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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Michael D. Pegues 

President
John Hope Franklin Center

Polsinelli Law Firm 

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Dewayne Dickens, Ph.D.

Scholarship Chair
John Hope Franklin Center

Tulsa Community College

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Reuben Gant

Executive Director

John Hope Franklin Center

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Jeff Van Hanken

Communications Chair
John Hope Franklin Center

The University of Tulsa 

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Sam Combs, III

Vice President
John Hope Franklin Center

COMSTAR Advisors, LLC

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Alicia Latimer

Retired Librarian – African American Resource Center/ Tulsa City/County Public Library

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Kristen Oertel, Ph.D.

Lecture/Symposium Chair 

John Hope Franklin Center

The University of Tulsa

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Mickey Peercy, CPA

FMS Manager, Hogan Taylor

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Rev. Lee H. Butler, Ph.D.

President and CEO, Iliff School of Theology

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Russ Newman

Flight Concept, President

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Pauline Harris, Ed.D

Tulsa Public Schools

IN REMEMBRANCE

A tribute to our former Board Members

STAFF

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Vanessa Adams-Harris

Outreach and Alliance, Director

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Donna Gaston

Administrative Assistant

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Stephanie Vanterpool

Membership Services, Administrative Assistant II

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