Our Story

Founded by Jack Norman in 1976, Elexco expanded into the United States in 1980, when Elexco’s U.S. Operation, Elexco Land Services, Inc., was incorporated. It has since expanded client services to include transportation and pipeline rights-of-way, telecommunication rights-of-way, eminent domain proceedings, due diligence undertakings, appraisals, and property negotiations with urban and renewal boundaries.

Elexco is a full service land company that can provide project management, leasing agents, right-of-way agents, title personnel, support staff, legal support through our In-House Corporate Counsel, and systems support through our data and information personnel. We maintain a large staff of experienced land agents to ensure the unique requirements of our U.S. clientele is met.

Our People

Niki Clarke

President and C.E.O.

Niki Clarke has served as President and C.E.O. of Elexco since 2018, leading its operations in Canada and the United States. Since joining Elexco’s legal department in 1998, she has worked in nearly every area of the business, including administration, regulatory, marketing, property management, and land. Beginning in 2002, she played a key role in a major U.S. expansion, helping open seven offices and managing staff across them. At the same time, she oversaw Elexco’s proprietary Information Systems and administrative staff in both countries. She was the driving force behind an in-house land tool that Elexco still uses today. Her deep knowledge of Elexco’s systems, processes, and people keeps the Canadian and U.S. operations aligned and focused on consistent, high-quality service.

Dina Silvestro,
CPA, CMA

Chief Financial Officer

Dina Silvestro joined our Senior Management team in 2007 and brings with her over 20 years of experience. Her main role as Chief Financial Officer is to manage the overall Financial Operations for all companies that comprise The Elexco Group of Companies. Dina meticulously co-ordinates and oversees the day to day operations of the Accounting department in both our Canadian and American offices. Dina‘s diverse experience and knowledge stems from the management roles she has retained over the years in numerous multi-national companies involved in both the Manufacturing and Service industries. Dina’s extensive background enables her to deal with both the multi-company structure and the international components that make up the Elexco Group of Companies.

Corey Herman

Vice President of Land

Corey Herman has served as Vice President of Land for Elexco since 2018, supervising the day-to-day operations of all Elexco field agents. Since joining Elexco in 2005, he has worked across many facets of the business, supporting a wide range of energy projects. He has spent much of his career guiding and developing Elexco’s field and land agents, along with considerable time in the field negotiating directly with landowners. His first-hand experience includes oil and gas leases, mineral leases, right-of-way, and solar development agreements. He is a member of IRWA and AAPL, and serves as a Board Member for the Michigan Association of Professional Landmen (MAPL).

Travis Allington

Director of Renewables

Travis is a Project Manager with extensive experience supporting energy and infrastructure projects across multiple sectors, including natural gas, oil and gas, renewable energy, battery storage, and mineral development. He has demonstrated expertise in supervising field agents, managing client relationships, and serving as liaison between clients, landowners, and project stakeholders to ensure successful project execution and client satisfaction. He has a proven track record in negotiating and acquiring land rights and resolving complex title and curative issues in multiple sectors. Travis has successfully supported the acquisition of rights for major infrastructure projects and has consistently ranked among the top performers in lease acquisition, securing the highest number of leases and acreage on multiple projects.

Daniel Silber,
Esq.

Vice President of Title

Dan is a New York licensed attorney with a JD, and has been with Elexco since 2009. He has significant experience in many facets of all different types of energy, utility and telecommunications projects in the northeastern United States, as well as other parts of the U.S. and Canada. Dan’s experience on these projects include the acquisition of land rights, preparation of abstracts of title, due diligence, and related project management. Prior to joining Elexco, Dan worked with several energy and telecommunication companies through an upstate New York law firm.

Eric Freling,
Esq.

Project Manager

Eric brings practical experience dating back to 2004 within Elexco’s Title, Acquisition, and Legal Review Departments with a sojourn working as a Title Attorney for Babst-Calland Law Firm. A talented professional with decades of managerial and data analysis experience in the Real Estate and Energy Industries. Extensive experience with lease negotiation, drafting legal documents, acquisition of agreements, title abstracting and analysis, due diligence, legal review and research, crew management, project management, and certified title opinions. Eric is a licensed attorney in both Michigan and Pennsylvania, and a licensed Real Estate Broker in Michigan further strengthening his qualifications in land, real estate, and legal matters.

Since founding Elexco in 1976 and with many years of diverse practical and managerial experience in the oil and gas sector, Jack Norman successfully established and continues to manage several corporations, both inside and outside of the industry. His background in geophysics, and accumulated knowledge of the land service industry has enabled him to establish and co-ordinate the Elexco Group of Companies and affiliated organizations to meet the growing demands of the market place.

Jack still fills an advisory role to our management team when his uniquely valuable perspective is required.

Randy Hansen,
J.D., CPL

Founding Member

Randy Hansen joined Elexco in 1983 and has spent his career managing land services for independent and major oil and gas companies, governmental agencies, and utilities throughout the United States, with a focus on overseeing title projects and personnel for U.S. contracts. He earned his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, is admitted to the Michigan State Bar, holds a B.S. in Business Administration, and is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in Michigan. Randy has been qualified as an Expert Witness in Huron County Circuit Court and has completed numerous International Right-of-Way Association courses. As a Founding Member, he continues to participate in the ongoing development and direction of the company.