KEDDO
Governing Body
The Kiamichi Economic
Development District of
Oklahoma (KEDDO) is a County
Trust Authority governed by local elected officials from County
Government,
City Government, Conservation Districts, Minority Representatives and At-Large
Members. The Trustees of the Board form from among the membership an
Executive Committee composed of the elected officers, the immediate past
Chairman, the Executive Director, a minority representative and such additional
Trustees necessary to have each County represented.
Commissioner Dennis
Deela
Commissioner Dennis Deela, Latimer County Commissioner District #1, has
served on the KEDDO Board since 1994. He currently is the the serving as
the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Contact Information:
Commissioner Dennis Deela
Latimer County
901 Hwy. 2 South
Wilburton, OK 74578
Office: (918)465-2072
Mayor Stan Payne
Mayor Stan Payne, City of Hugo; Choctaw County, has served on the KEDDO
Board since 2005.
Contact Information:
Councilman Stan Payne
City of Hugo
201 South 2nd Street
Hugo, OK 74743-4697
Office: (580)326-7755
Email Address:
sportslegend2000@yahoo.com
Commissioner Jack Matthews
Commissioner Jack Matthews, Pushmataha County Commissioner District #1, has
served on the KEDDO Board since 2007.
Contact Information:
Commissioner Jack Matthews
Pushmataha County
304 SW B. St.
Antlers, OK 74523
Office: (580)298-3113
Mayor Jerry Shinn

Mayor Jerry Shinn, City of
Idabel; McCurtain County, has served on the
KEDDO Board of Trustees since 2007.
Mayor Jerry Shinn
City of Idabel
201 E. Main
Idabel, OK 74745-4875
Office: (580)286-7608
Mayor Larry Godfrey

Mayor Larry Godfrey, City of Stigler; Haskell County, has served
on the KEDDO Board since 1986.
Contact Information:
Mayor Larry Godfrey
City of Stigler
115 South Broadway
Stigler
,
OK
74462
Office: (918)967-2164
Commissioner Freddie Cox

Commissioner Freddie Cox, LeFlore County Commissioner District #3, has
served on the KEDDO Board since 1992.
Contact Information:
Commissioner Freddie Cox
LeFlore County
605 Main Street
Heavener, OK 74937
Office: (918)653-4494
Wayne Sexton

Wayne Sexton, Pittsburg County Conservation District, has served on the
KEDDO Board since 1979.
Contact Information:
Wayne Sexton
Pittsburg County Conservation District
200 South 3rd Street, Suite A
McAlester, OK
74501-5444
Office: (918)423-4075 Ext. 5
Email Address:
pittsburgccd@okcc.state.ok.us
Miller M. Newman

Miller M. Newman, Pittsburg County NAACP, has served on the KEDDO Board
since 1973 representing minorities in the KEDDO District.
Contact Information:
Miller Newman
McAlester, OK
74501
Email Address:
mmnewman@sbcglobal.net
Mayor Jeff Shockley

Mayor Jeff Shockley, City of Poteau; LeFlore County, has served on
the KEDDO Board of Trustees since 1999.
Contact Information:
Mayor Jeff Shockley
City of Poteau
111 Peters Street
Poteau, OK 74953-3909
Office: (918)647-4191
Email Address:
mayor@poteau-ok.com
Danny Baldwin

Danny Baldwin, Executive Director, serves as a
non-voting member of the KEDDO Executive Committee. Danny began
work
with KEDDO in 2002 as a Hazard Mitigation Coordinator. He became the Assistant
Director of KEDDO in 2008. He became Executive Director of KEDDO in January of
2010.
Contact Information:
Danny Baldwin
Kiamichi Economic Development District of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 638
Wilburton, OK 74578-0638
Office: (918)465-2367
Email:
dbaldwin@keddo.org