Posted on: Sep , 2026

It’s been a busy from months as we entered conference season. I was fortunate to attend the annual events for both the National Association of Lease & Title Analysts (NALTA) and the National Association of Division Order Analysts (NADOA). Both delivered with great content, engaging conversations, and networking. I always find it valuable to spend time with passionate professionals as we share and learn. Oil and gas management depends on people who bring knowledge, care, and persistence to the details every day.

Personally, I also love to meet my current and former students who have taken my online courses. While our learning platform offers collaboration, it can’t match the conversations and community that occur in person.

Below are a few faces from this year’s conference—students, colleagues, and friends who help move our industry forward.

NALTA 2026 Conference

With fellow CPLTAs, including many former students

With the new NALTA President, Dawn Howell, CPLTA, LOGOS Resources II, LLC
Great ethics presentation by Lori Fischer of Percheron
One of my first students, Erica Honeycutt of Honeycutt Solutions, presenting
With Renae Ludrick
And…With a gorgeous Arizona sunset

NADOA 2026 Conference

With the 2026 NADOA President and long-time supporter of mine, Jean Hinton who is Director of Land Adminstration at Oxy
With former student, speaker, and award winner Erica Honeycutt, President of Honeycutt and Lando Solutions
With Armando Lopez, new NADOA President, and Lewis Box, Member of the Year award winner
With two guardian angels Connie Wilcoxson, CPLTA with PAK Energy and Sonya Turner, CPLTA with Farmers National Co.
With student Amanda Flores of Purple Land Management
With former student Kimberly Springfield