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TOM SCHOONOVER (PRESIDENT & CEO)
Tom Schoonover is the President and CEO of Texas Royalty Corp. He grew up in Lima, Ohio and graduated high school from Western Reserve Academy in 1973. Tom has been in the oil business since graduating from Vanderbilt University in 1978 with a B.S. in Engineering Science and a minor in Business Administration.
Tom started his career in Tyler, Texas as a Schlumberger Well Service Field Engineer covering the East Texas Basin. After four years there, he worked for Bossart Oil Corp and Pecos Development as a Engineer and in Business Development. In 1986, he co-founded Texas Royalty Corp and, by the end of that year, bought full ownership of the company.
Tom is a longstanding member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), East Texas Geological Society (ETGS), Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES) and Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (TAEP).
He has lived in Austin, Texas since 1995, where he enjoys golf, water sports, weight training, bicycling, hunting and the great music Austin has to offer.
PHILLIP ROBERSON, CPA (VICE PRESIDENT)
Phil is Vice President of Texas Royalty Corp. He was a founder and Chief Financial Officer of AEG Operating LLC, an independent oil and gas exploration company from 2008 until 2011. From 2005 to 2008 he was a Director of Energy Investment Banking with Tejas Securities, Inc. where he advised exploration & production, energy services and energy technology companies on debt & equity offerings, mergers & acquisitions and identifying strategic opportunities. From 2003 until 2005 when it was acquired by Tejas Securities, Phil was a founder and equity analyst with Arabella Securities, where he covered energy and special situation companies. Phil was with Raymond James and Associates from 2001 to 2003 and was the Chief Financial Officer for Agile Information Systems (a subsidiary of Agile Ventures) from 1999 to 2001.
Phil received a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of Texas.
CINDY CRNKOVIC (ACCOUNTING)
Profile coming soon.
JANNA FAIN (LANDMAN/MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS)
Janna Fain has been a contract Landman for Texas Royalty Corp since 2006. She is responsible for both in-house and field land-work, including title searches, curative, leasing, farm-ins and farm-outs, joint operating agreements and participation agreements. A native of Tyler, Texas, she began her oil and gas career as soon as she graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Finance. She spent five years as an Independent Petroleum Landman, working in almost every county in the East Texas area. Her clients ranged from small independents to Exxon Company, USA.
After more than years as a sales and marketing executive in the “corporate world”—and as owner of her own consulting firms—Janna returned to the oil and gas business in 2006. In addition to landwork, she uses her extensive sales and marketing expertise to assist Texas Royalty with Public Relations and Marketing. Janna’s goal in every endeavor is to negotiate a win/win for all parties involved.
Janna is a member of the Austin Professional Landmen’s Association.
CHRISTINA HARMAN (LAND ASSISTANT)
KELLY KEATHLEY (OFFICE MANAGER)
Born in Houston, Kelly attended Sam Houston State University, earning a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in 1991. Her business background has been very valuable in her work with Texas Royalty Corp. She began work after college in 1992 with Data Control and Procurement for John Brown Engineers. Prior to coming to Texas Royalty, she worked for Dolce International/Lakeway Resort & Conference Center as the Assistant to the Director of Engineering from 1999-2001.
Kelly has lived in Austin for 10 years, and has been the Office Manager for TRC since 2001. Her experience and versatility allow her to function effectively across all disciplines within our office. Her main duties include royalty relations, accounting, and the general administration of Texas Royalty business.
GARY McLAIN (FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER)
Gary has been with Texas Royalty Corp since 1992. He is in charge of all our field operations in Leon and Freestone Counties and has been instrumental in optimizing our production in these counties with hard work and ingenuity. Gary lives in Buffalo, Texas, which is central to the oil and gas fields he helps Texas Royalty operate. He is married and enjoys running a karaoke function a couple of nights a week with his wife. Gary also loves riding his motorcycle and can brag that he has ridden in each of the lower 48 states.
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