Catherine Reheis-Boyd has served as the President and CEO of the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) since January 1, 2010. She oversees the trade organization’s operations and advocacy in five Western states – California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, and Oregon.
As part of her 39 years of experience in the oil industry, Ms. Reheis-Boyd worked for an environmental consulting firm on various projects before joining Getty Oil and Texaco, working on environmental compliance at the Kern River Field in Bakersfield, California.
She currently manages a broad range of Association activities, including legislative and regulatory issues associated with transportation fuels policy, air and water quality, climate change, renewable fuels and alternative energy issues, crude oil and natural gas production, and many other issues in WSPA’s five states, and beyond those borders into Canada and abroad. Under Ms. Reheis-Boyd’s leadership, WSPA amplifies the industry’s commitment to innovation in the areas of reducing GHG emissions, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), renewable energy development, and fuel formulations, demonstrating our collective dedication to creating a path toward a sustainable energy future through science, innovation and collaboration.
In 2004, Ms. Reheis-Boyd was appointed to the California Marine Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task Force, serving an eight-year term focused on safeguarding the state’s ocean resources. She also served on the National Marine Protected Areas Center’s Federal Advisory Committee, advising NOAA and the U.S. Department of the Interior on marine conservation strategies.
In 2016, Ms. Reheis-Boyd was named Distinguished Woman and Petroleum Advocate of the Year by the California Latino Leadership Institute. In 2018, she oversaw the creation of the Women of WSPA Initiative (WOWI) – a network of women connected to WSPA who work to ensure that women in the oil and gas industry have equal opportunities, representation and respect.
Ms. Reheis-Boyd received her Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and pursued postgraduate studies in environmental engineering at the University of Southern California.
The Western States Petroleum Association represents major integrated petroleum companies, independent refiners and oil and natural gas producers that explore for, produce, transport, refine and market petroleum, petroleum products, and natural gas as well as advanced alternative and renewable transportation fuels in the West. On behalf of the industry, WSPA works to encourage public policies that promote socially and environmentally responsible economic growth and prosperity as part of an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy.