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    TPA Leadership
    John Loiacano - Chairman

    John Loiacano
    Chairman

    Don Baldridge - Vice Chairman

    Don Baldridge
    Vice Chairman

    James A. Cisarik - Previous Chairman

    James A. Cisarik
    Previous Chairman

    Thure Cannon - President

    Thure Cannon
    President

    JOHN LOIACONO
    TPA Chairman As Director of Commercial Services and Natural Gas Marketing, John Loiacono is responsible for Natural Gas Marketing, Scheduling, Contract Administration and Gas Control Enbridge's midstream services division. He previously served Enbridge as Vice President, Commercial Activity and Asset Optimization.  Before joining Enbridge in 2000, John served as a senior asset manager for MCNIC Pipeline & Processing Company.  He previously worked in various roles at Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation, Sante Fe Minerals and Texas Oil & Gas Corporation.  John has more than 30 years of experience in petroleum production and natural gas gathering, processing, treating and transmission.  He has been involved in the design, construction and operation of pipelines, processing and treating plants, compressor and meter stations, and storage facilities.  He also has extensive experience with oil and natural gas exploration and production.
    John holds a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and a MBA from Oklahoma City University. He is a member of the Natural Gas Society of East Texas, GPA Midstream Association and the Texas Energy Reliability Council.
    DON BALDRIDGE
    TPA Vice Chairman Don Baldridge is president of commercial for DCP Midstream. He is responsible for all commercial activity for gathering and processing and natural gas liquids (NGL) logistics, as well as origination, business development, optimization, contract administration, gas control, and marketing and trading. Previously, Don was president of the marketing and logistics business unit for DCP Midstream, responsible for NGLs and natural gas pipeline and storage assets, as well as marketing and trading activities. Prior to that, he was vice president of business development of DCP Midstream, responsible for business development and corporate development activities coordinated with DCP Midstream Partners. Don began his career with the company in 2005 as director of corporate development managing acquisition evaluation and negotiations for multiple midstream acquisition opportunities. He has more than 20 years of experience in the energy industry, including commercial, trading and business development activities. Don has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia and a master’s in business administration from the University of Denver.
    JAMES A. CISARIK
    TPA  Past Chairman Jim Cisarik was elected as Senior Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Relations of Enterprise Products Holdings LLC in January 2014. After joining the company in April 2001, he served as a Senior Vice President from February 2003 to January 2014 during which he had primary responsibility for the oversight of Enterprise’s intrastate natural gas pipelines and projects derived from LNG and other natural gas business development. From February 1999 through March 2001, Mr. Cisarik was a Senior Vice President of Coral Energy, LLC, and from 1997 to February 1999 was Vice President, Market Development of Tejas Energy, LLC. Cisarik graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in Petroleum Land Management.    
    THURE CANNON
    President, Texas Pipeline Association Thure Cannon serves as president of the Texas Pipeline Association (TPA). Prior to joining TPA in 2010, Thure worked in the Texas Legislature for over 12 years serving as chief of staff for a state representative.  Before his legislative tenure, Thure consulted on numerous political campaigns and interned for members of the Texas House and Texas Senate. Thure holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.  He has been a guest lecturer on Texas campaigns at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and has been a speaker at conferences and service clubs on the Texas Legislature and politics.

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