John Mork is President and Chief Executive Officer of Energy Corporation of America and a Director of the Company.  Mr. Mork served in various capacities at Union Oil Company until 1972 when he and Julie Mork founded the Company.  Mr. Mork is a past Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, and the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia.  Mr. Mork was a member of and held various positions with the Young Presidents’ Organization.  He is currently a member of the Chief Executives Organization, the World Presidents’ Organization, the University of Southern California Engineering School Board of Councilors and Chairman of the University of Southern California Board of Trustees.  Mr. Mork holds a Bachelor and Masters of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California, and a Doctorate in Humane Letters.  In addition, he is a graduate of the Stanford Business School Program for Chief Executive Officers.   He is married to Julie Mork and they have two children: Kyle, the Chief Operating Officer at ECA and Alison Hansen, an educator in San Francisco.