OFFICERS 

President

Leisa Peschel

Jackson Walker, LLP

1401 McKinney Street, STE 1900

Houston, Texas 77010

713.752.4278

Email: lpeschel@jw.com

President Elect

Brigitte Echols

Schlumberger

110 Schlumberger Drive

Sugar Land, Texas 77478

281.375.3443

Email: jeffery1@slb.com

Vice President

Christopher McKeon

Saunders McKeon

Email: cmckeon@saundersmckeon.com

Secretary

Matt Prater

SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC

2500 CityWest BLVD., STE 100

Houston, Texas 77042

Email: matthew.prater@sabic.com

Treasurer

Jennifer Sickler

Holland & Knight

811 Main Street, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

Email: Jennifer.Sickler@hklaw.com

Immediate Past President

Sparkle T. Ellison
LyondellBasell
2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 5100
Houston, Texas 77056
E-mail: Sparkle.Ellison@lyondellbasell.com

ELECTED DIRECTORS

Terms Expiring in 2026

Rachel Greene

Greene IP

Email: rachel@greeneip.com

Ryan D. Gum

Chevron Services Company

281.217.2850

Email: ryangum@chevron.com

Jorge Lozano

Womble Bond Dickinson

281.805.8540

Email: jorge.lozano@wbd-us.com

Terms Expiring in 2027

Ron Haggerty (Tax and Compliance Director)

Ronald Haggerty Law Firm
12440 Emily Ct., STE 101
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
713.588.7031

Email: ron@ronhaggertylaw.com

Jonathan Hernandez

Blank Rome

717 Texas Ave, STE 1400

Houston, Texas 77002

713.815.3324

Email: jonathan.hernandez@blankrome.com

Alison Ibendahl

White & Case

Email: alison.ibendahl@whitecase.com

Varsha Pednekar

Polsinelli

Email: varsha.pednekar@outlook.com