| Board Member Bios |
| John Wolfkill |
John Wolfkill is a native Tulsan. After graduating from Broken Arrow High School, he earned his BA in English and Secondary Education from the University of Tulsa, where he was selected as one of the Top 10 Seniors of his class and where he served as the university’s first official mascot, Captain Cane. After graduation, John married his college sweetheart, Julie, and together they moved to Los Angeles to complete graduate degrees.
As he was completing his M.Sc. in International and Intercultural Education and Development at the University of Southern California, John became keenly interested in community development. As a result, John began working as an urban planner for Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC). At WLCAC, John developed entrepreneurial, job training, education, arts and culture and other social service related programs, raising well over $4 million dollars for the community of Watts. He then went on to become the Associate Director of the P.F. Bresee Foundation, a faith-based youth and family development center. Bresee’s mission is to offer hope and wholeness and to work toward reconciliation, empowerment, and justice in the community through youth development, recreation, education, job training and health care services.
Although they planned on moving to Indonesia, a turn of events brought John and Julie back to Tulsa in 2003. During his first year in Tulsa, John worked closely with Community Action Project (www.captc.org) to develop and implement the Benefits Eligibility System for Oklahomans (BESO), a statewide public benefit program that has assisted thousands of low-income families to move toward greater levels of self-sufficiency. His experiences in Los Angeles and Tulsa led him to the conclusion that lasting community change was only possible when a critical mass of local residents, community leaders and business leaders collectively focused on priority issues affecting the quality of life experienced by all residents. As a result, John has spent the last 6.5 years serving as the Director of Administration and Donor Partnerships at Tulsa Community Foundation (www.tulsacf.org), America’s largest community foundation. In May 2011, John left the foundation to become the executive director of KIPP Tulsa (www.kipptulsa.org), a charter school management organization that is part of national network of KIPP schools. Each of the more than 100 KIPP schools are tuition-free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools seeking to prepare students with the knowledge, skills, character and raw determination necessary to be successful in college and life.
In his spare time, John enjoys date nights with his wife and playing Star Wars with his two amazing boys, Jaiden and Jonas, ages 6 and 2.5 years. John is also a member of Tulsa Area Adventure Racers and competes in several sprint, 12-hour and other off-road and on-road races each year.
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| Curt Carmichal |
Curt has over 25 years of experience in the energy industry. In his current role, Curt has been responsible for formation, growth, financial planning and financing of Williams Partners LP and Williams Pipeline Partners, LP. His efforts have encompassed IPOs, acquisitions, joint ventures, planning, and capital markets activity. Prior to his current role, Curt was the Director, Structure for Williams Energy Marketing & Trading responsible for the valuation, risk assessment and structuring of complex energy transactions for gas and electric customers.
Prior to joining Williams, Curt worked for Union Pacific Fuels where he was Manager, Business Development and was responsible for gas transportation and storage asset management. He has also held various positions with Delhi Gas Pipeline, Texas Oil and Gas, and Exxon in business development, planning, engineering and operations.
He received a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Curt is active in the KIPP education foundation in Tulsa, the Boy Scouts of America, and Life Church.
He and his wife, Janet, reside in Tulsa, OK and are the parents of three children, Christopher, John and Jenny.
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| Don Parker |
Mr. Parker is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Bank of Oklahoma Financial, a $24 billion regional financial services company headquartered in Tulsa. He was appointed to this position in August 2005. Mr. Parker is responsible for leadership of all technology and bank operations functions of this bank holding company. Through outstanding technology and operations support, this division enables its internal partners to create value for their customers.
Prior to joining Bank of Oklahoma, Mr. Parker was Senior Vice President and Director of Information Services at Comerica Bank. He was responsible for leading technology-related functions within Comerica. He also served as the corporate information security officer.
Before joining Comerica Bank, Mr. Parker was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Consolidation Services at National City Incorporated in Cleveland, Ohio. There, he was responsible for leading initiatives involving a high degree of horizontal change within the company. These were frequently related to the integration of acquired institutions or consolidation of different banks within the holding company.
Prior to becoming a member of the National City team, Mr. Parker held a variety of positions within the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) during the 17 years he was with the company. His roles included sales and sales management positions serving the financial services industry, and supporting IBM's product and technology development activities for its manufacturing and engineering divisions.
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| Rachel Zebrowski, AIA |
With 30 years experience, Ms. Zebrowski has completed a variety of projects with a focus on campus master planning and corporate headquarters. Her expertise is in the integration of leading edge technologies into architecture, enhancing the communication of ideas in the work and education environments. Many of her projects have been nationally recognized for excellence, including the MCI-WorldCom Campus and Williams Resource Center.
Ms. Zebrowski's ability to work with state-of-the-art equipment in high technology facilities has led to several awards. For three consecutive years, Presentations Magazine has recognized her work in their annual awards program, including the Grand Prize for the Wiliams Presentation Auditorium and Williams Communication Group Control Center.
After receiving her Master of Architecture degree from UCLA School of Architecture & Urban Planning and practicing in Los Angeles for 9 years, Ms. Zebrowski relocated to Tulsa and became a founding partner of Page - Zebrowski Architects, later a Partner at Urban Design Group, then Principal of Zebrowski Architecture & Planning. Through acquisition, ZAP became the Tulsa Studio for Miles Associates in 2005.
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| Lawrence Joiner |
Lawrence Joiner holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (with a Public Emphasis) from the University of Southern Mississippi and has held numerous accounting, tax and auditing positions dring the past 25 years. Currently, Lawrence is the Manager of Internal Audit Operations at The Williams Companies. Before becoming manager, Lawrence was a Lead Corporate Auditor for Williams in Tulsa where he conducted several financial and operational-oriented audits all over the US, Canada, and Venezuela. He also participates as a subject matter expert in Williams' ongoing effort to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley act.
Prior to Williams, Lawrence worked for PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he managed a Federal, State, Property and Excise tax accounting team. Before joining PWC, Lawrence held several accounting and tax positions at BPAmoco that covered areas like:
- Oil and Gas Well Accounting
- Oil and Federal Tax Partnership
- Divestments Accounting
- Crude Oil Trading and Production Accounting
- Federal Tax 1099 Reporting and Accounting
Lawrence encourages community involvement and has held board positions for the University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association, the Oklahoma chapter of the American Lung Association, and the Tulsa United Way organization "Youth At Heart." |
| Chris Truesdell |
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| Timothy Penton |
Mr. Penton is in the energy industry, and has spent 20 years abroad in three African countries (Gabon, Mauritania, and Congo) and Latin America (Venezuela). His current position is VP of international Midstream for the Williams Companies. Mr. Penton received his B.S. at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota in Business Administration with emphasis on economics. |
| Jacqueline Caldwell |
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| Dr. Curt Adams |
Curt M. Adams PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Oklahoma and a senior research scientist with the Oklahoma Center for Educational Policy. He studies the social organization of schools and school systems. Recent publications include "Collective Trust: Why Schools Can't Improve Without It" (Teachers College Press), "A Diffusion Approach to the Study of Leadership Reform" (Journal of Educational Administration), and "Social Determinants of Student Trust in High Poverty Elementary Schools" (Information Age). |
| Nicholas Doctor |
Nick Doctor was born and raised in Casper, Wyoming, and came to Oklahoma to attend the University of Tulsa in 2004. He graduated in 2008 with degrees in History, Political Science, and International Studies, and spent his final semester of college living in Amman, Jordan, and studying political and social modernization in the Middle East through the School for International Training (SIT). During a five-month period abroad, Nick studied both formal and local Arabic dialects; lived full-time with a family in Amman; stayed with a Bedouin family in Jordan’s northern desert; created, implemented and facilitated an interfaith “trialogue” of Jordanian and American students; and traveled throughout Egypt, Syria, Israel and Palestine.
Upon graduation, Nick immediately began working as a Council Aide and Tulsa Youth Council Director for the Tulsa City Council. As Youth Council Director, Nick led a strategic planning session with 10 Tulsa high school students that restructured the Youth Council, revised City ordinances, and made the organization both accountable and empowering to its youth members. During his final year Nick transitioned to the Tulsa City Council’s Legislative Liaison, working with regional legislators, governmental officials, and community organizations to advance the city’s interests.
In January 2011 Nick became a part of the Tulsa Metro Chamber’s Government Affairs team,advocating for a regional political voice at the local, state, and federal levels. As one of two
Government Affairs Managers, Nick works closely with the Chamber’s Vice President of Government Affairs on researching and crafting policy positions; crafting strategic communications to Chamber members, legislators, and community stakeholders; and advocating for the Chamber’s legislative priorities with local, state, and federal elected officials and intergovernmental organizations.
In addition to working for the Chamber, Nick is currently pursuing a Masters in Political Management from the George Washington University and served as Campaign Manager and Messaging Director for two state legislative campaigns in the 2010 election cycle. He is also a member of KIPP-Tulsa’s Board of Directors, a previous member of the Outreach Committee for Youth Services of Tulsa, a graduate of Leadership Tulsa, and a member of the Oklahoma Academy. In 2011, Nick was selected as one of the Tulsa Business Journal’s “Tulsa 40” for 2011.
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| Darick Morton |
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