About Oildorado, Inc.
Oildorado is planned and carried out by an all-volunteer non-profit corporation with plenty of help from local schools, clubs, churches, and service and fraternal organizations that sponsor events and activities and raise some money to boot. Oildorado, Inc. coordinates the many activities that make up the celebration and raises funds for the next event.
An eight-member Executive Board of Directors oversees the workings of a Board of Directors and Community Liaisons responsible for planning events sponsored directly by Oildorado, Inc. and coordinating activities of other organizations. Simply put, it takes an entire town working together to put on something as big and fun-filled as Taft Oildorado Days.
Executive Board

Erc Cooper
President

Scott Niblett
First Vice President

Paul Linder
Second Vice President

Billy White
Third Vice President

Dennis McCall
Secretary

Randy Miller
Treasurer

Pete Gianopulos
Historian

Glenn W. Black
Immediate Past President

Larry Peahl
Co-Treasurer
- Eric Cooper - President
- Scott Niblett - First Vice President
- Paul Linder - Second Vice President
- Billy White - Third Vice President
- Dennis McCall - Secretary
- Randy Miller - Treasurer & 1995 Oildorado President
- Pete Gianopulos - Historian
- Glenn W. Black - Immediate Past President (2005)
- Larry Peahl - Co-Treasurer
Board of Directors

Jan Ashley

Linda Deckert

Kathy Herm

Cherie Layton

Rocky O’Neill

Gary Rennie

Rusty Risi

Lisa Willhelm

Tiffany Yaws

Josh Bryant

Dennis Eubanks

Stephanie House

Kathy Cooper

Debbie Potaczala

Mark Richardson

Bryan Sellman

Kal Vaughn

Henry Yong
Honorary Past Presidents

Glenn D. Black
1975

Jerry Peavyhouse
1985

Dennis Fauke
1990

Randy Miller
1995

Jim Swearengin
2000
Community Liaisons

David Daniel
Westside Ministerial Association

Bob Gorson
Taft City Manager

Barry Jameson
Taft Union High School

Doug Keeler
Midway Driller

Michael Long
The Taft Independent

Ken McMinn
Taft Police Department Chief

Fred Schell
Taft District Chamber of Commerce

Edith Laurin
The Historic Fort

Jan McCall
West Kern Oil Museum
- David Daniel - Westside Ministerial Association
- Bob Gorson - Taft City Manager
- Barry Jameson - Taft Union High School
- Gene Jones - Petroleum Club of Taft
- Doug Keeler - Midway Driller
- Edith Laurin - The Historic Fort
- Michael Long - The Taft Independent
- Jan McCall - West Kern Oil Museum
- Ken McMinn - Taft Police Department Chief
- Fred Schell - Taft District Chamber of Commerce
President’s Oil Industry Circle
- Les Clark Jr. - Independent Oil Producers Agency
- Charlie Beard - General Petroleum Services
- Fred Holmes - Holmes Western Well
