YPE Dallas

Will McCraney is the Business Development Manager for Producers Midstream active in Permian Basin and Bakken with experience in gas EPC projects and equipment.  Will previously served in various roles on the YPE Midland Board of Directors including Fundraising and Communications from 2016-2019.  Will currently lives in the DFW metroplex, is a native Midlander, and returned to Midland in 2016 after earning a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.  While at UT, Will was a member of the UT Men’s Swimming and Diving team where he was the Academic MVP and Captain of the Diving team. After graduation, Will worked in various engineering roles at Valerus (now SNC-Lavalin) including Major Projects Engineer, Project Manager, and Account Manager.

With more than 10 years of public accounting experience, Teresa focuses on tax planning and compliance for partnerships, corporations, and S corporations in the upstream and midstream energy markets. She also serves clients in the private equity, manufacturing, distribution, retail, and professional services industries. Teresa is highly skilled in delivering tax advice and consultation regarding complex tax matters including subchapter K, provision for income taxes, mergers and acquisitions and entity formation, as well as international and multi-state filing requirements.

She is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Dallas Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), and Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). In addition, Teresa holds several leadership roles at energy-related professional organizations. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies (COPAS), Texas Energy Council (TEC), Women’s Energy Network (WEN), and Young Professionals in Energy (YPE).  She previously served on the boards of the Fort Worth Petroleum Accountants Society and Women’s Finance Exchange.

Teresa is a certified public accountant licensed in the states of Texas, Kansas and Missouri. She holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting and a Master of Science in taxation, both from the University of North Texas.

Tara is a Vice President at RedOaks Energy Advisors. Prior to joining RedOaks, Tara worked for Anadarko Petroleum starting in 2015. Tara held multiple reservoir and production engineering roles within Anadarko in their Houston and Midland offices. These roles included performing multi-variate statistical modeling and serving as the production engineer over assets in the Northern and Eastern Delaware Basin. Most recently, Tara worked with Anadarko’s planning team dynamically modeling their capital and production budgets. While in Midland, Tara served as the Social Director for the Midland chapter of Young Professionals in Energy. Tara was born and raised in Austin, Texas and attended The University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with a B.S. (Honors) in Petroleum Engineering in 2015.  While on campus she served as President of the UT Austin Student Chapter of SPE and as an active member of the Friar Society.

Nick leads a team of Principal Consultants at Enverus, an energy analytics and technology firm. Prior to joining Enverus, Nick spent time in the industry working in the upstream and midstream space. Nick graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2017 with a dual degree in Petroleum Geology and Business Management.

Connor Fair is the Manager of FP&A and Special Projects at Presidio. Where he focuses on corporate development and special projects in the energy industry. Prior to Presidio he worked at Quanah resources as a financial analyst. He graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in Finance and a minor in Energy Technology and Management.

Wade Caston is a Vice President at Grey Rock Investment Partners. Wade’s responsibilities include financial reporting, portfolio management, and investment due diligence. Previously, Wade worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services practice, providing consulting services on mergers, acquisitions, debt offerings, and IPOs. Wade holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas and a Ms from Texas Christian University.