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| 2010 PRESIDENT | Liz Campbell | 
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Liz Campbell joined the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce staff in October of 2002. She was born and raised in Stillwater, and attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Florida to get her accounting degree. Liz's professional background includes ten years with retail family center TG & Y as an office manager, twenty-six years with J. K. Boersma Beverage Co. as their office and accounting manager and now almost eight years with the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce as Director of Finance & Accounting. Liz is also the manager of the Leadership Stillwater Program sponsored by Stillwater Foundation for Progress - an educational affiliate of the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce. She has two children, one daughter, Rori Campbell McPherson who resides in Edmond, Oklahoma and works as a National Bank Examiner, and one son, R. Campbell who resides in Savannah, Georgia and previously worked for Kicker (Stillwater Designs) as their Industrial Designer. In addition to her work with the Chamber, Liz is a member of the First United Methodist Church and a Board Member for the Wesley Foundation and Leadership Stillwater Alumni Association. Liz is also active with the Noon Lion's Club and has been a house director for the Kappa Sigma Fraternity for the last four years. This will be her last year as a house director, because she would like to spend more time traveling and focusing on other interests.
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| 2010 PRESIDENT ELECT | Paul Vela | 
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| 2010 SECRETARY | Debbie White Hinchey | 
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Debbie is a graduate of Leadership Stillwater Class XIII. She loves Stillwater and enjoys participation in our community, currently serving as a Stillwater Chamber of Commerce Ambassador and Welcome Committee Chairman and Leadership Stillwater Director. She also serves our community as an Ombudsman for the State of Oklahoma Area Agency on Aging and is an active member of the local Community Emergency Response Team and a Red Cross volunteer. Debbie has served on the board of directors for local community groups including the Payne County Chapter of the American Red Cross/North Central Chapter of the American Red Cross; Payne County OSU Alumni Association, Stillwater Children's Museum, Women in Leadership Development; and Cowboy Country Jaycees. She was a recipient of the National CASE Award for promoting OSU and Stillwater. Having earned a Bachelor's and Master's Degree from Oklahoma State University, as well as coming from multi-generation OSU graduates, Debbie bleeds orange. She is a life member of the OSU Alumni Association and OSU Posse and you will find her and hubby, Chris, at just about every OSU sporting event. Debbie obtained a Standard Certification in Teaching from the State of Oklahoma in several areas, k-12, ranging from computer science and math to reading. She and her husband Chris own Alpha Computing Solutions, doing programming and software development nationwide, as well as local computer networking and repair as well as sales. She is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys camping, hiking, fishing, boating, water skiing, and bike riding. She also enjoys traveling. Last year she and Chris enjoyed three weeks in Alaska with her family, and in so doing, reached their goal of vacationing in all 50 United States as well as Canada and Mexico, and several Caribbean and West Indies islands.
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| 2010 TREASURER | Wanda Cooke | 
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Wanda Cooke has served on the LSAA Board of Directors since graduating from Class XII in 1999. She currently serves as Secretary having held the position of Treasurer from 1999 - 2004. She has lived in Stillwater her entire life - graduating from both C.E. Donart High School and Oklahoma State University. She currently holds the position of Accounting Manager with Thomas N. Berry and Company. She has been married to Bill for 22 years and has three children and several grandchildren.
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| Emalee Johnson | 
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Born and raised in western Oklahoma, Emalee Johnson moved to Stillwater to attend Oklahoma State University - and never left! She and her husband, Gary, who is the Airport Director at Stillwater Regional Airport, decided this was a great place to raise a family. A graduate of Class XIV, Emalee is Assistant to the President at Stan Clark Companies. She is on the Steering Committee of Leadership Tomorrow, a member of the Logistics Committee for Leadership Oklahoma and serves on the board of Payne Country Counseling Services. She donates her time as a volunteer for many community events including the NCAA Golf Tournament at Karsten Creek, the Big Brothers Big Sisters annual auction, Eskimo Joe's Juke Joint Jog, Run for the Arts and the Three Amigos' United Way Golf Classic. Emalee and Gary have a son, two daughters, two sons-in-law, and six grandchildren.
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| Derek McCubbin | 
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Derek McCubbin was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He attended public schools and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2002 with an English degree. He taught language arts in Arizona and moved back to Stillwater and married his wife Kelly in the summer of 2003. He started working for G&M Body Shop where he is an estimator. In April of 2006, he became a father. He is an active member of the Stillwater Noon Lions, a board member of the Stillwater Family YMCA and a graduate of Stillwater Leadership Class XVII. And in his spare time, he enjoys writing, reading, watching movies, and playing guitar and drums.
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| Kendra Moreland | 
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Originally from southwest Oklahoma, Kendra Moreland moved to Stillwater to attend college in 1990. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees from OSU and was the Communications Specialist at Central Rural Electric Cooperative for 12 ½ years. She became the Director of Public Relations for Stan Clark Companies in 2007. A graduate of Leadership Stillwater Class XVIII, Kendra serves on the board of directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Stillwater, is a Stillwater Chamber of Commerce ambassador, a member of the Stillwater Noon Lions and the Public Relations Society of America and a volunteer for Relay for Life, Special Olympics and Stillwater Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is also coordinator of the Three Amigos' United Way Golf Classic and the Juke Joint Jog, the two largest fundraisers for the Stillwater Area United. Kendra and her husband, Barry, have three daughters - Addie, Gracen and Mattlin. They are active members of Lost Creek United Methodist Church and Kendra enjoys touring our great state, playing golf, hanging out at the lake and riding four-wheelers.
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Cristy Morrison | 
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Cristy Morrison has served as the Executive Director of the Stillwater Convention and Visitors Bureau since 1995. She began her career marketing the City of Stillwater at the Chamber of Commerce immediately following her graduation from Oklahoma State University. Within her responsibilities as Vice President of Marketing and Membership of the Chamber of Commerce, she served as the Leadership Stillwater program director for Classes VI, VII and VIII. After changing career tracks to visitor development, Cristy was selected to participate as a member of Class X of the Leadership Stillwater program. Upon graduation from the Leadership Stillwater program, Cristy was elected president of the Leadership Stillwater Alumni Association where she proudly served five consecutive terms. Cristy is honored to be a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma Class XV and currently serves on the executive committee and board of directors for Leadership Oklahoma.
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| 2006 PRESIDENT | Philip Goodwin | 
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Philip Goodwin is the Assistant Director of Employer Relations for OSU Career Services. His past experience includes working for the OSU Alumni Association where his role was Director of the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. His professional experience also includes managing the Wes Watkins Center and as Recruiting Coordinator for OSU Career Services. In addition, Philip has taught as an adjunct instructor for the School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration, specializing in meeting planning and conference services. He earned both his B.A. in Speech Communication and his M.A. in Communication Consultancy from OSU. Philip spends considerable time giving back through volunteer activities and community service. Among other activities, he serves on the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Young Professionals of Stillwater Steering Committee, and is a past board member for the Stillwater Convention and Visitors Bureau. A graduate of Leadership Stillwater Class XV, Philip now serves on the Leadership Stillwater Alumni Association Board of Directors and is Past President of that organization. He is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the Southwest Association of Colleges and Employers, and is a Life Member of the OSU Alumni Association. He enjoys sports, outdoor recreation, and spending time with his wife and daughter.
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2008 PRESIDENT | Jim Aulgur | 
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Jim is the 2008 President of the Leadership Stillwater Alumni Association Board and graduated from Leadership Stillwater class VI. He believes in leading by example and giving of his time back to the community for such things as the Chamber of Commerce, Stillwater Day of Caring, Oklahoma Special Olympics, United Way and the Hospital Foundation. Jim Aulgur graduated from SoutheasteTwo people Jim is most proud of are his two children. His son, Aaron, is a junior in Spears School of Business at OSU, and his daughter, Amanda, is a senior and a cheerleader at SHS. rn Oklahoma State University with B.S. in Business Administration and a Masters of Administrative Studies. Jim began his career with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (formally Vocational and Technical Education or Vo-Tech) in 1980. He currently serves as the Director for Purchasing and Facilities Management and responsibilities include purchasing, accounts payable, risk management, fleet management, facilities management, telecommunications, logistics and fixed assets. Two people Jim is most proud of are his two children. His son, Aaron, is a junior in Spears School of Business at OSU, and his daughter, Amanda, is a senior and a cheerleader at SHS.
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| 2009 PRESIDENT | Mike Metcalf | 
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Michael Metcalf is a California native and moved to Oklahoma in 1979 after serving six years in the US Army where he pursued a career in Law Enforcement. In 1981, Michael joined the Stillwater Police Department where he has worked in almost every position from patrol duties, investigations, SWAT, Honor Guard, Vice Investigations, and Coordinator for the District Nine Drug Task Force. Michael currently holds the position of Lieutenant and is assigned as the Criminal Investigations Commander where he supervises the detectives on the follow-up of criminal cases assigned to the unit and oversees the Police Departments Affiliate Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Michael is a graduate of Leadership Stillwater Class XVI.
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