John R. Collins is chairman of our board of managers. Mr. Collins also serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (Constellation Energy). Mr. Collins began his career with Constellation Energy at Baltimore Gas and Electric Company in 1988 as a senior financial analyst and was promoted in 1993 to supervisor of financial services, overseeing the Company’s corporate finance activities. From 1995 to 1997, he was BGE’s assistant treasurer and director of financial management. In February 1997, Mr. Collins became chief financial officer of Constellation Energy subsidiary, Constellation Commodities Group, where he was responsible for all financial matters, including business planning, financial analysis, capital management and risk control and credit. In 2002, Mr. Collins, an acknowledged leader in the field of risk management in the energy industry, was named vice president and chief risk officer of Constellation Energy, and in 2004, named senior vice president. In 2005, he was named chairman of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers, a group which has defined energy risk management best practice. Mr. Collins is a founding member of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers, which was formed in the spring of 2002 following the collapse of Enron. He was appointed chief financial officer of Constellation Energy in May 2007.

Before joining the company, Mr. Collins held various financial management positions with Bell Atlantic Corporation and Perdue Farms, Inc.

Mr. Collins currently serves on the boards for Roland Park Place, a senior living retirement community, and Special Olympics of Maryland, where he is a member of the Executive Committee and is chairman of the Finance Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Visitors to the Lerner College of Business at the University of Delaware

Mr. Collins earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in finance and strategic planning from the University of Pittsburgh's Katz School of Business.

Richard H. Bachmann is an independent member of our board of managers and our audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees and is the chairman of our conflicts committee. Mr. Bachmann joined EPCO Inc., a privately held company, in 1999 as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Prior to joining EPCO Inc., Mr. Bachmann served as a partner in the law firms of Snell & Smith P.C. from 1993 to 1998 and Butler & Binion from 1988 to 1993. Mr. Bachmann currently serves as a director and as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of various affiliates of EPCO Inc., including Enterprise Products GP, LLC, the general partner of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., a publicly traded midstream energy company, and EPE Holdings LLC, the general partner of Enterprise GP Holdings L.P., a publicly traded midstream energy holding company.

Andrew C. Kidd was appointed to the Constellation Energy Partners board of managers in April 2008.  He also serves as Deputy General Counsel of Constellation Energy and General Counsel of Constellation Energy Resources, the business organization representing Constellation Energy’s customer supply, global commodities and portfolio management activities.  Mr. Kidd served earlier as General Counsel of Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., the company’s wholesale sales and risk management arm.

Prior to joining Constellation Energy in August 2004, Mr. Kidd served as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of El Paso Corporation and General Counsel of El Paso Merchant Energy Group.  Earlier in his career, he held the position of Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Covanta Energy, Inc.

Mr. Kidd earned his law degree from the University of Maryland and his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.  Andrew and his wife, Dawn, reside in Baltimore with their two daughters.

Richard S. Langdon is an independent member of our board of managers and compensation, nominating and corporate governance and conflicts committees and is the chairman of our audit committee. Mr. Langdon is also currently the president and chief executive officer of Matris Exploration Company, a privately held exploration and production company. From 1997 until 2002, Mr. Langdon served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of EEX Corporation, a publicly traded exploration and production company that merged with Newfield Exploration Company in 2002. Prior to that, he held various positions with the Pennzoil Companies from 1991 to 1996, including executive vice president – international marketing – Pennzoil Products Company; senior vice president – business development – Pennzoil Company; and senior vice president – commercial & control – Pennzoil Exploration & Production Company.  Mr. Langdon also serves as a director of Gasco Energy, Inc., a publicly traded exploration and production company.  

Stephen R. Brunner was appointed president and chief executive officer of Constellation Energy Partners (CEP) in March 2008. He continues to serve in the role of chief operating officer, a role he assumed upon joining the company in February 2008.

Mr. Brunner has more than 25 years of experience operating oil and gas properties both domestically and internationally, and is responsible for managing the daily operations of CEP, including the development and production of oil and natural gas properties.

Mr. Brunner formerly served as the executive vice president of operations for Pogo Producing Company, where he was responsible for all aspects of exploration, production, acquisition and divestiture activity for seven business units in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Vietnam.

During his 13-year tenure at Pogo, Mr. Brunner served as vice president of operations, overseeing both domestic and international operations. He also served as the resident manager of Thaipo Limited, a subsidiary of Pogo, as well as offshore operations manager. Prior to his career with Pogo, he worked for Zilkha Energy Company, Chevron Corporation and Tenneco Oil Company.

Mr. Brunner earned a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 1981.

Charles C. Ward was appointed chief financial officer and treasurer of Constellation Energy Partners in March 2008. He also serves as a vice president for Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., Constellation Energy’s wholesale sales and risk management arm. He has an extensive background in energy and structured finance and has been instrumental in the various finance activities at CEP and helped to lead CEP through its initial public offering in November 2006.

Prior to joining Constellation in November 2005, Ward held finance and asset management positions at Enron North America, El Paso Energy, and Tenneco.

Ward earned a MBA from Rice University in 1992 and a BS in accounting from the University of Houston in 1987.