Board Members

UNITED WAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

2008-2009

President —Bart Hadley, Lawton Fire Department

President Elect—Clarence Fortney Great Plains Technology Center

Secretary— Pam Jensen, City National Bank

Treasurer – Dr. Howard Kuchta, Community Volunteer

Vice President Community Partnerships ( formerly Agency Council ) Tom Aplin, City of Lawton / Housing and Community Development

Vice President Campaign— Tim Hushbeck, Public Service Company of OK

Vice President Communications—John Noel, Great Plains Technology Center

Vice President Community Initiatives—Deborah Jones, Community Volunteer

Vice President Fund Distribution –Joelle Jolly, Great Plains Technology Center

Vice President Loaned Executives –Lisa Johnson, Comanche Home Center

Vice President Personnel- Cathy Billings,

Vice President Planning – Brian Henry, IBC Bank

Vice President Training – Billy Davis, Lawton Public Schools

Immediate Past President – Phil Kennedy, Comanche Home Center

At Large Members:

Kelly Ruffridge, Social Security Administration

Campaign Co-Chair, Linda Neal, Community Volunteer

Fund Distribution Co-Chair, John Noel, Great Plains Technology Center

Loaned Executive Co-Chair, David Hegwood

BOARD CLASS MEMBERS

Class of 2009

Janie Billingsley, Community Volunteer

Brad Burgess, Burgess Hightower Law Firm

Dr. Ed Carns, Lawton Correctional Facility

Richard Gillespie, Comanche County Memorial Hospital

David Hegwood, CenterPoint Energy

Kerry Sweeney, Heart and Vascular Center

Dr. Charles Whitlow, Union Baptist Church

Class of 2010

Cathy Billings,

Larry Jefferson, Jefferson Funeral Home

Carol Sellers, Comanche County Memorial Hospital

Jon O’Shaughnessy, Southwestern Medical Center

Billy Taylor, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Kim Wiggins, KSWO TV    

Devon Shannon, Community Volunteer

Class of 2011

Jane Ard, Community Volunteer

John Cooksey, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

Billy Davis, Lawton Public Schools   

Nicole Coffman (Jolly), Southwestern Medical Center

Deborah Jones, Community Volunteer

John Noel, Great Plains Technology Center

Tresa Pippin, Lawton Constitution

Agency Council Representative