Board of Trustees

The Foundation is governed by a nine-person Board of Trustees. The Board meets quarterly or more frequently if warranted. Several committees made up of Trustees provide input to the Board on matters such as investment policy and fundraising.

Danielle D. Ebnother

Trustee

Education
Southern Oregon University, B.S.
Texas A&M. M.S.
University of Phoenix, M.A.

Specialties
Petroleum exploration, geochemistry, petrophysics

Current Position
Senior Exploration Geologist with SM Energy

Sarah Gach

Trustee

Education
Colorado School of Mines, M.S. Geophysics
Colorado School of Mines, B.S. Geophysical Engineering

Specialties
Petroleum exploration and development
2D, 3D seismic interpretation

Current Position
Senior Geophysical Specialist, EOG Resources

Virginia (Ginny) Gent

Treasurer

Education
Colorado School of Mines, B.S., M.S.

Specialties
Stratigraphy and basin analysis domestic plays

Current Position
Retired, EOG Resources; former primary and secondary teacher

Shawna Gilbertson

Trustee

Education
Northwest College, A.A.
Colorado School of Mines, M.S., B.S.

Specialties
Carbon capture and hydrogen storage, geothermal potential identification
Geochemistry

Current Position
Senior Geoscientist, The GeoIntegra Group

Larry Rasmussen

Trustee

Education
Old Dominion University, M.S. Geology
University of Colorado, Boulder, B.A Geology

Specialties
Petroleum exploration and development
Geochemical modeling

Nathan T. (Nate) Rogers

Trustee

Education
University of Colorado, M.S.
Western State College, B.A.

Specialties
Petroleum and mapping geologist

Current Position
Geologist for the Colorado Geological Survey

Daniel Spaulding

Trustee

Education
University of Kentucky, B.S.
University of Kentucky, M.S.

Specialties
Petroleum E&P, development geology, regional geology, seismic interpretation

Current Position
Senior Geologist, SM Energy

JoDana Swanson

Secretary

Education
Texas A&M University, B.Sc.

Specialties
Integration of geoscience exploration and development practices with digital technologies and data science (such as cloud, AR/VR and ML/AI)

Current Position
Industry Solutions Advisor, Halliburton-Landmark

Robert S. (Bob) Tucker

Chair

Education
University of California, Los Angeles, B.S.
San Diego State University, M.S.
University of Colorado, Denver, M.Eng.

Specialties
Field Development, petrophysics, Geographic Information Systems

Current Position
Retired; formerly V.P. Geology, Antero Resources