Rachel C. Holt
President and CEO
Nina Daylor
Chief Operations Officer
Ashleigh Sorrell Rose
Chief Development Officer
Christopher Bell
Chief Financial Officer
Board of Directors
Our Trusted Leaders
The United Way of Central Oklahoma Board of Directors is a diverse group of local business leaders and community leaders who support us and provide guidance for meeting the needs within our community. These individuals are committed to giving their time and expertise as volunteers and they donate generously to support our work. All United Way of Central Oklahoma Board Members are unpaid volunteers.
The 2026 board members and committee chairs following the February 19, 2026 Annual Meeting.
2026 Officers of the Board
Chairman of the Board
Mark W. Funke
President/CEO
Oklahoma Business Roundtable
Board CHAIR ELECT
Jenee Lister
Senior Vice President, Senior Consultant
Merrill Lynch
Secretary
Lane R. Neal
Attorney
Durbin Larimore Bialick
Assistant Secretary
David Thompson The Thompson Group, LLC
Treasurer
Heather Scott
Community Leader
Assistant Treasurer
John Higginbotham
Oklahoma Market Executive
MidFirst Bank
2026 Committee Chairs
Administration Chair
Clay T. Farha
Chairman
B.D. Eddie Farha
Audit Chair
Mark Whitman
Office Managing Partner
EY
Campaign Co-Chair
Hillary Farrell
Executive Officer, Brand & Partnerships
Chickasaw Nation
Communications & Events Chair
Kristin Peck
Executive Director
Tom & Judy Love Foundation
Community Investment Chair
Sherri Lance
President & Managing Partner
Gaming & Capital Group
Ethics and Diversity Chair
Judge Jerome Holmes
Chief Circuit Judge
U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Human Resources Chair
Roberta B. Fields
Attorney
McAfee & Taft
Investment Chair
AJ Jack
CEO
Argent Trust Oklahoma
Labor Chair
Tim O’Connor
President
Central Oklahoma Labor Federation
Nominating Chair
Kathy L. Williams
Community Leader
Research & Community Initiatives Chair
Sarah Roberts
Vice President of Programs
Inasmuch Foundation
Strategic Growth Chair
Mark Wood
Director
OMES
2026 Voting Board Members
Craig Abbott
Vice President – OKC
Manhattan Construction
Lt. Gov. Chris Anoatubby
Lieutenant Governor
Chickasaw Nation
John Armitage, MD
CEO
Our Blood Institute
Mark Behrman
Chairman & CEO
LSB Industries
Shandy Belford
President/CEO
Arvest Bank
Janienne Bella
Senior VP, Director of Culture & Community
Guernsey
Forrest Bennett
President
Oklahoma AFL-CIO
Dan Boren
Secretary of Commerce
Chickasaw Nation
Katy Boren
OKC Market Leader
Cox Communications
Justin Brady
Managing Director
Tideline Energy
Tana Cashion
Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
Devon Energy Corporation
Jason Clark
Chief Administration Officer
Paycom
Robert Clements
Executive Vice-President
Clements Foods Co.
Jim Couch
City Manager (Retired)
City of Oklahoma City
Sean Cummings
President
Cummings Oil Co.
Jimmy Curry
President
Oklahoma State AFL-CIO
Nick Dell’Osso
President & CEO
Expand Energy
Todd Dobson
CEO
MidFirst Bank
Clay T. Farha
Chairman
B.D. Eddie Farha
Hillary Farrell
Executive Officer, Brand & Partnerships
Chickasaw Nation
Roberta B. Fields
Attorney
McAfee & Taft
Craig Freeman
City Manager
City of Oklahoma City
Mark W. Funke
President/CEO
Oklahoma Business Roundtable
Christy Gillenwater
President & CEO
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
Spencer Haines
Executive Vice President & CFO
Love’s Travel Stops
Kirkland Hall
Vice Chairman/CFO
Hall Capital
David Harlow
CEO
BancFirst Corporation
Steve Hart
President
First Fidelity Bank
Mark Helm
CEO
Dolese Bros. Co.
Brent Hensley
President/General Manager
KOCO-TV
John Higginbotham
Oklahoma Market Executive
MidFirst Bank
Judge Jerome Holmes
Chief Circuit Judge
U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Dana Hornbeck
Guthrie Market President
Prism Bank
Caroline Ikard
VP, OOC Operational Integrity & Owner Relations
American Fidelity
Marsha Ingersoll
Community Volunteer
City of Oklahoma City (Retired)
AJ Jack
CEO
Argent Trust Bank
Farooq S. Karim
Sr. Vice President Dir. of Design
REES Associates
Peggy Kates
Community Volunteer
Sherri Lance
President & Managing Partner
Gaming Capital Group
Bruce Lawrence
Founding Partner
Pine Ridge Ventures
Jean Leger Jr.
Retired
OG&E Energy Corp.
Mark Lisle
Retired
BancFirst Corporation
Jenee Lister
Senior Vice President, Senior Consultant
Merrill Lynch
David Lloyd
President
HGL Construction Inc.
Kirk Mammen
Vice President/Area Manager
Flintco, LLC
Ed Martin
Executive Chairman
Ackerman McQueen
Rick McCune
President
Presbyterian Health Foundation
John McNamara
Retired
PwC
Katie McQueen
Executive Vice President
Ackerman McQueen
Jenny Love Meyer
Chief Culture Officer
Love’s Travel Stops
Wes Milbourn
President & General Manager (Retired)
KFOR/KAUT TV
Lane R. Neal
Attorney
Durbin Larimore Bialick
Larry Nichols
Chairman Emeritus (Retired)
Devon Energy Corporation
Kevin O’Connor
Founder & President
Elevair Solutions LLC
Tim O’Connor
President
Central Oklahoma Labor Federation
Dave Ortloff
Senior Benefits Consultant, REBC
Dillingham Benefits
Cynda Ottaway
Director
Crowe & Dunlevy
Kristin Peck
Executive Director
Tom and Judy Love Foundation
Timothy Pehrson
President & CEO
INTEGRIS Health
Dr. Jamie C. Polk
Superintendent
Oklahoma City Public Schools
Braden Pollard
Land Agent
Midwest Land Group
Jeanette Rice
President (Retired)
American Fidelity
Robin Roberson
President and Co-Founder
Agentech
Sarah Roberts
Vice President of Programs
Inasmuch Foundation
K. Randy Roper
Chief Credit Officer
MidFirst Bank
Mike Ross
Chairman & CEO
American Fidelity
Dan Rotelli
CEO
BIS
Jim Roth
President
A New Energy
Meg Salyer
Managing Principal
Broadway Realty
Nick Samarripas
EVP Commercial Banking
Watermark Bank
Heather Scott
Community Leader
Mubeen Shakir, MD
Physician/Chief Quality & Safety Officer
OU Health
Cheri Clay Shepard
Vice President of Human Resources
Ascent Resources
Tony N. Shinn
President-Oklahoma City (Retired)
Bank of America
Nathan Shirley
Chief Financial Officer
Compellier
Greg “Sven” Smith
Director of Operations
M1 Composites
Doug Stussi
Retired
Love’s Travel Stops
Lee Symcox
CEO
First Fidelity Bank
David Thompson
The Thompson Group, LLC
Marcus Tilley
President
Traditions Hospitality Group
Sean Trauschke
Chairman, President, & CEO
OG&E Energy Corp.
Mike Turpen
Partner
Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison, & Lewis
Shane Wharton
President
Love’s Travel Stops
Greg Wheeler
President, Oklahoma City
Bank of Oklahoma
Mark Whitman
Office Managing Partner
EY
David Williams
Vice President
Oklahoma Natural Gas
Kathy L. Williams
Community Leader
Mark Wood
Director
OMES
Ex-Officio Board Members
Kellie Delaney
Marketing Manager
Pella of Oklahoma
Caitlin Washington
Managing Partner
Garage Doors Near Me
Advisory Trustees
Danny Barth
Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer
Oklahoma City Thunder
M. T. Berry
Retired
City of Oklahoma City
Gary Brooks
CEO
Cornerstone Development
Mike Coats
Bank Officer
IBC Bank
Luke Corbett
President
Corbett Management
Doug Coughlan
Vice President/General Manager
Enterprise Mobility
Todd Edmonds
Principal
HSE Architects
Carl Edwards
Retired
Price Edwards & Company
Eric Eissenstat
Director
Phillips Murrah
Tricia Everest
Secretary of Public Safety
State of Oklahoma
Mohammad Farzaneh
Co-Founder
Home Creations, Inc.
Dave Hager
Chairman (Retired)
Devon Energy Corporation
Judy J. Hatfield
Owner/Founding Principal
Equity Commercial Realty Advisors, LLC
Cliff Hudson
Of Counsel
Crowe & Dunlevy
Dennis Jaggi
Founder
EnCap Flatrock Midstream
Michael Joseph
Lawyer
McAfee & Taft
Dr. R. Murali Krishna
Emeritus President
INTEGRIS Mental Health
Michael S. Laird
Director
Crowe & Dunlevy
Linda Lambert
President, Managing Partner
Enertree LLC
Doug Lawler
Chief Operating Officer
Continental Resources, Inc.
Cathy O’Connor
Founder
Coalign Group
William Schonacher
CEO
Chickasaw Community Bank
Jean Wallace
Partner
Buttery Company, LLP
Roy H. Williams
Retired
George E. Young, Sr., D.MIN
Doctor of Ministry