Arkansas Energy Personnel Moves: Anna Swaim Named American Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Executive Director
November 14, 2025
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Arkansas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners (“AIPRO”) has named Anna Swaim to serve as the association’s Executive Director.
Former Executive Director Rodney Baker will serve as Director of Government Relations.
Both Anna Swaim and Rodney Baker have managed AIPRO since 2016.
AIPRO describes the association as the only organization representing the oil and natural gas community in Arkansas. It is stated to have more than 60 members representing all sectors of the industry.
Anna Swaim has more than 30 years of experience as a professional business communicator. She has worked with a variety of Arkansas non-profit organizations. Before starting Anna Swaim Communications in 2016, she served as a Communications Director for the American Forestry Association for more than 18 years. She also works as a consultant for other non-profit clients.
Anna holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Hendrix College.
Anna’s husband, Ed, is the former General Counsel and subsequently Chief of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Water Management Division. He now serves as Executive Director of the Bayou Meto Irrigation District.
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