Christina Sames is the Vice President of Operations & Engineering for the American Gas Association (AGA). In this role, she works closely with AGA’s members and stakeholders to improve safety, reliability and efficiency. She leads AGA’s efforts on safety culture, AGA’s Commitment to Enhancing Safety, Safety Information Resource Center, Executive Leadership Safety Summit and is the staff executive for the AGA Board Safety Committee, Operations Executive Committee and Operations Managing Committee. Sames is also on the Cross Bore Safety Association Board and API’s Emergency Response Advisory Board. Prior to joining AGA, Christina worked for Pipeline Research Council International Inc. and spent 12 years with the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s Office of Pipeline Safety. She holds a B.S. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University.