Leadership & Staff
The dedicated professionals who govern and operate the AAPG Foundation.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees provides strategic leadership and fiduciary oversight for the Foundation.
James McGhay
Chairman
Scott Cameron
Vice-Chairman
Valary L. Schulz
Treasurer
Michael Wisda
Secretary
J. Michael Party
Trustee
Jeffrey W. Lund
Trustee
Staff
Our team works every day to connect donors with the geoscience community.
Rick Fritz
Foundation Executive Director
Bryan Haws
Chief Financial Officer
Susie R. Nolen
Foundation Team Lead
Heather Hodges
Foundation Operations Coordinator
Members of the Corporation
The Corporation was formed in 1986 to establish a permanent entity to conduct educational, charitable and scientific activities related to or allied with the field of geology and for additional purposes as stated in the bylaws. There are approximately 20 regular members, 6 Trustee members and 10 Trustee Emeritus Members.
Trustee Emeritus Members
- Lee Backsen
- William J. Barrett
- Paul H. Dudley Jr.
- William L. Fisher
- James A. Gibbs
- M. Ray Thomasson
- Jack C. Threet
- David W. Worthington
Regular Members
- Bruce Appelbaum
- Robert J. Ardell
- Edward A. Beaumont
- Lee T. Billingsley
- Richard S. Bishop
- Marvin Brittenham
- Donald D. Clarke
- David H. Hawk
- Jay G. Henthorne
- Martin D. Hewitt
- Peter MacKinzie
- William Monroe
- William A. Morgan
- Kay L. Pitts
- David Rensink
- Martin L. Shields
- Stephen A. Sonnenberg
- Charles Sternbach
- Paul Weimer
- Richard D. Fritz