Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) has named Tiffany Roberts as vice president, regulatory affairs; Margo Parks as director, California and Southwest policy; and Zach Leary as manager, California policy.
Roberts has spent the past 15 years helping shape and inform energy and climate policy in the Western US. In her new role, she will lead the organization's engagement efforts with regulatory agencies that oversee oil and gas operations across Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
Parks joined WSPA in November 2017 as manager, California policy advocate. Drawing on experience advocating for both a trade association and a contract lobby firm, Parks works with WSPA's members, navigating policy and politics to help achieve the organization's goals in the legislature. In her new position, she will also oversee legislative affairs in Nevada and Arizona in addition to her role in California.
Leary joins WSPA from the California State Senate where he served as a policy consultant working on policy issues including criminal justice reform, energy, natural resources, and taxes.