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About Alliance

OUR MISSION is to advise clients in the areas of supply procurement and price-risk management in order to provide consistent profitability and peace of mind.

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Representatives work together to provide you the answers and service you need when you need it. Even when your primary representative is unavailable another teammate can assist you so you don’t have to leave voicemails, and send multiple emails and waste your time wait for responses.

Meet the Leadership Team

Alliance Energy's executive leadership team is comprised of energy service experts providing knowledge on managing price risk and supply security.

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Jason Doyle

CEO

Jason Doyle is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Energy Services, LLC (AES), a leading wholesale propane gas supplier in North America. Since founding the company in 2003, Alliance has grown steadily over the years and marketed over 3 billion gallons of propane with revenues in excess of 3 billion dollars. Currently, the company employs 32 people with a corporate office in North Kansas City, MO and regional offices in Yankton, South Dakota and Calgary, Canada. The company ships on all common carrier U.S. propane pipelines and maintains storage positions in all major US propane storage hubs. AES also owns and/or operates proprietary propane terminals in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and New York. AES markets propane from many of the US refineries and gas plants, including an exclusive marketing arrangement with BP and Husky refining in Toledo, Ohio.

Prior to starting AES, Jason worked in the industry at Targa (NYSE: TRGP) from 1996 until 1999 managing Midwest operations out of Chicago, IL. From 1999-2002 he worked for Inergy LP from its origin in the wholesale and retail propane business through its successful IPO into the public markets (now part of Crestwood – NYSE: CEQP). Prior to entering the NGL business, Jason worked as a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley as his first job after earning a BS degree in business administration from Missouri State University in 1993.

Mr. Doyle has served in various industry committees for state propane associations and the National Propane gas association. He has also served as a speaker at many state and national conventions in his career within the industry, as well as contributed articles to the industry trade magazines such as LP Gas and BPN news.

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Jason Doyle
CEO
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Aaron Reece

COO

With a career spanning over three decades in the oil and gas industry, Aaron has gained a broad spectrum of experience. Upon the completion of his degree at Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS, he immediately put his talents to work connecting the propane producers and retailers on the front range of Colorado. Working for a regional farmer’s cooperative, he later went on to lead the inside refined products and propane marketing team for their entire system.

In 2002, Aaron joined NGL Supply based in Tulsa, OK. As the company grew, he thrived in the role of VP of Retail Propane Operations where he was responsible for the acquisition and management of their retail propane operations. After the company went public in 2011 as NGL Energy Partners, Aaron assumed the role of Senior Vice President of NGL Supply Wholesale where he led the team from having three assets under ownership to over twenty-five terminals spread out from coast to coast and marketing over a billion gallons.

Aaron joined Alliance Energy Services in 2022 as its Chief Operating Officer. He is excited to use his diverse industry experience to help the Alliance team grow as one of the leading marketers of natural gas liquids in North America.

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Aaron Reece
COO
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Steve Hibbard

CMO

Steve Hibbard joined Alliance Energy Services in 2020 and is the Chief Marketing Officer. He successfully led the efforts to double the book of business for Alliance over his first two years. Steve brings 38 years of oil and gas experience to the company, 33 of which were directly involved in the marketing and trading of propane, butane, natural gasoline, and crude.

The focus of his career has been developing and building new books of business throughout Canada, US, and Mexico with the following companies: Twin Eagle Resources, Plains Midstream Canada, Western Petroleum Company, Resources Energy Marketing, and Gibson Petroleum Company. Steve holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree from the University of Alberta.

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Steve Hibbard
CMO
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David Highfill

CFO

David Highfill has extensive experience in a wide range of leadership, management and advisory positions. In the role of Chief Financial Officer, he provides senior management with timely and accurate financial statements, ongoing cash flow projections, oversight over accounting and finance operations, as well as design and maintenance of the financial reporting structures. In addition to his accounting and finance oversight responsibilities, David offers broad management, internal control and strategic advice to management.

He has 17 years of experience in various industries including manufacturing, construction, and energy. David has provided leadership roles as a Controller in several of these industries as well as provided expertise in Project Management, IT and other functional areas within the company. He has managed external relationships with Accounting firms, banks and other providers throughout his career. David is a graduate of Kansas State University where he majored in Accounting with a minor in Economics and Statistics. He also received his Master’s Degree from Kansas State University.

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David Highfill
CFO
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Steve Bohannon

Director of Trading

Steve Bohannon is Director of Trading for Alliance Energy Services. Bohannon has more than 23 years energy experience including production, wholesale marketing, midstream, and trading roles. Prior to joining Alliance, Bohannon held positions of increasing responsibility at Koch, Ferrell North America, Inergy and Aquila Energy Services.

He has extensive risk management and supply experience including exposure to natural gas, electricity, natural gas liquids, storage and transportation. Bohannon has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Kentucky.

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Steve Bohannon
Director of Trading
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Adam Lave

Director of Supply

Adam Lave joined Alliance Energy Services in 2020 as the Director of Supply. Adam brings 15 years of experience in the energy industry, focused on wholesale and trading of NGL’s. Prior to joining Alliance, Adam spent 13 years at Plains Midstream Canada and held the position of Manager of Supply and Marketing.

Adam has in depth knowledge of North American NGL basins, supply optimization, marketing, and trading. Adam holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Western Illinois University and a Masters of Business Administration from North Central College.

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Adam Lave
Director of Supply
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Bryan Lehman

Director of Sales

Bryan Lehman is the Director of Sales for Alliance Energy Services. Bryan has 29 years of experience in the energy industry including retail, wholesale, trading, and sales. Prior to joining Alliance Bryan held the position of Vice President of Sales at NGL Supply Wholesale. Bryan also worked for Phillips Petroleum in the retail department and CITGO petroleum on the wholesale marketing side.

He has extensive knowledge and experience in propane supply, risk, sales, storage, trading, and all other aspects of the business. Bryan received a Communications degree from the University of Tulsa.

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Bryan Lehman
Director of Sales
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Mike Summers

Director of Marketing

Mike Summers is the Director of Marketing for Alliance Energy Services. Mike is responsible for liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including customers, colleagues, suppliers and partner organizations. He creates sales force metrics and accountability systems for AES’ marketers.

Prior to joining AES, Mike was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Veri-tax, LLC based in Irvine, California. He directed product and national sales operations for one the industry’s leading fraud prevention services where he primarily sold products and services to banks, credit unions, mortgage companies and other lending institutions. Mike has over 20 years of experience in business-to-business sales and marketing strategies along with sales management.

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Mike Summers
Director of Marketing
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Andrew Duffy

Director Canadian Supply & Marketing

Andrew has 22 years of industry experience and has built a reputation within the industry as someone dedicated to the customer, employees, and owners of the business. Some of you will know Andrew directly and may have done business in the past. Andrew likes business to be fun, respectful, and focused on the bottom line. Andrew has direct experience in the NGL industry through three previous positions at Gibson Energy 2001-6; Spectra Energy 2006-10 as Manager Logistics & Transportation and latterly, Superior Gas Liquids 2010-22 as Director Sales and Eastern Supply.

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Andrew Duffy
Director Canadian Supply & Marketing
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Beth Gatewood

Director of Operational Accounting and HR

Beth Gatewood is the Director of Operational Accounting and HR for Alliance Energy Services. She has been employed with AES since 2005. Beth has been instrumental in the growth of Alliance since the early days of the company and continues to bring an extraordinary talent for organization and multitasking.

Beth supervises the Customer Service Representatives and Accounts Payable Specialists, compiles and files the different fuel taxes and returns as well as maintains all necessary state and federal licenses. She also administers the human resource needs for Alliance Energy in conjunction with an outside payroll company.

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Beth Gatewood
Director of Operational Accounting and HR

Meet the Alliance Marketing Team

Possessing nearly 300 years of combined service in the propane industry the team below stands ready to partner with you in your business.

Libby Byrns

Phone: (816) 309-4894

Email: lbyrns@alliancec3.com

Experience: 13 years of propane wholesale service

State of Residence: Missouri

Hobbies: Running, Fishing, Planting Flowers, Loves Dogs

Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, & Ohio

Kevin Harless

Phone: (816) 581-2608

Email:  kharless@alliancec3.com

Experience: 16 Years of propane wholesale service

State of Residence: Missouri

Hobbies: Family Time, Golfing, Fishing, Traveling

Territory: Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Tiffany Ferrugia

Phone: (816) 581-2615

Email: tferrugia@alliancec3.com

Experience: 35 Years of propane wholesale service

State of Residence: Missouri

Hobbies: Gardening, Excercising, Horseback Riding

Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Patrick Frey

Phone: (816) 581-2652

Email: pfrey@alliancec3.com

Experience: 10 Years of propane wholesale service

State of Residence: Indiana

Hobbies: General Aviation, Music

Territory: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Ramon Romero

Phone: (605) 679-4923

Email: rromero@alliancec3.com

Experience: 6 years of propane wholesale service

State of Residence: South Dakota

Hobbies: Boating, Coaching Baseball & Softball, Family Time

Territory: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont

Tom Leahy

Phone: (908) 910-0170

Email: tleahy@alliancec3.com

Experience: 40 Years of propane industry service

State of Residence: New Jersey

Hobbies: Lionel Trains, Boating, Collecting Cars

Territory: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

Carter Kreuger

Phone: (715) 318-6334

Email: cmkrueger@alliancec3.com

Experience: 40 Years of propane industry service

State of Residence: Wisconnsin

Hobbies: Fishing & Golf

Territory: Wisconsin

Sam Knight

Phone: (816) 581-2641

Email: SKnight@alliancec3.com

Experience: 44 years of service in the propane industry

State of Residence: Michigan

Hobbies: Spending time with family & grandchildren

Territory: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio

Dan Marler

Phone: (701) 205-0294

Email: dmarler@alliancec3.com

Experience: 23 years of propane industry service

State of Residence: Kansas

Territory: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming

Sarah Sager

Phone: (605) 799-8149

Email: ssager@alliancec3.com

Experience: 8 years of propane wholesale service

State of Residence: South Dakota

Hobbies: Spending time with the family

Territory: Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia

Jim Mazur

Phone: (315) 481-9301

Email: jmazur@alliancec3.com

Experience: 40 years of propane industry service

State of Residence: New York

Hobbies: Golf, Syracuse University & U of Rochester Athletics Fan, Cooking & Grilling

Territory: New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania

David Hamilton

Phone: (918) 640-2008

Email: dhamilton@alliancec3.com

Hobbies: Traveling, following basketball and football, spending time with friends.

Territory: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington

Brian Doran

Phone: (610) 721-9366

Email: bdoran@alliancec3.com

Hobbies: Watching any level of baseball, fishing with my sons, and gardening.

Territory: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Sara Seebohm

Phone: (513) 659-2199

Email: sseebohm@alliancec3.com

Hobbies: Reading, traveling, spending time with my 3 teenagers.

Territory: Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Ron Boster

Phone: (816) 916-0626

Email: rboster@alliancec3.com

Territory: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio

Josh Rembold

Phone: (605) 661-4871

Email: jrembold@alliancec3.com

Hobbies: Hunting, Fishing, Hanging with the Family.

Territory: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming

Tom Schoeck

Phone: (816) 352-6075

Email: tschoeck@alliancec3.com

Experience: 14 Years of propane wholesale service

State of Residence: Missouri

Hobbies: Pickleball, Fishing, Fostering Dogs

Territory: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota

Cody Dyer

Phone: (518) 365-5378

Email: cdyer@alliancec3.com

Experience: 5 Years of sales experience

State of Residence: Missouri

Hobbies: Fishing, Lacrosse, Golf.

Territory: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota

Logistics, Supply, and Analytics

Brian Van Hecke

Title:  Risk Analyst

Years of Experience:  10 years

Office Location:  North Kansas City, MO

Hobbies:  Volleyball, Baseball Fan, Hanging out with Friends

Nolan Still

Title:  Manager, Analytics

Years of Experience:  10 years

Office Location:  Calgary, AB, Canada

Hobbies:  Hockey, Golf, Backpacking/Hiking, Cycling, Horseback riding

Kristin Madson

Title:  Rail Logistics/Scheduling

Years of Experience:  8 years

Office Location:  Yankton, SD

Hobbies:  Spending time with family, reading and shopping

Jim Neumann

Title:  Northeast Supply

Years of Experience:  40 plus years in the propane industry

Office Location:  Hilton Head, SC

Hobbies:  Golf, Boating, enjoying time with family and friends

  • Head quartered in North Kansas City, Missouri
  • Currently market over a half billion gallons of propane annually
  • Currently market out of over 75 terminals
  • Shipper on most common carrier pipelines

Our Customers Sleep Better At Night

Risk management strategies are incorporated with a supply plan specific to each of our clients retail operations. Your customized plan removes the guesswork for our customers and maximizes our customers profits. Strong relationships with propane producers and transport companies provides solutions when most suppliers would struggle to deliver.

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