PAH / PAH EF President
Alex McConnell
PAH / PAH EF Vice President
Paul Prodoehl
O: (713) 215-4461
paul.j.prodoehl@williams.com
Paul Prodoehl has over 32 years of natural gas pipeline industry experience with Williams. At Williams he has had varying responsibilities in Accounting, Transportation Marketing, Transportation Services, Business Development, Customer Services, and Commercial Services. Paul serves on the Advisory Board for The Williams Companies' Political Action Committee (WILLCO PAC). Paul's team oversees the systems Transco, Gulfstream, Pine Needle, Cardinal, Northwest, and Mountain West shippers use to conduct business with those pipelines. Paul is a proven leader with strong commercial, technical, and analytical skills.
In addition to being the Association's Vice President, Paul serves as the Chairman of the Association's Website Committee. Outside of industry activities, Paul previously served as a Board Member for Transtar Federal Credit Union (TFCU). During his 23 years of service with TFCU he served as the Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Supervisory Committee, Vice-Chairman, and Secretary/Treasurer.
Paul graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a Bachelor's of Business Administration in Accounting and later earned his MBA in Finance also from the University of St. Thomas.
PAH / PAH EF Treasurer
Tim LeVrier
C: (281) 381-9816
tlevrier@michels.us
PAH / PAH EF Secretary
Andrew Bermack
O: (713) 973-3951
abermack@thetroycompanies.com
Andrew has 25 years in the pipeline construction business and has been involved with The Pipeliners Association of Houston since 2001. Within the Pipeliners he previously served as the Chair of the Membership Committee and has volunteered for more than ten years at meetings and events.
Andrew grew up as a second-generation pipeliner and worked on his first pipeline in 1997. After completing that overseas assignment as a warehouseman on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, he graduated from Colgate University with a degree in Economics and moved to Houston. There, he ascended the industry value chain by working for suppliers, engineering companies, and contractors. Currently, Andrew is the Vice President of Business Development at Michels Pipeline, Inc. He also provides customer support across the Michels family of companies.
Andrew is active in the INGAA Foundation, where he serves on the Public Policy and Communications Committee. He is a member of the Tulsa Pipeliners, Appalachian Pipeliners, and Rocky Mountain Pipeliners.
He has been married to his wife for 18 years and has two wonderful children.
PAH / PAH EF Assistant Secretary
Rob Koenig
O: (713) 646-4411
rob.koenig@plains.com
Rob has over 30 years in the pipeline industry and has been involved with The Pipeliners Association of Houston since the early 2000’s. Within the Pipeliners, he previously served as the Co-Chair of the Sporting Clay Committee and still serves on the Committee today.
Rob began his pipeline career working as a field engineer for United Gas Pipe Line in Victoria, TX. Since then, he has worked for Koch Industries and Kinder Morgan across the Gulf Coast. Today, he is the Director of Project Management for Plains and is responsible for the development and execution of projects in both the U.S. and Canada.
Rob has been active in his local community, including coaching youth sports, serving as President of the Little League Board, and Chairman on a church committee.
Rob graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He and his wife of over 30 years have enjoyed living in the Sugar Land area raising their two children (well, young adults now). In his free time, he enjoys spending time on their family ranch property near Gonzales, Texas.
PAH Director Immediate Past President
Jim Hughes
O: (281) 719-1934
C: (713) 204-2521
jlhughes@hga-llc.com
PAH Director - 2nd of 2 year term
Brandy Roberts
C: (713) 504-5208
brandyroberts@tophoustonexecutive.com
Brandy Roberts served as President of the Association in 2019/2020 and is the co-founder of the PYP group.
Brandy has been dedicated to the organization from day one and her focus to see it persevere, improve, and grow diligently to ensure the future success of the organization. Her passion shows by her commitment to stay actively involved with each event, giving back through volunteering, showing strong membership outreach and support, and her efforts put towards dynamic fundraising for the association.
Apart from the Pipeliners, she has founded an all-women's non-profit organization, The Belles of Houston. The purpose of founding this organization is to support and reach out to other like-minded women in the industry who are passionate about philanthropy, women empowerment, community outreach, networking, event organizing, and giving back through charitable event fundraising efforts.
Brandy has recently accepted the role as the upcoming Chair of the Scholarship program and in the past has spearheaded events for the Association such as the Golf Tournament, and PYP. She has also taken an active role on the Clay Shoot Committee, helping with registration at the monthly dinner meetings, and volunteering at the annual Fish-Out.
Brandy has 16 years of experience in the Energy Industry, and is currently starting her own Marketing agency to help continue to serve the energy industry in our modern digital world.
PAH Director - 2nd of 2 year term
Todd Sakai
tsakai@chevron.com
Todd Sakai is a long time Member and volunteer. He is the former Chair of the Pipeliners Young Professionals (PYP) group.
Todd has been in the oil and gas industry for over 21 years and has been in various technical and managerial roles supporting operational assets and projects domestically and internationally, including participation on joint industry committees to help improve pipeline safety and environmental performance through analytics, industry advisories/recommended practices/standards, development of new technologies, or more thorough research of existing phenomena.
Outside of work and volunteer activities, Todd enjoys spending time with his wife, three children, and puppy.
PAH Director - 1st of 2 year term
Gary Daileda
O: (713) 381-3504
C: (713) 301-3138
gpdaileda@eprod.com
Gary Daileda served as 2020/2021 President.
Gary is currently Director of Project Management at Enterprise Products Company. Gary began his career in the Pipeline Industry in March 1982 with Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation and has held a variety of positions in Engineering, Operations and Business Development during his 40+ year career in the pipeline industry.
Gary holds a B.S. Degree in Water Resources Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
Gary is a Past Member of both the ASME B31.4 Code Committee and Pump Advisory Committee of the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Laboratory.PAH Director - 1st of 2 year term
KC Yost
C: (713) 254-3350
kcyost@yahoo.com
PAH EF Director - 2nd of 2 year term
Robert "Bob" Brink
C: (713) 299-7306
RBrink3554@aol.com
PAH EF Director - 2nd of 3 year term
John Lohman
C: (713) 725-7458
jlohman@larrettenergy.com
PAH EF Director - 1st of 3 year term
Gregory "Greg" Ford
C: (713)420-4849
greg_ford@kindermorgan.com