2022 Board of Directors

Rachel Collier, CPLTA  President & NALTA Liaison

Rachel Collier began her career in Lease Records in 2010. She is currently the Senior Land Analyst at VTX Energy Partners.  Rachel joined ATX-ALTA in 2019.  In 2020 she served on the Board as Recording Secretary and as 2nd Vice President/Corresponding Secretary in 2021.  Rachel was honored to be elected as ATX-ALTA's 2021 Member of the Year and earned her CPLTA effective 01/01/2022.  She holds a BFA from Sam Houston State University and earned a Certificate of Professional Land Management from the University of Houston-Downtown College of Business.

Julio C. Garza, RPL  Treasurer

Julio C. Garza, RPL began his career in title analysis in about 1999 and has been working as an Independent Landman since 2006.  In 2013, he became a Registered Professional Landman through AAPL.  He is currently an in-house contract Landman at EOG Resources.  He has been a member of NALTA and NADOA since 2015.  Julio became a member of ATX-ALTA in 2019 and 2022 will be his first year serving on the ATX-ALTA Board.

Luanne Johnson, CPLTA, CDOA  Corresponding Secretary

Luanne Johnson, CPLTA, CDOA, began working in the oil and gas industry 26 years ago.  She is currently the Lead of the Rockies Division Order Team at Ovintiv.  Luanne holds a BFA from Sam Houston State University.  She earned her CDOA certification in 2008 and her CPLTA certification in 2014.  She has been active in HADOA and NADOA for many years and has served on both boards, including in the role of President.  Luanne joined ATX-ALTA in 2021 and 2022 will be her first year serving on the ATX-ALTA Board.

Debbie Evans, RPL, CPLTA  Recording Secretary

Debbie Evans, CPLTA began her career as a Lease Analyst at Linn Energy in 2008.  She currently works for EOG Resources, Inc. as a Land Associate with the New Mexico team. Debbie holds a BBA in General Business from Sam Houston State University and earned her CPLTA certification in 2014. She has also earned certificates of Professional Land Management and Advanced Professional Land Management from the University of Houston-Downtown College of Business.  Debbie joined ATX-ALTA in 2021 and 2022 will be her first year serving on the ATX-ALTA Board.

Damaris Quijano, JD, CPLTA  Ethics Committee Member

Damaris Quijano, JD, CPLTA has over 15 years of experience in Civil, Energy, and Oil & Gas law.  She is a CPLTA and PLM Certified by the University of Houston-Downtown College of Business.  In 2019, Damaris was a luncheon speaker for ATX-ALTA, giving her presentation on Acquisition and Divestiture Best Practices, the PowerPoint of which is featured in the NALTA CPLTA Certification Manual.  Damaris has served on the Board of our sister chapter, ALTA, as well as serving on the HADOA board.