Richard Stover is the Administrator of the Idaho Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources. Prior to his appointment to OEMR, Stover provided legal counsel to a broad range of Idaho citizens, businesses, and public entities as a partner with Boise law firm Eberle, Berlin, Kading, Turnbow & McKlveen, Senior Counsel for Government Relations at Boise State University, and Assistant City Attorney for the City of Boise. Stover also served as natural resource policy staff for Idaho Governors Phil Batt and Dirk Kempthorne and a judicial extern for U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge. Stover holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Idaho and a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Idaho.