JEFFREY J. MCDOUGALL is the President and owner of JMA Energy Company, which he founded in 1986. JMA is a privately owned oil and gas exploration company with interests in over 2,400 oil and gas wells primarily in the deep Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma. In addition, Mr. McDougall has interests in various energy service companies, as well as diversified interests in casinos, horse racing, and commercial and residential real estate. JMA and its affiliated companies are headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Mr. McDougall has been an active member of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA) and, its successor, The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma, and has held various leadership positions, ultimately serving as its Chairman from 2015 to 2017.  Mr. McDougall is currently a Chairman Emeritus on the Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. McDougall has served as the President of the Wildcatters Club of Oklahoma while leading its political efforts, including providing testimony before committees of the United States House and Senate on several occasions in support of oil and gas producers’ issues.

Mr. McDougall holds a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Tulsa and has served as a past member of the Board of Trustees of The University of Tulsa and currently serves on The University of Tulsa McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering Industry Advisory Board and The University of Tulsa Engineering and Computer Science Advisory Board.  In October of 2010, The University of Tulsa recognized Mr. McDougall’s continued commitment and support by naming its McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering in his honor.  In April 2013, Mr. McDougall was inducted into the College of Engineering and Natural Science Hall of Fame at The University of Tulsa.

Mr. McDougall is currently serving on the Board of the Andrew M. McDougall Brain Metastasis Clinic and Research Program, The University of Texas MDA Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors in Houston, Texas, the Special Care, Inc. Board of Directors in Oklahoma City, and The ECL Entertainment Board which owns and operates casinos and horse tracks in Kentucky, New Hampshire and Wyoming.

Chad McDougall has served as Vice President for the JMA Energy Company, LLC since August, 2004. He joined JMA in October of 1994. Mr. McDougall is the immediate past Chairman of The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma (The Alliance), which was formed by the merger of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA) and Oklahoma Oil & Gas Association. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee for The Alliance, and the former Vice Chairman and Treasurer. With the OIPA, he served as a member of the Board of Directors, as Treasurer, and as Chairman of the Legislative and Membership Committees. In 2012 and 2017, Mr. McDougall was OIPA’s Member of the Year. Mr. McDougall is also the Treasurer of the Oklahoma Energy Education Foundation and serves on its Board of Directors. Mr. McDougall is the past Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Energy Management Program at The University of Tulsa, and a past Board member of the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance and Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma. Prior to being named as Vice President of JMA, Mr. McDougall served in various engineering, exploration, and land capacities for JMA. Prior to joining JMA, Mr. McDougall was employed as a Petroleum Engineer by Mewbourne Oil Company. Mr. McDougall is a 1992 graduate of The University of Oklahoma where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering.