Lori Miller Smith
Membership Chair
Office Manager, Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia
Lori Miller Smith brings a wealth of experience to her work at the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia, Inc., also known as IOGAWV. She came to IOGAWV in 1995 after nearly twenty years of service to Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation. At Cabot, she was the Regional Administrator, reporting directly to the Regional Vice President, and managed all office functions. Currently, she is the Office Manager and administers the IOGAWV insurance program, which, with her guidance and leadership, has grown the program into Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of West Virginia’s largest fully funded insurance program in West Virginia. Lori plans and directs the association’s yearly meetings and is responsible for all of IOGAWV’s office and business functions. She is a graduate and member of the “Leadership West Virginia Program” for select business professionals in West Virginia. She graduated cum laude and first in her class from West Virginia State University with an undergraduate degree in marketing, which she completed while being employed full-time and raising a family. Outside her duties at IOGAWV, she serves on the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Society of Association Executives and the Women’s Energy Network and is active in other civic organizations. She is a charter member of the West Virginia Desk and Derrick Club and was also a charter member and past president of the Mountain State Desk and Derrick Club. She is a past Board Member of the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council. Outside of her professional interests, she loves to travel and loves camping, movies, music and reading, and enjoys living in South Charleston with her family. She is married to Rick Smith and has two sons, Jason and Steven, two stepchildren, Courtney and Brandon and three grandchildren.

Amanda Wright
Programs Chair
Director, Business Development, Dieffenbauch & Hritz, LLC
A native of West Virginia, Wright received a BA degree from Salem International University in 2004 and earned her MBA with a focus on International Business from Salem International University in 2011. Wright has been employed by Mountain V Oil & Gas, Dominion Exploration & Production, CNX Gas Company, & Rice Energy. Throughout the last decade she has been heavily involved in regulatory activities throughout WV, PA, OH, TN and VA while working closely with numerous state and federal agencies such as the DEP, DOT, SHPO, DNR, and USACE to name a few. Throughout the years Wright has built strong lasting relationships within the local regulatory agencies, community members, as well as neighboring companies. In an effort to be closer to home Wright joined the WV based engineering firm, Dieffenbauch & Hritz, in May of 2015 where she continues to focus on the Energy Sector. Wright is passionate about the many benefits that oil & gas development provides to the Appalachian Basin and she looks forward to continually educating others as well. Associations/Credentials; • Longtime member of The Women’s Energy Network (WEN) • 2018 Young Gun Nominee – West Virginia Executive (WVE) • 2016, 2017, & 2018 Vice Chair of the Membership Committee; Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) • 2017 - 2019 Chair of the Membership Committee: West Virginia Natural Gas Association (WVONGA) • 2016 Membership Committee: West Virginia Natural Gas Association (WVONGA) • Mid 2015-current PR Subcommittee Member: Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association (PIOGA) • 2013 Vice Chair of Well and Surface Use Permitting Subcommittee; Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC)