AGI Announces New 2010 Executive Committee Officers

Alexandria, VA—The American Geological Institute (AGI) welcomes three new executive committee officers: G. W. (Skip) Hobbs, President-elect; James M. Robertson, Treasurer; and Jessica Ali-Adeeb, Member-at-large.

Skip Hobbs is founder and president of the private sector geoscience consulting and energy exploration company Ammonite Resources. He has served AAPG and is a former AGI Executive Committee Member-at-Large (2004-2007).

James Robertson has served as the Wisconsin state geologist since 1993. He has also held several AASG offices and is former chair of AGI’s Government Affairs Program Advisory Committee.

Jessica Ali-Adeeb is a petroleum geologist with Chevron Energy Technology Company. She is a Past President of the Association for Women Geoscientists and currently a representative to AGI’s Member Society Council.

The new members of the AGI Executive Committee will be installed during the 2009 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon.