Dawn Smajstrla

Dawn Smajstrla is an accomplished financial executive with extensive experience in accounting and financial management within the energy sector. Currently serving as VP & Chief Accounting Officer at Black Stone Minerals, L.P. since September 2015, Dawn has previously held key roles such as VP Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at Lime Rock Resources, where LRR Energy was sold to Vanguard, and VP & Controller at Goodrich Petroleum Corporation. Dawn's background also includes positions at Anadarko Petroleum, Sirius Solutions, Victory Packaging, and ERP Environmental Services, where responsibilities encompassed financial reporting, auditing, and controllership. Dawn earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Houston between 1994 and 1995.