Richard Ball is a Certified Petroleum Geologist who worked both conventional and unconventional reservoirs with Chevron for 10 years, including onshore US, Gulf of Mexico Shelf/Deep Water, and West Africa Shelf. He is standing for office as President Elect and has served as Treasurer and Secretary on the AAPG Executive Committee and continues to serve as Councilor for the AAPG Division of Professional Affairs. Mr. Ball is a proud graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he earned his B.S. (2005) and M.S. (2007), respectively. Richard joined Detring Energy Advisors at the end of 2016.