About Gulf
Response Alliance

The Convening Ground for Synchronized Response

Gulf Response Alliance (GRA) is an annual gathering that brings together industry, institutional, community and regulatory leaders to align on incident response and preparedness.

GRA builds on the legacy of the first spill response conference sponsored by the Texas General Land Office in 1991. That original event was created to strengthen coordination, share practical knowledge, and improve how response is carried out in the real world. As response environments have grown more complex, the need for a dedicated, hands-on gathering has only increased. GRA exists to meet that need by bringing the response community together each year to strengthen partnerships, exchange best practices, and focus on coordination through interactive training, demonstrations, and real-world discussion.

The goal is simple: better alignment, stronger communication, and more effective response when it matters most.

The Convening Ground for Synchronized Response

Executive Committee

Jesse Gilbert GRA

Jesse Gilbert

President, CEO
Oceans and Wildlife Institute

Jimmy MARTINEZ

Deputy Director, Texas General Land Office Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program

Marty Bienvenu, LOSCO

Marty Bienvenu

Executive Director, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office

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Josh Clifford

Spill Control Alliance of America

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Michael Drieu

Steering Committee Chairman
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Steering Committee Leadership

Jennifer Vela, OWI

Jennifer Vela

Oceans and Wildlife Institute

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mike drieu

Steering Committee Chairman

karen stone

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Bradley Free

A GHD Principal, Emergency Management

Timothy steffek

American Petroleum Institute, Senior Policy Advisor

robert chambers

Environmental Risk Solutions

victoria broje

Shell Emergency Management, Principal Emergency Management Specialist 

Steve Buschang

Environmental Response Services

Craig hyder

Marathon Petroleum Company

Kolin Ibrahim

MWCC

 

Alie Rivas

TGLO

Jackie Smith

E3 Environmental

 

Steve Smith

Kinder Morgan Pipeline

Shannon Straube

MWCC

 

gabrielle Mcgrath

Portfolio Manager, Spill Response Specialist

Karolien debusschere

Deputy Coordinator, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office 

michael baccigalopi

Woodside

jennifer beall

LOSCO

Mike Cargol

HWCG

Joe Chaney

ExxonMobil

 

Steve Daigle

Oxy

 

Ty
Farrell

Plains All American Pipeline

Nelson Fetgatter

Phoenix Pollution Control

 

Danielle Hale

Port of Corpus Christi

 

James Hanzalik

Clean Gulf Associates

Michael Hernandez

OSRL

Brad Hubbard

Shell Oil

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The Response Group

Forrest Jackson

Cotton Logistics

 

James McCormack

Montrose

Nancy Miller

CRRC

Sara Moore

BSEE – Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Rhonda Murgatroyd

Widlife Response

 

Paul Nony

CTEH

Frank Paskewich

Clean Gulf Associates

Jason Smith

Chevron

CWO Melissa Gaspard

USCG District 8

 

Chris James

Ammbipar

Brandi Todd

NOAA

CWO Mike Walker

USCG

Mike Walker

MSRC

Blake Watkins

Chevron

 

 

 

 

Clinton Williams

T & T Group of Companies

Co-Hosted By

GRA co-hosted by oceans wildlife institute
GRA co-hosted by Texas General Land Office
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