Mark A. Erickson

MARK A. ERICKSON is President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of
Gasco Energy, Inc. He was Founder and a senior officer and Director of
Pennaco Energy, Inc., with properties in the Powder River basin of
Wyoming. He was also a Founder and past President of RIS Resources
(USA). Mr. Erickson, a Registered Petroleum Engineer with 17 years of
experience in business development, finance, strategic planning,
marketing, project management and petroleum engineering, received his MS
in Mineral Economics from the Colorado School of Mines.