Mission Statement
As the “voice” of the Texas oil and gas industry, the primary mission of the Foundation for Energy Education is to educate the public about our industry through energy education.
In addition to media campaigns that inform the general public, this comprehensive program focuses on school education by bringing the facts about oil and gas into Texas classrooms.
Through a separate program called the “Natural Gas Advantage,” it also promotes the use of natural gas by communicating its many advantages as a solution to our energy and environmental challenges.
We believe that building a new partnership with the public will mean better community relations, more supportive energy policies and greater success in addressing the workforce issues facing our industry.
Programs
The Foundation now conducts four major programs. These programs include:
1) New Perspectives for a Stronger Energy Future—educating the general public through statewide media campaigns
2) The Facts About Oil and Gas—educating our schoolchildren
3) The Natural Gas Advantage—promoting the benefits of Texas' abundant natural gas resources
4) The Citizen Partnership—a special resource of basic information for communities impacted by oil and gas operations
5) The Hard Question - The Hard Question is an unbiased, interview-based television program aired in Houston, TX and made possible with the support of the Foundation for Energy Education.
Membership
Membership is composed of companies and individuals involved in oil and and natural gas extraction, as well as citizens concerned about present and future U.S. energy supplies, trends and policies, and the need for greater public awareness. For more information on becoming a Foundation member, please click on the "Membership" tab.
Management
| David L. Bole, Chairman of the Board |
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David Bole has been Chairman of the Foundation for Energy Education since November 2011. He is Managing Director of Houston-based Quantum Energy Partners, where his primary duties include investment sourcing and the due diligence of Quantum’s potential portfolio companies in the upstream oil and gas and midstream sectors. Prior to joining Quantum, he was President of SouthView Energy, LP, a Quantum portfolio company, and before that he was a Managing Director of Randall & Dewey, a division of Jefferies & Co., Inc., from 1996 to mid-2005. Mr. Bole brings more than 30 years of experience in oil and gas transactions through senior executive roles with Alexander Energy Corp., Edwards & Leach Oil Co., Equitable Resources Energy Co. and Merrill Lynch & Co.
Mr. Bole serves on the IPAA Board of Directors and has previously served as IPAA Regional Director, Chairman of the Membership Committee and Chairman of the annual IPAA Wildcatters Ball and is a recipient of the IPAA Leadership Award.
Mr. Bole holds a B.B.A. in Petroleum Land Management from the University of Oklahoma, where he has served on the Sarkeys Energy Center Board of Directors and currently serves on the Advisory Board for the University’s Energy Management Program in the Price College of Business, where in May 2011 he received the Price College Distinguished Alumni Award. |
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| Alex Mills, Secretary/Treasurer |
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In addition to his duties as Secretary/Treasurer of the Foundation, Alex Mills has been President of the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers since 2000, following the merger of the North Texas Oil & Gas Association (NTOGA) and the West Central Texas Oil & Gas Association (WeCTOGA).
Mr. Mills moved to Wichita Falls in 1994 as NTOGA’s Executive Vice President, after serving eight years in Washington, D.C., as IPAA’s Vice President of Marketing. From 1981 to 1986, he was also WeCTOGA’s Executive Vice President in Abilene. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Texas after serving in the U.S. Army Security Agency.
He worked as Managing Editor of The American Oil & Gas Reporter, and for several newspapers, and television and radio stations in Texas. He authors a column concerning energy issues that appears in the Fort Worth Business Press, San Angelo Standard Times, the Journal of North Texas, the Graham Leader, Wichita Falls Times Record News and the Midland Reporter Telegram.
Mr. Mills was President of the University of North Texas Alumni Association in 1997 and 1998. Texas Governor Ann Richards appointed him to the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission in 1994, and Gov. George W. Bush re-appointed him in 1995. He serves on the National Stripper Well Association’s board and on IPAA’s Wildcatters’ Political Action Committee. He is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, the Texas Society of Association Executives, IPAA, the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Desk & Derrick Club. He is a former high school football official.
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