W.R. “Witt” Stephens, Jr.
Chairman
Since 2000, Mr. Stephens has overseen the combined Stephens family’s energy and natural resource investment activities. Since 1991, he has supported the management team of Stephens Natural Resources, a wholly-owned Stephens subsidiary and one of the nation’s largest privately held exploration and production companies. He previously served as assistant to Witt Stephens, Sr., assistant to […]
John D. Ford, III
CEO
Mr. Ford is CEO of Stephens Natural Resources, LLC and Stephens Production Company. He previously served as Regional Vice President for Newfield Exploration’s STACK assets in Oklahoma, Vice President of Anadarko Petroleum’s Permian Basin assets and General Manager of Anadarko’s Denver-Julesburg Basin assets. Mr. Ford has more than 36 years of experience in the oil […]
Sam J. Hall
President
Mr. Hall was appointed President for Stephens Natural Resources in May of 2023 having previously served in positions of increasing responsibility including Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Engineering, Engineering Manager, and Production/Operations Engineer. He started his oil and gas career with Schlumberger in 2006.
William S. Walker
Senior Advisor and Manager of Real Estate
Mr. Walker currently serves as Senior Advisor and Manager of Real Estate for Stephens Production Company. Mr. Walker was President of Stephens Natural Resources, LLC from 2012 until June 2019 and president of Stephens Production Company from 1993 until June 2019. Since joining the company in 1975 as a roughneck, Mr. Walker has served as […]
William L. Dawkins, Jr.
General Counsel
Mr. Dawkins is the General Counsel for Stephens Production Company, and Calypso Exploration, LLC. Previously, he has also served as Vice President – Land for the two companies. Prior to joining Stephens in 1998, Mr. Dawkins was with Chevron U.S.A. Production Company as a Land Attorney and in private practice.
Michael J. Callan
Senior Vice President – Governmental Affairs
Mr. Callan is the Senior Vice President – Governmental Affairs for Stephens Production Company. He brings his expertise in regulatory matters, gas marketing and distribution from his thirty years with Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation where he served as General Counsel and President.
Jim R. Dewbre
Sr. Vice President – Land & Business Development
Jim R. Dewbre obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration in Petroleum Land Management from The University of Oklahoma and a Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Mr. Dewbre is the Sr. Vice President – Land & Business Development for Stephens Production Company and Calypso Exploration, LLC. Prior to joining Stephens […]
Jarrid Franke
Vice President - Engineering
Mr. Franke joined SNR in December 2020 as a Senior Reservoir Engineer. He previously served as Asset Manager for Newfield Exploration’s Bakken assets in North Dakota and Asset lead of Newfield Exploration’s STACK assets in Oklahoma. Mr Franke’s background includes acquisition and divestment, asset management, reserves management and production operations. He started his career in […]
James E. Zeller
Secretary/Treasurer
James Zeller was appointed Secretary/Treasurer of Stephens Production Company and Stephens Natural Resources effective 10/1/2021. He began his career at Stephens in 2009 as Tax Accounting Manager. Prior to joining Stephens Production Company, Mr. Zeller practiced public accounting at Touche Ross & Co. and Zeller & Zeller CPA’s for 24 years. Mr. Zeller is a […]
Derek Fulton
Assistant Secretary/Assistant Treasurer
Derek Fulton was appointed Assistant Secretary/Assistant Treasurer of Stephens Production Company and Stephens Natural Resources in January of 2024. Prior to joining Stephens in 2023, Mr. Fulton held various Accounting and Finance roles of increasing responsibility in both private and public organizations within the oil and gas industry, including Newfield Exploration. He began his career […]
Dustin Ford
Business Development Manager
Mr. Ford is a Business Development Manager for Stephens Natural Resources. He previously served as an A&D Lead for East Shore Investments, Corporate Development Engineer, A&D Engineer and as a Reservoir Engineer while at Newfield Exploration. He has over 13 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry, beginning his career in 2008 […]
David Williamson
Geosciences Manager
Mr. Williamson is a Geosciences Manager for Stephens Natural Resources. He previously served as Senior Geologist Anadarko Basin Reservoir Characterization for Ovintiv. He has 20 years of industry experience and has held positions of increasing responsibility as both a geologist and geophysicist.
Tony Ray
Production Manager
Mr. Ray was named Production Manager for Stephens Production Company in April 2018. He brings 27 years of experience to the role, starting his career with the company in 1992. He has served in positions of increasing responsibility, including roustabout, pipeline, pumping wells, meter technician, measurement/automation foreman, and production foreman.