Team

Anne Bradbury is President and CEO of AXPC, a national trade association representing leading oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States. Bradbury is responsible for carrying out AXPC’s mission of educating and advocating for constructive solutions that support responsible American oil and gas development and promoting the inherent value of American-produced oil and natural gas. Since being named CEO in December 2019, Bradbury has nearly tripled AXPC’s size, and has expanded AXPC’s presence on both Capitol Hill and across the Executive Branch as the leading authority for U.S. independent producers. Often appearing in local and national publications, (e.g. The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Financial Times), Bradbury works to educate the public, media, and policy stakeholders about the economic, national security, and environmental importance of American energy production. Prior to AXPC, Bradbury served as one of the top legislative strategists and technicians in Congress as Floor Director to two successive Speakers of the House of Representatives and Deputy Floor Director in the Offices of both the Majority and Minority Leader. During her decade-long career on Capitol Hill, Bradbury was instrumental in the implementation and adoption of major rules packages and legislative initiatives ranging from reforms to national security and intelligence policy to health care, energy, transportation, trade, and education policy passed by the House of Representatives. Bradbury previously served as a partner at the Duberstein Group, and is a board member of the Congressional Institute.

Wendy Kirchoff leads AXPC’s environmental, health, safety, and regulatory efforts to collaborate among industry and government partners on driving solutions to our nation’s most pressing environmental and sustainability concerns. Ms. Kirchoff joined AXPC from Chevron Corporation, after a 2020 merger with Noble Energy, a U.S. independent oil and natural gas company where she had worked for nearly a decade. Ms. Kirchoff served on Noble’s EHSR Leadership Team and was responsible for identifying changing public policies related to state and federal environmental and safety regulations and advocating on the company’s behalf. She directly supported business in Texas, Gulf of Mexico, Midstream, Marcellus, and Colorado. She also engaged with state and federal agencies and held key industry leadership roles in trade associations and industry organizations. She began her policy career working for the U.S. House of Representatives, most recently as Legislative Director for Congressman Dan Boren (D-OK) and directed federal and legislative affairs at the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA). Ms. Kirchoff sits on the board of the Groundwater Research and Education Foundation with GWPC and earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science at Texas A&M University.

Parker Kasmer leads AXPC’s congressional, political, and external stakeholder engagement. He was most recently Senior Vice President of External Affairs at Juul Labs, where he oversaw U.S. government affairs and related external programs. Before that, Parker was at Sidley Austin LLP’s DC office, advising Fortune 500 companies and trade associations on government strategies and engagements. He brings a tested skillset in advancing corporate and policy initiatives in dynamic external and political environments. Parker has a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from the University of Alabama and a Juris Doctor from the Washington & Lee University School of Law.

Hannah Cooke joined AXPC from the U.S. House of Representatives where she worked as Scheduler to Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx. Prior to working for Chairwoman Foxx, she served at the Department of the Interior as Special Assistant to the Secretary as well as Scheduler and Financial Administrator to Congressman David Valadao and Executive Assistant to Congressman Tom McClintock.