Ms. Cullom was name Principal Accounting Officer in October 2005. She was named corporate controller in March 2005. Ms. Cullom has 27 years of experience in financial accounting. She joined Parker Drilling in 2004 as director of corporate planning. Prior to that, she was with El Paso Corporation, a natural gas and energy products company, which merged with Coastal Corporation in 2001. For 21 years with Coastal Corporation, a diversified energy and petroleum products company, she held various accounting positions, including vice president of financial reporting and planning for Coastal Mart, a Coastal subsidiary. With El Paso Corporation, she held various accounting and reporting director positions. Ms. Cullom holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Texas A&M University and a master of business administration in accounting from Texas A&M University. Additionally, she obtained a law degree from the University of Houston. She is an attorney in the state of Texas and a CPA. |