Across the natural gas industry, member companies are investing significant time, talent, and resources in workforce development, leadership pathways, and how the industry’s work is understood and communicated.
Simultaneously, the natural gas industry is facing two pressures that can’t be solved in isolation:
- Attracting the next generation of professionals
- Clearly articulating the value of our work
These efforts shape conversations from the field to the C-suite and beyond the walls of member organizations.
These challenges show up across the industry in daily leadership and operational realities, including:
- Recruiting and retaining talent
- Developing future leaders
- Transferring knowledge and experience across teams and generations
- Communicating the industry’s value with confidence
To address these shared realities, SGA has appointed Tyler Tunic as Vice President of Industry Engagement & Workforce Advancement.
Tyler’s role strengthens how SGA executes by connecting workforce development, learning, committees, and messaging so members experience greater value from the time, talent, and resources they invest.
How This Role Strengthens Your Membership Experience
As SGA continues to scale what already works, workforce insight, committees, and learning are becoming more closely integrated through the Training Subscription.
- Workforce readiness aligned to real-world operator needs and reflected directly in training and leadership development
- Expanded leadership and learning pathways built on existing member engagement
- Industry insight embedded into learning and leadership development, reinforcing the value of the SGA Training Subscription
- Committee insight translated into training, leadership development, and practical resources that members can apply with confidence
In short, Tyler’s role helps ensure the time, talent, and resources members invest through SGA are connected in ways that lead to real-world outcomes.
Built for This Moment
The current landscape calls for leadership that understands the realities you are navigating as many of you shape the industry’s future.
That perspective is evident in the leadership Tyler brings to this role.
Tyler brings a rare combination of deep operational credibility and industry perspective grounded in more than a decade of hands-on experience across engineering, project management, construction, pipeline control, commercial optimization, and environmental leadership. Just as important, his work has focused on how the industry develops people and communicates its value, from the field to the executive level and across generations.
Through his work with the INGAA Foundation, Tyler has contributed to national research and messaging initiatives focused on how the natural gas industry is perceived by younger audiences, helping surface what builds credibility, what creates skepticism, and what resonates in a changing environment.
As a national leader and former Chair of Young Pipeline Professionals (YPP) USA, Tyler has been deeply engaged in attracting, nurturing, and empowering emerging professionals. He understands what helps the next generation see a long-term future in this industry—and what strengthens their connection to it.
The result is disciplined execution that turns member insight into learning, leadership development, and industry credibility—reinforcing what differentiates SGA Natural Gas Association as a training-first association focused on real-world outcomes.
A Shared Purpose
“Tyler understands this industry from the ground up,” said Suzanne Ogle, President & CEO of SGA. “He brings credibility, passion, and a deep sense of purpose to this role, and that matters as we work to build the next generation of leaders and advocates for natural gas.”
Tyler’s appointment reflects SGA’s commitment to disciplined execution, ensuring that member participation translates into workforce capability, leadership strength, and industry confidence. Please join us in welcoming Tyler to SGA.
