# Courtenay O. Taplin > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:courtenay-o-taplin | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/courtenay-o-taplin | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 11 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-19T20:41:05.809657+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T22:53:23.473+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Courtenay O. Taplin - Display name: Courtenay O. Taplin ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-19T20:41:06.131147+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.942 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 1 | | Entity class | person | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | board | NOT_APPLICABLE | | committees | NOT_APPLICABLE | | leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE | | governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | audit | NOT_APPLICABLE | | legal | NOT_APPLICABLE | | risk | NOT_APPLICABLE | | cyber | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Courtenay O. Taplin seat on American Resources Corp, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T22:53:23.473+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1gadfyo1x8syt2 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/courtenay-o-taplin/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at American Resources Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:role:1. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:925329a8a9afed38560e94214a3f7f17e3b2569b5968e143b6fe9957ee80a934. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a22b21bc5a33ab4433b9ab1e6b9e0a4aa6066e5ef6258f9efec4aabdb8f4a08d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c07940affedc6eabaf20ba6d0666baa8765f1b267201f81ac86519e03cc96374. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of American Resources Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bea719e2a005f178bb2685b53c8811dd176b1c046286c9bb099551cc8f13e985. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:board_role:3. Valid from: 2026-03-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a22b21bc5a33ab4433b9ab1e6b9e0a4aa6066e5ef6258f9efec4aabdb8f4a08d. ## Committee assignments - Committee assignments: Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:committee_assignments:4. Valid from: 2026-03-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a22b21bc5a33ab4433b9ab1e6b9e0a4aa6066e5ef6258f9efec4aabdb8f4a08d. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:cybersecurity_experience:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a22b21bc5a33ab4433b9ab1e6b9e0a4aa6066e5ef6258f9efec4aabdb8f4a08d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c07940affedc6eabaf20ba6d0666baa8765f1b267201f81ac86519e03cc96374. ## Executive company - Executive at American Resources Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:executive_company:6. Valid from: 2025-05-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c07940affedc6eabaf20ba6d0666baa8765f1b267201f81ac86519e03cc96374. - Executive at Compass Point Resources, LLC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:executive_company:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a22b21bc5a33ab4433b9ab1e6b9e0a4aa6066e5ef6258f9efec4aabdb8f4a08d. ## Executive title - Executive title: Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:executive_title:8. Valid from: 2025-05-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c07940affedc6eabaf20ba6d0666baa8765f1b267201f81ac86519e03cc96374. ## Other Company Role - Courtenay O. Taplin is also linked to Compass Point Resources, LLC as Managing Director.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:other_company_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c07940affedc6eabaf20ba6d0666baa8765f1b267201f81ac86519e03cc96374. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:courtenay-o-taplin:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a22b21bc5a33ab4433b9ab1e6b9e0a4aa6066e5ef6258f9efec4aabdb8f4a08d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c07940affedc6eabaf20ba6d0666baa8765f1b267201f81ac86519e03cc96374. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | PUBLISHED | | Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:document:a22b21bc5a33ab4433b9ab1e6b9e0a4aa6066e5ef6258f9efec4aabdb8f4a08d: [AREC DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590715/000165495426001995/arec_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:925329a8a9afed38560e94214a3f7f17e3b2569b5968e143b6fe9957ee80a934: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590715/000165495426001995/arec_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c07940affedc6eabaf20ba6d0666baa8765f1b267201f81ac86519e03cc96374: [AREC 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590715/000147793225003940/arec_10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:bea719e2a005f178bb2685b53c8811dd176b1c046286c9bb099551cc8f13e985: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590715/000165495426001995/arec_def14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included. - Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false. - Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights. - Private relationships and Council activity are excluded. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/courtenay-o-taplin) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/courtenay-o-taplin.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/courtenay-o-taplin?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/courtenay-o-taplin` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.