EMA Staff
Rob Underwood joined EMA in July 2007 as EMA’s Director of Government Relations to represent energy marketers on Capitol Hill. Some of Rob’s accomplishments include securing one of the most bipartisan Congressional letters sent to the EPA in recent years to address EMA’s concerns with a costly Underground Storage Tank (UST) proposed rule. Rob also played a key role in reauthorizing the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) which was successfully signed into law in February 2014. Rob took over as President of EMA effective in May 2015. The most important role as EMA President is serving its 47 state and regional trade associations as well as the 8,000 independent energy marketing companies before Congress and the federal agencies.
Rob is a native of Georgia where he earned a BA degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia. Prior to joining EMA, Rob worked for U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA).
Sherri Stone joined EMA in December 2006 as Director of Legislative Affairs. She currently serves as Vice President. Her role is primarily focused on management of EMA’s government relations programs and the SBC Political Action Committee fund.
Sherri has 27 years of experience on Capitol Hill and lobbying for trade associations. For ten years, Sherri represented the Manufactured Housing Institute. She also has experience working for the medical device industry and she served seven years on Capitol Hill, first with the House Small Business Committee then as a professional staff member with the House Science and Technology Committee.
She has a B.A. and an M.A. in Political Science, the former from North Carolina State University and the latter from American University. Sherri was designated as a Certified Association Executive in 2013.
Regulatory Counsel
Mark S. Morgan has practiced law in the energy marketing industry since 1989 representing individual petroleum marketers and federal, state and regional energy marketer associations. As EMA’s Regulatory Counsel, Mark advocates on issues important to the energy marketing industry before a variety of federal agencies including the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Federal Trade Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Mark also provides federal regulatory compliance guidance to state association executives and individual energy marketers. Mark’s areas of expertise include federal above ground and underground storage tanks and dispensing systems, federal motor fuel excise taxes, hazardous materials transportation requirements, formulation, specification and regulation of motor fuels, heating oil, and alternative fuels, mobile and stationary source air emission standards and workplace safety.
SUSAN ISARDDirector of Programs and Administration
Susan Isard joined EMA in January 2006. Her wide range of administrative responsibilities include managing the day-to-day office operations, reviewing the EMA business and group health insurance programs, updating the EMA website, revising the Annual Directory section of the EMA Journal Summer Issue and coordinating the Spring and Fall Conferences. As Program Manager, her role is promoting and maintaining the following programs: Partners, Marketers Defense Fund and Non Dues Revenue for Member Services.
Prior to joining the EMA team, Susan was a property and casualty insurance agent for fifteen years with hotels and associations as some of her primary customers. She is a Johnstown, Pennsylvania native and a graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resources and Business.
SABRINA PITCHER
Receptionist / Political Action Committee (PAC) Administrator
