KIPP:Tulsa - Board of Directors

Board Member Bios 

Mr. Charles Monroe, CPA, KIPP Finance Committee  
Mr. Monroe is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tulsa, the Board of Directors of the Tulsa Sports Commission and the Board of Directors of National Public Radio of Tulsa. Mr. Monroe holds a Bachelors of Science degrees respectively in Finance and Accounting from the University of Tulsa

Dr. George W. Schnetzer III, M.D., KIPP Tulsa Board Chair '09-'10, Finance Committee
Dr. Schnetzer is a retired medical oncologist/hematologist, the founding partner of Cancer Care Associates and a former Clinical Professor of Medicine at the OU-Tulsa College of Medicine.  He graduated cum laude with an A.B. in History from Princeton University, received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and did extensive post-graduate medical training at the University of Michigan.

Mrs. Caroline B. Benediktson, Attorney, KIPP Governance Committee Chair
Mrs. Benediktson has practiced law in Oklahoma, Texas and California in both corporate and private practice roles.  She is currently the Contracts Division Manager in the City Attorney’s Office, City of Tulsa.  She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with highest honors and the University of Texas School of Law with honors.

Mr. Lawrence Joiner, KIPP Tulsa Board Treasurer ’06-’10, KIPP Finance Committee Chair,
Manager, Audit Operations Williams Audit Services
Mr. Joiner’s responsibilities include The Williams Partners, LLP Board of Directors Audit Committee and Sarbanes Oxley compliance for four major business units.  He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting (with a Public Accounting emphasis) from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Mr. Steven Dow, KIPP Finance Committee 
Community Action Project (CAP)
Mr. Dow is executive director of the CAP, Community Action Project of Tulsa County, a comprehensive anti-poverty agency.

Mr. Darick C. Morton, J.D., KIPP Development Committee Chair,
Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Mr. Morton specializes in the marketing of "life events legal plans" and identity theft protection plans through Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. and is a business building and personal development coach.  Mr. Morton has a  B.A. in English from Kentucky State University, 2004 summa cum laude, B.A. Honors in Liberal Studies/Pre-Law Option, Kentucky State University, 2004 summa cum laude; J.D., TU College of Law, 2007.

Mr. Tim A. Penton, KIPP Tulsa Vice chair '09-'10, Finance Committee
Vice President International Midstream, Williams Cos.
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.
 
Ms. Rachel Williams Zebrowski, AIA, KIPP Tulsa Secretary, '09-'10, Development Committee
Studio Director, Miles Associates Incorporated, Tulsa, OK. Architecture & Planning
Ms. Zebrowski; a founder of Page · Zebrowski Architecture, and former Partner of Urban Design Group, is the current Director of Design and Studio Director for Miles Associates.

Mr. Donald T. Parker, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, BOK Financial.   

Mr. Parker is the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at BOK Financial Corporation. He was appointed to this position in August 2005. Parker is responsible for leadership of all technology, real estate management, procurement, and bank operations functions of this holding company. He is a Director for the Little Giants Foundation and Chairperson for the 2009 March of Dimes, Tulsa March for Babies.  

Mr. Chris Truesdell, Chief Information Officer, Quiktrip Corporation

Mr. Truesdell has been employed with QuikTrip Corporation for 17 years and is their Chief Information Officer.   He is responsible for QuikTrip’s overall technology strategy as well as the company’s technology budget.   He has also been a member of the Nowata School District’s Technology Committee.  He received his Bachelors Degree in Science from the University of Central Oklahoma.

Ms. Kerry Malone, Director of Communications, Williams Companies

Ms. Malone leads the Corporate Communications function for Williams, a 101-year-old, Fortune 200 company with headquarters in Tulsa. As director of communications for the integrated natural gas company, her responsibilities include external communications, employee communications, branding and stakeholder relations. She is a graduate of the University of Tulsa with a bachelor of science degree in mass media news and has served as board president of Street School.