Friends and Alumni Network Board 2025-2026

December 13, 2025

President

Sam Shrull | B.S. ’16
Engineering Analyst,
Quantum Capital Group
Sept. 2025-Aug. 2026

President – Elect

Thomas Etzel | Ph.D. ’20
Geoscientist, ExxonMobil
Sept. 2024-Aug. 2027

Past President

Max Daniller-Varghese | Ph.D. ’19
Research Associate,
Center for Water and the Environment,
The University of Texas at Austin
Sept. 2025-Aug. 2026

Networking Director

Katherine Garcia | M.S. ’23
Geoscientist, ExxonMobil
Sept. 2024-Aug. 2027

Austin Chapter Director

Marcy Davis | M.S. ’01
Engineering Scientist,
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
Sept. 2023-Aug. 2026

Colorado Chapter Directors

Alessandra Millican | B.A. ’11 Managing Director, LandGate Sept. 2024-Aug. 2027

Kris Voorhees | B.S. ’14, M.S. ’16 Senior Geologist, BXP Energy Sept. 2025-Aug. 2028

Houston Chapter Directors

Patricia Ascanio-Pellon | M.S. ’23 Exploration Geoscientist, ExxonMobil Sept. 2024-Aug. 2027

Dan Horodecky | P.G. B.S. ’16 Assistant Vice President, Environmental Underwriting, Aspen Insurance Sept. 2025-Aug. 2028

San Antonio Chapter Directors

Reed Roush | B.S. ’12, M.S. ’15 President, ExGeCo, LLC Sept. 2025-Aug. 2028

Keelan Umbarger | B.S. ’15 Senior Geologist, EOG Resources Sept. 2024-Aug. 2027