John W “Jack” Crook , is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University after which he spent 6 years in the Oil and Gas Service Industry in the Western United States, followed by 24 years as a Regulator in Pennsylvania. He then became VP of Atlas Energy overseeing Regulatory and Compliance issues for the 14 states they operated in, after their sale to Diversifed Gas and Oil a publicly traded company on the London Exchange he became Sr Vp, EHS and Regulatory helping to grow the company as they evolved to owning over 60,000 wells in Appalachia. He is a licensed Professional Geologist and a frequent speaker at Industry Events, also a former Executive Board Member of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Association.