Leadership

Samantha Price has over 17 years of experience in asset retirement through environmental coordination and consulting roles. Samantha co-leads the Environment Team and guides the strategic planning of the environmental inventory. Samantha also has expertise in software and system management, along with effective stakeholder engagement. She holds a Registered Technologist in Agrology designation.

Jonah Urton oversees all aspects of the OWA’s well decommissioning operations. He has been a key contributor to the OWA team for many years. Prior to joining the OWA in 2024, Jonah led a technical team as a Prime Contractor focusing on well decommissioning. Jonah holds a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering and designations as a Professional Engineer and a Project Management Professional, combining deep technical expertise, effective project delivery and solid leadership capabilities.

Curtis Morgan joined the OWA in 2016 as an Environmental Coordinator and is currently one of the Environmental Team co-leads with a focus on operations management. He brings over 25 years of environmental experience in upstream oil and gas from both the field and the office. Prior to joining the OWA, Curtis held roles in management and supervision of assessment, remediation and reclamation projects throughout Alberta. He holds a B.Sc. in Environmental Science and a Registered Technologist in Agrology designation.

Lars De Pauw joined the OWA in 2017 as the association entered a new era of enhanced regulation, increasing inventories and larger and more complex projects. As executive director, and then president, he has led significant organizational transformation as the OWA has become one of the largest oil and gas site closure organizations in Alberta. Prior to joining the OWA, Lars held roles of increasing responsibility in environmental and reclamation management at a large producer and in the service sector, and has volunteered on several boards. He holds a B.Sc. in environmental engineering, an M.Sc. and a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation.

Vik Dhalla is responsible for the OWA’s financial operations, including fiscal modeling and planning, oversight of funding and loans, service contracts, employee compensation and benefits, and financial reporting. He also has responsibility for the OWA’s IT support and services. Vik has more than 25 years experience in finance systems, analysis, modeling and disclosure across the retail, technology and energy sectors. He holds degrees in biological sciences and finance, and the designations of Chartered Management Accountant (CMA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

As Director, Operations, Brad Malley oversees the decommissioning and reclamation of sites for the OWA. He brings over 40 years of energy industry experience from the field and the head office. His past roles have included senior level oil and gas positions with responsibilities that included large capital projects, asset retirement, project and contractor management, health and safety, and regulatory compliance. Brad holds the designation of Professional Technologist (Eng).  

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Jodi Rea plans and manages all aspects of the surface decommissioning program, including pipeline abandonments, facility decommissioning, and equipment salvage and sales. Her team also provides oversight of field operations to execute AER Reasonable Care and Measures (RCAM) orders. Prior to joining the OWA, Jodi held various oil and gas engineering positions in heavy oil production, refinery process engineering, and wellsite facility and pipeline construction. She holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering.