Oil & Gas Admins International is looking for outstanding leaders to serve as Corporate Ambassadors.

Corporate Ambassadors serve a very important leadership role as they are the connection between oil and energy corporations and O&GA International.   They ensure O&GA International keeps a finger on the pulse of industry needs and deliver content for O&GA activities, programs, and events within their respective oil and energy corporations. Corporate Ambassadors are assigned to and operate under O&GA Regions and serve in the year of their election with the option for re-election the following year.

We are now accepting nominations.  To represent Oil & Gas Admins International as a Corporate Ambassador for your corporation or to nominate a representative, please click the button below to complete the nomination form by February 13, 2015.

Click here for detailed Corporate Ambassador responsibilities and requirements.  For questions, please email contact@oilandgasadmins.com.

We look forward to receiving your nominations!

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We are very proud to announce Sara N. Ortwein, President of ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company as a keynote speaker for the 2nd Annual O&GA International Conference and Vendor Exhibition.

Ms. Ortwein is a member of the Board of Directors for the Houston Zoo and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, an executive member of The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST), and serves as chair of the organization’s Industry and Community Affiliates committee. She also serves as a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Houston Independent School District’s Energy Institute High School Advisory Board, and the University of Texas Engineering Advisory Board.

Click the following link to view her full biography. http://oilandgasadmins.com/ogaconferences/sara-n-ortwein/

Debra Womack-Bourghs
Executive Ambassador
Oil & Gas Admins International, Inc.

In the information age, keeping a tight hold on proprietary information is especially tricky, but is essential for oil and gas employees.  Employees may inadvertently create a safety risk by posting their company e-mail address to social media sites like Facebook or LinkedIn.

Exposing the company e-mail address may expose the employee to unsolicited information from protesters, damaging computer viruses, etc.  Photos and location tracking services on social media sites may create opportunities for kidnapping, especially in hostile or politically unstable environments.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or FCPA was enacted for the purpose of making it unlawful for certain classes of persons and entities to make payments to foreign government officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business.  The Act governs not only payments to foreign officials, candidates, and parties, but any other recipient if part of the bribe is ultimately attributable to a foreign official, candidate, or party.  ,A bribe includes anything of value, including cash or non-cash items.

The FCPA applies to any person who has a certain degree of connection to the United States and engages in foreign corrupt practices. The Act also applies to any act by U.S. businesses, foreign corporations trading securities in the United States, American nationals, citizens, and residents acting in furtherance of a foreign corrupt practice whether or not they are physically present in the United States.

Ensuring employees are aware of the FCPA is especially important in the global oil and energy industry as variances in gift giving and relations may differ from country to country exposing employees to FCPA violations.

Persons and entities subject to FCPA include:

• Any U.S. or foreign corporation that has a class of securities registered, or that is required to file reports under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
• Any individual who is a citizen, national, or resident of the United States and any corporation and other business entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any individual US State, or having its principal place of business in the United States

Oil & energy companies whose securities are listed in the United States must also meet FCPA accounting provisions.  These accounting provisions require corporations covered by the provisions to make and keep books and records that accurately and fairly reflect the transactions of the corporation and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls.

FCPA Exceptions

Payments to foreign officials may be legal under the FCPA if the payments are permitted under the written laws of the host country. Certain payments or reimbursements relating to product promotion may also be permitted under the FCPA.

It is with great pleasure that we announce new members of the 2015 Oil & Gas Admins International Executive Leadership Team.  These exceptional individuals bring years of leadership and diverse oil and gas experience to the organization, as well as an eager drive to help others succeed.

The primary responsibility of O&GA’s Executive Leadership team is to ensure the execution of the organization’s global initiatives and its mission to:

• foster exceptional career and personal development and performance through education and networking
• expose oil and energy administrative and support professionals to industry information and technologies required for career advancement
• provide opportunities to gain a certifiable overall knowledge of the global and diverse oil and energy industry through the OGAP Certification Program

LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

Debra Womack-Bourghs, CAP will serve as Executive Ambassador, a lead Executive Committee role with diverse leadership responsibilities for the global organization that also governs the Regional Ambassadors.  Debra will serve a two-year term as Executive Ambassador for 2015 and as Immediate Past Executive Ambassador for 2016.  Read Debra’s full biography >>

Gemlyn Coote, CAP will serve as Vice-Executive Ambassador, an Executive Committee role in charge of operations and staff activities for the global organization, as well as other diverse responsibilities.  The Vice-Executive Ambassador serves a one-year term.  Read Gemlyn’s full biography >>

Jill D. Alexander, CAP will serve as Western Region Ambassador with diverse responsibilities that include governing the region’s Corporate Ambassadors, its O&GA activities, and representing the region on the Executive Committee.  O&GA’s Western Region includes California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii.  Regional Ambassadors serve a one-year term.  Read Jill’s full biography >>

Please join me in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding individuals for their contributions and their commitment to the success of Oil & Gas Admins International.

La Donna Finnels-Neal
Founder and CEO
Oil & Gas Admins International, Inc.