2012 Board of Directors & Leaders

Chairman of the Board
Ms. Susan Winchester
President, Research Institute Economic Development

Vice Chairman
Mr. Steve Kreidler
Vice President for Administration
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond

Immediate Past Chairman
Mr. Thomas McKeon, Ph.D.
President, Tulsa Community College

Executive Committee of the Board

Board Development & Nominating Co-Chair
Mr. Howard Barnett, Jr.
President
OSU-Tulsa and OSU-CHJ
Tulsa

Town Hall Discussion Outline Chair
Mr. Roger Blais, Ph.D.
Provost & Vice President
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa

Investment Committee Chair
Mr. Douglas Branch
Phillips Murrah
Oklahoma City

Mr. Larry Briggs
President & CEO
First National Bank and Trust Co.
Shawnee

Mr. Bill Bullard
General Council
OG&E
Oklahoma City

Bellmon Legacy Fund Campaign Co Chair
Mr. Robert Butkin
Professor of Law
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa

Mr. Michael Cooper
President
Cooper Public Strategies
Broken Arrow

Mr. Marc Edwards
Phillips Murrah
Oklahoma City

Board Dev & Nominating Co-Chair
Mr. John Feaver, Ph.D.
President
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma

Legislators’ Welcome Reception Co-Chair
Ms. Kay Goebel, Ph.D.
Psychologist
Kay Goebel, Ph.D.
Oklahoma City

Town Hall Planning Committee Co-Chair
Mr. John Harper
Vice President, External Affairs
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Tulsa

Research Committee Co-Chair
Mr. Mickey Hepner, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Business
Director, Policy Institute
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond

Ms. Cheryl Hill
President
Hill Manufacturing, Inc.
Broken Arrow

Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chair
Mr. Kelly Hurt, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Freelance Consulting Services, Inc
Allen

Corporate Secretary
Ms. Lou Kohlman
Judicial Assistant
Court of Criminal Appeals
Oklahoma City

Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chair
Ms. Karen Langdon
Attorney
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
Tulsa

Mr. Michael Lapolla
Researcher; Health Consultant
Tulsa

Mr. Greg Main
President
St. Gregory’s
Shawnee

Bellmon Legacy Fund Co Chair
Mr. Neal McCaleb
Chickasaw Nation/McCaleb Assoc.
Edmond

Mr. Scott McLain
President
Sonic Industries, Inc.
Oklahoma City

Town Hall Planning Committee Co-Chair
Mr. Michael Neal, CCE, CCD
President & CEO
Metro Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa

Treasurer
Mr. Darryl Schmidt
Chief Credit Officer
BancFirst
Oklahoma City

Town Hall Training Co-Chair
Mr. Robert 'Bud' Scott
Government Relations Liaison
Oklahoma Progress, PLLC
Oklahoma City

Fund Development Co Chair
Mr. Mike Turpen
Partner
Riggs Abney Neal Turpen et al
Oklahoma City

Mr. Chris Tytanic
General Counsel
M3 Technology Solutions, LLC
Norman

Mr. Chuck Thompson
President & CEO
Republic Bank & Trush
Norman

Mr. Tom Walker
President & CEO
i2E
Oklahoma City

Criminal Justice Action Committee Chair
Mr. Richard Wansley, PhD
Faculty, OSU Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa

Ms. Alba Weaver
Economic Development Project Manager
OG&E
Oklahoma City

Board Members

Mr. Paul Bickford
Sales & Engineering
Cherokee Data Solutions
Claremore

Mr. David Braddock
Attorney at Law
Latham, Nelson & Associates
Altus

Ms. Andrea Braeutigam
Director for Oklahoma Ag
Mediation Program , Inc.
Oklahoma City

Marketing Advisor
Ms. Lauren Brookey
Vice President, External Affairs
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa

Ms. Sylvia Burgess
Dean, School of Business
Cameron University
Lawton

Mike Carnucio
President/CEO
Oklahoma Council on Public Affairs
Oklahoma City

Mike Carolina
President
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology
Oklahoma City

Mr. Jim Collard, Ph.D.
Director of Planning & Economic Development
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Shawnee

Mr. Paul Cornell
COO & Deputy CEO
Spirit Bank
Tulsa

Mr. Ford Drummond
Rancher/Attorney
Drummond Ranch
Pawhuska

Mr. Doug Enevoldsen
City Manager
Bixby

Ms. Amy Ford
President
Durant Emergency Physicians
Durant

Mr. Brian Gaddy
Autry Technology Center
Enid / Alva

Ms. Claudean Harrison
Community Volunteer
Harrison Investments, Inc.
Lindsay

Ms. Kate Hoback
President, Tulsa YPros
ConocoPhillips
Tulsa

Ms. Teri Holle
Director of Industry Training & MDG
Autry Technology Center
Enid

Member Outreach Committee Chair
Ms. Anne Holzberlein
Vice President for Development and Executive Director of UCO Foundation
The University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond

Mr. Lundy Kiger
President
AES Shady Point
Panama

Town Hall Discussion Outline Vice-Chair
Ms. Jennifer Kirkpatrick
Hall Estill Law Firm
Oklahoma City

Information Forum Committee Chair
Mr. Craig Knutson
Chief of Staff
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City

Town Hall Training Co Chair
Mr. Terry Kordeliski
Riggs, Abney, Neal & Turpen
Oklahoma City

Ms. Robin Krieger
Economic Development
Greater OKC Chamber of Commerce

Marketing Advisor
Mr. David Littlefield
President + CEO
Littlefield Brand Development
Tulsa

Mr. William McKamey
Retired; AEP-PSO
Tulsa

Mr. Chris Meyers
General Manager & CEO
OAEC
Oklahoma City

Mr. Fred Morgan
President and CEO
The State Chamber of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City

Ms. Deidre Myers
Director, Rsesarch & Economic Analysis
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma City

Ms. Anita Poole Endsley
Oklahoma Competitive Markets
Moore

Ms. Brenda Porton
Chief Development Officer
McCurtain Memorial Hospital
Idabel

Mr. Tom Price, Jr.
Senior Vice President-Corporate Development
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Oklahoma City

Mr. Chuck Prucha
President
Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance
Tulsa

Mr. Daniel Pullin
VP Strategic Planning & Technology
University of Oklahoma
Norman

Mr. Larry Rice, Ph.D.
President
Rogers State University
Claremore

Policy Implementation Chair
Ms. Anne Roberts
Director of Legislative Affairs
INTEGRIS Health
Oklahoma City

Mr. David Stewart
CEO
Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC
Catoosa

Ms. Claudia San Pedro
Vice President of Investor Relations
Sonic Corp.
Oklahoma City

Mr. Robert Sullivan, Jr.
Principal
Sullivan & Co.
Tulsa

Fund Development Co Chair
Mr. Steve Turnbo
Chairman Emeritus
Schnake Turnbo Frank/PR
Tulsa

Mr. Matthew Weaver
Manager & Consultant
OKC Foreign Trade Zone
Oklahoma City

Mr. Waldo Zerger, Jr.
Retired; Community Volunteer
Edmond

2011 Advisory Council to the Board

Mr. Dewayne Andrews, M.D.
Provost OU Health Sciences Center
Dean OU College of Medicine
Oklahoma City

Mr. Bill Anoatubby
Governor
Chickasaw Nation
Ada

Mr. Keith Ballard, PhD
Superintendent
Tulsa Public Schools
Tulsa

Mr. Phil Berkenbile, PhD
State Director
OK Department of Career and Technology Education
Stillwater

The Honorable David Boren
President
University of Oklahoma
Norman

Mr. Gerard Clancy, M.D.
President
OU-Tulsa
Tulsa

Mr. Terry Cline, Ph.D.
Secretary of Health and
Commissioner of Health
Oklahoma Department of Health
Oklahoma City

Mr. Ken Fergeson
Chairman
NBC Oklahoma
Altus

Mr. V. Burns Hargis, JD
President
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater

Mr. Leonard Harjo
Principal Chief
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Wewoka

Mr. Hans Helmerich
CEO
Helmerich & Payne
Tulsa

Mr. Jason Hitch
Vice President/General Counsel
Hitch Enterprises
Guymon

Mr. Jeff Houser
Chairman
Fort Sill Apache Tribe
Apache

Mr. Clifford Hudson
Chairman & CEO
Sonic Corp.
Oklahoma City

Mr. Glen D. Johnson, JD
Chancellor
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Oklahoma City

Legislative Advisor Council
Mr. Clark Jolley
Senator
State of Oklahoma
Edmond

Mr. Bruce Lawrence
President & CEO
INTEGRIS Health
Oklahoma City

Mr. Dave Lopez
Secretary of Commerce & Tourism
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Oklahoma City

Legislative Advisor Council
Mr. Scott Martin
Representative
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Norman

Ms. Mary Melon
Publisher/President
The Journal Record
Oklahoma City

 Legislative Advisor Council
Mr. Danny Morgan
Representative
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Prague

Mr. J. Larry Nichols
Chairman
Devon Energy Corporation
Oklahoma City

Legislative Advisor Council
Ms. Susan Paddack
Senator
Oklahoma Senate
Ada

Legislative Advisor Council
Mr. Ron Peters
Representative
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Tulsa

Mr. Greg Pyle
Chief
Choctaw Nation
Durant

Mr. Paul Renfrow
Vice President-Public Affairs
OG&E
Oklahoma City

Mr. Joseph Siano, PhD
Superintendent
Norman Public Schools ISD #29
Norman

Mr. Tom Seth Smith
Rural Enterprises, Inc.
Durant

Mr. Lloyd Snow, PhD
Superintendent
Sand Springs Public Schools
Sand Springs

Mr. Stuart Solomon
President & COO
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Tulsa

Mr. Wes Stucky
President
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce/Development Authority
Ardmore

Mr. Steadman Upham, PhD
President
The University of Tulsa
Tulsa

Ms. Terri White
Commissioner
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health
Oklahoma City