C. Stephen Cochennet- Chief Executive Officer

C. Stephen Cochennet has been our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since August 15, 2006. From July 2002 to present, Mr. Cochennet has been President of CSC Group, LLC. Mr. Cochennet formed the CSC Group, LLC through which he supports a number of clients that include Fortune 500 corporations, international companies, natural gas/electric utilities, outsource service providers, as well as various start up organizations. The services provided include strategic planning, capital formation, corporate development, executive networking and transaction structuring. From 1985 to 2002, he held several executive positions with UtiliCorp United Inc. (Aquila) in Kansas City. His responsibilities included finance, administration, operations, human resources, corporate development, natural gas/energy marketing, and managing several new start up operations. Prior to his experience at UtiliCorp United Inc., Mr. Cochennet served 6 years with the Federal Reserve System. Mr. Cochennet graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B.A. in Finance and Economics.

Mark L. Haas - President - Haas Petroleum, LLC

Mr. Haas has been the President of Haas Petroleum, LLC, an oil and natural gas operator, since its inception in 1974. He has also been the President of Skyy Drilling, LLC, a full service drilling company formed in 2002, and the Managing Director of MorMeg, LLC, an E&P company. From 1970 until 1974, Mr. Haas worked at Haas Oil Company where he learned the fundamentals of Kansas oil production and geology from his father, Mr. John Haas, who was inducted into the Kansas Oil Producers Hall of Fame for his vast contributions to the state’s oil industry and is patriarch of four generations in the oil industry. Haas Oil Company was founded in 1955 by Mark Haas’ father, who continues to be active in the oil industry and consults with Mark on a regular basis.

Outside Board of Directors

Darrel G. Palmer - Director

Darrel G. Palmer has served as a member of our board of directors since May of 2007. Since January 1997, Mr. Palmer has been President of Energy Management Resources, an energy process management firm serving industrial and large commercial companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Palmer has 25 years of expertise in the natural gas arena. His experiences encompass a wide area of the natural gas industry and include working for natural gas marketing companies, local distribution companies, and FERC regulated pipelines. Prior to becoming an independent energy consultant in 1997, Mr. Palmer’s last position was Vice President/National Account Sales at UtiliCorp United Inc. (Aquila) of Kansas City, Missouri. Over the years Mr. Palmer has worked in many civic organizations including United Way and has been a President of the local Kiwanis Club. Junior Achievement of Minnesota awarded him the Bronze Leadership Award for his accomplishments which included being an advisor, program manager, holding various Board positions, and ultimately being Board President.

Loren Moll - Director

Loren Moll has been a Director since April 2010. From 1996 to present, Mr. Moll has been a founding member of Caldwell & Moll, L.C., a law firm in Overland Park, Kansas. As a private attorney, Mr. Moll has represented small business clients in a wide range of complex legal issues, from bankruptcy to securities regulation. In addition to his law practice, since May 2007, Mr. Moll has served as President and CEO of an independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Eastern Kansas. Drawing from both his legal training and practical experience, Mr. Moll has become well versed in the practical, legal and regulatory aspects of oil and gas production in Kansas. From 1986 to 1998, he was associated with the St. Louis, Missouri based law firms, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. and Bryan Cave LLP. Mr. Moll graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.A. in History and from the University of Kansas School of Law with a Juris Doctorate (Order of the Coif) where he was also an editor of the Kansas Law Review.

Thomas R. Kmak - Director, Chairman

Thomas R. Kmak has been a director and chairman of the board since April 2010. Since October of 2007, Mr. Kmak has been the CEO of Fiduciary Benchmarks Insights, LLC, which provides benchmarking of fees and services for defined contribution plans through advisors/consultants, recordkeepers and other plan service providers. Prior to founding Fiduciary Benchmarks, Tom was CEO of JPMorgan Retirement Plan services. Tom started that business in 1990 and when he left 18 years later it employed 1,100 people serving 200 large plan sponsors with over 1.5 mission participants and over $115 billion in assets. Tom graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Bachelor of Arts degrees in economics and computational mathematics from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.