Shale and You: How the Shale Industry can Impact Your Finances

Shale and You:
How the Shale Industry can Impact Your Finances
Sponsored by the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce and Bricker & Eckler LLP
 8 – 8:30:               Networking and Registration

 8:30 – 8:45:         Welcome and Introductions
 
8:45 – 9:30:         General Economic Development
                                  as a Result of the Shale Industry    ​
Panel discussion led by Bricker & Eckler economic development attorney Chris Schmenk. Panelists include:

• Charlotte Keim, president/CEO of the Marietta Chamber of Commerce

• Tom Webster, chair of the Southeast Ohio Port Authority and attorney at McCauley, Webster and Emrick  

 
9:30 – 10:00:       Personal Finances and Estate Planning
                                    in the World that Shale Built       
Presented by Bricker & Eckler tax and estate attorney Bob Rafferty
 
10:00 – 10:15:     Break
 
10:15 – 11:00:     How to Break into or Work Alongside the Shale Industry

Panel discussion led by Bricker & Eckler oil & gas attorney Ryan Smith. Panelists include:

• Gary O’Brien, president of O’Brien Safety Service

• Rhonda Reda, executive director of the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program

• Gordon Deer, director of BD Oil Gathering

• Rocky Roberts, senior vice president of Appalachian Operations for Triad Hunter, LLC