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Who’s on the Board of Professional Geoscientists
- William Finley — Board Member
- Lloyd Hoover — Board Member
- David Williamson — Board Member
- Melanie Stiegler — Board Member
- William Schramm — Board Member
- Elizabeth McDade — Board Member
- Brenda Macon — Board Member
- Michael Simms — Board Member
- Brenda — Board Member
- Kaycee Garrett — Board Member
- David — Board Member
- David Willliamson — Board Member
- David Culpepper
- Chantel McCreary
Recent meetings
Thu Aug 6, 2026
Board of Professional Geoscientists
Board to vote on license candidates, budget, and minutes
The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists will hold its regular meeting on August 6, 2026, to review and approve the May 13, 2026 minutes, the treasurer's report, and a budget draft for fiscal year July 2026–June 2027. The board will also vote on recommendations for license and testing candidates, and discuss license reinstatement issues, continuing education audits, outreach, strategic planning, and the executive secretary position. An executive session is scheduled to discuss overtime reimbursement, and new business includes recent legislation (Act 939) affecting boards.
- Approval of May 13, 2026 meeting minutes
- Treasurer's report and budget draft for July 2026–June 2027
- Vote on license and testing candidate recommendations
- Discussion of license reinstatement, reciprocity, and neighboring state rules
- Executive session on overtime reimbursement
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
REGULAR MEETING OF LBOPG
Thursday, August 6, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
1800 City Farm Drive
Building 5B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Also
Virtual Meeting on Zoom
(See website LBOPG.org for invitation details)
AGENDA (*Motion required)
1.
Call to Order
2.
Roll Call
3.
Public Comments
4.
Review and approval of the minutes of the meeting held on May 13, 2026*
5.
Treasurer’s report*
a. Regular report for period including July 2025 – June 2026
b. Budget draft for new fiscal year, July 2026 – June 2027
6.
Reports from Standing Committees – Activities and Goals:
a. Application Review (Stiegler, Chair)
Recommendation of candidates for license and testing*
b. License Examination (Williamson, Chair)
Discussion of license reinstatement issues related to testing, reciprocity, and rules in
neighboring states
c. Compliance (Schramm, Chair)
Report on 2026 Continuing Education Audits
d. Outreach (Culpepper, Chair)
e. Strategic Five-year Plan & Rules Review Ad Hoc (McDade, Chair)
f. Office (Macon; McCreary; Dennis)
Update on advertising and filling executive secretary position
7.
Old Business
PLEASE NOTE: Executive Session – Overtime reimbursement discussion
8.
New Business
Recent legislation affecting boards: Act 939, effective August 1, 2026
9.
Next regular meeting date, time, and location: Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 1
pm, 1800 City F …
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Wed May 13, 2026
Board of Professional Geoscientists
Louisiana geoscientist board to vote on licenses, budget, and exam waiver
The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists will hold a regular meeting to review and approve the minutes from March 2025, the treasurer's report including a budget draft for fiscal year 2026-2027, and recommendations for license candidates and testing. The board will also discuss a request for clarification of examination waiver requirements, receive reports from standing committees, and discuss overtime reimbursement.
- Recommendation of candidates for license and testing
- Request from applicant for clarification of examination waiver requirements
- Treasurer's report and budget draft for July 2026-June 2027
- Report on 2026 Continuing Education Audits
- Update on advertising and filling executive secretary position
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✓ Decided: Board approves 8 geoscientist licenses, 4 GIT certificates, 3 exam approvals
The board approved 8 of 12 reviewed Professional Geoscientist license applications, 4 Geoscientist-in-Training (GIT) certificates (including one transfer from Texas), and 3 applications to take the ASBOG PG exam, all by unanimous vote. The board tabled the new fiscal year budget, deferring adoption to the July meeting. It also entered executive session for personnel matters and returned without public action.
- Approved 8 Professional Geoscientist licenses (applications 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11) unanimously
- Approved 4 GIT certificates (applications 1, 2, 3, and transfer from Texas) unanimously
- Approved 3 applications to take the ASBOG PG exam (applications 2, 3, 4) unanimously
- Tabled budget discussion to July meeting; no budget adopted
- Entered executive session for personnel matters; no public action taken
- Scheduled next regular meeting for July 8, 2026
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
REGULAR MEETING OF LBOPG
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
1800 City Farm Drive
Building 5B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Also
Virtual Meeting on Zoom
(See website LBOPG.org for invitation details)
AGENDA (*Motion required)
1.
Call to Order
2.
Roll Call
3.
Public Comments
4.
Review and approval of the minutes of the meeting held on March 11, 2025*
5.
Treasurer’s report*
a. Regular report for period including July 2025 – April 2026
b. Budget draft for new fiscal year, July 2026 – June 2027
c. Questions on issues from the March meeting
6.
Reports from Standing Committees – Activities and Goals:
a. Application Review (Stiegler, Chair)
• Recommendation of candidates for license and testing*
• Request from applicant for clarification of examination waiver requirements
b. License Examination (Williamson, Chair)
c. Compliance (Schramm, Chair)
• Report on 2026 Continuing Education Audits
d. Outreach (Culpepper, Chair)
e. Strategic Five-year Plan & Rules Review Ad Hoc (McDade, Chair)
f. Office (Macon; McCreary; Meaux; Dennis)
• Website public information page
• Report on Geo Gulf booth presence
• Report on OLRP processing
• Update on advertising and filling executive secretary position
7.
Old Business
Overtime reimbursement discussion
8.
Next regular meeting date, time, and location: Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 1 pm, 1800
Ci …
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📄 From the minutes
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
REGULAR MEETING OF LBOPG
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 1:00 P.M.
Physical meeting at
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
and
Virtual Public Meeting Hosted on Zoom
MINUTES
Chair Michael Simms called the meeting to order at 1:08 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2026, and commenced
roll call.
Present: Michael Simms, William Schramm, Melanie Stiegler, David Culpepper, William Finley, Elizabeth
McDade, and David Ray Williamson, Board Members; and Brenda Macon, Executive Secretary.
Absent: Sadé Dennis and Seija Meaux, Project Coordinators; Chantel McCreary, Assistant Executive
Secretary; and David Peterson, Legal Counsel.
Guest: Richelle Moore, LA Office of the Attorney General.
Quorum was established.
Simms reminded board members of required training and financial disclosure statements.
Public Comment Period
None.
Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the March 11, 2025, regular board meeting were reviewed. Williamson moved to accept the
minutes as presented; Culpepper seconded the motion. Simms called for discussion; none was
forthcoming. He then called for a vote, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Treasurer William R. Finley, who had been absent at the March meeting, explained that he had a medical
emergency in February that prevented him from attending in March. He said he was still catching up after
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his recent hea …
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Wed Mar 11, 2026
Board of Professional Geoscientists
Board to consider license fee refund, legal counsel, and committee reports
The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists will hold a regular meeting to consider a license application fee refund, approve minutes and treasurer's report, and receive updates from standing committees. They will also discuss renewing an interagency agreement, possibly hiring outside legal counsel, and other administrative matters.
- Request for License Application Fee Refund (Joseph Houk)
- Treasurer's report for July 2025 – February 2026
- Recommendation of candidates for license and testing
- Report on 2026 Continuing Education Audits
- Discussion of draft agreement with Louisiana Department of Justice for FY 2026-2027
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✓ Decided: Board approves 7 geoscientist licenses, GIT certificate, 6 exam candidates
The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists approved all seven applications for Professional Geoscientist licenses, one Geoscientist-in-Training (GIT) certificate, and six testing candidate applications, as recommended by the Application Review Committee. The board also unanimously approved the interagency renewal agreement with the Louisiana Department of Justice for the Occupational Licensing Review Program. A request for a refund of an application fee was denied, citing the board's non-refundable fee policy. The board entered executive session to discuss personnel matters and later voted to continue research on dual employment.
- Approved 7 Professional Geoscientist licenses, 1 GIT certificate, and 6 testing candidate applications (unanimous)
- Approved interagency renewal agreement with LA Dept. of Justice for Occupational Licensing Review Program (unanimous)
- Denied applicant Joseph Houk's request for application fee refund, citing non-refundable fee policy
- Endorsed Chase Cromwell's ASBOG at-large membership (unanimous)
- Approved minutes of January 14, 2025 meeting (unanimous)
- Approved treasurer's report for January and February (unanimous)
- Voted to continue research on dual employment after executive session (unanimous)
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
REGULAR MEETING OF LBOPG
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
1800 City Farm Drive
Building 5B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Also
Virtual Meeting on Zoom
(See website LBOPG.org for invitation details)
AGENDA (*Motion required)
1.
Call to Order
2.
Roll Call
3.
Public Comments
4.
Request for License Application Fee Refund (Joseph Houk)*
5.
Review and approval of the minutes of the meeting held on January 14, 2025*
6.
Treasurer’s report*
a. Regular report for period including July 2025 – February 2026
7.
Reports from Standing Committees – Activities and Goals:
a. Application Review (Stiegler, Chair)
• Recommendation of candidates for license and testing*
b. License Examination (Williamson, Chair)
c. Compliance (Schramm, Chair)
• Report on 2026 Continuing Education Audits
d. Outreach (Culpepper, Chair)
• Report on ASBOG 2025 Annual meeting in Salt Lake City, UT
• Continued discussion of survey questions to licensees
• Continued discussion of Geo poll
e. Strategic Five-year Plan & Rules Review Ad Hoc (McDade, Chair)
f. Office (Macon; McCreary; Meaux; Dennis)
• Progress of search committee for executive secretary position
• Website public information page
• Reminders
8.
Old Business
• OLRP interagency agreement (renewal for FY2026-2027)
• Continued discussion to augment legal counsel with assistance outside the
Louisiana Office …
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
REGULAR MEETING OF LBOPG
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1:00 P.M.
Physical meeting at
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
and
Virtual Public Meeting Hosted on Zoom
MINUTES
Chair Michael Simms called the meeting to order at 1:37 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2026, and
commenced roll call.
Present: Michael Simms, William Schramm, Melanie Stiegler, David Culpepper, and David Ray Williamson,
Board Members; David Peterson, Legal Counsel; and Brenda Macon, Executive Secretary.
Absent: William Finley and Elizabeth McDade (virtual attendance), Board Members; Sadé Dennis and
Seija Meaux, Project Coordinators; and Chantel McCreary, Assistant Executive Secretary.
Guest: Rochelle Moore, LA Office of the Attorney General.
Quorum was established.
Public Comment Period
Applicant Joseph Houk requested a refund of the application fee because he felt he would not qualify for
licensure in Louisiana. The board discussed his petition and decided that the stated board policy that fees
are non-refundable is applicable to this situation. Board members encouraged Houk to continue his
application for the license since he has already paid the fee.
Louisiana Professional Geoscientist licensee Chase Cromwell, a geologist with LEAAF Environmental and
a member of the New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS) board, has been tapped by ASBOG to serve as …
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Wed Jan 14, 2026
Board of Professional Geoscientists
Board reviews licensing, staff raises, and legal counsel expansion
The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists meets to approve minutes, hear treasurer and committee reports, and discuss hiring outside legal counsel and raises for office staff. No formal decisions are listed in the agenda.
- Review of treasurer’s report for July 2025–November 2025
- Recommendation of candidates for license and testing
- Consideration of draft resolution to hire outside legal counsel for complaints
- Discussion of raises for office staff (may move to executive session)
- Progress on search for executive secretary position
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✓ Decided: Board approves license, GIT, and ASBOG testing applications
The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists approved all 4 license applications, 8 GIT certification applications, and 12 ASBOG testing requests as recommended by the Application Review Committee. The board also approved salary raises for Macon and Meaux, but deferred raises for Dennis and McCreary pending legal clarification. Minutes and treasurer's report were accepted, and the board deferred the outside legal counsel decision to March.
- Approved 4 license applications, 8 GIT applications, and 12 ASBOG testing requests (unanimous)
- Approved salary raises for Macon and Meaux (unanimous)
- Deferred salary raises for Dennis and McCreary pending legal clarification
- Accepted minutes of November 12, 2025 meeting (unanimous)
- Accepted treasurer's report (unanimous)
- Deferred decision on outside legal counsel to March meeting
- Scheduled next regular meeting for March 11, 2026
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
REGULAR MEETING OF LBOPG
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1:00 p.m.
First Floor Conference Room, GEC, Inc.
8282 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Also
Virtual Meeting on Zoom
(See website LBOPG.org for invitation details)
AGENDA (*Motion required)
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Public Comments
4. Review and approval of the minutes of the meeting held on November 12, 2025*
5. Treasurer’s report*
a. Regular report for period including July 2025 – November 2025
6. Reports from Standing Committees – Activities and Goals:
a. Application Review (Stiegler, Chair)
• Recommendation of candidates for license and testing*
• Discussion of suggestion by outside party that the board strongly encourage GITs
to seek specific mentors to guide them in their professional development
b. License Examination (Williamson, Chair)
c. Compliance (Schramm, Chair)
• Report on 2025/2026 Continuing Education Audits
d. Outreach (Culpepper, Chair)
• Report on ASBOG 2025 Annual meeting in Salt Lake City, UT
• Continued discussion of survey questions to licensees
• Progress on journal issue
• Geo poll
e. Strategic Five-year Plan & Rules Review Ad Hoc (McDade, Chair)
f. Office (Macon; McCreary; Meaux; Dennis)
• Progress of search committee for executive secretary position
• Draft issue of journal
• Website public information page
• Update on office space/mee …
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
1800 City Farm Drive, Building 5B, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
REGULAR MEETING OF LBOPG
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1:00 P.M.
Physical meeting at
GEC, Inc. Building
8282 Goodwood Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
and
Virtual Public Meeting Hosted on Zoom
MINUTES
Chair Michael Simms called the meeting to order at 1:08 p.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2025, and
commenced roll call.
Present: Michael Simms, William Schramm, Melanie Stiegler, Williams Finley, David Culpepper, and David
Ray Williamson, Board Members; David Peterson, Legal Counsel; Brenda Macon, Executive Secretary;
Chantel McCreary, Assistant Executive Secretary; and Seija Meaux, Project Coordinator.
Absent: Elizabeth McDade, Board Member; Sadé Dennis, Project Coordinator.
Guest: Elizabeth Levy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Quorum was established.
Public Comment Period
Levy addressed the board to introduce herself and to seek advice on venues for presenting information
from EPA.
Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the November 12, 2025, regular board meeting were reviewed. Williamson moved to accept
the minutes as presented; Schramm seconded the motion. Simms called for discussion; none was
forthcoming. He then called for a vote, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
McCreary presented the results of her investigation on saving the board money on postage. She explained
that processing license renewals currently includes sen …
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