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Corporate Services - Communications/Public Affairs

Events
Committee

Mission Statement

 The mission of the SGA Communications Committee is to provide support for SGA member company professional communicators in their areas of responsibility, including both internal and external communications. On a timely basis, the Committee will offer educational forums where representatives can exchange ideas and techniques as well as hear presentations by other professionals from inside and outside the natural gas industry.

These forums may include employee communications, media relations, crisis communications, public relations, investor relations, advertising, communications technology, opinion research, government relations, consumer affairs, community relations, and environmental affairs.

Events

Communications/Public Affairs Roundtable ( part of the SGA Fall Leadership Conference )  

October 13-15, 2008 - Loews Hotel, New Orleans, LA.

The SGA Leadership Conference provides timely information and insight on a wide range of important issues facing the natural gas industry. An outstanding lineup of general session speakers, joint sessions on issues of common interest, and focused round table sessions make this a valuable meeting for professionals involved in a variety of areas, including ; Communications/Public Affairs; Legislative; Legal; ; Gas Transportation; Gas Forecasting; and Rates; Regulatory Affairs .

Public Awareness Workshop

Community Service Award

Participate in this program to show your company’s commitment to the community you serve.  All SGA member companies are eligible.

Committee

Kelly Merritt
Chairman
NiSource Gas Transmission and Storage
1700 McCorkle Ave. SE
Charleston, WV 25314
304-357-2283
304-357-2138 (fax)
kmerritt@nisource.com

Wes Phillips
Vice Chairman
Mobile Gas Service Corp.
P. O. Box 2248

Mobile, AL 36652
251-450-4799
251-471-2588 (fax)
wphillip@moble-gas.com

Marilyn Ackmann
Member
Atmos Energy
100 West Morningside Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76110
817-215-4762
817-215-4350 (fax)
marilyn.ackmann@atmosenergy.com

John P. Barnett
Member
Panhandle Energy Company
5444 Westheimer Road
Houston, TX 77056-5306
713-989-7556
713-989-1190 (fax)
john.barnett@sug.com

Roy Urrutia
Member
Atmos Energy
4730 Canyon Drive
Amarillo, TX  79109
806-378-3380

806-378-3390
roy.urrutia@atmosenergy.com

Kristi C. Cheatham

Member

Clearwater Gas System

P.O. Box 4748

Clearwater, FL  33758

727-562-4908

727-562-4903

kristi.cheatham@clearwatergas.com

Robert Innes

Member

Columbia Gas of Virginia, Inc.

1809 Coyote Drive

Chester, VA  23836

804-512-1425

804-768-6413

rinnes@nisource.com

Terri Larson
Member
Fleishman-Hillard
2800 Post Oak Ste. 2020
Houston, TX 77056
713-513-9517

713-961-3316
terri.larson@fleishman.com

Arthur Pike

Member

El Paso Corp

1001 Louisiana St.

Houston TX 77002

713-420-3875

713-420-4642

arthur.pike@elpaso.com

Yolanda Santiago White
Member
Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia
104 TownPark Dr.
Kennesaw, GA 30144
678-819-0926
ywhite@gasauthority.com


Larry Farthing
SGA Staff Executive

SGA
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1300
Dallas, TX  75234
972-620-4018
972-620-1613 (fax)
lfarthing@southerngas.org