OUR TEAM

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ANDREW
MARLOW

Co-Founder, CEO

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MATHEW
GREENS

CFO

Peggy Loyd Photo

ALICE
PAUL

VP Admin/ Bus. Services

MELISSA
BELL

Land Manager

SUSAN JEREMY Photo

VICTORIA
GILBERT

Analyst

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ASHLEY
GRISWOLD

Controller

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JOE
PATRICKS

Reservoir Engineer

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EDWARDS
ROB

Landman

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GARY
PETERS

Landman

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ANDERSON MARLOW

Anderson MARLOW is Co-Founder and CEO of Acksllc. He has years of experience in multiple unconventional U.S. oil and gas plays and a strong background in both land and finance in the industry.

Prior to founding Cortez, Patrick worked with Mr Piotr Brodeski of ACTVCS.COM, an energy project management firm based in London. There, Patrick helped E&P companies divest of asset packages and raise funds.

Before joining Piotr, Patrick worked for Collins and Young, LLC of Fort Worth, a company that was an early and active player in the Barnett Shale. At Collins and Young, Patrick was part of a team that put together more than 30,000 acres in the southern part of play. Collins and Young also made several major Barnett Shale divestitures during this period. Prior to Collins and Young, Patrick worked as a landman for several small oil and gas companies.

Active in the oil and gas community, Patrick is on the Executive Committee and a former President of the Dallas Producers Club, on the board of directors of the Dallas Wildcat Committee, a member of the IPAA, the ADAM Energy Forum, and the Dallas Chapter of Young Professionals in Energy. He was featured in the April 2011 Oil and Gas Investor as a "Bright Spot", highlighting young professionals in the industry.

Originally from Midland and later raised in Dallas, Patrick is active in many arts organizations both within and outside of Texas. Patrick is a Trustee of the Dallas Museum of Art, The SMU Meadows School of the Arts, the Fort Worth Modern Museum of Art, and the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas. Patrick also sits on the Program Advisory Committee of the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Leadership Council of the Dia Art Foundation and was formerly on the Board of the Contemporary Austin.

Patrick has an MBA from the Acton School of Business, and a BA with honors from Columbia University.

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MATHEW GREENS

MAthew Greens is the Chief Financial Officer of Acksllc, LLC. Prior to joining Acksllc, Ryan was the Assistant Controller for Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC, a privately-owned oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Irving, Texas that was formed through the combination of Alta Natural Resources, LLC and HEP Oil Company. In addition to various other positions in accounting and finance, Ryan played a lead role in the merger of the accounting and finance groups of the two companies.

Before joining Silver Creek Oil & Gas, Ryan worked as a consultant at FTI Consulting, Inc. in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment based in Dallas. He obtained his BBA in both Accounting and Finance from Texas Christian University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and graduated with his Master in Professional Accounting degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Ryan is actively involved in the oil and gas community. He is a member of IPAA, the Dallas Petroleum Club, the Dallas Chapter of Young Professionals in Energy, and the ADAM Energy Forum. Ryan resides in Dallas with his wife, Katherine, and their two daughters.

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ALICE PAUL

Alice Paul is VP – Administration and Business Services of Acksllc, LLC. Previously, Peggy started with Acksllc, LP in its first month of inception to help establish the newly formed company. Following two years of successful growth and transformation, Peggy was promoted to Vice President.

With 38 years of accounting and Administrative experience, 29 of which are in the oil and gas industry, Peggy brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her position.

Prior to joining Cortez, Peggy’s long-standing experience as an oil and gas professional with small and mid-size firms includes responsibilities which range from Investor Relations to Accounting and Production Field reporting. Her career includes marketing NGL’s for a Colorado based natural gas company with a Texas owned processing plant located in Sonora, Texas. She has been involved in at least six start-ups.

Peggy has attended LSU Shreveport, Brookhaven Community College, Collins County Community College and most recently Dallas Baptist University. Her industry memberships include the Professional Petroleum Data Management Association (PPDM) where she served previously as a member of their Regional Leadership Team for Dallas/Fort Worth. In addition, she’s a member of the Women’s Energy Network of North Texas (WEN) and served as a Board Member for several years. While on the WEN Board, Peggy served as WEN’s Chairman and Co-Chairman of their Annual Leadership Conference as well as other Committee chairs and CoChair. Peggy also serves as Secretary for the Dallas Producers Club as well as a Hostess for the Dallas Wildcat Committee.

In her spare time, Peggy enjoys running and hiking and has completed 3 marathons and 3 half-marathons and hiked Yosemite Half Dome through Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS.) Peggy is a member of Fellowship Church, Grapevine and enjoys serving in various capacities as needed at her church. Peggy spends her time off with her family along with her two Standard Schnauzers; Max and Jesse.