Anita Crawford

VP Land & People


Prior to Zone Oil & Gas, LLC, Anita worked at Santos USA Corp., a subsidiary of Santos Ltd., an Australian public company, where she served in a number of capacities. She began in landowner relations, responsible for ownership interests and title curative. Anita later moved into a commercial role in charge of risk management and product marketing. Subsequently, her focus changed to human resources management where she was instrumental in growing the staff and leading the company through various cultural integrations due to corporate acquisitions.

Anita's earlier experience includes over 15 years as an independent petroleum landman, consulting for Amerada Hess, Koch Oil, and other energy companies. She co-founded a land brokerage company in East Texas where she was responsible for the management of ten landmen.

Anita's primary responsibilities at Zone Energy, LLC, involve acquisition due diligence, title curative, and negotiation of contracts. She also manages employee benefit plans.

Anita holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Abilene Christian University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston. She is a member of AAPL, SHRM, and HR-Houston.