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Heather L. Lareau

Senior Geologist

Noble Energy, Denver, Colorado USA

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Heather L. LaReau, Candidate for Secretary

Meet the candidates: Heather L. LaReau

Meet Heather LaReau, 2015 Candidate for AAPG Secretary

I am both proud and humbled to accept the invitation to be a candidate for AAPG secretary 2015-17 and play a more active role in this amazing organization.

AAPG provides countless opportunities for students, academics and professionals in our field of petroleum geology; and I believe strongly in the communication, knowledge-sharing, education, mentorship and networking that AAPG provides. This organization supports all of these aspects throughout the career path of a geologist from the novice undergraduate to the “seasoned” professional, and I have experienced this guidance personally.

I have been a member of AAPG since 2001 and greatly benefited from the opportunities and relationships that were built through AAPG. I joined LSU’s student chapter as a graduate student and began presenting at regional and annual conventions, interviewed and was hired by means of AAPG’s annual job fairs.

I have attended AAPG education conferences and field trips, served on publication and convention committees, and participated in the Rocky Mountain Young Professionals committee as I transitioned from student-life to professional-life in Denver.

I cannot repay AAPG for all of the opportunities that I have received being a member these past 13 years, but I look forward to having the chance to give back and “pay-it-forward” by serving as secretary.

It is important for me to work to ensure these opportunities remain, as well as grow and keep pace with our ever-changing world of social media, the development of unconventional thinking, and navigating the environmental and political dynamics here in the United States and globally.

Previously I served as secretary of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists – an experience that was both motivating and crucial to helping me understand the collaboration and dedication necessary to sustain a professional association valued by so many in our industry.

Now I am hoping to take on a larger role within AAPG, an organization that has a global membership-base and outreach. These are exciting times and I look forward to taking on the many challenges ahead and being a part of the growth and future of our industry.

It is with great honor and pleasure that I accept the invitation to run for AAPG secretary.

Career
AAPG Activity
Publications

Academic Degrees

2007 Ph.D., geology, University of Wyoming
2001 M.S., geology, McMaster University
1998 B.S., geology, Cleveland State University

Experience

2013-present Reservoir systems geologist, Noble Energy-DJ Basin (Denver)
2007-2013 Exploration and development geologist, Encana Oil & Gas, in unconventional Rocky Mountain basins (Piceance, Wind River, Williston, Denver)
2003 Summer internship, BP Alaska

AAPG Activities

Joined AAPG 2001 Member EMD
2014-15 AAPG Wiki Advisory Board
2014 RMS-AAPG Technical Program Committee: exploration/ exploitation
2011-13 AAPG Publications Committee
2008-10 AAPG Young Professionals Committee member

AAPG Honors & Awards

2005 RMAG Best Poster Award

Maiden name Jones, H.L.

Rink, W.J., Wei, W., Bekken, D. and Jones, H.L. (2007). Geochronology of Ailuropoda-Stegadon Fauna and Gigantopithecus in Guangxi Province, southern China. Quaternary Research 69: 377-387.

Jones, H.L., H.H and E.A. Hajek (2007).Characterizing avulsion stratigraphy in ancient alluvial deposits. Sedimentary Geology 202: Issues 1-2: 124-137.

Soressi, M., Jones, H.L., Maureille, B. and Tillier, A.M. (2006). ESR, Uranium Series and AMS C-14 dating of Pech-de-l’Azé I Neanderthal child’s archaeological context. Journal of Archaeological Sciences.

Jones, H.L., Rink, W.J., Schepartz, L.A., Miller-Antonio, S., Huang, W., Hou, Y., and Wei, W. (2003). Coupled ElectronSpin Resonance (ESR)/Uranium-series Dating of Mammalian Tooth Enamel at Panxian Dadong, Guizhou Province, China. Journal of Archaeological Sciences 31: Issue 7: 965-977.

Rink, W.J., Schepartz, L.A., Miller-Antonio, S., Huang, W., Hou, Y., Bakken, D., Richter, D., and Jones, H.L. (2003). Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) Dating of Tooth Enamel at Panxian Dadong Cave, Guizhou, China. In (Shen Chen and S.Keates, Eds) Current Reasearch in Chinese Pleistocene Archaeology: British Archaeology Reasearch Monographs, 95-106.

Soressi, M., Armand, D., D’Errico, F., Jones, H.L., Pubert, E., Rink, W.J., Texier, J.P. and Vivent, D. (2002). Pech-de-L’Azé I: nouveaux travaux sur le Mousterian de tradition acheulieene. Bulletin de la Societe Prehistorique Francaise 99, No. 1, 1-7.

Conference Abstracts

Heller, P.L., Hajek, E.A. and LaReau (Jones), H.L. (2011) Insights into Avulsion Offset Distance using Stratigraphic Indicators: Example from the Morrison Formation. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 43, No. 5, p. 153. Oral Presentation
Jones, H.L., Hajek, E.A. and Heller, P.L. (2006). Using Outcrop and Core Data to Evaluate Avulsion Stratigraphy as a Predictive Tool for Sand Body Connectivity in Fluvial Reservoirs. Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Abstracts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. USA. October 2006. (Poster presentation-Honorable Mention)
Jones, H.L. and Hajek, E.A. (2006). Avulsion Stratigraphy in Ancient Alluvial Systems: A Tool for Predicting Fluvial Sand-Body Connectivity. Rocky Mountain Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Billings, Montana. Poster Presentation
Jones, H.L. and Hajek, E.A. (2005). Avulsion Styles in Ancient Alluvial Systems: A Predictive Tool for Sand Body Connectivity. Rocky Mountain Rendezvous Abstracts, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. USA. November 2005. (Poster presentation-Best Poster Award)
Jones, H.L. Hajek, E.A., Lynds, R. and Heller, P.L. (2005). Distribution of Avulsion Styles in Ancient Alluvial Systems. 8th International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology Abstracts, Delft, Netherlands: Aug. 7-12, 2005, p.146. Oral Presentation
Heller, P.L., Hajek, E.A., Jones, H.L., Paola, C. and Sheets, B.A. (2005) Avulsion Clusters in Alluvial Basins: Examples from Wyoming, USA. 8th International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, Delft, Netherlands: Aug. 7-12, 2005, p.127. Oral Presentation
Heller, P.L., Jones, H.L. and Paola, C. (2004) Autocyclic Avulsion Clusters in Alluvial Basins: Examples from the Maastrictian/Paleocene of Wyoming. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 36, No. 5, p. 462. Oral Presentation
Jones, H.L. and Rink, W.J. (2003). New Dates from Pech I and IV, In Society for American Archaeology American Archaeologists Symposium: The Middle Paleolithic Sites of Pech de l'Azé (Dordogne), France. SAA Abstracts with Programs. Oral Presentation
Jones, H.L., Rink. W.J., Ellwood, B.B., Schepartz, L., Miller-Antonio, S. Bakken, D., Huang, Weiwen and Hou, Yamei. (2001). Electron spin resonance (ESR) dating of Programs, 33 No. 6, A-296. Oral Presentation

Section 6. Secretary

The Secretary shall be responsible for recording the actions of the Executive Committee; shall keep possession of the corporate seal and affix the same; and, subject to Executive Committee approval, shall have policy oversight of all non-technical and non-peer reviewed publications and communications. The Secretary shall perform other duties as may be directed by the Executive Committee.

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Candidates for AAPG office have been given the opportunity to respond briefly to the subject: "Why I Accepted the Invitation to be a Candidate for an AAPG Office."

Their responses and biographical information were provided by each candidate and edited only for grammar, spelling and format.

This information will also be provided as hard-copy in an early issue of the EXPLORER and available on the AAPG website through the election period. Ballots will be mailed, online in the first quarter of each year. Results will be posted mid-May.

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