Board of Directors

  • Dave Bajek

    Dave Bajek• Graduate - University of Pittsburgh; BS Geology

    • Completed Master's level coursework - University of West Virginia; Geology

    • 28+ years experience in the Exploration and Development of Conventional and Unconventional resources

    • Member of Steering Committee of the North American Coalbed Methane Forum since 1997

    • Team Leader for Coalbed Methane Development for Belden and Blake Corporation (1996 - 2001)

    • Currently Senior Geologist; Atlas Energy Resources LLC, focused on exploration and development of the Marcellus Shale throughout the Appalachian Basin

  • Craig Eckert

    Craig EckertCraig has nearly 30 years experience as a geologist in the Exploration & Production industry. Most of his career has been involved in oil and gas exploration, primarily in the Appalachian basin, although he has worked internationally in both eastern Canada and West Africa. Craig has worked for CNG, Ashland and several smaller independent companies before coming to EQT Production, where he is currently Exploration Geologist for the Appalachian basin. He was heavily involved in Coal Bed Methane with EQT for over 7 years, where he was responsible for all geological activities involving the prolific Nora CBM field in southwestern Virginia. While lead geologist for EQT’s Nora CBM play, he drilled over 800 CBM wells including the first horizontal CBM well in Virginia. Craig received a BS in Geology from WVU in 1979, is an active member of AAPG, AIPG, is a Certified Professional Geologist, and is a Licensed Geologist in Kentucky. He has been a member of the NACBMF Board of Directors for the past 3 years.

  • Sharon Flanery

    Sharon FlanerySharon Flanery concentrates her practice in the areas of energy and natural resources law and leads the Firm’s Energy Team. As a petroleum engineer with both an operating and legal background in industry, she brings real world experience to her practice. This experience includes acquisitions and divestitures, mineral leases, joint ventures, contract mining agreements, joint operating agreements, sales and marketing agreements, as well as gathering, transportation and processing agreements. In addition, she has substantial experience in land and legal due diligence associated with mineral transactions, as well as in the legislative and regulatory arenas. Her general property background includes leases, rights of ways, deeds, land use and damage issues.

  • Greg Kozera P.E.

    Greg Kozera P.E.Greg Kozera P.E. is the Southeast Region Sales Manager for Superior Wells Services in Elkview, West Virginia. He has over 35 years of experience in the natural gas and oil industry in engineering, sales and management positions. Greg’s coalbed methane experience started with the Consol Coal Virginia project in 1984. He has a BS in engineering from WVU and a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Marshall University. Greg is the author of 2 books Learned Leadership and The Advantage of Leadership. He is also the author of 6 technical papers and a regular trade association columnist. Mr. Kozera is a successful high school soccer coach and is a Professional Motivational Speaker. Greg is also a registered Professional Engineer.

  • Steve Kravits

    Steve KravitsSteve has over twenty-eight years of experience designing, implementing and managing in-mine and surface coal mine methane and coal bed gas recovery projects including commercializing CMM / CBM. As founder, President and CEO of Target Drilling Inc. (formerly called, AMT Drilling International Inc.) since its incorporation in 1995, Steve is responsible for all aspects of the business including operations, marketing, human resources, accounting and administration while growing the business to provide turn-key, in-house horizontal directional drilling services in-mine and from the surface. Prior to Target Drilling, Steve was manager and Vice President of REI Drilling for five (5) years after leaving the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1990 working in the Methane Control Group for nine years. Steve holds a BA in Physics from Slippery Rock College and a BS in Mining Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Steve has published numerous technical articles and holds three patents.

  • Morgan “Mike” Mosser

    Morgan “Mike” MosserSince 2000, Mike has served as a Project and Portfolio Manager for the Mining Industries of the Future Program and is currently the Project Manager for a $251million, 5 year Gasification/Carbon Capture Project with Southern Services Company at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of Energy complex in Morgantown, WV. His career started in the Southwestern Pennsylvania coal fields for US Steel Corporation. His career advanced through various management positions and companies before becoming VP of Operations at Philippi Development for Anker Energy. During his 28 years experience in the coal industry, he has developed, operated and managed 12 surface/underground coal mines. While at Philippi Development he served on the WVCA committee to develop diesel regulations in West Virginia underground coal mines. Nine years ago he joined DOE - NETL as a project manager for the mining technology program. He completed a BS in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University and a MBA from Waynesburg College and became a certified Project Manager Professional (PMP). Six of the projects under his management at NETL were selected for the prestigious R&D 100 Awards. He currently serves as a team member of the US/India Coal Working Group exchanging technology information with the mining experts of India and as a Board Member for the International Coal Bed Methane and Shale Symposium.

  • Joanne Reilly

    Joanne ReillyJoanne Reilly is Manager, Gas Operations for Alpha Natural Resources Coal Gas Recovery LLC affiliate, where she is commercializing coalbed methane and conventional gas reserves. Joanne has over 33 years experience in the coal industry including coalbed methane and conventional gas production, evaluation of coal and gas reserves, surface and underground coalbed methane planning and production, and has and is continuing to work closely with the mine operation staff to maximize production and minimize risk.

    Joanne is a registered Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania and Wyoming and a Certified Professional Geologist with the American Institute of Professional Geologists. She is certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a Mine Examiner and Assistant Mine Forman. Joanne is certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in Erosion and Sedimentation Control for Well Sites. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the North American Coalbed Methane Forum. She is a member of the Geological Society of America.

  • Gary Rodvelt

    Gary RodveltGary Rodvelt is a Sr. Technical Services Advisor – Reservoir with Halliburton Energy Services in Charleston, WV, a position he has had since September of 1999. Prior to that, he was an Account Leader in sales for WV and KY for 4 years. He has more than 30 years experience in the petroleum industry, including 3 years as a Technical Advisor in the Illinois basin, and 20 years in the Mid-Continent area with positions in sales, stimulation design, and operations. He holds a BS degree in Nuclear Engineering from Kansas State University and has been a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers since 1980. With an emphasis in coalbed methane projects, he has provided log analysis and a completion recommendation for Devonian and Utica shale plays with a limited number of Marcellus reviews.

  • Steve Schatzel

    Steve SchatzelSteve Schatzel is a research geologist with NIOSH in Pittsburgh specializing in methane control research. He works in the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory’s Disaster Prevention and Response Branch and has been conducting research at NIOSH and the US Bureau of Mines for 29 years. Steve’s research has been primarily in the areas of methane control in coal and metal and non-metal mines. His research has also been aimed at coal geochemistry affects on silica dust generation. Steve has completed degrees in geology including a BS at Southampton College (State University of New York at Stonybrook), an MS, and a PhD at the University of Pittsburgh. Steve is co-inventor of the Portable Modified Direct Testing Apparatus which received and R&D 100 award from Research and Development magazine and a US patent.

  • Dave Uhrin

    Dave UhrinMr. Uhrin received his Bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Notre Dame and Master’s degree in geology from the Ohio State University. Mr. Uhrin established his roots in coal mining while working at Bituminous Coal Research, Inc. (BCR); prior to working at BCR, he worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the U. S. Bureau Of Mines. At BCR, he oversaw practical, applied research for the recovery and use of coalbed methane (CBM), working with member coal companies and the gas industry. Other than occasional teaching, Uhrin has worked in the CBM field for over 30 years, 25 years as an independent consultant. He has provided desorption testing and permeability (slug) estimation services in most of the eastern coal states and the Illinois Basin, including Equitable Production’s Nora District Project in Virginia, and Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.’s West Virginia projects.

    Some years ago, Mr. Uhrin was asked to review a Gas Research Institute draft of A Guide to Determining Coalbed Gas Content. Committed to proper and cost effective characterization of coal reserves, he raised concerns over the lack of thorough treatment of narrow diameter, continuous coring as used by the coal industry. At GRI’s request, he wrote a section on such procedures. Based on his years of testing coal cores, Mr. Uhrin characterizes the coals of the Northern Appalachian and northern Central Appalachian coal basins as “blue collar… they are steady, reliable and can produce for decades.”

    As one of the three original founders of the highly regarded Pittsburgh Coalbed Methane Forum, now the North American Forum, Mr. Uhrin is committed to development of the CBM resource in the Appalachians. He takes great professional pride in having brought together the coal owners and the producing companies for the two largest and commercially successful CBM projects in southwestern Pennsylvania.