Lori Staffin Traweek

American Gas Association (AGA) Chief Operating Officer Lori Traweek is in her 32nd year at AGA and is committed to leveraging and utilizing American’s abundant, domestic, affordable, and clean natural gas to help meet the nation’s energy and environmental needs. Lori is directly responsible for overseeing AGA operations and engaged in developing and implementing the membership’s priorities AGA was recognized as one of the top 10 trade associations in the United States in the APCO Worldwide TradeMarks survey of over 300 leading policymakers and opinion leaders in Washington, D.C. In addition, AGA was recognized

as a Top Workplace for the sixth consecutive year by the Washington Post.

Prior to her current responsibilities, Lori was integrally involved in AGA’s pipeline safety and environmental advocacy, including participating in the development of the EPA STAR program to encourage voluntary operations reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, serving on the executive steering team of the Department of Transportation’s distribution integrity management program, and participating in the launch of the Common Ground Alliance – a collaborative organization with the goal of reducing excavation damage of underground facilities.

Before joining AGA, Lori worked as an offshore and onshore engineer for Arco Oil and Gas Co. in Texas and Louisiana. She holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a B.S. degree in communications from Ithaca College.

Lori currently serves on the Center for Energy Workforce Development, GTI, and National Energy Foundation Board of Directors. She is a member of The Economic Club of Washington D.C. and Stevens Institute of Technology President’s Leadership Council.

In her distinguished career, Lori has received the American Public Gas Association Personal Service Award; she is a Rader Energy’s Key Women in Energy-Americas Leadership honoree; she received Purdue University’s Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award and the National Association of State Fire Marshals Norman Y. Mineta Excellence in Transportation Safety Award. Lori has also received designation as an ASAE Certified Association Executive (CAE).