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2014. Engage. Lead.
Deliver.
Southern Gas Association
NATURAL GAS: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, DELIVERING THE FUTURE
2015 CHAIRMAN: HANK LINGINFELTER, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS,
AGL RESOURCES
2014. Engage. Lead.
Deliver.
• Trade association – corporate membership
• 162 member companies
• Gas Supply Marketers
• Transmission /Midstream Pipeline Operators
• Distribution Pipeline Operators
• Over 500 volunteers
• 32 Board Members
• 9 Section Managing Committees
• 48 Interest Groups/Committees
• Conferences & Events
• Approximately 50 live events annually
• Approximately 50 virtual events annually
Who We Are & Who We Serve
2014. Engage. Lead.
Deliver.
Member Company Service Areas Primary footprint is the lower 17 states, members have assets in 33 states
How Things Get Done Committee Org. Chart
Southern Gas Association
Committee/Interest Group Organizational Chart
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Staff Assignments
Jane Butler JB Task Force
Natalie Corey NC Management Conference PD
Pat Dow ney PD Executive Conference MG/RR
Fraser Farmer FF Spring Gas Conference & Expo KH
Veronica Garza VG Accelerated Replacement Programs KH
Mike Grubb MG Cross Bore Safety KH
Gary Hines GH NGV Operations RR
Doug Hinkle DH Gas Measurement Training Council MG/GH
Kent Hobart KH Texas Pipeline Aw areness Alliance RR/EY
Randy Randolph RR DOT 192 Program DH
Erica Yingling EY Technology Training DH
Best Practice-Benchmarking Program GH
Enterprise Security GH
SGA Netw ork MG
Codes and Standards VG
Updated: December 2013
comprised of members of the Interest Group.
An Interest Group is a group of gas industry professionals
interested in a particular subject matter. SGA members can be
members of as many Interest Groups as they prefer. The
activities of each Interest Group are directed by a Committee
Member Companies
Board of Directors(MG)
Associate Members Committee(PD/JB)
GMRC Board of Directors
(MG)
Transmission Operations & Engineering Section Managing Committee
(GH/FF)
Distribution Operations & Engineering Section Managing Committee
(RR/KH)
Marketing Section Managing Committee
(VG/KH)
Human Resources Section Managing
Committee(PD/KH)
Corporate Services Section Managing
Committee(PD)
Residential Sales
& Marketing (VG/KH)
Commercial & Industrial Sales
& Marketing (VG/KH)
Compensation Survey Task
Force(JB)
StaffExecutive Council
(MG/RR)
Executive Committee(MG)
Distribution Construction,
O & M(KH)
Gas Supply Marketing & Transportation Services
Section Managing Committee(RR/MG)
Pipeline Construction, O & M
(FF/GH)
Emergency Management
(KH/GH)
Engineering Management
(GH)
Environmental(GH)
LNG(MG)
Operator Qualification
(GH)
Public Awareness-Damage
Prevention(KH/GH)
Safety & Health(KH)
Right of Way(RR)
Transmission Technical Training
(GH)
Midstream(FF/GH)
Offshore Gas Operations
(GH)
Accounting & Finance
(JB)
I .T.(GH)
Supply Chain (PD/JB)
Legislative Affairs(PD/KH)
Distribution Technical Training
(KH)
Distribution Engineering
(KH)
Distribution Integrity
Management(KH)
Distribution Regulatory Compliance
(KH)
Transmission Integrity
Management(FF/GH)
Transmission Measurement
(GH)
Underground Storage(FF/GH)
Gas Forecasters
(PD/KH)
Gas Machinery Conference
(PD/JB)
Engine Analyzer(PD/JB)
Transmission Regulatory Compliance
(GH)
Project Management
(GH)
Project Supervisory(PD/JB)
Customer Experience Section Managing
Committee(RR/KH)
Customer Field Service Delivery
(KH)
Contact Center Operations
(KH)
Communications(KH/RR)
Meter to Cash(KH)
Gas Control(GH)
EngineEmmisions -Stack Testing
(GH)
Rates(PD/KH)
Legal(RR)
Learning & Development Committee
(VG)
Commercial-Industrial Sales & Marketing Roundtable
• August 8-10, 2016; Baltimore • Part of the “Marketing, Customer Experience & Communications Conference”
Dealer Trade Ally The committee is in discussion to strategize an industry partnership with dealers. SGA Commercial Foodservice Workshop
o First conducted in 1998 at Piedmont’s foodservice facility o Advanced Foodservice Workshop included testing for the CFSP credential o Gas Foodservice Equipment Network – founded during these workshops o New technology is highlighted in both o Partnering with ESC in Nov. 4-6, 2015, Southwest Gas’ Kitchen, Phoenix
Residential Sales & Marketing Roundtable
• Part of the “Marketing, Customer Experience & Communications Conference” • August 8-10, 2016; Baltimore
Retailer Task Force The mission of the SGA Retailer Outreach Task Force is to create strong retailer outreach programs in order to retain and grow natural gas burner tips in the residential customer’s home. The SGA Retailer Outreach Task Force will accomplish this by:
• Sharing retailer program best practices, including training, signage and event planning, in order
to launch and/or grow existing retailer programs. • Sharing national retailer corporate contacts in order to strengthen and grow our respective
retailer outreach programs.
• Using our collective industry voice to secure additional retailer gas appliance inventory in major retailers and encourage retailers to provide in-kind gas appliance rebates at in-store or holiday events.
• SGA and APGA partner to deliver to members, free of charge, 1 hour of best practice programs, via webinar
• Programs collected from the SGA Marketing Excellence Awards entries and other programs and
campaigns identified as content of interest, throughout the year
• Annual offering
Marketing Executives Roundtable • April 6-8, 2016; Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX • Part of the Management Conference
Marketing Excellence Awards The Marketing Excellence Awards are dedicated to identify marketing campaigns that demonstrate success with measurable results in the following: Residential, Commercial/Industrial, Innovative Energy Efficiency Marketing and Advertising.
o 2014 Winner: CenterPoint Energy o 2014 Honorable Mention: ONE Gas o 2015 Oklahoma Natural Gas/One Gas
Section in the process of re-focusing or re-strategizing to boost the committees, events and initiatives
• Held annually, rotating between Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC
• Target Audience – Supervisors and non-management employees • Roundtable and presentations
• Residential & Commercial Markets
• March 14-16, 2016 - Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center - Columbia, SC
• Communities that allow open forum, sharing of documents and other
resources within the SGA membership • https://connect.southerngas.org
Southern Gas Association Veronica Garza, Director
[email protected] 972.620.4018