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Oaks Indian Mission is a partner with Indian people, the Cherokee Nation,and various other tribes, church congregations and individuals who believe in the cause. 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 Deborah Reed- Oaks, OK
Vice President Donna Hardin- Tulsa, OK
Treasurer Kara Gruel- Coweta, OK
Secretary Stuart Ashworth- Tulsa, OK
Board Committees:
Finance/Development
Robert Morganthaler, Chair - Tulsa, OK
Loren Havekost - Blair, NE
Jerry Whetstone - Wichita, KS
Kara Gruel- Coweta, OK
Strategic Planning:
Vacant, Chair
Sandra Edgmon - Westville, OK
Ron Hull - Tulsa, OK
Trygve Jorgenson - Henryetta, OK
Rev. Don Salberg, Sioux Falls, SD
Tom Jerlow - Edmond, OK - Advisory
Lynn Kickingbird - Edmond, OK - Advisory
Governance:
Stuart Ashworth, Chair- Tulsa, OK
Donna Hardin– Tulsa, OK
Kara Greuel - Tulsa, OK
Jean Dearhamer - Broken Arrow, OK - Advisory
Ed Gibeau- Broken Arrow, OK- Advisory
Evaluation and Succession Planning:
Teresa Ray, Chair- Fayetteville, AR
Drue Miles- Conestoga, PA
Lisa Phillips, Chair - Denton, TX
Ex-Officio & Advisory Members:
Rev. Michael Girlinghouse – Tulsa, OK – Bishop, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, ELCA
Rev. Jean Devoll-Donaldson - Tulsa, OK - Assistant to the Bishop/Director for Evangelical Mission, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, ELCA
Bill John Baker- Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation- Tahlequah, OK
S. Joe Crittenden- Deputy Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation - Tahlequah, OK
STRATEGIC PLAN
Click below to see the Oaks Indian Mission Strategic Plan.
Oaks Indian Mission is a partner with Indian people, the Cherokee Nation,and various other tribes, church congregations and individuals who believe in the cause. 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 Deborah Reed- Oaks, OK
Vice President Donna Hardin- Tulsa, OK
Treasurer Kara Gruel- Coweta, OK
Secretary Stuart Ashworth- Tulsa, OK
Board Committees:
Finance/Development
Robert Morganthaler, Chair - Tulsa, OK
Loren Havekost - Blair, NE
Jerry Whetstone - Wichita, KS
Kara Gruel- Coweta, OK
Strategic Planning:
Vacant, Chair
Sandra Edgmon - Westville, OK
Ron Hull - Tulsa, OK
Trygve Jorgenson - Henryetta, OK
Rev. Don Salberg, Sioux Falls, SD
Tom Jerlow - Edmond, OK - Advisory
Lynn Kickingbird - Edmond, OK - Advisory
Governance:
Stuart Ashworth, Chair- Tulsa, OK
Donna Hardin– Tulsa, OK
Kara Greuel - Tulsa, OK
Jean Dearhamer - Broken Arrow, OK - Advisory
Ed Gibeau- Broken Arrow, OK- Advisory
Evaluation and Succession Planning:
Teresa Ray, Chair- Fayetteville, AR
Drue Miles- Conestoga, PA
Lisa Phillips, Chair - Denton, TX
Ex-Officio & Advisory Members:
Rev. Michael Girlinghouse – Tulsa, OK – Bishop, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, ELCA
Rev. Jean Devoll-Donaldson - Tulsa, OK - Assistant to the Bishop/Director for Evangelical Mission, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, ELCA
Bill John Baker- Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation- Tahlequah, OK
S. Joe Crittenden- Deputy Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation - Tahlequah, OK
STRATEGIC PLAN
Click below to see the Oaks Indian Mission Strategic Plan.
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