Governance & Administration

The Foundation’s simple organizational structure has allowed the Foundation to maximize its limited resources to promote the interests of its members.  A representative of each member company sits on the Foundation’s Board of Directors.  The Chairman is elected from the membership for a one-year term.  The Foundation’s By-Laws (Article VIII, Sections 2 & 3) specifically provide for two committees. An Executive Committee comprised of at least 10 members who are elected for two year terms and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Foundation is empowered to act as the Board between Foundation meetings.  A Nominating Committee, appointed annually, proposes candidates for Foundation officers, the Executive Committee and other committees as directed by the Board.  Two annual major conferences, a Spring Meeting in April and an Annual Meeting in November, are organized to allow members maximum opportunities for networking and information exchange.  A smaller planning meeting —the Planning and Strategy Meeting—takes place in August.

The primary activity of the Foundation is sponsoring studies that promote natural gas use and safe, efficient pipeline construction and operation.  The Foundation Planning & Studies Committee was created early in the Foundation’s existence to manage this program.  In 2003, the Board approved modifications to the study development process to bring greater discipline and enhance the overall quality of the study program. Most notably, the revised study process adopts a single annual cycle for the development, approval and execution of study proposals.

Officers 

2026 Officers

Chair – Dave Coffin, Orion Steel
Vice Chair – Jon Draeger, TC Energy
President – Amy Andryszak, The INGAA Foundation
Executive Director & Treasurer – Hebe Shaw, The INGAA Foundation
Secretary – Abby Miller, The INGAA Foundation

2026 Executive Committee 

Term January 2026 to December 2027:

Eric Ormond – Williams
Andrea Grover – Enbridge, Inc.
Shawn Miller – BHE GT&S
Charles Crews – Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline
Joseph Del Vecchio – National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation

Term January 2025 to December 2026 (second year of term):

Stacey Atella – POWER Engineers
Gina Dorsey – Kinder Morgan
Alan Eastman – Mears Group, Inc.
Jason Leger – Sunland Construction
Chuck Harris – TD Williamson
Kent Wilfur – Gulf Companies
Brian Wolf – Mott MacDonald

EX-Officio Members

Craig Meier (2014) – Sunland Construction
Rob Riess (2016) – Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Mark Hereth (2018) – Blacksmith Group / P-PIC
Susan Waller (2021) – Natural Allies
Marty Jorgensen (2022) – Barnard Pipeline
Paul R. Amato (2023) – Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
Sean Nicholson (2024) – WHC/Surerus Murphy
Kimberly Tarr (2025) – Boardwalk Pipelines