Plains All American Pipeline

Molly Laughlin Doran is a founding member of YPP USA and has previously served in the roles of Secretary, Vice Chair, and Chair of the Leadership Team. She has served on the board of directors for several years. Professionally, she has experience on both the vendor and operator side of the midstream industry. She has worked in marketing, communications, public awareness, and pipeline safety management systems. She currently holds the role of Manager, Operational Strategy Management at Plains. Mrs. Laughlin Doran holds a bachelor’s degree in Government from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA with a concentration in International Business from The University of St. Thomas- Houston. Additionally, she is Owner and Co-Founder of Pipe Spring LLC.

Associate Administrator – Pipeline Safety (PHMSA)

Within the office of Pipeline Safety, Alan serves as the senior career official for pipeline safety oversight. Previously, Alan served as the Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy and Programs, leading PHMSA’s development of comprehensive oversight programs including regulatory development, engineering and research, state grants, federal enforcement and the Training and Qualifications Division. Alan has over 34 years of experience in the energy industry, equally divided between pipeline operations and design engineering. Alan is a Civil Engineering graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is also a registered professional engineer.

VP Asset Integrity and Technical Services – Enbridge Gas Transmission and Midstream

Andy joined Texas Eastern as an Engineer in the Technical Services Department in 1982. Over the past 30 years, Andy has worked in numerous different roles of increasing responsibility across the Engineering and Operations Groups including serving as Vice President of Engineering and Construction, and Vice President of Operations and EHS. Andy received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University. Andy has served as Chairman of ASME’s Gas Piping Standards Code, Chaired the development of ASME’s Gas Piping Integrity Management Program Standard (B31.8S). He represents the Gas Transmission Industry on DOT’s Technical Advisory Committee, chaired the development of the INGAA Integrity Management Initiative, and is a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Executive Director – Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future

Susan has over 40 years of experience in the energy industry and is committed to informing decisionmakers and energy consumers on the complete story of natural gas, its infrastructure, and the integral role they play in accelerating America and the World to a clean energy future.

Prior to joining Natural Allies, Susan was Enbridge’s vice president of stakeholder engagement and enterprise-wide public awareness programs. While at Enbridge and Spectra Energy, Susan championed successful stakeholder engagement for over 70 multi-million-dollar infrastructure capital expansion projects and directed investor recognized Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Sustainability Programs.

Susan was recognized by the FERC as a distinguished industry leader for integrating stakeholder engagement and environmental justice practices into interstate pipeline and LNG expansion business plans.

Manager - Air Compliance and Emissions Reduction

Tyler manages the Air Compliance and Emissions Reduction (ACER) group in Williams’ Environmental Services group in Houston, TX. His team is tasked with the “E” of Williams’ ESG efforts and ensuring Williams hits its emissions reduction targets. He received his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University in 2014 and has worked for Williams ever since. Tyler was the Chair of Young Pipeline Professionals (YPP) USA from 2021-2023, the Chair of Young Pipeliners International (YPI) 2020-2021, member the Public Policy and Communications Committee within the INGAA Foundation from 2019-2023, stepping in as Chair of the PP&C Committee for 2023. He currently sits on INGAA’s Environment Committee. Tyler is a certified professional engineer in the state of Texas and obtained his MBA from Louisiana State University Shreveport in 2020.

Principal Engineer / Manager – DNV GL

Tara joined DNV GL in 2005 after obtaining her Bachelor of Science Degree from The Ohio State University in Material Science & Engineering. She has over 13 years of experience in onshore pipeline integrity supporting mostly North American pipeline operators. Tara served as the inaugural Chair for YPP USA.

Senior Executive Vice President - ROSEN Group

Chris Yoxall has more than 20 years of experience in asset integrity management including legal, technical, and contractual management; primarily in the oil and gas industry. Over this period, he has worked throughout Africa, Australasia, Asia, China, and North America. He remains involved globally, actively participating in various standards and committees, including research and development. He spends part of his time lecturing to the industry and is a passionate advocate in the leadership development of future industry professionals. Yoxall studied both mechanical and metallurgical engineering in South Africa and has a B.S. in Engineering Management. He is an executive of the Australian Pipeline & Gas Association’s Research & Standards Committee, as well as a member of the Board of Directors at the Energy Pipelines Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in Australia.

VP Engineering and Construction – Boardwalk Partners

Kimberly has 25 years of experience in the energy sector and joined Boardwalk in 2018. In her current role, Kimberly has responsibility for executive leadership, project management, project design and estimating, construction management, land management and environmental permitting for an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline company. She currently leads the execution of a $1B portfolio of pipeline, compressor station, and interconnect projects. Prior to Boardwalk, Kimberly held various roles for AGL Resources, Inc. In her last role with AGL, she had responsibility for the development, design and construction of grass roots natural gas storage facilities. Kimberly is a graduate of Rice University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Colorado State University.

Partner, Executive Vice President – Dynamic Risk USA

Patrick has 30 years of experience solving problems related to materials, corrosion, fitness for service, and reliability with a primary focus on the production, transportation, and distribution pipeline network. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Patrick leads the Dynamic Risk USA operations headquartered in The Woodlands (Houston), TX. Patrick is active in many industry organizations including ASME and Young Pipeline Professionals USA.