State Chamber Welcomes New Board Members

Members include small businesses and Fortune 500 companies

Oklahoma City (July 1, 2014) – At its Annual Meeting last month, the State Chamber of Oklahoma Board of Directors nominated more than a dozen new members to its ranks. The Board sets policies and issue positions through its committees and also chooses its leadership.

“The State Chamber can only be as successful as its members are active,” said State Chamber President and CEO Fred Morgan. “We are very happy that these members have taken the extra step to being involved in setting the State Chamber’s agenda to move the state forward.”

The new Board members, along with their companies and location are:

Chris Burnett, President, Nabholz Construction Services (Tulsa)
Wade D. Hutchings, Regional VP, Marathon Oil (OKC)
Thomas A. Hill, III, VP of Manufacturing, Kimray, Inc. (OKC)
Mike Peters, Director of Sales & Marketing, Anheuser-Busch Sales of Oklahoma City (OKC)
Bill Solomon, President, Vacuworx (Tulsa)
Chad Warmington, President, Oklahoma Oil & Gas Association (OKC)
Terry Morse, President & CEO, Superior Fabrication (Elk City)
Matt Parrish, President, Parrish Enterprises (Enid)
Chuck Allen, Managing Director, American/US Airways (Charlotte, NC)
Steve Vavrik, Chief Commercial Officer, APEX Clean Energy, Inc. (Charlottesville, VA)
James C. Collard, Director of Planning & Economic Development, Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corp. (Shawnee)
Zane Woods, President, ZZW Global (Yukon)
Ron J. McCord, Chairman, First Mortgage Company (OKC)

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