Board of Directors
The board of directors oversees COPAS operations to assure that policies, projects and other activities authorized by the council are executed in a proper and timely manner.
The COPAS board of directors is composed of nine members, each serving a three-year term. Three directors are elected annually at the COPAS Fall Meetings by the council. Officers are elected by fellow board members and serve one-year terms that commence on January 1.
We are proud to present our 2026 board members and officers:
Kevin Launchbaugh
President
- President@copas.org
- Term: 2026 - 2028
- Society: Tulsa
- Company: Gas Equities, Inc.
- Board liaison To: CEE Steering Committee, Research & Advisory Committee
Stephanie Schwindt
Vice President
- VicePresident@copas.org
- Term: 2025 - 2027
- Society: Colorado
- Company: INEOS
- Board liaison To: Bylaws Committee, Mentoring Advisory Committee, Employee Benefits Subcommittee, Leadership Handbook Advisory Committee, Membership & Society Support, API Royalty Subcommittee Liaison, Anchorage Society, Virtual Society
Lisa Collins
Treasurer
- Treasurer@copas.org
- Term: 2025 - 2027
- Society: Houston
- Board liaison To: Joint Interest Committee, Houston Society, Kansas Society
Wendy Chandler
Secretary
- Secretary@copas.org
- Term: 2026 - 2028
- Society: Dallas
- Company: Sponte Operating, Inc.
- Board liaison To: Vehicle Rates Subcommittee, Arkansas Society, Dallas Society, Fort Worth Society
Kirk Foreman
Director
- kirk.foreman@copas.org
- Term: 2024 - 2026
- Society: San Antonio
- Board liaison To: Audit Committee, CEPS Control Panel, Canada Society
Evan Green
Director
- evan.green@whitleypenn.com
- Term: 2024 - 2026
- Society: Permian Basin
- Company: Whitley Penn
- Board liaison To: Small Oil & Gas Companies, API Audit Committee,
Rebecca Paris
Director
- rebecca.paris@copas.org
- Term: 2024 - 2026
- Society: Tulsa
- Company: Devon Energy Corp
- Board liaison To: Revenue Committee, Nominating Committee, Oklahoma City Society, Tulsa Society
Kim Peyton
Director
- kim@peytonandcompany.com
- Term: 2025 - 2027
- Society: Mississippi
- Company: Peyton & Company, PLLC
- Board liaison To: Education Committee, AAPL, Ark-La-Tex Society, Mississippi Society
Jason Poteet
Director
- j_poteet@outlook.com
- Term: 2026 - 2028
- Society: Colorado
- Company: Consultant
- Board liaison To: APA® Board of Examiners, Vendor Roundtable Committee, Colorado Society, Wichita Falls Society
