The Missouri Propane Education and Research Council (MOPERC) has announced the election of its 2025
Directors and Officers. The Council consists of 15 volunteer members who guide the efforts of the
Council to promote the safe use of propane through education, training and research.
All Directors elected are professionals in the propane industry and will serve three-year terms. Officers
serve for one year. MOPERC programs are administered by executive staff. The installations occurred at
the Council’s recent winter board meeting in Ridgedale.
Officers Elected:
Chair – Brian Brooks, Brooks Gas, Marshfield
Vice Chair- Jeff Reitz, Central States Bus, Fenton
Treasurer – Derek Poe, Missouri Propane Safety Commission
Directors:
Wholesale 1—Carly Murphy, CHS *
Wholesale 2—Jeff Miller, Ferrellgas, St. Peters**
Wholesale 3—Ray Phillips, Growmark Energy, Ozark
Retail 1—Nick Goodrich, Goodrich Gas, Crocker *
Retail 2—Jason Harville, MFA Oil Company, Columbia *
Retail 3—Jessica Haden, AmeriGas, Fordland
Retail 4—Samantha Reed Johnson, Reed Oil, Doniphan
Retail 5— John Brokes, Big River Oil, Hannibal
Retail 6—Clayton Uthe, MFA Oil, Winston
Retail 7—Mitch Dane, Chilton Oil, Salem **
Retail 8—Roger Hoff, Hoff Brothers, Perryville
Retail 9— Brian Brooks, Brooks Gas, Marshfield
Affiliated 1—Steve Clayton, Gas Equipment Company, Earth City
Affiliated 2—Jeff Reitz, Central States Bus, Fenton
Public Member—Derek Poe, Missouri Propane Safety Commission
* New appointee
**Reappointed to second term
The Council also recognized outgoing members Mark Porth, Kent Metcalf, and its previous chair, Tim
Peach.
MOPERC is a not-for-profit organization authorized by the Missouri legislature. MOPERC has helped
thousands of Missouri homeowners replace water heaters, furnaces and other appliances with new,
more energy-efficient models. The Council has established two funding programs to help companies
reduce emissions: the Lawn Equipment Assistant Fund (LEAF) for professional landscape contractors
who upgrade their equipment to propane, and the Clean Bus Program, which provides $2000 rebates to
Missouri schools that acquire propane buses.
Propane has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Administration as a clean energy source
and is the most popular alternative energy source in the world. Propane is currently used by
approximately nine percent of the homes in Missouri for residential heat and is also widely used in
agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and transportation.
