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Jared is a Crude Oil Marketing Representative at Devon Energy supporting the Delaware Basin .His current responsibilities include implementing commercial solutions to maximize revenue and price realizations for 60kbpd+ (over $1B in annual revenue). He has also held roles within the Strategic Planning and Supply Chain departments. Prior to Devon Energy, he worked at Access Midstream within the Facilities Engineering group.

Jared serves on the YP4KIDS committee with The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools and is a mentor with K-Life Ministries.

Jared graduated with honors from Oklahoma Christian University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. He also holds an M.B.A. with emphasis in international business and finance from Oklahoma Christian University. He has been a member of YPE since 2015 and joined the Leadership Team in late 2017.

Caleb works as an Account Manager for Reservoir Data Systems. His focus is on providing data acquisition solutions for well completions and reservoir modeling to oil and gas companies in Oklahoma and North Texas. Prior to working at Reservoir Data Systems, Caleb was a territory sales account manager for Toro Downhole tools and a measurement while drilling technician at Nomac Services Directional. Caleb is also a veteran of the Oklahoma Army National Guard and a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (2011-2012)

Caleb earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Management and Ethics from Mid-America Christian University. He is a member of the AADE, API, and is a committee member for the Oklahoma City chapter of the SPE.

Mackenzie Smith is an attorney with the law firm McAfee & Taft. Her litigation practice focuses primarily on matters affecting the energy industry, including lawsuits involving claims of surface damages, lease cancellation, quiet title, adverse possession, nuisance and trespass, negligence, personal injury, and property damage. Mackenzie also has a transactional practice focused mainly on the drafting and negotiating of contracts for clients in the energy industry.

Josh is a motivated Account Manager for Energy and Environmental Services. His work is primarily focused in the Midcontinent and Permian Basin supplying both production and stimulation chemistries. Before working with Energy and Environmental Services, Josh spent over four years with Schlumberger in their cement and stimulation department.

Josh is a born and bred Sooner and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in Journalism at the University of Oklahoma. Josh joined the YPE in 2019 and is excited to be a part of the team.

Alyssa Gillette is an associate at Crowe & Dunlevy and a member of the Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group where she assists clients with a variety of matters in state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies.

Alyssa graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law as a Dean’s Scholar and first in her class. During law school, she served as an intern for the U.S. Army JAG Corps, completed an externship with the Oklahoma County Public Defender’s Office and served as a judicial assistant in the Oklahoma Supreme Court. She also received the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Outstanding Senior Law Student award and the OCU School of Law’s Outstanding Law Student award.

She also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas A&M University where she graduated summa cum laude.

Michael is a Downstream Crude Oil Marketing Representative at Devon Energy, supporting the Oklahoma and South Texas regions. Current responsibilities include spot and long term sales transactions that enhance margins around the Cushing and Houston hubs, as well as long haul pipeline transactions. Michael is a Houston native and previously worked for Newfield Exploration (Ovintiv) as a Commercial Crude Representative. He also held various commercial roles with Sabine Oil & Gas and Amplify Energy in East Texas.

Michael earned a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas at Tyler. In his spare time, Michael enjoys helping coach his kids activities and looks forward to helping grow and expand the YPE Annual Golf Tournament.