Phone: 405-273-4900
Email: chuck@millsmachine.com

Current Activities:

Local:

• East Central Workforce Investment Board - Executive Committee & Youth Council
• The Chuck Stir – Commentator for local Cable TV program educating citizens about current affairs in municipal government.
• Shawnee Chamber of Commerce, Tri-County Leadership, Workforce and Legislative Committee
• Shawnee Sister City Council – Jingchang City, Gansu, China

State and National:

• Governor’s Council for Workforce and Economic Development – Board Member and Chair - Communications & Awareness Committee, member Work Ready Communities Committee
• Governor’s International Team
• Oklahoma Small Business Regulatory Review Committee aka Small Business Advocacy Council (appointed by Speaker of House)
• Oklahoma District Export Council – Chairman
• State Chamber of Commerce – Executive Committee, Division Vice Chairman
• Manufacturers Council - Chair
• State Chamber of Commerce, International & Human Relations Committee
• Oklahoma Worker Safety Policy Council – Representing Private Sector Employers (appointed by Labor Commissioner)
• Oklahoma Southeast – Regional Economic Development

Past Activities:

• Mayor of Shawnee, Oklahoma May 2004 – November 2008
• Central Oklahoma Economic Development District – Board Member
• Oklahoma Conference of Mayors – President
• Oklahoma Municipal League – Board member representing District 5
• Oklahoma Sovereignty Symposium – panelist speaker in 2006, 2007 & 2008
• Tinker Air Base COMMSTAR Program – 2008 graduate
• Shawnee Economic Development Foundation – Board Member
• Shawnee Sister City Council – Nikaho, Japan

Phone: 405-275-3121
Email: jcollard@potawatomi.org

Professional Experience:

Currently serve as the Director of Strategic Planning and Economic Development for the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and as a member of the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission Advisory Committee. ? Previous experience includes: Over 17 years in the city management profession and five years as an executive in the environmental services industry. ? As an economic developer: Chaired a regional Council of Governments and a County Economic Development Corporation. Also served on the Executive Committee of a separate County Economic Development Corporation with a population base of over 250,000. Facilitated and packaged numerous economic development projects and agreements and guided the development of a community-based Fiscal Impact Tool and a Computable General Equilibrium Model. ? At the international level: Served on Governor Carnahan’s (Missouri) International Advisory Committee and accompanied him on a trade mission to Asia. Chaired the Lindenwood University Board of Overseers International Student Advisory Committee. Traveled extensively throughout the northern hemisphere on business and as part of two Citizen Ambassador delegations. Appointed to the Governor’s (Oklahoma) International Team in December 2009.

Education:

Ph.D. in Political Science University of Missouri – St. Louis Dissertation examined tribal-municipal cooperation in Oklahoma. Current research interest concentrates on the relationship between intergovernmental cooperation and regional economic indicators. M.A. in Political Science with emphasis in Environmental Policy Analysis University of Missouri – St. Louis M. P. A. (Masters in Public Administration) Plus twenty-two additional graduate hours in Urban Planning University of Oklahoma B.A. in Political Science with focus on Law Enforcement Administration University of Oklahoma

Relevant Professional Education:

National Certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional National Development Council Economic Development Institute American (now International) Economic Development Council International Trade Certificate Course World Trade Center Association

Phone: 918-591-4750
Email: blieser@tulsaglobalalliance.org

Bob Lieser, a native Tulsan, serves as Vice President of Programming for the Tulsa Global Alliance (TGA). Mr. Lieser joined the TGA staff in 1998 and has organized professional programming for over 1,200 participants in US government exchange programs during his tenure at TGA, including the International Visitor Leadership Program Community Connections Program. Before his tenure at TGA, Mr. Lieser worked as an English as a Second Language teacher and refugee job counselor at the YWCA Intercultural Service Center in Tulsa, and as a Russian instructor at Tulsa Community College.
Mr. Lieser received a Bachelors degree in History and Russian Area Studies from Cornell University in 1992. He is Secretary of the Governor's International Team and Second Vice President of the United Nations Association of Eastern Oklahoma. He is a past president of the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries and the Tulsa Association of Volunteer Administrators. He is also a member of Class 38 of Leadership Tulsa, an organization dedicated to education and training in civic engagement.

Phone: 918-585-8111
Email: glee@reddevil.com

George L. Lee, III graduated in 1980 from Rutgers University, BA in Economics and entered 138 year old privately held manufacturing business in sales management for export markets. He continued his exposure in product specific marketing and sales in glazier’s tool segment, and paint machinery segment both domestically and internationally. Developed and managed sales, service and parts distribution relationships in Europe, Africa, Asia and South/Central America. He was responsible for facility startup in Ireland for machinery manufacturing to support sales and parts supply efforts into the EU.
He has been Past President and Chairman of World Trade Association of NJ, Board Member of NJ World Trade Council, and appointed to the NJ-NY District Export Council by the late Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown.
He moved from New Jersey to Oklahoma in 2008, after closure and sale of the Red Devil manufacturing facility in Union, NJ, and the opening of the new corporate office in Tulsa. Red Devil maintains a production facility in Pryor, OK opened in 1973 in the Mid-America Industrial Development (MAID) park. He has traveled extensively to over 35 countries on 6 continents pursuing business for Red Devil, Inc. He currently works as a corporate director and vice president of planning and development in Tulsa overseeing the company’s IP portfolio, employee benefits and the corporate insurance and legal proceedings.

Phone: 580-242-2750
Email: rduggins@autrytech.com

Dr. Ron Duggins is the Director of the Meridian Technology Center for Business Development as well as the Director of the Oklahoma Technology and Research Park, both located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He has also served as an adjunct MBA professor teaching Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Human Resource Management.
Additionally, Dr. Duggins serves Oklahoma’s Career and Technology Education system by working with international organizations and individuals to develop global relationships and contacts that lead to economic growth for the State of Oklahoma. Drawing from state, national, and international resources, he facilitates the connection between Oklahoma’s businesses, technology centers, and other partner organizations to provide training and resources for work in the global marketplace.
Dr. Duggins holds an English degree and an MBA from Oklahoma Baptist University, a Master’s degree in Education/ESL from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Doctorate in Occupational and Adult Education as well as a Graduate Certificate in International Studies from Oklahoma State University. His experience includes economic development, curriculum development, global business assistance, entrepreneurship research, and international education and training in developing countries. His wife is a native of Brazil and he has worked extensively in Brazil as well as on projects in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Vietnam, and the Republic of Georgia. In addition to work on the Governor’s International Team he works with business and agriculture professionals to provide technical assistance for development projects throughout the world.

Phone: 405-744-5204
Email: stevejm@okstate.edu

Dr. Stephen Miller is a Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Oklahoma State University. He received his BS and MBA degrees from OSU and his Ph.D. from UCLA. Steve’s instruction and research activity has integrated marketing strategy and international business. He has lectured in many countries and traveled extensively to Pacific Rim, European, and Latin America countries. He has been a frequent coordinator and instructor in the Spears School of Business study abroad programs to the France, Japan, Mexico and the UK. Steve has over 40 academic publications and technical reports dealing with marketing and related issues. He has been frequently recognized for his higher education contributions including the Regents Service Professor, President’s Service-Outreach Faculty Excellence Award, and the UCEA National Teacher of the Year Award.
Steve works closely with the business and governmental communities to enhance their export activities and global competitiveness. He is a member of the Oklahoma Governor`s International Team and past chairman. Also, he serves on the Oklahoma District Export Council. Steve has conducted many management development seminars for industry and organized seminars and conferences on international activities. Finally, he has hosted individuals and delegations from different countries during their visits to OSU and the state.
Steve served the university in a number of administrative capacities including Head, Department of Marketing, Director, International Business Programs, and Director, M.S. in International Studies Program. Additionally, he has been an educational leader in the application of telecommunications technologies to distance education. The latter involvement has included extensive distance learning instruction at the graduate level throughout the U.S.

Phone: 918-293-5156
Email: anita.gordy_watkins@okstate.edu

Anita Gordy-Watkins has worked with Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology – Okmulgee for more than 20 years in various capacities. She has served as Director for Economic and Workforce Development, Academic Chair for Engineering Technologies and is currently the Vice President for University and External Relations, providing leadership for economic and workforce development, applied research projects, and the MidAmerica Industrial Park Education Center. Ms. Watkins also oversees the department for campus diversity and international relations. She has traveled and worked extensively with various countries and developing regions throughout the world to include Thailand, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada and Europe.
Ms. Gordy-Watkins holds a Bachelor Degree in Marketing Education and Masters Degree in Human Resource Development from Oklahoma State University. She is a member of the Governors International Team, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Economic Development Council and the OSU Alumni Leadership Council. Ms. Watkins is active in various other professional and civic organizations, and is a member and Trustee for Asbury United Methodist Church in Tulsa. She and her husband, Mark live in Jenks and have four grown children and four grandchildren.

Phone: 918-599-8600
Email: jonneff@bruneneff.com

Jonathan Neff has practiced law in Tulsa since 1985, focusing on contract law, particularly in international trade, manufacturing and distribution, construction and real estate, business formation, and corporate and securities law. His practice includes both domestic and international business transactions, as well as state and federal litigation.
In the field of international law, in 1991, Mr. Neff organized the International Law Group at Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma's largest law firm, and co-founded the International Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Since 1994, he has served on Oklahoma's Governor's International Team and the Oklahoma District Export Council. He has represented U.S. companies in business transactions in more than twenty countries and has represented many foreign clients in U.S. business transactions. He has served as an expert consultant to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma with respect to foreign law issues, and has represented several foreign clients in commercial litigation in federal court.
Mr. Neff also represents companies engaged in manufacturing and distribution, construction and real estate, and other industries. Before entering law school in 1982, he was a general contractor in the construction industry. He has been a member of the Associated Builders and Contractors since 1978 and regularly represents construction firms in a variety of legal matters. He has also developed real estate and manages real estate and oil and gas holdings.
In the field of corporate law and finance, he has assisted a variety of clients obtain equity investment and debt financing and has completed corporate sales, mergers, acquisitions and private placements. His largest single securities transaction was a $45 million private placement of equity. He has served on Boards of Directors of four companies, including a large equipment manufacturer, a technology development company, a product distribution company, and a restaurant chain. He has managed real estate and construction companies as well as a law firm.
Mr. Neff attended Cornell University and the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he obtained a Baccalaureate Degree in 1974. He attended Oklahoma State University for graduate studies before graduating in 1984 from the University of Arkansas College of Law, where he served on the Arkansas Law Review and as President of the Student Bar Association.

Phone: 405-340-3434
Email: Gordon.andersen@pelcoinc.com

Gordon Andersen is a Special Projects Manager for Pelco Products, Inc. A graduate Aeronautical Engineer from Ohio State University, he also has an MBA from Indiana University. He has spent over 40 years in the manufacturing industry sector, in engineering, sales & marketing, and operations management positions, including serving as the President of Fife Corporation, a multinational Oklahoma manufacturer and marketer of specialized industrial process controls. Gordon has worked in the aerospace, automotive, and various OEM industries. His work history includes multinational business operations experience in Japan, Germany, Brazil and the UK. Pelco Products Inc. is a manufacturer of traffic signal and sign hardware, utility hardware and decorative lighting products. Gordon has worked in various departments at Pelco, in addition to providing consulting services to the company since 1991. Pelco is a premier authority and driving force in the design, engineering, manufacture, and distribution of poles, brackets, and strategically associated products for the traffic control, ornamental and utility industries. He and his wife have lived in Edmond for 35 years.

Phone: 918-594-8412
Email: dessie_apostolova@odoc.state.ok.us

Dessie Apostolova is the director of international trade for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. She is responsible for local, state, federal, and private sector trade promotion partnerships and also manages Oklahoma’s four international trade offices in China, Israel, Mexico, and Vietnam. Dessie leads Commerce’s international trade assistance services for over 200 Oklahoma companies annually. Prior to this assignment, she served as director of international offices and as the state’s international protocol officer, in which capacity she facilitated the development of diplomatic relations and coordinated visits of official international delegations to and from Oklahoma.
Prior to joining the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in 2001, Dessie worked in her home country of Bulgaria on USAID, IMF, World Bank, and other international development projects, involving legislative, political, economic, and civic initiatives advancing the democratic and market economy transition throughout Central and Eastern Europe. She has experience in entrepreneurial consulting in emerging markets and was extensively involved in the establishment of the American University in Bulgaria and the building of its community and international outreach programs.
Dessie holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Business Administration from the American University in Bulgaria and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Oklahoma.

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Phone: 405-285-6660(Consulate)
405-271-3838(Business)
Email: rico-buchli@ouhsc.edu
rbuchli@pureproteinllc.com
oklahomacity@honorarvertretung.ch


Dr. Buchli is currently applying his expertise in Immunology and Biochemistry as the Director of Research at Pure Protein L.L.C. His work is essential to the completion of ongoing research to develop new methodologies and technologies for developing novel soluble HLA molecules for one of the foremost biomedical companies in the country. Dr. Buchli’s past and present work has focused on HLA. The research of HLA is increasingly important to gaining a better understanding and finding improved treatments of infections and diseases including HIV and cancer. His research is also proving beneficial in the area of organ transplantation. Appointed by the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the approval of the U.S. Department of State, Dr. Buchli serves as the Honorary Consul of Switzerland and is an appointed member of the Oklahoma Governor’s International Team (GIT).
Dr. Buchli has received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Basel in 1996 and served as Postdoctoral Researcher at UC Davis until 2001 before accepting a Research Assistant Professor position at the University of Oklahoma, Health Science Center. As a recognized authority in his field, Dr. Buchli has been published extensively by some of the leading international, peer-reviewed journals in the field including the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Biochemistry, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Cancer Letters, Journal of Immunology and others. Dr. Buchli has also been chosen to serve as reviewer for several journals as well as a judge of the work of others through his role as a graduate advisor. He is also the recipient of the Albert M. Kligman Award in Dermatology and The Journal Record’s On the Brink Innovator Award.
Born in Switzerland, Dr. Buchli presently lives in Edmond, Oklahoma, with his wife, Beatrice and his two children Sheree and Jamie. Dr. Buchli is active in numerous community, cultural, and educational activities, such as Member of the International Visitor’s Council, the Admissions Selection Board, for the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, as well as Member of the Swiss Club of Oklahoma and Soccer coach for Edmonds recreational league. Dr. Buchli is also an infantry Officer in the Swiss Army.

Phone: 405-273-7490
Email: tburg@sedf.biz

Timothy A. Burg serves as the Executive Director/CEO of the Shawnee Economic Development Foundation, (SEDF), a position he has held since January 2009. The SEDF is a public/private partnership between the City of Shawnee and the local business community. The organization is dedicated to building the economy of Shawnee and the surrounding region.
Prior to joining the SEDF, Burg served as the Assistant Director for the Ponca City Development Authority, (PCDA), a stand alone 501-C3 public trust, and as the Assistant Executive Director for the Economic Development Advisory Board, (EDAB) a public-private organization contracted to perform economic development duties on behalf of the City of Ponca City. Burg served as interim director during the transition from a private-public organization, (EDAB) into the current stand alone public trust, (PCDA).
Among his past scope of responsibility was the operation of the PCDA Business Retention and Expansion Program, which was recognized as the 2006 Outstanding BR&E program in Oklahoma, by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Governor Brad Henry. His organization was the first recipient of such an award. PCDA was also a recipient of the 2007 International Economic Development Council’s Private Public Partnership Award. In 2008 his program and organization were honored by the Business Retention and Expansion International organization for their BR&E program.
Burg is a graduate of Northwestern High School in Sciota Illinois. He is a 2005 graduate of the Economic Development Institute of the University of Oklahoma, (OU/EDI) an International Economic Development Council, (IEDC) accredited program. After only four and a half years as a paid economic developer, he achieved the status of Certified Economic Developer, by passing the IEDC’s, rigorous CEcD exam. He also serves as an instructor with OU/EDI in the IEDC’s CEcD exam preparation course and as a mentor to OU/EDI participants.

Phone: 405-319-8401
Email: mcarolina@ocast.state.ok.us

Michael Carolina is the executive director of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). His tenure at OCAST began August 1, 2005; he is the agency's third executive director since its establishment in 1987. Carolina held management and executive positions (operating, strategic and business planning, new product development and engineering) with the Western Electric Company, AT&T and Lucent Technologies, where he worked for 25 years in the telecommunications industry. He served in several of AT&T's New Jersey-based operations, including technology transfer of Bell Laboratories-designed telecommunications products to AT&T's and Lucent Technologies joint ventures in Korea, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Spain and Brazil. He was also engineering director for Lucent Technologies Oklahoma City Global Provisioning Center.
After his retirement from Lucent Technologies in 2001, he became an industry consultant with the OSU Center for Innovation and Economic Development Foundation. He was also an adjunct professor in the Engineering and Technology Management program (OSU College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology.)
A native of Oklahoma, he received his B.S. in Biological Science from Oklahoma State University in 1967 and his M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Oklahoma in 1971. He was selected by AT&T for its Executive Development Program in Princeton, NJ and completed the program in 1986.
Carolina serves on the board of directors for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), i2E, the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence (OAME), YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City, the Governor's International Team (GIT), the Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Advisory Committee and engineering advisory boards at Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma and the University of Central Oklahoma. He has also been named to the Southern Growth Policies Board's Science and Technology Advisory Committee, DaVinci Institute Board of Advisors, and the Oklahoma Health Center Economic Development Review Committee.

Phone: 405-522-6192
Email: barbara.charlet@oda.state.ok.us

Barbara Charlet has been a market development coordinator with the OK Department of Agriculture since the spring of 1994. Her primary responsibility is to partner with Oklahoma processed food manufacturers and assist them with their export marketing endeavors. In addition, for the past 10 years, Barbara has worked closely with the Made in Oklahoma Coalition, a marketing cooperative with a membership of more than 30 processed food manufacturers.

Previously, Barbara was a research assistant at the University of Wyoming and also Oklahoma State University in the Agricultural Economics Department. In addition, she was a County Extension Agent with the Texas and Oklahoma Extension Services, and also spent a number of years in retail sales and design with Sanger Harris in Dallas, TX.

Barbara has a BA from Iowa State University and a MA from Oklahoma State University.

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Phone: 405-521-3035
Email: desa_dawson@sde.state.ok.us

Desa Dawson taught Spanish in the Mid-Del School District for over 32 years. She received a BA in Spanish and an MA in Latin American Studies at the University of Oklahoma and did post graduate work in Teaching and Curriculum Leadership at Oklahoma State University. Dawson served as President of the Oklahoma Foreign Language Teachers’ Association (OFLTA) in 1989-90. More recently, Dawson orchestrated Oklahoma’s Year of Languages (YOL) activities in 2005 and was recognized for her work when Oklahoma legislators declared 2005 as the Year of Languages and offered their congratulations to her as the Southwest Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT) Regional Teacher of the Year. She was one of 5 finalists for National Language Teacher of the Year.
Locally, Dawson was the Del City High School Teacher of the Year in 1984, and OFLTA presented her with the Alfred Gage Service Award in 2002 and the Lowell Dunham Award for Teaching Excellence in 2004. Rose State College presented Dawson with the Golden Apple Award in 2003 and Dawson was named as SAMS’ Teacher of the Year that same year. In the national arena, Dawson served on the Review Board for the National Standards project in world languages. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and is an active member of the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL). On April 3, 2009, Dawson was honored as Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the Consul General from the French Consulate in Houston for promoting French language and culture in the United States. Presently Dawson is working with STARTALK, a U.S. government effort to promote less commonly taught languages.

Phone: 405-682-2626
Email: leejenok@aol.com

Jen Gross was born in Taipei, Taiwan, the youngest of four children. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from Christ College in Taipei, and immigrated to the United States in the 1970s - first to North Carolina, and then to Houston, Texas in 1979. Since moving to Oklahoma City in 1994, she has worked alongside her husband to grow both the retail and wholesale side of their family-owned tool business. Not only does she coordinate import-export operations with overseas distributors, but she is also a fixture in the Meridian Tool store, known among the community as much for her quick wit as for her hard work. After decades of experience, Jen`s expertise in networking with Asian companies is supported by her strong foundation in both Chinese and American culture. She has two children: C.K., 31, and JoAnna, 26, as well as two stepchildren: Sarah, 28, and Jon, 22.

Phone: 405-552-2232
Email: lloyd.hardin@mcafeetaft.com

The son of a career naval officer, Lloyd T. Hardin, Jr. was introduced to many cultures around the world. It was his fascination of these cultures that sparked his interest in the importance of the rule of law and in the legal profession.
In 1971, Mr. Hardin received a Bachelor`s Degree in Political Theory, and in 1977, a Juris Doctorate, both from The University of Oklahoma. In 1987, he was elected as a Fellow to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers and he served for three years as an Adjunct Professor at The University of Oklahoma College of Law, teaching Advanced Real Estate Transactions. From 1987 through 1992, Mr. Hardin was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Landmark Land Company, Inc., a New York publicly traded corporation headquartered in Carmel, California. While in California Mr. Hardin spent much of his time traveling to Japan where he represented many large Japanese corporations and financial institutions. Mr. Hardin has been appointed by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the approval of the U.S. Department of State, as the Honorary Consul General of Japan and is a member of the Oklahoma Governor`s International Team. In addition, Mr. Hardin has been appointed to the Oklahoma Building Bonds Commission by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate.
Mr. Hardin is active in numerous state and community, cultural, education and artistic activities, such as serving on the Foundation Board of Directors for the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, a Selection Board Member for the Westheimer Presentation Competition at the Price College of Business at The University of Oklahoma, as well as the Dan Daly Scholarship Selection Board and the Bruzzy Westheimer Scholarship Selection Board, both at The University of Oklahoma. Mr. Hardin is a Charter Member of the Centre of Global Competency at the University of Central Oklahoma and is a Co-founder, Director and Vice President of the U.S. Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Oklahoma. Additionally, he continues to serve as Vice-Echanson Honoraire of the Chaine des Rotisseurs, Chaptaire de Monterey, California. Mr. Hardin has been recognized by a number of legal and leadership organizations, including being an alumnus of Leadership Oklahoma, Class XIII and being listed on an ongoing basis to both Best Lawyers in America and Oklahoma Super Lawyers. Additionally, Mr. Hardin received The Journal Record`s Leadership in Law Award in 2007.

Phone: 405-744-6606
Email: david.henneberry@okstate.edu

David M. Henneberry was appointed as the Associate Vice President of the Division of International Studies and Outreach (IS&O) at Oklahoma State University in April 2011.

Henneberry began his career at Oklahoma State University in 1984 as an assistant professor in international trade eventually serving as a full professor with tenure until 1999. From 1999 to 2011, Henneberry served as the Director of International Agriculture Programs in the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (DASNR).

Henneberry has international experience in 65 countries representing all major geographic areas. He is fluent in Spanish and has spent a total of over three years in Latin America on short and long term projects. Specific areas of personal expertise include project design and evaluation, institution building, tourism, international trade policy analysis, foreign market potential analysis and export market development strategies.

Henneberry completed his Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees at the University of Minnesota and his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the field of Agricultural Economics. The educational program of one undergraduate degree and three graduate degrees spanned a ten year period from 1974 through 1984.

Henneberry’s future goals for the Division of International Studies and Outreach at Oklahoma State University include:

• Expanding student participation in study abroad.
• Providing expanded internationalization opportunities for students on campus.
• Recruiting highly qualified international students.
• Fostering a curriculum that enhances global competencies.
• Developing strategic partnerships with institutions of higher education abroad.
• Providing international professional development opportunities for OSU employees.
• Serving the international needs of the State of Oklahoma, with emphasis on international trade and economic development.
• Expanding strategically selected international development activities, consistent with OSU’s missions of education and research.

Information about IS&O can be found online at iso.okstate.edu.

Henneberry is married to Shida Henneberry (who is a Regents Professor in Agricultural Economics at OSU and is the director of the Master of International Agriculture Program) and has two children, Michael and JD.

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Phone: 918-748-4063
Email: rlehrter@fmbanktulsa.com

Richard J. “Rick” Lehrter is Senior Vice President and Manager of Regional Banking for The F&M Bank & Trust Company (total assets $1.5 billion), the largest privately-owned commercial bank in the state of Oklahoma. The Bank is a significant participant in international trade finance, international payment mechanisms, and is a “priority lender” with delegated authority from The Export-Import Bank of The United States, with which Lehrter has experience and is familiar. The Bank’s staff includes international professionals with designations including membership in the Oklahoma District Export Council by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Certification as Documentary Credit Specialists.
Lehrter has over 30 years of experience in commercial bank management and line positions primarily with three well-respected banks in Michigan, Ohio and Oklahoma, including two market president assignments in Oklahoma where he opened new geographic markets for those two banks. Those two banks were recently rated two of the best three best banks in the United States (Forbes magazine survey, 2009). Prior to that he opened an asset-based lending division and a corporate banking division for one of those two banks in Oklahoma City, where he also served as in-house counsel for that bank. Lehrter has been involved in the transition efforts of ten commercial bank mergers over the course of 30 years.
Lehrter’s academic background consists of a juris doctor, cum laude from The Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University, a graduate banking degree (with Honors) from The American Banker’s Association’s Stonier Graduate School of Banking, an MBA from The University of Central Oklahoma and a bachelor’s degree in Financial Administration from Michigan State. He is a member of the American Bar Association, and an active member and in good standing with The State Bar of Michigan, and has been a member of The Oklahoma Bar Association. He has authored industry articles, some of which have appeared in The American Banker. Rick’s international travel includes Ireland, England, Germany, Mexico, Canada, and a number of countries in the Dutch West Indies and Jamaica. He currently resides in Tulsa, OK with his wife and two children.

Phone: 918-631-3225
Email: cheryl-matherly@utulsa.edu

Dr. Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for Global Education and Applied Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the strategic leadership of the university’s plan for comprehensive internationalization. Dr. Matherly’ special area of interest is with the internationalization of science and engineering education, specifically as related to workforce development. She is the education director for the NanoJapan program, funded by the National Science Foundation in order to expand international research opportunities for students in STEM fields. NanoJapan was recognized by the Institute for International Education in 2008 with the prestigious Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovations in Study Abroad. She received a second NSF grant for a multi-phase conference, Strategic Issues in University Internationalization , that examined a comparative approaches in the US and Japan for the internationalization of science and engineering education. Dr. Matherly is the recipient of two Fulbright grants for international education administrators (Germany and Japan.)

She has a BA in English and Political Science from the University of New Mexico, an MS in Education from Indiana University, and an Ed.D. in Education from the University of Houston. Dr. Matherly is on the boards for Cultural Vista and the Tulsa Global Alliance, and she is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma (Class XXII).

Phone: 405-872-1383
Cell: 405-590-5163
Email: jmceuen@sterlingii.com

Graduated from McAlester High School in 1959. Graduated from Oklahoma University in 1964 with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
Married with 2 sons, 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Business career has been in sales, management and ownership of companies that were active in the building trades and energy areas. Experience has been primarily domestic with some international.
Was a sales engineer from 1964 to 1970 selling commercial heating and air conditioning products to architects, engineers and owners. Sold the air conditioning system for the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
Began activity in the energy industry in 1970 and founded Sterling Pipe & Supply company in 1974. Sterling was an energy equipment supply company. Grew the company to over $100 million in sales and went public in 1981. In 1980 & 1981 Sterling was recognized by INC Magazine as being one of the 100 fastest growing companies in America. Also co-owned a drilling company, a trucking company and an exploration company. Sterling was sold in 1986 after the collapse of the energy industry.
During this same time was a board and finance committee member of Energy Assets International Inc., a New York based public company that formed a Co-General Partnership with EF Hutton to raise over $100 million for investment in the energy industry.
Have had considerable activity with numerous Chinese entities. Assisted in the establishment of a paint manufacturing and sales company in Beijing. Assisted an Oklahoma engineering to secure a project to develop the 5 Year Environmental Strategic Plan for Petro China. Involved in numerous import and export projects with China.
Founding member of the Board of Visitors for the College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Also involved with several civic organizations. Member of New Covenant Christian Church.

Phone: 405-552-2370
Email: keith.mcfall@mcafeetaft.com

Keith McFall is veteran transactional attorney best known for his extensive experiencein representing clients in complex business transactions, mergers and acquisitions,major real estate and development projects, and commercial financing. Included among his clients are financial institutions, private equity funds, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, restaurant groups, privately-held and public companies, and several Oklahoma professional sports teams. He also has experience representing international companies with various contract negotiations in Oklahoma. Those clients include a Canadian oiland gas company, a large Japanese trading company subsidiary, a German chemical company, and a Japanese iodine producer. Mr. McFall has played a key role in a significant numberof high-profile commercialprojects throughout Oklahoma. Notable projects include the leasing of the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark by the Oklahoma RedHawks; leasing of the Ford Center by the Oklahoma CityBlazers; and involvement in negotiations with the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority for the acquisition and redevelopment of the area known as Lower Bricktown, which was an important part of theoverall development that gave rise to the transformation of Oklahoma City’s Bricktown district into athriving entertainment destination. Mr. McFall’s achievements in the areas of corporate and bankinglaw have earned him inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America and Oklahoma Super Lawyers. An Oklahomanative, Mr. McFall received both his B.B.A. degree in finance and his Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma. He is a member of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, the Banking and Commercial Law Sections of the Oklahoma Bar Association, and the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association. Prior to joining McAfee & Taft, Mr. McFall was a shareholder and director with Oklahoma City-based Phillips McFall McCaffrey McVay and Murrah, a corporate law firm he co-founded in 1986 and for which he served as managing director for 16 years.

Phone: 405-522-2076
Email: Chris.Morriss@sos.state.ok.us

Phone: 918-560-0210
Email: mikeneal@tulsachamber.com

Michael S. Neal, CCE, CCD, is in his third year as president and Chief Executive Officer of the Tulsa Metro Chamber. He leads the Chamber's full-time professional staff of 55 in the areas of economic development, convention and visitor development, government affairs, community betterment, small business and membership services. Through 2,800 member organizations, the Chamber represents more than 175,000 regional employees and utilizes 1,700 volunteers to achieve its mission. In 2005, the American Chamber of Commerce Executives named the Tulsa Metro Chamber as Nation's Best Chamber when it received the Award of Excellence in the largest membership category.
Neal most recently served as the president and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce for four years. Prior to joining the Nashville Area Chamber, Neal spent 12 years as president and CEO of the Monroe, La., Chamber of Commerce.
Neal is heavily involved in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and serves on their Transportation Infrastructure & Logistics Committee, Chamber of Commerce Committee and Committee of 100. An active member of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), Neal has earned several professional designations, including the Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) designation and the Certified Community Developer (CCD). He received the prestigious Chairman's Award, the highest national award given, by the ACCE. Neal is a member of the ACCE Board of Directors and Finance Committee and Chairman of the Certification Commission.
In addition to those, Neal currently serves on the local boards of The State Chamber, Oklahoma Business Roundtable, Oklahoma Academy for State Goals, i2E, Foundation for Tulsa Schools, Oklahoma Business & Education Coalition, Southern Economic Development Council, Downtown Tulsa Unlimited, and the Tulsa Area United Way. He is currently enrolled in Leadership Oklahoma, serves on the Governor's International Team and is a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa and First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa.
Neal and his wife Jana have two daughters, Cambridge, age 12, and Caroline, age 10.

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Phone: 405-376-9393
Email: Dwight@igok.com

Dwight Perkins P. E. – President/Executive Director, Internal Group Inc.
Registered Professional Engineer / Senior Executive with extensive experience in manufacturing management.He has designed, built and operated four manufacturing plants. Manufacturing operations experience includes food processing, aircraft production, and both light and heavy machinery manufacturing. He has extensive experience with Quality Systems including ISO-9000, AS-9100 and QS-9000 as well as Statistical Process Control. He also has extensive practical experience with Lean Manufacturing including the Lean transformation of a major manufacturer of heavy road construction equipment and as a Lean manufacturing consultant for the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence. He has a Bachelor degree in mathematics and a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
• Governor’s International Team Member
• University of Oklahoma, School of Industrial Engineering Advisory Board Member

Phone: 918-245-2982
Email: pmimp@sbcglobal.net

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Phone: 918-660-3495
Email: randle@ou.edu

NATIVE TULSAN - A native Tulsan whose maternal family came to Oklahoma in the Land Run of 1889, Rodger Randle is a graduate of Tulsa Public Schools and the University of Oklahoma and he holds a doctor of laws degree from the University of Tulsa.
FROM PEACE CORPS TO THE STATE CAPITOL - Mr. Randle began his career in public service with the Peace Corps in Brazil in the mid 1960's. In 1970, at the age of 27, Mr. Randle was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1972, then re elected in 1976, 1980 and 1984. Mr. Randle was twice elected president Pro Tempore of the State Senate (which is the Senate's top leadership position).
MAYOR OF TULSA - In 1988, Mr. Randle became Mayor of the City of Tulsa and led the successful campaign to change the city's form of government. The resounding "yes" vote came after four unsuccessful charter change attempts during the previous 35 years. He was re elected in 1990 by a large margin, becoming Tulsa's first mayor under the new Mayor City Council form of government. The adoption of the new form of government marked the most significant change in the City of Tulsa in the last 50 years.
HIGHER EDUCATION - In 1992, he accepted the position as President of the University Center at Tulsa. In 1996, the University Center at Tulsa merged with Rogers State College to form Rogers University, and Rodger Randle remained as president of the combined institution. In 1998, Randle accepted a position as Professor in the Graduate College of the University of Oklahoma.
FAMILY - He is married to the former Judith Otterstrom, who serves as Book Editor for the Tulsa World. Mrs. Randle currently also serves on the Tulsa City County Library Board, and is a past Chairman.

Phone: 405-235-3669
Email: mseney@okstatechamber.com

Mike’s background is well grounded in the industrial and manufacturing base of Oklahoma. First as a loss-control consultant, and then working in manufacturing for fifteen years, Mike worked his way up the corporate ladder until he became Vice President of Operations for a foreign-based manufacturing company.

Mike was hired by The State Chamber in 1992, became Senior Vice President of Operations in 2000 and is now its Senior Vice President for Policy Analysis & Strategic Planning. In addition to overseeing all of the research conducted by The State Chamber and its affiliated research organization, Oklahoma 21st Century, he is a full-time lobbyist specializing in workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, labor law, tort reform and international trade issues.

Phone: 405-416-8140
Email: ken.senour@chguernsey.com

Mr. Kenneth C. Senour is a Sr. Vice President and Manager of the Engineering & Environmental Group at C. H. Guernsey & Company (GUERNSEY) in Oklahoma City. He is a Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) and Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP). From the Cincinnati, Ohio area originally, he graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1972 with a BS degree/double major in biology and geography. His 38-year career includes being a regulator with Ohio EPA for five years and participating in the architectural/engineering and environmental consulting business for 33 years. He began his consulting career with The Benham Group in 1977, was with Conestoga Rovers & Associates from 1995-1999, and with GUERNSEY from 1999 to the present.

He specializes in a diverse set of practice areas including environmental management, water resources management, regional and community planning, strategic planning, program management, engineering concepts, and various other activities relating to the consulting business. His international experience includes (1) Site Master Planning for United Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney Facility in Montreal, Quebec; (2) Online Automatic Monitoring System Feasibility Study for a Refinery Wastewater Facility, PetroChina, Republic of China; and (3) Environmental Strategic Master Plan for PetroChina Facilities throughout China, Republic of China. He is a member of various professional organizations including the Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, National Association of Environmental Professionals, and the Groundwater Protection Council. He is married to Julie and has three grown children.

Phone: 405-478-7675
Email: lynda.speller@metrotech.org

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Phone: 405-297-8939
Email: rwilliams@okcchamber.com

Roy became the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber on January 1, 2004, after having served as Executive Vice President of Economic Development since mid-2002.
Roy has held numerous executive leadership positions in Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development organizations in Texas, Arizona, Ohio and Oklahoma.
Additionally, Roy was Partner, co-founder, and President of The Economic Development Group, Inc., an international economic development consulting firm with offices in Ohio and Arizona.
Roy also has served on the faculty for several professional certification programs including the United States Chamber's Institute for Organization Management and the International Economic Development Council's Economic Development Institute.
Roy has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Lutheran University and pursued his M.B.A. at Sam Houston State University. As well, he is a graduate of the Institute for Organization Management at Southern Methodist University, successfully completed the American Chamber of Commerce Executive Leadership Program at the Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina, and is a graduate of the Governor's Center Strategic Leadership for State Executives program at Duke University.

Phone: 918-447-5032
Email: dick.williamson@tdwilliamson.com

Phone: 405-818-0414
Email: cfreherman@sbcglobal.net

Phone: 405-321-3602
Email: sasaki@ou.edu

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