Mid American Team

Oivind Risberg
Executive Team - CEO
Email:Office: 814-455-2761 ext 224
Mr. Risberg has over twenty years of experience in the oil and natural gas industries. He is a former partner of the investment banker Alfred Berg Norge, AS. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oslo, Norway, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Norwegian School of Management. Prior to his current position, Mr. Risberg was CEO of the publicly listed Norse Energy Corp. ASA which he co-founded in 1991. From 2005 until 2010, Mr. Risberg was also CEO for another publicly listed company, Panoro Energy ASA, which primarily operates offshore Brazil. He was a founder and Board member of Brazilian Biofuel Energy ASA. Mr. Risberg is a Norwegian citizen and a resident of Erie, PA.

Jim Kuhn
Sales Team - Manager Natural Gas & Electricity Marketing
Email: jkuhn@manrenergy.comOffice: 814-455-2761 ext 249
Mr. Kuhn has been with Mid American Natural Resources since 2008. From 2002-2008, he was with Open Flow Energy, and with Belden and Blake Corp. from 1995-2002. He started in the industry with Quaker State in 1982 holding various positions including Account Manager, Natural Gas Landman, and Office Manager totaling thirty years in the oil and gas industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Clarion University of Pennsylvania in Business Administration.

Erika Fischer
Manager of Operations
Email: emajewski@manrenergy.comOffice: 814-455-2761 ext 227
Mrs. Fischer has been with Mid American Natural Resources since 2008. She possesses a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Penn State Erie, the Behrend College. Erika confirms and schedules natural gas on National Fuel Supply, National Fuel Distribution Corp, Texas Eastern, Dominion, Tennessee Gas Pipeline, CPA, Peoples, and EmKey Pipeline for the entire PA and NY region.

James Gillespie
Staff Accountant
Email: jgillespie@manrenergy.comOffice: 814-455-2761 ext 232
Mr. Gillespie is a new addition to Mid American Natural Resources in 2012. Mr. Gillespie has over ten years of accounting experience in various industries including non-profit, hospitality, and manufacturing. Mr. Gillespie received a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and an Associate’s degree in Accounting from