WSPA Bolsters In-House Advocacy Capability

As the latest addition to WSPA's advocacy team, Sanchez will apply his skills and experience toward achieving the organization's goals of ensuring consumers have continued access to petroleum and petroleum products through policies that are socially, economically and environmentally responsible.

"I'm looking forward to working with WSPA's staff and members to facilitate a productive dialogue between the industry and policy-makers," Sanchez said. "This type of transparency is key to the energy security and environmental protection California's citizens and economy need to thrive and grow."

Before joining WSPA, Sanchez served as Chief of Staff in the California State Assembly, where he worked on directing both policy and district staff to ensure that initiatives surrounding constituents' quality of life were achieved. Prior to that he was a leading advocate for one of the largest health insurers in California.

Sanchez is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento, with a bachelor's degree in marketing.

ABOUT THE WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION
The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) is a non-profit trade association that represents companies that account for the bulk of petroleum exploration, production, refining, transportation and marketing in the five western states of California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada.

SOURCE Western States Petroleum Association