A new year often starts with a familiar feeling. The work hasn’t slowed and the questions facing our industry feel more immediate than theoretical.
The Q1 2026 issue of theLINK focuses on how the natural gas industry is building capability amid workforce pressure, regulatory complexity and rising performance expectations.
The issue opens with a perspective from Suzanne Ogle, grounding the current moment and SGA’s role as the place where professionals come together to learn, connect and move forward with confidence. That perspective carries through the issue, reinforced by 2026 Chair Shawn Patterson, who shares the theme guiding the year ahead: Natural Gas Now.
From there, the issue explores what readiness looks like in practice.
You’ll see how SGA is creating space for meaningful connection through its 2026 conferences, how evolving regulatory and safety expectations are shaping training needs and how learning is being reimagined to better support teams across roles and experience levels. You’ll also get an early look at how SGA is evolving its approach to workforce development through the new SGA Training Subscription, designed to make learning more consistent, accessible and useful over time.
The issue closes by looking ahead at how SGA is strengthening its learning ecosystem, recognizing leadership and impact across the industry and positioning itself as a long-term training partner for what comes next.
