Dusta M. Tanner
President
B.S., Business, West Virginia University of Parkersburg, 2006
American Institute of Banking - Various Certifications and Diplomas
Dusta M. Tanner is President of Gaddy Engineering Company. Dusta joined Gaddy in September 2009. As President, she coordinates day-to-day activities of various professional staff in the company and contributes to the findings and determinations of all projects. She also has direct responsibility and oversight on approximately 350,000 acres of Property in Appalachia with oil/gas and mining production and active timber operations. She performs monthly coal royalty analysis for all clients of Gaddy. She prepares engagements and proposals for potential clients and existing clients. Dusta communicates regularly with all of Gaddy’s clients and completes all requests from each client, as requested. She prepares annual Reports and leads client meetings on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
Before joining Gaddy, from 1999 to 2009, Ms. Tanner was Human Resources Officer and Assistant Cashier of First Neighborhood Bank of Spencer, West Virginia. Her duties included all aspects of human resources, personnel administration and compliance with all regulatory agencies and banking laws, as well as preparation of accounting reports. Some of Ms. Tanner’s additional duties while working for First Neighborhood Bank included auditing of the cash functions of the bank. She also prepared monthly financial Reports for the Senior Management team and the Board of Directors of the Bank. A significant portion of Ms. Tanner’s duties included communications with high wealth clients and shareholders of the Bank.
B.A., Geology, North Carolina State University, 1976
M.S., Mining Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, 1993
B.S., Accounting, University of Charleston, 1996
Professional Engineer, No. 015474, State of West Virginia
Professional Engineer, No. 048983, Commonwealth of Virginia
Professional Engineer, No. 34076, State of Kentucky
Professional Engineer, No. 062-072008, State of Illinois
Certified Professional Geologist, Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 116
John C. Bullock, P.E. & C.P.G., is Vice President and Chief Engineer of Gaddy Engineering Company. As Vice President, Mr. Bullock manages the geological engineering and financial analysis services of the firm. He has more than 46 years of experience in the fields of natural resource evaluation, cost analysis, planning, development, and environmental assessment.
Before joining Gaddy, from 1993 to 2000, Mr. Bullock was Vice President of Pardee Resources Company, a land-holding company with offices in Charleston, West Virginia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During his employment with Pardee, Mr. Bullock assisted in the management of Appalachian operations. As Vice President of Pardee & Curtin Lumber Company, he negotiated numerous acquisitions of smaller land companies.
From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Bullock was employed as a Project Geologist by Westmoreland Coal Company. He evaluated coal properties and mining operations and provided geotechnical support for mines in Virginia, Kentucky, and Colorado. These duties included production expansion, quality forecasts, contract mine liaison, regulatory compliance, and contract mine dispute resolution. In 1991, Mr. Bullock resigned from Westmoreland Coal Company to attend Virginia Tech's College of Engineering.
In 1978 and 1979, he worked as an Assistant Project Geologist for Consolidation Coal Company in Bluefield, West Virginia. His primary responsibility was to assist in various coal exploration programs in West Virginia and Virginia. The duties included interpretation of core samples and e-logs, correlation of coal seams, and preparation of coal seam thickness maps.
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
1975 Registered Professional Engineer, Petroleum, West Virginia
Theodore M. Streit, President Emeritus, retired from Gaddy in December 2018 and now consults for the Company. He has over 30 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. Mr. Streit specializes in drilling and production technology, lease and contract negotiation, and oil and gas mineral property valuations.
Ellen M. Bullock, Senior Vice President of Finance & Human Resources
Jason B. Weber, Manager of Technical Services
Joseph O. Orlandi, Mining Engineer
Phil L. Longenecker, PE, Project Engineer
Mary B. Mather, Property & Tax Management Professional
Royce Tanner, Property Manager
Fred Carter, Environmental Guru