A Mission-Driven Board for a Member-Driven Community

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2001
• Educated at the University of Tulsa (BSBA, Accounting; LLB) and New York University (LLM, Taxation)
• Attorney and CPA in private practice since 1961, Chairman Runnels specializes in corporate law and taxation, mergers and acquisitions.
• Gail and his wife Virginia are long time members of First United Methodist Church where they have served in many capacities. 

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2008.
• Bob earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Kansas University.
• He is retired from the Planning and Economics division of CITCO Petroleum and is a member of Asbury United Methodist Church.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 1999
• Carolyn first became involved in OMM over 20 years ago when the parents of her husband, Jess, moved to The Manor from Oklahoma City.
• Educated at Oklahoma State University.
• She has participated in several volunteer projects at Boston Avenue UMC, where she is an active member.

 

She says: “We as Trustees are enthusiastically planning and working toward campus improvements which will add even more to this vital ministry for Tulsa.”

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2004
• Senior Manager in KPMG’s State and Local Tax Practice.
  
• A graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma State University he also has significant experience with a number of large healthcare companies in the State of Oklahoma.
  
• Tom has been a member of Eastland Baptist Church, teaching a Sunday school class of almost 20 young families.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2005
• Attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Tulsa.  
• Sara is the owner of Plant & Associates, a public relations and marketing firm since 1990.
• She is a member of Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church.
• Along with her husband, Jim Bailey, Sara leads the Lifetimes Capital Campaign for OMM. 
• Her parents, Jim and Emma Ragsdale, and both of her grandparents were Residents living at OMM.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2004
• Mike also became the District Superintendent of the Tulsa District of the Oklahoma Annual Conference of the UMC in 2004.
• He graduated from Oklahoma City University; and earned his Masters of Divinity from Phillips Graduate Seminary.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2008
• Charles is the owner of three LLC’s specializing in real estate investment, property management and land development investment.
• He received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Oklahoma University.
  
• As a community volunteer he is an active member of Christ United Methodist Church
• Charles has served on both the local and national board of directors of the Alzheimer’s Association and Life Senior Services.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2008
• Sharon earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Oklahoma State University.
• Sharon is part of the Corporate Reporting team at The Williams Companies, Inc.
• She is a member of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2004
• As manager at Systems Integration – Valmont, Incorporated, provides strategic planning, systems engineering and integration.
• David is a member at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2001
• Kathy is the Business Administrator of First United Methodist Church in Broken Arrow, while she attends First Methodist in downtown Tulsa.  
• She earned her degree at Oral Roberts University as a Certified Public Accountant.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2008
• George has an extensive background in property and real estate, human resource management, procurement and contracting, financing and budgeting, information resource management, environment, safety and security in industries such as high-tech engineering organizations related to nuclear weapons production, spacecraft development and production, power plant construction and utility management. 
• His last position before retiring was business manager and chief financial officer for Southwestern Power Administration in Tulsa.  
• George is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Public Administration. 
• He has completed executive education programs at the University of Tennessee and University of Wisconsin.
• He attends Asbury United Methodist Church.

• Bishop Robert Hayes is the Episcopal leader for the Oklahoma Area of The United Methodist Church. 
• As bishop, he presides over 530 churches in the Oklahoma Conference and almost 90 churches of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference.  
• Since its founding, the Bishop of the Oklahoma Area has sat on the OMM Board of Directors.
• Bishop Hayes holds a degree from Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas; a Master of Theology degree at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, and a Doctor of Ministry degree at Drew University, Madison, N.J.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2008
• Clydella graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in elementary education. 
• She is a member of First United Methodist Church, and serves on the Morningside Foundation Board, the Salvation Army, among others.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2009
• Jerry is an independent financial and strategic planning consultant  
• He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and an MBA from Oklahoma State University. 
• He is an active member of the Boston Avenue United Methodist Church and the Rotary Club of Tulsa.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2006  

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2002
• A lifelong Tulsan, Carl is the retired president of Carl M. Leonard and Sons, a local Independent Insurance Agency.
• Carl is also a lifelong active member of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church. 
• He has also served as president of the Metro YMCA board as well as president of the Tulsa Kiwanis Club.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2009
• John, a Certified Property Manager, is Executive Vice President for Management Operations at Case and Associates Properties Inc.
• Mr. Miller joined Case and Associates in 1990 after seventeen years with Lincoln Property Company/Property Company of America.
• He has a BA in History and English, as well as MA in Education Psychology and Counseling from the University of South Dakota.
• John has been an active member at Asbury United Methodist Church since 1975.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2009
• Lynnwood R. Moore, Jr., is a partner in the law firm of Conner & Winters, LLP, which he joined in 1971. 
• He is currently head of the Corporate and Securities Group of his firm.
• He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Politics in 1967 from Princeton University
• Juris Doctorate in 1970 from the University of Oklahoma.
• He is an active member of Christ United Methodist Church.

• Appointed to the OMM Board of Trustees in 2001
• Bob Parker is the chairman emeritus of Parker Drilling Company. 
• A graduate of the University of Texas he is a respected and distinguished leader in the petroleum industry.
• Mr. Parker attends First United Methodist Church.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2005
• Dr. Reagan continues a part-time practice of Family Medicine and Geriatrics. 
• He attended Yale University, University of Arkansas School of Medicine, and the Harvard University School of Public Health.
• He is a member of Boston Avenue Methodist Church.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2001
• Dr. Davis Thomas attended Oklahoma City University and graduated from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, later earning his Doctor of Divinity degree from OCU.
• He assumed a post-retirement position as Minister to Senior Adults with Asbury United Methodist Church.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2007
• Served two previous terms beginning in 1983.
• Graduated from OSU with two degrees—Architecture and Architectural Engineering.
• Partner in VanFossen, Brase and Associates Architectural firm.
• He is a member of Asbury United Methodist Church.

• Appointed to OMM Board of Trustees in 2007
• Don has held positions of Managing Director, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager for a Fortune 500 US based company.
• Currently is a consultant, managing the expansion of energy infrastructure.
• He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University
• He is a member of Asbury United Methodist Church.