NCME Leadership

Officers and Directors

Ezekiel Patten, Jr., Chair

Patten Energy Enterprises was founded by Ezekiel Patten, Jr., who holds an MBA degree. Mr. Patten has an extensive background in the field of Petroleum Products Marketing. He began his career in Los Angeles in 1971, serving as a marketing trainee with the UNOCAL Corporation. He held numerous management positions during his 20 year career. He served as Vice President for the Sunbelt Oil Corporation from 1986 to 1990.

In 1990, Mr. Patten founded Patten Energy Enterprises, Inc, a diversified Energy Marketing and Consulting Firm specializing in marketing of petroleum products, natural gas products and alternative vehicle fuels consulting in the public and private sector.

Joe Alderete, Vice Chair, Supplier Diversity
Southern California Edison.

Joseph F. Alderete has been the Manager of the Supplier Diversity Program for Southern California Edison for over 12 years. In this position, he oversees the Company’s Women and Minority Business Program. He insures compliance with all CPUC rules and regulations, and all public law relating to women and minority procurements.

 

Frank L. Torbert, Jr., Treasurer
FLT Trading, Inc

Frank L. Torbert, Jr. is President of Pittsburgh-based FLT Trading, Inc.  The company sells coal, natural gas, and other commodities for utilities, industrial concerns and the government.  Mr. Torbert has more than 25 years experience serving coal and other energy resource companies as a marketing and financial executive.

 

William Bill Bethune, General Counsel
McCandlish & Lillard, P.C. 

Bill is Senior Counsel in the Fairfax, Virginia law firm of McCandlish & Lillard, P.C., where he concentrates in commercial litigation and transactions, including matters related to entity formation and governance, strategic alliances, intellectual property, and employment.  Bill has represented and served on the governing bodies of many non-profits, chambers of commerce, and public charities.  He has served as NCME’s General Counsel since Fall 2007.

 

Mr. Spencer D. Jordan, Secretary
Quantum Energy Resources, Inc.
 

Board of Directors

Ms. Suyen E. Pell, President
Anahau Energy, LLC

Mr. Ezekiel Patten, Jr., President
Patten Energy Enterprises, Inc.

Mr. Frank L. Torbert, Jr., President
FLT Trading,  Inc.

Mr. Spencer D. Jordan, President
Quantum Energy Resources, Inc.

Mr. Frank S. Geary, President
Geary Energy, LLC

Mr. Jerry V. Curry, President
Coyanosa Gas Services Corporation

Jaymee Lomax, Senior Diversity Advisor
Diverse Business Enterprises, Sempra Utilities 

Policy Advisers

Ms. Vicky A. Bailey, President, Anderson Stratton International

Formerly President George W. Bush nominated Ms. Bailey to serve as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Policy and International Affairs, Department of Energy. In this position Ms. Bailey brought over 15 years of public and private sector experience in energy issues to the position. Ms. Bailey served as primary advisor to Secretary Spencer Abraham and senior Departmental management on issues related to the development and implementation of the nation’s energy policy.

Mr. C. Kyle Simpson, Senior Policy Advisor, Brownstein Hyatt & Farber P.C.

Mr. Simpson is Policy Director in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s, Washington, D.C. office. He specializes in helping client’s identify and take advantage of new market opportunities, manage difficult business and government relations issues, identify sources of capital, eliminate market barriers, and capture economic benefits. Previously Mr. Simpson served as the Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy on domestic and international energy matters. He was Founder and President and CEO of Morgan Meguire and has held numerous public and private positions within the energy industry.

Mr. Bert C. Ubamadu, an attorney and Managing Director, Fairmont Capital Strategy Group LLC

In this capacity, Mr. Ubamadu directs Fairmont and CSG a strategic advisory consulting practice in Africa and other emerging markets. Mr. Ubamadu comes to Fairmont CSG from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) where he developed, structured and documented multimillion dollar project finance, structured finance and trade finance transactions in Africa and other emerging markets over the last seven years. Mr. Ubamadu was a key member of Ex-Im Bank’s internal Africa Task Force and a strong advocate of the Bank’s efforts to increase financing support for the export of goods and services into Africa.

Juan Ramón Zarco,  Managing Director, Magellan International, Washington, D.C.

As Managing Director of Magellan International, located in Washington, D.C., with distinguished legal, finance and marketing training, Mr. Juan Ramon Zarco is focused on creating deals that draw on his impressive range of contacts and experience.

Barry K. Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association.

Barry K. Worthington servers as the Executive Director of the United States Energy Association (USEA) where he directs the Association's domestic and international activities.  He as served in this capacity since September 1988.  Previously, he serves as a Vice President of the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation and prior to that served in the several capacities with the Houston Lighting & Power Company, now known as Center Point.


Andrew Levetown, Managing Director, FTI Forensic and Consulting.

Andrew Levetown is a managing director in the FTI Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice and is based in Washington, DC. Mr. Levetown specializes in conducting complex investigations for senior management, boards of directors, and in-house and outside legal counsel. He has over 17 years of experience performing complex domestic and international investigations. Mr. Levetown has been retained to investigate issues pertaining to corporate combinations and business expansion, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution, intellectual property protection, frauds, defamation and the destruction of evidence.