Election of Officers for 2009-2010
At this June’s Board of Director’s meeting, the officers for the 2009-2010 association year were elected. Below is a short bio of each to help you acquaint yourselves with the new officers.
Joe Cordill—Chairman of the Board: Joe has served in many capacities for NPGA and the Louisiana Propane Gas Association. He served as president of LPGA in 1982 and 1983. Joe served as Louisiana State Director to NPGA from 1993 to 2006. While director, Joe chaired the Marketers section, represented Intrastate Marketers on the Executive Committee and chaired the Finance and Constitution and Rules sub-committees. Joe has also chaired the Governmental Affairs Committee and served on several task forces including the Relocation Task Force. Joe was named Outstanding Dealer of the Year in 1981, 1997, 1998, and 2005. Joe has owned Cordill Propane Service of Winnsboro, LA since 1978. The company was originally founded by his father, Charles, in 1962.
Roland Penta—Chairman-Elect: Roland has held various positions with NPGA. He served as the 2007-2008 Treasurer. In the past, Roland was the PropanePAC Chairman, District 9 Director, Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee and served as the New York State Director to NPGA until 2007. Roland has 40 years of experience in the propane gas industry, working in the marketing of propane gas and gas equipment. He has been the president of Phelps Sungas, Inc. since 1973. Roland has also served as president of American Propane, Inc. from 1994 to 1996 and for Finger Lakes Gas Equipment Corp. from 1989 to 1996.
Carl Hughes—Vice Chairman: Carl is a very active member of NPGA. Carl sit on the Executive Committee and has been an NPGA Board member-at-large since 2002. He served as the Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman from 2006-2008. Carl has also been a columnist for LPGas Magazine since 2001. Carl is the Senior Vice President of Business Development for Inergy, LP, a role he has held since 1997.
Ray Murray—Treasurer: Ray has been highly involved with NPGA. He sits on the Executive Committee and served as the Distributors Section Chairman since 2002. Ray is also currently the Treasurer of the New York Propane Education & Research Council and has served as the Treasurer and Secretary of the New York Propane Gas Association. Ray is the Co-Chairman of Ray Murray, Inc. and has been in the business since 1976.
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Propane Association Urges Changes to
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
The National Propane Gas Association has released a statement regarding the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 and has proposed recommended changes to the legislation that would continue to support clean energy, while minimizing impacts to the propane industry and its large customer base.
"America's propane industry provides energy to millions of people around the country, and NPGA's testimony underscores the many ways increased use of propane can immediately move our country in the right direction," said Richard Roldan, President and CEO of the NPGA.
Recommended changes include aligning propane with natural gas. Propane's usage profile is very similar to natural gas, with more than 70 percent used by residential and commercial customers for space heating, water heating, and cooking.
In addition, propane is very much a part of the climate solution. Propane has the smallest greenhouse gas footprint of any fossil fuel, including natural gas (methane) in many applications when all greenhouse gas emissions are considered. Moreover, propane-fueled vehicles, tankless water heaters, and other uses reduce carbon emissions. Propane is a domestically produced fuel, with only about 10 percent of propane being imported, which mostly comes from Canada.
"Congress needs to be mindful that unintended consquences of policies addressing climate change would affect American citizens directly," said Phil Squair, Senior Vice President of Public and Governmental Affairs of the NGPA. "We're hopeful that this statement and our meetings with policymakers will have positive results for the country, and for the propane industry and its customers."
NPGA believes that propane can provide climate solutions for the country immediately and looks foward to working with policymakers to ensure the industry's recommendations are included in this legislation.
Click here for the PDF version.
Click here for the official statement.
Click here for the summary one-pager.
Click here for the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) Climate Study.
