The Board of Directors of the Ada Jobs Foundation is elected from the members of the organization. The Board of Directors consist of to ten voting directors and numerous Ex-Officio and Advisory members. The Ex-Officio and Advisory members are selected because of their affiliation with organizations and entities that are involved in economic development in some way or fashion. The Ada Jobs Foundation holds their board meetings on the second Friday on each month at 8:00 am at their offices. The public is welcome to attend.

The Ada Jobs Foundation also hosts a Roundtable Board Meeting on the fourth Friday of months that are even in number. This board meeting allows the various entities involved in economic development to report and discuss their various projects with each other. This meeting is also open to the public.

2009-2010 Ada Jobs Foundation Board of Directors

Chairman

Wayne Case

President

Vision Bank

 

Vice Chairman 

 Secretary/Treasurer

Diane Criswell

President

Gem Jewelers

 

Art Chapman

Owner

Chaprell Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Kubota, Inc.

 

 Board Members

 

Dexter Pruitt

President

Pruitt Company of Ada

H. Lone' Beasley

Publisher

Ada Evening News

David Keith

Vice President

First United Bank

Steven Bagwell

 

Vision Bank

Ken Johnson

Attorney at Law

Kenneth R. Johnson, Attorney at Law

Jim Hamby

Chief Executive Officer

Vision Bank

 Advisory Board Members

 

Jimmy Eppler

President

Citizens Bank of Ada

Amy Childers-Elliott

President

Tri-County Indian Nations, CDC

Jeff Warmuth

President & CEO

Ada Area Chamber of Commerce

John R. Hargrave

President

East Central University

Randy Ethridge

Manager

People's Electric Cooperative

Greg McCortney

Owner

McCortney Family Hospice & Live-in Care

David Hathcoat

City Manager

City of Ada

Representative Wes Hilliard

Oklahoma House of Representatives

District 22

Dexter Pruitt

President

Pruitt Company of Ada, Inc. 

Senator Susan Paddack

Oklahoma Senate

District 13

Greg Pierce

Superintendent

Pontotoc Technology Center

Representative Todd Thomsen

Oklahoma House of Representatives

District 25

 Representative Paul Roan

Oklahoma House of Representatives

District 20

 Commissioner Danny Davis

Commissioner

Pontotoc County

Robyn Elliott

Public Relations Director

Chickasaw Nation

Mayor Roger Cupps

Mayor

City of Ada

Advisory Board Members

 

 Dr. Steve Turner

Executive Assistant to the President for

Governmental Relations and Economic Development

East Central University