The Missouri Propane Education and Research Council (MOPERC) has announced the election of its 2026 officers and directors. The council consists of 15 volunteer members who guide the efforts of the council to promote the safe use of propane through education, training and research.
All directors elected are professionals in the propane industry and will serve three-year terms. Officers serve for one year. MOPERC programs are administered by executive staff. The installations occurred at the council’s recent winter board meeting in Ridgedale, Missouri.
Officers Elected:
- Chair — Jeff Reitz, Central States Bus
- Vice Chair — Derek Poe, Missouri Propane Safety Commission
- Treasurer — Jeff Miller, Ferrellgas
Directors:
- Wholesale 1 — Mark Porth, CHS *
- Wholesale 2 — Jeff Miller, Ferrellgas, St. Peters
- Wholesale 3 — Ray Phillips, Growmark Energy, Ozark
- Retail 1 — Nick Goodrich, Goodrich Gas, Crocker
- Retail 2 — Jason Harville, MFA Oil Company, Columbia
- Retail 3 — Jessica Booth-Haden, AmeriGas, Fordland **
- Retail 4 — Samantha Reed-Johnson, Reed Oil, Doniphan
- Retail 5 — John Brokes, Big River Oil, Hannibal **
- Retail 6 — Clayton Uthe, MFA Oil, Winston **
- Retail 7 — Mitch Dane, Chilton Oil, Salem
- Retail 8 — Roger Hoff, Hoff Brothers, Perryville
- Retail 9 — Brian Brooks, Brooks Gas, Marshfield **
- Affiliated 1 — Steve Clayton, Gas Equipment Company, Earth City
- Affiliated 2 — Jeff Reitz, Central States Bus, Fenton
- Public Member — Derek Poe, Missouri Propane Safety Commission **
* New appointee
** Reappointed to second term
The council also recognized one outgoing member, Carly Murphy.
MOPERC is a not-for-profit organization authorized by the Missouri legislature. MOPERC has helped thousands of Missouri homeowners replace water heaters, furnaces and other appliances with new, more energy-efficient models. The council has established two funding programs to help companies reduce emissions: the Lawn Equipment Assistant Fund (LEAF) for professional landscape contractors who upgrade their equipment to propane, and the Autogas Incentive Program, which provides rebates to help organizations in Missouri transition from diesel to low-emission propane buses and vehicles.
Propane has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Administration as a clean energy source and is the most popular alternative energy source in the world. Propane is currently used by approximately nine percent of the homes in Missouri for residential heat and is also widely used in agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and transportation.
