Christine Jack Toretti is a businessperson, philanthropist, 2016 U.S. presidential elector, and

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member from

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S.W. Jack Drilling Co.

Toretti is the chair and CEO of S.W. Jack Drilling Co., a privately held land-based drilling company in the United States. As of 2005, it is the nineteenth largest contract drilling company in terms of total footage drilled. The company, founded in 1918 by Toretti's grandfather, is headquartered in

and has regional offices in

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and

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. The S.W. Jack Company supports oil and gas exploration in

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, and

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. Toretti assumed control of the company in 1990, upon the unexpected death of her father, Samuel W. Jack Jr. Prior to that, she served as CFO. She is noted as a rare female CEO in the male-dominated energy industry. The company had 92 employees and $5 million in annual revenue in 1990. In 1995, Toretti expanded the company significantly when she led the purchase and merger with another drilling company. She relinquished day-to-day operations in 1997. The company currently has 350 employees and $60 million in annual revenue. From 2004 to 2010, S.W. Jack Drilling donated more than $150,000 to then

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Tom Corbett.

Political activities

Toretti founded the Anne Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series, a training program specifically designed to educate, empower, and advance Republican women. Former Pennsylvania Governor

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appointed Toretti to the

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in 1995, where she helped reorganize the organization's investments in higher education. Former

Mark Schweiker appointed her to the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

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appointed her to the Rural Telephone Bank, the National Petroleum Council and to the advisory board for the

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On August 21, 1997, Toretti was elected to be a

member from Pennsylvania. She served on the RNC Committee on Arrangements for the

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. She was involved in George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, one of the first

Republicans to endorse the then-

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. In 2001, she was named to the

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list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women" In 2002, she was named to the PoliticsPA "Power 50" list of politically influential personalities. In 2003, the ''Pennsylvania Report'' named her to "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics. In 2010, ''Politics Magazine'' named her one of the most influential Pennsylvania Republicans. In 2006, Toretti chaired Lynn Swann's 2006 Pennsylvania gubernatorial campaign. On May 18, 2018, President

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nominated Toretti to become the U.S. Ambassador to Malta. However, the

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Toretti, and returned her nomination in 2019 and 2020.

Personal life

Toretti met

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at an

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dinner. They married in

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on April 14, 2003. During their marriage, she and her sons, Joe, Max, and Matthew, split time between her home on a farm in

and

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. Olson filed for divorce on December 6, 2007 The proceedings became contentious, with Toretti alleging that Olson improperly moved funds from a joint account the day after filing for divorce. Toretti serves on several corporate boards, including S&T Bank and the Lockhart Company. Toretti is an ex-officio advisor to the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce. She previously served as the Foundation for the

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President, and as a boardmember of The Andy Warhol Museum Advisory Board, Indiana Hospital Board,

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References

External links

S.W. Jack Oil and Drilling company websiteFeature article on Toretti from Smart Business magazine
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