Board of Directors

 

The Oklahoma Arts Institute is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 18 active members and 47 emeritus members from across the state. Members attend quarterly meetings to set policies, oversee programs, and discuss long-range action plans. Board members serve on committees and assist in community drives, special events, and other fundraising activities.

Chairman

Jeff Greenlee, Altus

Treasurer

Steve James, Stillwater

Secretary

Sherrel Jones, Enid

Teresa Adwan, Tulsa
Alison Anthony, Tulsa
Mark Barcus, Tulsa
Joy Reed Belt, Oklahoma City
Nancy Cox, Altus
John Feaver, Chickasha
Hickman, Oklahoma City
Mary Kruska, Altus

Dana Lorenson, Oklahoma City
Suzanne McAuley, Norman
David McNeese, Oklahoma City
Phillip Reid, Weatherford
Don Sickles, Norman
Christi Woodworth, Edmond
Brad Zerger, Oklahoma City

Emeritus Board Members

Ann Simmons Alspaugh, Oklahoma City
Bill Andoe, Tahlequah
Donna Hinton Belli, Lancaster, PA
Sheryl Benbrook, Woodward
Sally Bennett, Ada
Molly Shi Boren , Norman
JoAnne Bottomley, Tulsa
Jack Bryan, Lawton
Villa Rae Carter, Oklahoma City
Joe H. Crosby, Oklahoma City
Louanne Hulsey Ellis, Santa Fe, NM
James Epperson, Dallas, TX
C. Kendric Fergeson, Altus
Cole Frates, Los Angeles, CA
Mary Frates, Oklahoma City
Linda Frazier, Tulsa
Aulena Gibson, Oklahoma City
Mary Carol Gilbert, Norman
Jack Givens, Mangum
Nancy Goodwin , Clinton
Ann Graves, Tulsa
David Guthery, Tulsa
Robert Henry, Oklahoma City
Sarah Hogan, Oklahoma City

Don Holladay, Norman
Mary Margaret Holt, Norman
Carolyn Hudson, Tulsa
Sue Ann Hyde, Oklahoma City
Lou Kerr, Oklahoma City
Helon LaGree, Altus
Dave Lopez, Oklahoma City
Joe McBride, Jr., Anadarko
Lois McMillan, Bristow
Robert C. Moore, Columbus, GA
Jasmine Moran, Seminole
Charles L. Oppenheim, Oklahoma City
Gene Rainbolt, Oklahoma City
Francine Ringold, Tulsa
John Seward, Oklahoma City
Jeanne Hoffman Smith, Oklahoma City
Mary Gordon Taft, Oklahoma City
John A. Taylor, Oklahoma City
Melissa N. Weiss, Tulsa
Max Weitzenhoffer, Norman
Wanda Westheimer, Ardmore
Jeff Wilmes, Altus
Al Zapanta, Irving, TX

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Squeeze Your Arms Around Me

 

Hold on to me real tight
Please stay close to me
As we sleep through the night

Then we’ll greet the morning sun
As it lights up the room
The loving time I spend with you
Will always end too soon

Squeeze your arms around me

Ray Hansell