API Adds To Advocacy Team Focused On The Economy And Jobs

API announced the following new hires to its advocacy team who will work to advance the oil and natural gas industry’s policy priorities with Congress, the administration, and regulators: Will Hupman, director of government affairs, and Vincent Erfe, director of government affairs.

"We are excited to announce new staff who bring Capitol Hill and private sector experience to API’s advocacy team,” said Louis Finkel, executive vice president of API. “These new additions will have key roles in our growing education outreach efforts on behalf of the oil and natural gas industry—a critical component for our economy and millions of American jobs."

Prior to API, Will Hupman served as director of federal government and external affairs at Alpha Natural Resources, as legislative director for U.S. Congressman H. Morgan Griffith and as legislative counsel for U.S. Congressman J. Randy Forbes. He also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua. Hupman earned his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University.

Prior to API, Vincent Erfe served as legislative director to U.S. Congressman Michael R. Turner and as senior legislative assistant to U.S. Congressman David Dreier. Earlier in his career, he worked at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Erfe earned his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland.

About API
API is the only national trade association representing all facets of the oil and natural gas industry, which supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy. API’s more than 625 members include large integrated companies, as well as exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms. They provide most of the nation’s energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of more than 25 million Americans.