Jared Hembree

Partner, Hinkle Shanor, LLP

Jared A. Hembree, CPL, is a partner in the Roswell, New Mexico, office of Hinkle Shanor LLP and is a member of the faculty at Washington and Lee University School of Law, where he teaches oil and gas law as an adjunct professor. He is also a member of the faculty for the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law’s Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Short Course, where he teaches federal title examination and federal bonding. He has written and lectured extensively on oil and gas matters, specifically pertaining to title examination, federal units and mineral extraction from produced water, and is the co-author of Chapter 8: Spacing, Pooling, and Unitization of the Landman’s Legal Handbook, 5e.

Hembree is a past AAPL regional director and a past president of the New Mexico Landmen’s Association and of the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico. He currently serves as a trustee of the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law.

In addition to his professional involvement, Hembree formerly served as a representative from Chaves County in the New Mexico House of Representatives.

Graduating with honors, Hembree received a Bachelor of Arts in history with a minor in museum studies from Montana State University. He earned a Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law. While at W&L, he served as editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy’s 2005 Symposium Edition and as co-chairman of the Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series.

Jesse Sandlin

Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, American Exploration and Production Council

As AXPC’s Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Jesse Sandlin leads AXPC’s efforts in policy engagement on Air, Climate, Water, and Waste issues, and supports AXPC’s ESG efforts. Before joining AXPC, Jesse spent 14 years working in the upstream oil and gas sector for Devon, Noble Energy, and most recently Chevron. In those roles, Jesse served in leadership roles in government affairs, environmental policy, sustainability, and facilities engineering. Jesse has led policy development within those organizations and through collaboration with multiple trade associations with respect to hydraulic fracturing, wastewater, emissions, seismicity, tariff and trade policy, federal lands and permitting, and a variety of other issue areas. More recently, Jesse played a key role on Chevron’s methane reduction team, serving as an advisor on project implementations and policy development, while also leading multiple methane detection initiatives across both onshore and offshore operations. Jesse holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a Juris Doctor from Emory University, and uses the combination of technical and legal skills to advocate for policy priorities that strengthen American energy production to enable people around the world to flourish.

Julie Woodard

AAPL President

Julie Woodard, CPL, serves as president of the American Association of Professional Landmen, where she is currently focused on driving strategic growth and industry advocacy. She formerly served as the senior land manager for Expand Energy in the Northeast Appalachia Business Unit and has previously led land business development and exploration activities in the Mid-Continent region.

Woodard earned a Bachelor of Science in economics, pre-law, from Oklahoma State University and subsequently attended the University of Oklahoma’s Energy Management Program following her acceptance into law school. She currently serves on the OU Energy Management board of directors.

Woodard has been a member of the Oklahoma City Association of Professional Landmen and AAPL since 2004. She joined OCAPL’s Executive Committee in 2008 and is a past president of the association. Since 2007, she has chaired and served on numerous AAPL committees as well as the board of directors. She also has served as chair of the NAPE Operators Committee, a member of the Executive Committee as first vice president for 2025-26, third vice president for 2015-16, and president and chair of the AAPL Educational Foundation. Currently she is AAPL’s president.

Among her many honors, Woodard was a finalist in the Young Professional in Energy category of the International Oil and Gas Awards, Mid-Continent Division in 2013, included in Oil and Gas Investor’s distinguished list of “20 under 40” in the industry, and named OCAPL’s Landman of the Year in 2014 and AAPL’s Landman of the Year for 2014-15. Most recently, she was an honoree in Hart’s Oil and Gas Investor 2025 Influential Women in Energy.

In addition to her professional association involvement, Woodard is a past president of the Edmond Public Schools Foundation.

Most importantly, she is a dedicated and loving mother of three children: Grayson, Hallie and Henley. She and her husband, Brian, live in Edmond, Oklahoma. She enjoys spending time with family, being outdoors, vacationing and staying involved with her church community.