Ms. Christie L. Haas co-founded Luca Technologies, Inc. in 2001 and served as its Vice President and Secretary. Ms. Haas served as the Director of Administration at LUCA and was responsible for human resources, accounting, corporate communications, information systems and office management. Ms. Haas was the primary driver in the development and oversight of Luca's initial scientific discoveries. She has over 15 years small business management experience and entered the oil and gas industry in 1997 when she joined Preston, Reynolds & Co., Inc. She served as a Director of Luca Technologies, Inc. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management. Ms. Haas received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Washington State University in 1993.