Family Leadership
The Next Generation Carrying the Cutter Oil Legacy Forward
Cutter Oil remains family-led. The company's leadership brings together field experience, leasing and landowner relations, operational discipline, infrastructure strategy, and the founding values established by Charles and Elizabeth Cutter.
Elizabeth Cutter
Co-Founder
Founded in 1982 by Charles and Elizabeth Cutter, Cutter Oil was built on a foundation of hard work, local commitment, and respect for landowners. Elizabeth's role in the company's history is central to the Cutter Oil story: a family business built with persistence, trust, and a belief in doing right by the people and communities around it.
Today, Elizabeth's legacy continues through the next generation of Cutter family leadership.
Josh Cutter
Chief Operating Officer
Josh Cutter serves as Chief Operating Officer of Cutter Oil, overseeing day-to-day operations and helping guide the company's long-term growth. As a second-generation leader, Josh carries forward a family legacy built on honesty, field discipline, and the belief that energy development must be done responsibly.
With a background in geology and years of hands-on field experience, Josh understands Ohio energy operations from the ground up. He works directly with landowners, field teams, and operating partners to make sure the details are handled properly — from site planning to execution to follow-through.
Born and raised in the area, Josh views Cutter Oil's work as personal. This is not just where the company operates. It is home.
Kristin Cutter-Anthony
Leasing & Operations
Kristin Cutter-Anthony serves as a primary point of contact for Cutter Oil landowners, helping manage the leasing process with transparency, responsiveness, and respect.
Kristin understands that a lease is more than a contract. It is a relationship that can last for years. Her role is to help landowners feel informed, heard, and treated fairly throughout the process.
In addition to leasing and landowner communication, Kristin supports the administrative and operational coordination that keeps projects moving. Her attention to detail helps Cutter Oil maintain the clear communication and follow-through landowners expect.
CJ Cutter
Field Superintendent
As Field Superintendent, CJ Cutter oversees field operations with a focus on safety, efficiency, and responsible execution. His work includes coordinating crews, managing equipment, supporting drilling and maintenance activity, and keeping operations aligned with Cutter Oil's field standards.
CJ also plays an important role in site reclamation and land stewardship. His commitment to restoring and maintaining locations reflects one of Cutter Oil's core values: respect the land and remain accountable for the work.
Shawn Cutter
Strategy & Infrastructure
Shawn Cutter is an energy operator and technology founder focused on unlocking durable value from real-world energy systems. After modernizing aspects of Cutter Oil's legacy operations, Shawn founded Fielding Systems, an energy software company later acquired by Quorum Software.
Today, Shawn supports Cutter Oil's next chapter by focusing on strategy, infrastructure, asset modernization, and long-term value creation. His work connects the company's Ohio energy legacy with the tools, systems, and disciplined execution needed for the future.
Built by One Generation. Carried by the Next.
Cutter Oil's story is a family story. Charles and Elizabeth Cutter built the foundation. The next generation is responsible for protecting it, modernizing it, and making sure the company remains worthy of the landowner trust that made it possible.