W. James McCarthy

SemGroup LP is a company that moves energy safely through a network of pipelines, terminals and storage tanks. Each step the company take demonstrates the vast experience of their employees, their dedication to add value to their customers’ business, and their desire to bolster the relationships. Founded in 2000, their newly reorganized company purchases, sells, processes, transports, and stores energy including crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asphalt and refined products. Their family of companies is fully operational and has financing firmly in place. All divisions are committed to a “zero incident” culture, with employees working to keep the public, and each other, safe.

State Bar of Michigan is a professional organization that provides a wide range of services to its members, including career center, employment, ethics helpline, and resources. State Bar of Michigan is based in Lansing, MI. The organization also offers legal assistance to the public, including lawyer referral service, legal aid programs, and probate information.

State Bar of Texas provides legal educational programming services. The private company is based in Austin, TX.

The Federal Bar Association is a professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges. The non-profit company is based in Arlington, VA.

CITGO Petroleum Corp. engages in refining, transporting, and marketing of transportation fuels, lubricants, and petrochemicals products. It offers retail gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, lubricants, petrochemicals, and other petroleum-based industrial products. The company was founded by Henry L. Doherty in 1910 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers is an organization that promotes accident prevention through their AFPM Safety Awards Program. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company base qualifications for awards on records from the OSHA 300A Summary and API 754 Process Safety Collection. The company prioritizes ensuring that facilities are secure and prepared to deter threats. The company works closely with federal agencies and members to examine and advise on security-related practices and policies, standards and guidelines, and regulatory and legislative trends. The CEO of the company is Chet M. Thompson.

The Conference Board, Inc. is a membership organization working for the public interests. It creates and disseminates knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses in their performance and to better serve the society. The firm publishes information and analysis, makes economics-based forecasts and assesses trends, and facilitates learning by creating communities of interest that bring together senior executives from around the world. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in New York, NY.