Most people don’t leave an operating company in their early 30s to join a trade association.
Tyler Tunic did exactly that.
In early 2026, Tyler moved from Williams to SGA as Vice President of Industry Engagement and Workforce Advancement. In a recent Pipeliners Podcast episode recorded live at Spring Gas 2026, he talks about why he made the move and what he’s building at SGA.
The Committee Ecosystem Most People Don’t See
SGA operates more than 60 committees involving professionals from approximately 40 operator companies. Tyler’s focus is on ensuring those committees produce tangible outputs that feed into SGA’s learning pipeline.
“If someone signing up for a committee isn’t sure what they’re signing up for or what the expectations are, we need to fix that,” Tyler says.
“Committees need accountability, transparency, and structure so that operators know their employees are creating value, not just attending meetings.”
Committee involvement also offers something else: leadership development that translates directly to career growth, even for professionals not yet in management roles.
The Future State
Tyler’s vision centers on tightening the connection between committee work and SGA’s training products so that the industry’s most pressing challenges surface quickly and get translated into learning opportunities that serve the full membership.
The full episode covers Tyler’s career path, his decision-making process for leaving an operator, the role of collaboration across trade organizations like SGA and the INGAA Foundation, and how committee participation builds workforce readiness across the natural gas sector.
Listen to the full conversation at Pipeliners Podcast Episode 441.
