The Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) named Meg Collins of the Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) president of the energy industry trade group. Collins will assume her new role with COGA effective Aug. 24. She has been director of environmental affairs at the CLA, where she worked with livestock producers to help craft environmental regulations and legislation affecting the industry. Collins will replace COGA’s current leader, Executive Vice President Greg Schnacke, who will be leaving COGA for a position with Americans for American Energy, a domestic energy advocacy group; and Policy Communications Inc. a Golden, CO-based public affairs and lobbying firm for energy and mining interests. Schnacke has been with COGA for 13 years. Prior to his work with COGA, Schnacke served as the legislative director and deputy administrative assistant for former Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) for nine years.

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