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Mr. Linn currently serves as Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) the largest national trade association of independent oil and gas producers. In addition he is a member of the Natural Gas Council and the National Petroleum Council and sits on the board of the Natural Gas Supply Association. Mr. Linn was recently inducted into the 25 Year Club of the petroleum industry. Mr. Linn regularly appears on behalf of the oil and gas industry before state and federal agencies such as the Department of Energy Department of the Treasury Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency. He has testified on behalf of the oil and gas industry before the various committees and subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. He is regularly quoted and has published various articles for oil and gas trade publications and newspapers. In addition he is frequently a guest on radio and television programs representing the oil and gas industry. Mr. Linn is a former President of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania and Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia. Mr. Linn was President of Allegheny Interests Inc. a private oil and gas investment company from 2000 to 2003. Previously Mr. Linn was President and Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Exploration Corporation a private oil and gas company which operated in both the Appalachian and Permian Basins until its sale in 1999. Mr. Linn graduated cum laude from Villanova University in 1974 with a BA in Political Science. Subsequent to completing his undergraduate degree Mr. Linn entered the University of Baltimore School of Law and graduated cum laude in 1977. Following graduation Mr. Linn went on to practice law for the law firm of Ecker Ecker Zofer and Rome until 1980 when he joined Meridian Exploration as General Counsel. | 