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The Board
The OWRB defines policy and conducts the state's water business through
a nine-member Board appointed by the Governor. Members serve staggered
seven-year terms and represent all geographic areas of the state and
diverse groups of water users.
| Rudolf John Herrmann (Tulsa), Chairman, represents industrial water use interests. He is a retired President and CEO of Dover Resources Inc. He is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Master of Science in Engineering and Technology Management Program at Oklahoma State University. Mr. Herrmann represents Congressional District 1 and his term expires in May 2014. |
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| Jess Mark Nichols
(Altus), Vice-Chairman, represents irrigation interests. He is a
cotton farmer and a member of the Lugert-Altus Irrigation District.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Boll
Weevil Eradication Org., Producers Oil Mill, and Southwest Technology
Center. He is an At Large member and his term expires in May 2011. |
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| Linda Lambert (Oklahoma City), Secretary, represents industrial water use interests. She is the President of LASSO Corp., an oil and gas development investment corporation; President of ENERTREE, L.L.C.; Director of OGE Energy Corp.; and Director of InvesTrust. She is the Vice Chairman of OKC Public Schools Trust and Chairman of the Board of Mercy Health Center. Ms. Lambert is an At Large member and her term expires in May 2014. |
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| Ford Drummond
(Bartlesville), represents agricultural water use interests. He is currently the owner and operator of a large family ranch in Osage county and General Counsel of a regional health insurance company. He previously spent several years in Washington D.C. advising a member of Congress. Drummond
is an At Large member and his term expires in May 2013. |
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| Ed Fite (Tahlequah) represents
recreation. Since 1983, Mr. Fite has been the Administrator for
the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission. He serves on the Interagency
Wild and Scenic River Coordinating Council and is a former Vice-President
of the National Association of State and Local River Conservation
Programs.
Mr. Fite represents Congressional District 2 and his term expires
in 2015. |
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| Jack W. Keeley
(Ada) represents municipal water use interests. He is a registered
professional engineer and served as Director of Research for
the EPA's Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab (1984-1988).
Mr. Keeley is a member of the Harvard Engineering Society and
National Water Well Association. He represents Congressional
District 4; his term expires in May 2010. |
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| Kenneth K. Knowles
(Arnett) represents soil conservation interests. A full-time cattle
rancher, he also serves as President of the Northwestern Electric
Cooperative, Chairman of the Oklahoma Wildlife and Prairie Heritage
Alliance, and Secretary of High Plains Resource Conservation
and Development. Mr. Knowles represents Congressional District
3 and his term expires in May 2012. |
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| Richard Sevenoaks
(Tulsa) represents municipal water use interests. He is an auction
company owner and member of the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority,
Tulsa Utility Board, and Regional Metro Utility Board. Mr. Sevenoaks
is an At Large member and his term expires in May 2009. |
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| Joe Taron (Shawnee) represents Rural Residential water interests. He is a retired dentist and a founding member of the Pottawatomie County Development Authority, where he served as chairman for 30 years. He received the Oklahoma Water Pioneer Award in 2004. Dr. Taron represents Congressional District 5 and his term expires in May 2011. |
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