Anna Gorka

Anna Gorka

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Land Negotiator | EnGen Class of 2019 "Most Influential"

  • Education

    • Arapahoe High School

      2006 - 2010

      Activities and Societies: Arapahoe Herald, National Honors Society, Swim team, Golf team 4.069 GPA, 50th in class (out of 574)

    • University of Denver

      2010 - 2014
      BA in Journalism Studies Minors in Political Science and History

      Activities and Societies: University of Denver Clarion (student newspaper), Alpha Lambda Delta (Honors Society), Pioneer Business Review (Business-based student newspaper) Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Denver in March 2014 with a major in Journalism and two minors in Political Science and History.

  • Experience

    • Arapahoe Herald

      May 2009 - May 2010
      Editor in Chief

      Oversaw design, production and editing for entire paper, managed staff members and public relations, corresponded with school management and advertisers, wrote articles, coached design, designed pages, produced and edited photography, conducted InDesign and Photoshop instruction and managed logistics.

    • Littleton Gazette

      Mar 2011 - Sept 2011
      Intern

      Wrote hyper-localized news, opinion and feature stories for an online format, managed photography, created multimedia elements, attained marketing experience and worked towards journalistic website adaptation.

    • University of Denver Clarion

      May 2011 - Mar 2012
      News Editor

      Required to edit all news stories, to design all news pages, to write stories, to manage contributing and staff writers, to find stories, to follow leads and to contribute design to other sections.

    • Columbine Valley Life

      Jul 2011 - Oct 2011
      Local Correspondent

      Wrote hyper-local stories about the community of Columbine Valley for a monthly print publication.

    • American Idol

      Jul 2011 - Jul 2011
      Production Assistant

      Assisted producers with logistics of American Idol auditions in Denver. Viewed production processes and provided technical advice to producers when needed.

    • Pioneer Business Review

      Mar 2012 - Mar 2014
      Design Team Member

      Defined the style and design of a brand new, start-up newspaper for the DU Daniels College of Business. Helped teach others to use InDesign and to create the papers. Currently designing and editing the page layouts of each new issue of the Pioneer Business Review.

    • Anadarko Petroleum

      Jun 2012 - Sept 2012
      Summer Contractor

      Required to learn quickly about Land Administration processes and programs including Tobin, ANORM and DVFR. Electronic filing, funds and ownership transfers, basic title research for Pierce-Lyons unit clean-up.

    • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

      Jun 2013 - Sept 2013
      Land Administration Intern III

      Worked with the Wattenberg and Wyoming Leases and Contracts teams in Anadarko's Land Administration. I was required to maintain leases through analysis using internal resources and applications such as Tobin.

    • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

      Jan 2014 - Aug 2019

      Responsible for providing Land recommendations, support and testimony for all WOGCC matters. Assists in management of notification process, document drafting/sending, and overall drill schedule preparations. Currently working as a title analyst for the Wyoming-Utah team within Anadarko. Responsible for interfacing with the WOGCC regarding commission matters and hearings, including creating and presenting land testimony for spacing, increased density and pooling applications. Previously: Wattenberg lease analysis and maintenance, Wattenberg division orders analysis and maintenance, Moxa land asset maintenance, exposure to other Western states' land analysis.

      • Senior Land Analyst

        Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
      • Title Analyst I

        Jan 2014 - Mar 2019
    • Oxy

      Aug 2019 - now

      Responsible for providing Land recommendations, support and testimony for all WOGCC matters. Assists in management of notification process, document drafting/sending, and overall drill schedule preparations. Processes non-operated well proposals and documents and provides recommendation regarding participation. Creates and processes critical Land proposals, CA, JOAs, etc. for wells drilled in the Powder River Basin.

      • Land Negotiator

        Jan 2022 - now
      • Senior Land Analyst

        Aug 2019 - Jan 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Land Management Certificate

      Metropolitan State University of Denver
      Nov 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Division Order Analyst Certificate

      Metropolitan State University of Denver
      Apr 2024
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Anna Gorka
      2021 Q4 Volunteer of the Quarter National Museum of WWII Aviation Dec 2021
    • Awarded to Anna Gorka
      EnGen Class of 2019 "Most Influential" Award COGA's EnGen professional development program Dec 2019 At the end of each year, EnGen members are asked to vote for one man and one woman from their class to receive the "Most Influential" individual award. I was honored and grateful to receive this recognition, as voted by my peers, given the high caliber of professional and personal leaders in my cohort.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Graphic Designer

      Issued by National Museum of WWII Aviation on Mar 2019
      National Museum of WWII AviationAssociated with Anna Gorka