Leadership
Governor Brad Henry
Kathy Taylor, Secretary of Commerce and Tourism, Department of Commerce
Paul G. Risser, Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Steering Committee
Mr. Dave Lopez, Economic Advisor, Governor's Office
Mr. Ken Levit, President, OU-Tulsa
Mr. Mike Bailey, Assistant Chief, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Ms. Wanda Bass, Chairman, First National Bank and Trust Co.
Mr. Gene Batchelder, Senior VP, Services, Conoco/Phillips
Mr. Bill Burgess, Chairman, Telos-Oklahoma
Mr. Bill Cameron, Chairman, American Fidelity Assurance Co.
Mr. Joe Cappy, Chairman, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group
Mr. Jim Everest, Everest Brothers
Mr. Bill Frankfurt, President, Frankfurt, Short, Bruza Associates
Mr. Robert Lorton, Chairman and CEO, World Publishing Company - Tulsa World
Ms. Paula Marshall-Chapman, President and CEO, Bama Companies, Inc.
Dr. Donnie Nero, President, Connors State College
Mr. Larry Nichols, Chairman, President and CEO, Devon Energy Corp.
Mr. Marc Nuttle, Attorney
Mr. Gene Rainbolt, Chairman, BancFirst
Mr. Francis Rooney, CEO, Manhattan Construction, Chairman, RAM Companies
Mr. Stanton Young Sr., President, Stanton L. Young Companies
Advanced Materials
Aerospace
Agriculture
Amenities & Cultural Climate
Biotechnology
Capitalization of Business Creation and Growth
Education of Workforce
Energy
Entrepreneurship
Health Care
Information Technologies
Infrastructure & Logistics
International Markets
Local & Regional Economic Development
Manufacturing
Promoting Oklahoma's Business Climate
Regulatory Environment
Research & Development
Sensors
Tax Policy
Technology Transfer
Telecommunications
Weather & Climate
Advanced Materials
Dr. Warren Ford, Stillwater
Dr. Chuck Seeney, Edmond
Dr. Daniel Resasco, Norman
Ms. Autumn Hood Jr., Stillwater
Mr. Bill Nasser, Norman
Dr. Ed Shrieve, Stillwater
Dr. Matt Johnson, Norman
Mr. Duane Wilson, Houston
Ms. Aneta Newton, Shawnee
Dr. Phil Moss*
Dr. Debbie Blanke*
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Aerospace
Mr. Ken Lackey, Tulsa
Mr. Ray Booker, Tulsa
Mr. Wayne Jones, Midwest City
Mr. Steven Hendrickson, Tulsa
Dr. Tom Landers, Norman
Dr. Jim Cook, Midwest City
Dr. John Nazemetz, Stillwater
Mr. Tom O'Neil, Oklahoma City
Mr. Bob Triplett, Tulsa
Dr. Gene Callahan, Tulsa
Dr. Kermit McMurry*
General William Bowden*
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Agriculture
Dr. Sam Curl, Stillwater
Mr. Terry Peach, Oklahoma City
The Honorable Don Armes, Faxon
Dr. Robert Dauffenbach, Norman
Mr. David McLaughlin, Oklahoma City
Mr. Ford Drummond, Pawhuska
Mr. Mac Brown, Stillwater
Dr. Bryan Unruh, Ardmore
Dr. Marvin Hankins, Weatherford
Ms. Maryanne Maletz*
Ms. Sandy Cunningham*
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Amenities & Cultural Climate
Mr. Jim Tolbert, Oklahoma City
Mr. Ken Busby, Tulsa
Governor Bill Anoatubby, Ada
Mr. Ken Fergeson, Altus
Ms. Betty Price, Oklahoma City
Ms. Sally Frasier, Tulsa
Ms. Nance Diamond, Oklahoma City
Dr. Kay Goebel, Oklahoma City
Dr. Glen Johnson, Durant
Mr. James Pickel, Oklahoma City
Ms. Jackie Jones, Oklahoma City
Ms. Liz Eickman, Oklahoma City
Ms. Linda Frazier, Tulsa
Dr. Marlene Strathe, Stillwater
Ms. Louisa McCune, Oklahoma City
Ms. Lou Kohlman, Oklahoma City
Ms. Melissa McLawhorn Houston, Norman
Ms. Mary Jo Linder*
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Biotechnology
Ms. Lisa Blevins, Oklahoma City
Dr. John Iandolo, Oklahoma City
Dr. Roger Harrison, Oklahoma City
Dr. Bill Canfield, Oklahoma City
The Honorable Dan Boren, Seminole
Dr. Thomas Kupiec, Oklahoma City
Mr. Ed O'Rear, Norman
Dr. Paul DeAngelis, Oklahoma City
Dr. Michael Gilmore, Oklahoma City
Ms. Lesa Borin*
Ms. Gina Wekke*
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Capitalization of Business Creation and Growth
Mr. Greg Main, Oklahoma City
Mr. Tracy Kelly, Bristow
Mr. Jason Martin, Tulsa
Mr. Deacon Turner, Dallas
Mr. Jim Fulmer, Oklahoma City
Dr. William Paiva, Oklahoma City
Mr. David Rainbolt, Oklahoma City
Mr. Barry Davis, Tulsa
Mr. Robert Heard, Oklahoma City
Mr. Sid Hudson*
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Education of Workforce
Dr. David Schmidly, Stillwater
Ms. Kim Neese Brown, Oklahoma City
Dr. Jim Pappas, Norman
Mr. Bob Conner, Midwest City
Dr. Kay Martin, Oklahoma City
Mr. Rudy Alvarado, Oklahoma City
Dr. Charlotte Mulvihill, Oklahoma City
Dr. Sonya Williams, Langston
The Honorable Jari Askins, Duncan
Ms. Norma Noble, Oklahoma City
Mr. Don McCorkell, Tulsa
Dr. James Genandt, Tonkawa
Dr. Phyllis Hudecki, Oklahoma City
Dr. Dolores Mize*
Dr. Kermit McMurry*
Ms. Kyle Dahlem*
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Energy
Mr. R. Dobie Langenkamp, Tulsa
The Honorable Denise Bode, Oklahoma City
Mr. Mike Bergey, Norman
Mr. Steve Malcolm, Tulsa
Dr. Dean Oliver, Norman
Ms. Stacy Schusterman, Tulsa
Mr. Aubry McClendon, Oklahoma City
Mr. Gerry Baker, Oklahoma City
Mr. Ron Gober, Tulsa
Mr. Tom Price, Oklahoma City
Ms. Lisa Davis*
Mr. Randy McCrary*
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Entrepreneurship
Mr. Stan Clark, Stillwater
Mr. Brad Anderson, Tulsa
Dr. Lloyd Hildebrand, Oklahoma City
Mr. David Lindley, Oklahoma City
The Honorable Jim Maddox, Lawton
Mr. Dennis Logue, Norman
Dr. William Mayfield, Ada
Dr. Linda Thompson, Oklahoma City
Mr. Gary Nelson, Oklahoma City
Mr. James Wheeler, Norman
Ms. Connie Lake*
Ms. Carolyn McCoy*
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Health Care
Dr. Joseph Ferretti, Oklahoma City
Ms. Julie Knutson, Oklahoma City
Mr. Ira Schlesinger, Oklahoma City
Dr. Jerry Vannatta, Oklahoma City
Mr. Howard Hendrick, Oklahoma City
Mr. Donald Lorack, Tulsa
Mr. Ronald King, Tulsa
Mr. Bobby Thompson, Ardmore
Mr. Gary Batton, Durant
Dr. Gerry Clancy, Tulsa
Ms. Cheryl Ottman, Oklahoma City
Dr. Debbie Blanke*
Mr. Hugh McCrabb*
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Information Technologies
Major General Toney Stricklin, Lawton
Dr. Gary Wiggins, Stillwater
Mr. Dwight Watson, Tulsa
Mr. Jerry Deutschendorf, Oklahoma City
Mr. Kevin Doolin, Tulsa
Dr. Joe Wiley, Claremore
Mr. James Deaton, Oklahoma City
Dr. Debra Stuart*
Ms. Lesa Borin*
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Infrastructure & Logistics
Mr. Robert Poe, Tulsa
Mr. Dennis Montgomery, Oklahoma City
Ms. Holley Urbanski, Altus
Dr. Ricki Ingalls, Stillwater
Dr. Guoqiang Shen, Norman
Mr. Dan Batchelor, Oklahoma City
Dr. Patricia Daugherty, Norman
The Honorable Jim Roth, Oklahoma City
Mr. Phil Tomlinson, Oklahoma City
Ms. Sheri Mauck*
Mr. Mike Chambless*
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International Markets
Mr. Marc Nuttle, Norman
Mr. Richard Williamson, Tulsa
Mr. Russ Teubner, Stillwater
Dr. Jim Hromas, Stillwater
Mr. Lance Johnson, Oklahoma City
Mr. Michael Hughes, Oklahoma City
The Honorable Terry Ingmire, Oklahoma City
Dr. Edward Perkins, Norman
Dr. Guoqiang Shen, Norman
Dr. Steve Miller, Stillwater
Ms. Karen Schafer, Tulsa
Mr. Dennis O'Brien, Norman
Ms. Les Risser*
Ms. Kyle Dahlem*
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Local & Regional Economic
Development
Mr. Roy Williams, Oklahoma City
Mr. Ralph McCalmont, Oklahoma City
Mr. Steve Kreidler, Edmond
Mr. Wes Stucky, Ardmore
Mr. Jim East, Tulsa
Mr. David Hinkle, Oklahoma City
Mr. Mickey Thompson, Tulsa
The Honorable J. Paul Gumm, Duncan
Dr. Ann Ackerman, Oklahoma City
Mr. LaVern Phillips, Woodward
The Honorable Wes Watkins, Stillwater
Dr. Cynthia Ross, Lawton
Mr. Nick Preftakes, Oklahoma City
Dr. Doug Major, Ponca City
Mr. Randy McCrary*
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Manufacturing
Mr. Larry Mocha, Tulsa
Mr. Roy Peters, Tulsa
The Honorable John Carey, Durant
Mr. Phil Brown, Lawton
Ms. Mollie Williford, Tulsa
Mr. Charles Stroo, McAlester
Mr. Joe Hamilton, Knowles
Dr. Roger Stacy, Tonkawa
Ms. Brenda Reneau Wynn, Oklahoma City
Mr. Hugh McCrabb*
Dr. Debbie Blanke*
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Promoting Oklahoma's Business Climate
Mr. Burns Hargis, Oklahoma City
Ms Judy Hatfield, Norman
Mr. John Reid, Oklahoma City
Mr. Bill Hagstrom, Oklahoma City
Ms. Barbara Johnston, Oklahoma City
Mr. Bill Flesher, Tulsa
Governor David Walters, Oklahoma City
Ms. Meloyde Blancett-Scott, Oklahoma City
Mr. Roy Williams, Oklahoma City
Mr. Ben Hardcastle*
Mr. Harve Allen*
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Regulatory Environment
Mr. Miles Tolbert, Oklahoma City
Mr. William J. Bullard, Oklahoma City
Mr. Craig Knutson, Norman
Mr. Daniel McMahan, Oklahoma City
Mr. James W. Rhodes, Oklahoma City
Mr. Mike Seney, Oklahoma City
Mr. Mark Harter, Oklahoma City
Mr. Ned Bastow*
Ms. Regina Switzer*
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Research & Development
Dr. Ed Knobbe, Stillwater
Dr. Frank Waxman, Oklahoma City
Dr. Don Capra, Oklahoma City
Dr. Bill Sibley, Oklahoma City
Dr. D.C. Coston, Stillwater
Dr. Lee Williams, Norman
The Honorable Mike Morgan, Stillwater
Ms. Sarah Westcott, Stillwater
Dr. Jim Sorem, Tulsa
Mr. G. Carl Gibson
Ms. Maryanne Maletz*
Ms. Sandy Cunningham*
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Sensors
Mr. Colin Cumming, Stillwater
Dr. Pat McCann, Norman
Mr. Jeffery Harwell, Norman
Dr. Steve McKeever, Stillwater
Dr. Jim Wicksted, Stillwater
Dr. Frank Waxman*
Ms. Dawn Scott*
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Tax Policy
Mr. Doug Branch, Oklahoma City
The Honorable Ted Fisher, Sapulpa
Mr. Tony Hutchinson, Oklahoma City
Dr. Larkin Warner, Oklahoma City
Mr. Casey Davis, Oklahoma City
Mr. Jerry Johnson, Oklahoma City
Mr. Chuck Gillman, Tulsa
Mr. Tim Larason, Oklahoma City
Mr. Steven Dow, Tulsa
Mr. Gary Miller, Lawton
Mr. Bryce Fair*
Mr. Gary Garoffolo*
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Technology Transfer
Mr. Charles Codding, Oklahoma City
Dr. Joseph Waner, Oklahoma City
Mr. Larry Kennedy, Oklahoma City
Mr. Larry Watters, Duncan
Mr. Dan Davis, Norman
Dr. Joe Alexander, Stillwater
Ms. Kay Wade, Stillwater
Mr. Ken Parker, Noble
Ms. Dawn Scott*
Dr. Frank Waxman*
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Telecommunications
Mr. Danny Overland, Earlsboro
The Honorable Gus Blackwell, Goodwell
Mr. Jeff Storey, Tulsa
Ms. Marsha Lindsey, Oklahoma City
Mr. Dale Fitzwater, Sulphur
Mr. Mike Friloux
Dr. Pramode Verma, Tulsa
Mr. Kurt Snodgrass, Oklahoma City
Mr. Phil Waul, Drumright
Mr. David Bialis, Oklahoma City
Ms. Regina Switzer*
Mr. Ned Bastow*
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Weather & Climate
Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Norman
Mr. Don Wood, Norman
Dr. John T. Snow, Norman
Dr. James F. Kimpel. Norman
Dr. Elbert W. Friday, Norman
The Honorable Bill Nations, Norman
Ms. Kathleen Miller, Norman
Ms. Lindy Ritz, Norman
Ms. Jean Vieux, Norman
Mr. Dennis O'Brien, Norman
Dr. Kenneth Crawford, Norman
Ms. Mary Mowdy*
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Chair of Panel in italics
*State Regents Staff