As an affiliated social ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Oaks Indian Mission is a partner with Indian peoples, the Cherokee Nation, and congregations of the ELCA and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS). The Oaks Indian Mission is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable corporation organized under the laws of the state of Oklahoma and complies with federal and state standards regarding childcare. The “Oaks” is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors whose members are drawn primarily from the Native American Tribes and Nations, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and the Oaks community.

Board of Directors:

President                            Ed Gibeau – Broken Arrow, OK

Vice President                   Rev. Eric Hiner – Denton, TX

Treasurer                            Vacant

Secretary                            Vacant

Board Committees:

Finance/Development 

Loren Havekost - Blair, NE

Trygve Jorgensen - Henryetta, OK

Jerry Whetstone - Wichita, KS

Facilities/Grounds

Tom Jerlow - Edmond, OK

Paul Seiler - Copperas Cove, TX

Programs

Rev. Eric Hiner - Denton, TX

Jennifer Kirby - Oaks, OK

Drue Miles - Conestoga, PA

Lisa Phillips - Denton, TX

Governance

Donna Hardin – Tulsa, OK

Deborah Reed - Oaks, OK

Executive (Personnel) 

Ed Gibeau - Broken Arrow, OK

Donna Hardin - Tulsa, OK

Eric Hiner - Denton, TX

Tom Jerlow - Edmond, OK

Drue Miles - Conestoga, PA

Ex-Officio & Advisory Members

Bishop Floyd Schoenhals - Tulsa, OK

Principal Chief Chad Smith - Tahlequah, OK

Deputy Principal Chief Joe Grayson - Tahlequah, OK