2025 Board of Directors

2025 Executive Committee

Amber Deramus, 2025 Board Chair
SVP Compliance & CRA Officer,  Regent Bank

Randy McDaniel, 2026 Chair-Elect
Senior Vice President,  BancFirst

Heather Kay, MEE OKC Chair and Immediate Past Chair
VP Financial Empowerment, 
Tinker Federal Credit Union

Harrison Barbarick, Budget and Finance Chair
AVP  &  Commercial Loan Officer, WEOKIE Federal Credit Union

Lauden Fields, Back to School with Financial Literacy Chair
Team Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch

Dr. Jeremy Oller, UCO Ex-Officio
Dean – College of Business,  University of Central Oklahoma

Ben Steiger, Board Governance Chair
EVP  &  Senior Credit Risk Officer, Chickasaw Community Bank

Jennifer Wallis, Invest in Girls Chair & Past Board Chair
Chief Impact Officer,  Citizens Bank of Edmond

Rachel Johnson, At-Large
Community Volunteer & CPA

2025 Board Members

Dr. Laura Ahlstrom
Assistant Professor of Economics, 
Oklahoma State University

Dr. NaRita Anderson
Instructor of Economics and Finance, University of Central Oklahoma

Will Blanchard
President, Oklahoma Christian Academy

Chelsea Bradshaw
VP/ Operations & Internal Control, Shamrock Bank

Steve Bagwell
President and Chief Executive Officer, Vision Bank

Ryan Butts
Certified Financial Planner, Chestnut Street Advisors &

Sarah Dickson
Director of Public Affairs, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City-Oklahoma City Branch

Mandy Dollar, Past Board Chair
FVP Private Wealth Management, MidFirst Bank

Tom Dunlap
Owner/Manager, Tripledee Drilling Co

Youssi Farag
Chief Financial Officer, Weokie Federal Credit Union

Ryon Fields
CPA & Assurance Manager, Arledge & Associates, P.C.

Chelsey Gipson-Smith
Assistant Professor of Economics, Tulsa Community College

Ryan Garrett
Chief Compliance & CRA Officer, MapleMark Bank

Dr. Gary Gress
Instructor of Geography & Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma

Priscila Guillen
Energy Project Specialist, Oklahoma Department of Commerce

Jeff Hart
Real Estate Agent, Keller Williams Realty

Darryl Howard, Audit Committee Chair
Senior Vice President, American National Bank

Stacy Howeth, Past Board Chair
Director of Member Services, Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives

Benjamin Kraft
First AVP & Credit Analyst, MidFirst Bank

Norman Markland
Director of  Workforce Community Hope Center,  Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Dr. Christopher May
Cardiologist,  Mercy Hospital

Daniel Mercer
Pilot and Entrepreneur

 

Nellie Musser
Managing Partner, Paladin Manufacturing LLP

Melissa Neal
Executive Director, Oklahoma College Assistance Program

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Karla Nelson
Chief Executive Officer, Catalysts Financial Services

Bridgette Nichols
Executive Director, Pryor Main Street

Janis Reeser
EVP Education, Oklahoma Bankers Association

Dr. Travis Roach
Associate Professor of Economics & Economics Department Chair, University of Central Oklahoma

Robert Ryland
SVP Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch

Amanda Shotts-Marquez
Branch Manager/AVP, BMO U.S.

Leigh Singleton
FVP Financial Education, MidFirst Bank

Tresha Spoon
Director of Education, Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

Louise Short