PRESIDENT’S LETTER - JANUARY 2025
Hello WGA Members,
I hope everyone had an excellent and joyful Holiday season! It is officially a new year, and time to turn the page (que Bob Seger-Turn the Page). I am incredibly happy to be helping lead the WGA through the next year alongside the rest of the board. The energy future is looking very bright for the near term with a pro resource extraction administration around the corner, very good prices in the mining sector, and oil prices that have been holding stable for some time.
2025 will be another great year for the WGA membership! We are busy planning our first field conference since 2015, which will be held in Kemmerer in August. The first field conference committee meeting will be held in January. We could really use the help of the membership in the planning of this conference, especially from anyone with experience volunteering for prior conferences or just anyone eager to contribute. Please reach out to Nicole Coleman or myself if you would like to participate. If you are an out of town member and have interest joining in the committee or as a conference volunteer, please reach out and we can coordinate a virtual meeting.
One of my key objectives as President in 2025 is to develop a better platform to promote and share our monthly luncheon presentations, such as a YouTube channel. Utilizing technology can ensure that our organization remains strong, engaged, and connected with both current and future members.
If you have not renewed your membership yet for this year, please go ahead and jump on the website to renew, stop by the WGA office, mail in a check, or even pay at our next lunch meeting.
Our first speaker of the year will be WGA member Bob King held on Friday January 10th at the Ramkota Remington’s Restaurant. Bob will be speaking on the history of the Amoco refinery site. I’m really looking forward to seeing everyone there, and please don’t forget to RSVP!
Cheers,
Ben Grau, 2025 WGA President
