Our Story

Elexco’s U.S. Operation, Elexco Land Services, Inc., was incorporated by its founder, Jack Norman, in 1980 and has 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 joined Elexco’s legal department in 1998. During the first few years of employment, Niki gained diverse experience by shifting her efforts from legal to regulatory, marketing, property management, and ultimately, land. In 2002, Niki began working to help set up and manage, direct and oversee the expansion of the Company in the US. Niki’s high degree of specialized knowledge relating to The Elexco Group’s proprietary Information Systems and internal processes enables her to manage said unique systems, along with all administrative staff, in both Canada and the U.S.

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 joined the Elexco team in 2005. He has worked in several facets of our business supporting a wide range of energy projects. Most of his career has been spent supporting and guiding our field/land Agents to become the best they can be. He has also spent a considerable amount of time in the field negotiating documents with landowners directly, as well. He has first-hand field experience negotiating O&G Leases, Mineral Leases, ROW and Solar development agreements. Corey is responsible for and supervises the day to day operations of all our field agents in every aspect of our business.

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.