corp., 550 N. 31st St., Suite 500, Billings, Mont. 59101; telephone -- (406) 869-8643; e-mail -- .

Southwest

• President (through spring 2006) -- Randy Pharis, XTO Energy, 810 W. Houston St.*, Fort Worth, Texas 76102; telephone -- (817) 885-2523; fax --  (817) 885-2698; e-mail -- .
• President-elect (president spring 2006-07) -- Craig W. Reynolds, Cobra Oil and Gas Corp., P.O. Box 8206, Wichita Falls, Texas 76307-8206; telephone -- (940) 716-5100; fax -- (940) 716-5170; e-mail -- .

AAPG International Region Presidents

All terms begin on July 1, end on June 30

Africa

• President (2005-07) -- Deborah Ajakaiye, 1534 Castle Court, Houston, Texas 77006, U.S.A.; telephone -- (713) 355-3315; mobile -- (713) 876-2788; e-mail -- .

Asia-Pacific

• President (2005-07) -- Herman Darman, Brunei Shell Petroleum, TXS/4, Jalan Utara, Seria KB 3534, Brunei Darussalam; telephone -- 673 3374275; fax -- 673 3375179; e-mail -- .

Canada

• President (2004-06) -- Warren G. Workman, 700 815 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 3P2, Canada; telephone -- (403) 269-9550, x 224; fax -- (403) 262-3748; mobile -- (403) 863-0854; e-mail -- .

Europe

• President (2005-07) -- John R.V. Brooks, Brookwood Petroleum Advisors Ltd., Cobleigh, Sheets Heath Lane, Brookwood, Surrey GU24 OEL, England; telephone -- 44 1483 473285; fax -- 44 1483 473005; e-mail -- .

Latin America

• President (2004-06) -- Alfredo E. Guzman, Pemex, Subdirector Region Norte, Edificio Admvo. 3er Piso, Interior Campo Pemex, Poza Rica, Veracruz 93370, Mexico; telephone -- 52 782 8261222; fax: 52 782 8261213; e-mail -- .

Middle East

• President (2004-06) -- Abdulla A. Al-Naim, Saudi Aramco, Executive Director (A), Exploration, Room X-2720, Expec Building, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia; telephone -- 966 3 8755327 and 8754415; fax -- 966 3 8738095; mobile -- 966 5 05852627; e-mail -- .

* The address is not the company address.