PEOPLE

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President & CEO

Easley joined New Dominion in June of 2011. He previously served for eight years as the President and CEO of the Grand River Dam Authority, during which time he successfully turned the GRDA’s credit rating from a near junk-bond status of BBB- to an AA rating.

Easley served almost 20 years in the Oklahoma Legislature where he was largely responsible for creating legislation that ensured business development opportunities and optimum energy levels for consumers and businesses. During his time as an Oklahoma senator, Easley was employed as the Hydrocarbon Marketing and Distribution Manager for Samson Energy.

Easley is a graduate of the University of Tulsa where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on Accounting. Later, he earned his Master of Business Administration degree, with honors at Oklahoma Christian University.

Chief Financial Officer 

New Dominion welcomed Susan Keary to oversee various special projects for the company in February of 2011, promoting her to Chief Financial Officer in July 2012.

Susan’s experience in all aspects of oil & gas accounting, finance, and administration spans a career of over forty years in the industry with companies including Samson Resources, Hawkins Oil and Gas, and Rockford Energy Partners.  Susan is a Certified Public Accountant and a 1981 graduate of Oklahoma State University.  

Vice President and General Counsel 

Fred Buxton is in charge of advising the company on all legal matters.

Before joining the company in 2006, he worked at Hall Estill for nearly two decades. At this distinguished law firm, located in Tulsa, he specialized in oil and gas litigation.

Buxton graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Economics. He went on to earn his Juris Doctorate degree with honors from the University of Tulsa.  He is a member of the Bar of the State of Oklahoma, the Tenth and Third Circuit Courts of Appeals, the United States Court of Claims and the United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma.  

Vice President of Land

Lori Daugherty joined New Dominion, LLC as its Manager of Land and Business Development in August, 2021, bringing thirty plus years of experience as a landman and negotiator in the oil and gas industry. Her prior work experience at Rebellion Energy, LLC, Samson Resources, Avalon Exploration and TXO Production, included all facets of the land sector from initializing prospects to major transactions and acquisitions in Oklahoma and Texas. 

Ms. Daugherty graduated from the University of Tulsa where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis on Finance and earned membership in the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.  She is an active member of the Tulsa Association of Petroleum Landmen, having served as its Past President, an officer, and board member.  She is also a member of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the Oklahoma City Association of Petroleum Landmen and a designated Certified Professional Landman since 1999.   Ms. Daugherty continues to be a long-time mentor to students at University of Tulsa in the Energy Management degree program.  

Exploration Geologist

Scott Schad joined New Dominion as a geologist in 1999. Scott created the Twin Cities and Central Dolomite Hunton lime plays in Lincoln County and drilled the first horizontal Hunton well in Oklahoma. His 2004 Master's Thesis on the Hydrocarbon Potential of the Caney Shale kicked off the horizontal Caney shale play.

Manager of Infrastructure and Special Projects

Jerry Breaux joined New Dominion in January of 2000. He is responsible for infrastructure development, surface leasing, and right-of way in support of New Dominion’s drilling program. He worked previously as a drafter, off-shore drilling logger, surveyor, and supervisor at companies such as Transok, Shell Midstream, and Seismograph Corp. Jerry received his degree in Industrial Technology in 1982, and has background education in Civil Engineering.