Erin Kurilla is the Executive Vice President, Vice President of Advocacy and Operations at American Public Gas Association. She joined the trade association in 2017.
In her role, Erin manages APGA’s engagement in legislative and regulatory affairs aiming to advance the goals of public natural gas utilities. She also works closely with member systems, federal and state regulators to improve the safety and reliability of the nation’s pipeline infrastructure.
She directly supports the APGA Operations and Safety Committee and its Environmental and Damage Prevention subcommittees.
Erin is also the Chief Operating Officer of the , a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to promoting the security, operational integrity and safety of natural gas distribution and utilization facilities.
Erin holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University
Erin works on the following issues and topics for APGA:
- APGA Operations & Safety Committee
- APGA Operations Conference
- PHMSA Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization Grants
- Pipeline Safety Reauthorization
- Pipeline and Hazardous Material Administration (PHMSA)
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- State Pipeline Safety Regulators/National Association of Pipeline Safety Regulators (NAPSR)
- Pipeline Safety & Operations Compliance
- Pipeline Safety Management Systems
- Distribution Pipeline Design, Construction, Operations, Maintenance & Integrity Management
- Transmission Pipeline Design, Construction, Operations, Maintenance & Integrity Management
- Public Awareness
- Damage Prevention
- Operator Qualification
- System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR)
- Benchmarking & Gas Overall Awareness Level (GOAL)
- Member Statistics
- Liaison to State & Regional Gas Associations
You can reach Erin at ekurilla@apga.org