SGA Natural Gas Association today announced the appointment of Tiffany Ziemer as Director of Pipeline Safety & Regulatory Excellence. In this role, she will lead SGA’s efforts to help operators strengthen regulatory readiness, risk reduction, operational resilience, and continuous improvement through training, resources, and industry collaboration.
As PHMSA continues shifting toward more performance-based oversight, operators face increasing responsibility to proactively demonstrate operational discipline and safety performance. For organizations that navigate that shift well, these changes also create opportunities to strengthen internal alignment, identify risks earlier, and improve operational outcomes.
Ziemer joins SGA following more than a decade with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S. Department of Transportation, where she served in senior leadership roles, including Chief Investigator. She managed enforcement programs across 11 states and led national accident investigation teams, providing firsthand insight into how federal inspections, investigations, and enforcement priorities unfold in real-world operating environments.
Ziemer holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Grantham University and has completed the Federal Executive Institute executive leadership program.
“As operators face increasing expectations around safety, reliability, and regulatory performance, access to practical expertise has never been more important,” said Suzanne Ogle, President & CEO of SGA. “Tiffany brings a unique combination of investigative, regulatory, and operational insight that will strengthen the resources, education, and collaboration opportunities we provide our members. Her experience will help operators strengthen readiness, identify opportunities for improvement, and build stronger safety and operational cultures.”
“The operators who are most prepared aren’t waiting for an inspection to discover where gaps exist,” said Ziemer. “My focus in joining SGA is to help members build readiness into everyday decision-making by providing practical insight, tools, and training that strengthen safety performance and reduce operational risk.”
SGA’s expanded readiness efforts are designed to complement broader industry initiatives, including peer review and operational benchmarking programs, by helping operators better understand evolving PHMSA expectations, enforcement priorities, and preparedness considerations before issues surface under regulatory scrutiny.
This initiative will help operators:
- Strengthen regulatory preparedness and oversight readiness
- Apply lessons learned from inspections, investigations, and enforcement actions
- Enhance operational resilience and workforce readiness through practical training and peer learning
Through its network of operators, technical experts, trainers, and industry leaders, SGA is uniquely positioned to transform lessons learned into practical training, resources, and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing that strengthens readiness across organizations of all sizes.
These efforts will be delivered through SGA’s training programs, conferences, peer engagement opportunities, and operational resources, helping members apply industry knowledge in practical and meaningful ways.
Ziemer will also represent SGA at OpsCon 2026 in Austin this July, leading the general session, “The Inside Track: What the New PHMSA Means for Your Operations,” on Thursday, July 23, immediately before the conference closing keynote.
The addition of Ziemer reflects SGA’s ongoing investment in providing members with practical resources, expert-led training, and industry collaboration opportunities that support safe, reliable, and resilient operations.
About SGA Natural Gas Association
SGA Natural Gas Association brings together operators, suppliers, and allied businesses across North America to share expertise, grow workforce capability, and advance safety, reliability, and operational performance. Through technical training, executive education, committees, conferences, and peer engagement, SGA connects and equips natural gas industry professionals with practical knowledge and industry collaboration that support real-world operational needs. Headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, SGA delivers training and engagement opportunities both in person and virtually.
Learn more at www.sganaturalgas.org.
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