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Pro? le Faces of the Industry Faces of the Industry Faces of the Industry

By Kelli Lauletta

October’s Faces of the What is a common

Industry pro? les a leader who misconception about a

Featuring the best of career in oil and gas?

is expanding the footprint

People think that you do only of LAGCOE (Louisiana Gulf

ALL THE ROCKSTARS one thing. As an example, if

Coast Oil Exposition). Angela you are a geologist, you only

Cring, executive director of do exploration, which is not

LAGCOE, is leading the orga- true. There are several differ- nization into its next chapter ent areas within each ? eld. In and broadening its reach geology, you can pursue geo- beyond the show itself. While hazards, regulatory or environ- honoring LAGCOE’s rich his- mental careers. Even within tory is important, Cring and

EXPLORERS each discipline there are many her team are not afraid of avenues and options. change. This change includes

For engineers, many young

AND GAMECHANGERS a vision to expand LAGCOE’s people automatically picture mission to help people in themselves working for a

Driving our Industry, today.

Louisiana’s oil and gas sec- major oil and gas company. tor build a bright future and

While that is an option, there

OIL

ONLINE bolster its “next generation” are other avenues for engineers

Connecting people with opportunity workforce.

such as working for a service,

Blending a geology and going in the direction of some on geohazards geology. I consulting or legal company. political science degree, type of natural resource policy. experienced some health People don’t have to be she embodies idealism and

I thought it was a good combi- issues that made it dif? cult pigeonholed.

nation of the natural and social to sit for extended periods of pragmatism in regards to sciences. That’s how I ended time in my role as a geologist how we as a society harness What advice do you have for females considering an up with a bachelors’ degree in reviewing data. Eventually, I our natural resources. She oil and gas career?

geology and political science. stumbled upon LAGCOE, as I works tirelessly to apply this knew the previous executive People in the industry are passion to LAGCOE and its

How did you get into oil director. I started in 2007, and more concerned about your imprint on the Louisiana oil and gas?

seven years later I’m running experience level than your and gas industry. OilOnline

During and after graduate the show. gender. I’m sure there are recently spoke with Angela school, I worked for the US exceptions, but in general, to learn more about her

What do you enjoy about

Geological Survey (USGS) women are certainly more career, her perspective on the the LAGCOE culture?

and National Oceanic and accepted now than they were industry and her hopes for

I enjoy the people. LAGCOE

Atmospheric Administration 20-30 years ago.

her legacy at LAGCOE.

is like a family. Our newly (NOAA) for several years

What would you tell new elected board, as well as our doing research. After complet-

When you were younger, graduates to watch out for?

membership, is a great mix ing that role, I fell into oil what appealed to you?

of longtime volunteers and and gas in part by geographic Don’t pay so much atten-

I was always interested in circumstances because I was tion to other people, just pay young professionals. LAGCOE science and fascinated with in Lafayette, Louisiana. attention to yourself. I was is ? rmly rooted and many nature. In college, I discovered sometimes guilty of this, too, are still passionate about the

Were there key turning political science and was political science and was early in my career. You can’t industry and how our commu- points in your career?points in your career?

control how well other people nity is affected by the industry.

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LAGCOE is my third career. LAGCOE is my third career. do their job. You can only

Our current chairman-elect

Learn more about the LAGCOE Learn more about the LAGCOE

The ? rst career involved The ? rst career involved control how well you do your became involved in LAGCOE

Career Fair on October 29, 2014 working for the federal working for the federal job. A strong work ethic will because his father was a by scanning this page with your government, primarily with government, primarily with take you far. While knowledge dedicated LAGCOE volunteer. smartphone or tablet and the hydrology. Next, I moved into hydrology. Next, I moved into can be learned over time,

It is truly a multigenerational

Actable app.

the private sector, focusing the private sector, focusing putting in effort is what will organization.

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