NWEA is a volunteer non-profit organization.  Beginning as the Northwest Petroleum Association in 1981, the broadening energy interests of its members necessitated a change to the Northwest Energy Association.  Although still focused on energy directly from the earth, such as oil, gas, and geothermal, our interests as an organization continue to broaden to include renewable energy sources. Last year’s speakers and symposium included presentations on wind energy, wave energy and biomass, as well as more traditional presentations on mineral leasing in the Northwest and geologic hazards affecting petroleum pipelines.  Future presentations depend entirely on the interests of you, our members.   

The NWEA is run by a Board of Directors composed of 11 members, which includes four officers, as dictated by our Bi-Laws.  The Organization’s current officers and directors are: 

• President – Tim Blackwood, Pacific Geotechnical, LLC
• Vice President – Garth Tallman, Tallman and Associates
• Secretary – Treck Cardwell, Northwest Natural
• Treasurer – Steve Walti, Northwest Natural  
• Directors  
  • Bob Burnham, Burnham and Associates
  • Debra Gellar, Plan A
  • Patrick Geehan
  • Barbara Portwood
  • Michael Clayton, Michael Clayton Associates
  • Ron Gullberg, Gullberg and Associates
  • Jamie Schick, ODOT 

We welcome new members to our organization. We meet the second Friday of each month at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Oregon, from September through May. For information about our meetings, take a look at the upcoming events tab on this site or our calendar page.  To apply for membership, fill out the form under the membership tab.  And since our organization is run by volunteers, please consider helping us keep the NWEA growing and relevant to our members by clicking on the Member Signup/Renewal link below and volunteering to help or enlisting a new member.  We purposefully keep our membership and activity costs low to encourage members to join, so sign up now!   

Thank you for visiting the Northwest Energy Association’s website and we hope to see you at a meeting soon.

If you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance please do not hesitate to contact us.