The ENTELEC Board of Directors is comprised of twelve members typically drawn from the energy industries and their suppliers.
2019-2020 Current Board of Directors
Jerry “O” Roberts
ENTELEC Role: President
Years on Board: 5
Current Company & Position: Enterprise Products Partners: Sr. Manager of Communications
Brian Gore
ENTELEC Role: First Vice President
Years on Board: 2
Current Company & Position: Chevron: Manager – Field Network Digital Readiness
Billy Hayes
ENTELEC Role: Second Vice President
Years on Board: 3
Current Company & Position: Williams, Inc.: Telecom Manager
Jonathan Shawhart
ENTELEC Role: Third Vice President
Years on Board: 4
Current Company & Position: Cambium Networks: Regional Sales Manager
Richard C. Nation
ENTELEC Role: Secretary/Treasurer
Years on Board: 18
Current Company & Position: TC Energy – Manager, SCADA Engineering West
JL Betts
ENTELEC Role: Director
Years on Board: 2
Current Company & Position: ELPRO, VP Sales & Marketing – Americas’
Joshua Stockton
ENTELEC Role: Board Director
Years on Board: <1
Current Company & Position: Apache Field Communications Foreman, Permian Region
Doug Miller
ENTELEC Role: Board Director
Years on Board: 2
Current Company & Position: ConocoPhillips: Sr. Field Wireless Analyst
Mark Lomax
ENTELEC Role: Board Director
Years on Board: <1
Current Company & Position: Enterprise Products, Communications Manager
Louis Lambert
ENTELEC Role: Board Director
Years on Board: 2
Current Company & Position: Cheetah Networks, CRO
Eric Starnes
ENTELEC Role: Board Director
Years on Board: <1
Current Company & Position: Blackstar Telecommunications, VP of Business Development
William Gage
ENTELEC Role: Ex-Officio
Years on Board: 10
Current Company & Position: Targa Resources, Director of SCADA
Wes Wright
ENTELEC Role: General Counsel
Years on Board: 1
Current Company & Position: Keller and Heckman LLP
Board members receive the following benefits from serving:
- Opportunity to network with SCADA and telecommunications leaders in the energy industry
- Learn from the latest advances in technology through the review of papers from leading energy and technology companies.
- Learn about the latest product offerings from a wide range of SCADA and telecommunications vendors.
- Learn the mechanics of coordinating and organizing a conference and trade show.
What is required to become a Board member?
- Willingness to work with other technical leaders to further the goals of ENTELEC.
- Employee of a current ENTELEC member company.
- Commitment to attend two Board meetings per year (fall and spring)
- Ability to travel to the Board meetings twice per year
- Participation in monthly Board conference calls
- Approval from your company’s manager/supervisor.
- Time commitment throughout the year, especially prior to the semi-annual Board meetings.
- For a Director Position: At least a three-year commitment.
To apply for the ENTELEC Board, all Volunteer Applications need to be submitted by March each year. Blaine Siske (blaine@entelec.org) will notify all applicants considered of their status by April of that year. Find the Volunteer Application online under the Volunteer tab.
