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2025-2026 MAPL Board of Directors:

Immediate Past President - Joshua L. Crowther, CPL

Josh began working as an independent landman in 2008. Throughout his career Josh has had the opportunity to work for multiple land service brokerages in the State of Michigan. He has extensive experience working in the field examining title, determining mineral ownership, reviewing title opinions, resolving title curative requirements and negotiating oil and gas business contracts with private landowners and businesses. Josh is a member of the Michigan Oil and Gas Association and the American Association of Professional Landmen and is also a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in the State of Michigan. Josh is enthusiastic to have the opportunity to serve on the MAPL Board of Directors and give back to the association that has provided the networking opportunities that helped build his career as a land professional.

President - Mark Fuller

Vice President - Willard Susan

Will spent 10 years growing up in South America where his dad worked for the YMCA. Will's college majors were Business Administration and Psychology, with minors in Computer Science and Spanish. After spending 23 years in banking and mortgage closings he has now been in oil and gas exploration work for 16 years, starting with an attorney completing drilling title opinions. Since 2010 he has spent most of his time as an Independent Landman, focusing on title examination, whether it is an Ownership Report, Abstract, curative or easements. He enjoys following the ownership of surface and minerals to make sure the right people are paid on the right property. Accuracy, efficiency and timeliness are the top goals in his reporting. Will looks forward to serving his fellow MAPL members as well as continuing to attend the many seminars offered through MAPL and AAPL, learning all that he can about the energy industry.

Secretary - Mark Isanhart

Mark began working in the energy industry in the spring of 1996 as a Right of Way agent closing out open items from the installation of a sour gas pipeline in Western Michigan. Since that time, Mark has worked extensively in oil, gas, and mineral leasing and/or pipeline right of way acquisition, operation, and maintenance. In 2020 Mark accepted a position at Wolverine Pipe Line Company as their Right of Way and Claims Specialist, a role which he still fills today. Mark has spent a growing portion of his time since 2022, traveling and speaking at industry events for the IRWA, the MAPL, and in governmental meetings on behalf of Wolverine Pipe Line Company.

Treasurer - Peter E. Kiewit, CPL

Peter is currently an Independent Landman. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Water Resource Management from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Peter started his career with Western Geophysical, Inc. on the west coast as a Permit Agent in 1981, he was only going to do this until he found a real job. He came to Michigan in September of 1981 as Permit Agent for Frontier Exploration. In 1990 Frontier closed their doors, and he became an Independent Landman acquiring leases and easements, running title, abstracting and title curative in MI, OH, IN, PA, and KY. In 2003 he went back to the seismic world with Great Lakes Geophysical and then Emerson Geophysical, working in multiple states until 2021. At that time, he returned to being an Independent Landman acquiring Wind Easement Agreements and Solar Easement Agreements here in Michigan.

Membership Chair - Corey A. Herman

Corey is Vice President of Land for a full-service land company serving the energy, utility, and telecommunications industries across the United States and Canada. He has spent more than 20 years in the land business, working his way up through the administrative, information systems, and land departments before taking on leadership of land operations in 2018, and today he oversees field agents and land teams supporting pipeline, oil and gas, solar, wind, and right-of-way projects in multiple markets.

Corey is a member in good standing of the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL) and the Michigan Oil & Gas Association (MOGA). He is based in Holt, Michigan.

Region II AAPL Director - Steven N. Rapanos, CPL

Steve is a Certified Professional Landman with over 20 years of experience. Steve started his career as a field landman working as an independent contractor for Coughlin Land Services and is currently employed as the Vice President of Land and Business Development for Trendwell Energy Corporation. Steve has previously served on the MAPL Board and also as the Region II AAPL Director and looks forward to working with the MAPL to strive to provide the best educational and networking opportunities for its members.

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