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Executive Director

Chester Dennis

 

 

Please feel free to contact me at:

P.O. Box 638
Wilburton, Oklahoma 74578-0638
Telephone: (918)465-2367

or 1-800-722-8180
Fax: (918)465-3873
Email: admin@keddo.org

 

 

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.

 

Mayor Jeff Shockley 
Mayor Jeff Shockley, City of Poteau; LeFlore County, has served on the KEDDO Board of Trustees since 1999.  He is currently Chairman of the KEDDO Board.

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

 

 

Commissioner Dennis Deela
Commissioner Dennis Deela, Latimer County Commissioner District #1, has served on the KEDDO Board since 1994.  He is currently 1st Vice Chairman
of the KEDDO Board.

Contact Information:
Commissioner Dennis Deela
Latimer County
901 Hwy. 2 South
Wilburton, OK 74578
Office: (918)465-2072

 

 

 

Commissioner Joe Hill
Commissioner Joe Hill, Pushmataha County Commissioner District #2, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2002. He is currently 2nd Vice Chairman
of the KEDDO Board.

Contact Information:
Commissioner Joe Hill
Pushmataha County
Box 95
Rattan, OK 74562-0095
Office: (580)587-2547

 

 

 

Concilman Stan Payne
Councilman Stan Payne, City of Hugo; Choctaw County, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2005. He is currently Secretary/Treasurer
of the KEDDO Board.

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


 

Mayor Jerry Shinn
Mayor Jerry Shinn, City of Idabel; McCurtain County, has served on the KEDDO Board of Trustees since 2007

Contact Information:
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.  Mayor Godfrey has served in the capacity of all Officers and is a past Chairman of the KEDDO Board.

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.  Commissioner Cox has served in the capacity of all Officers and is a past Chairman of the KEDDO Board.

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. Sexton has served in the capacity of all Officers and is immediate past Chairman of the KEDDO Board.

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.  Newman has served in the capacity of all Officers and is a past Chairman of the KEDDO Board.

Contact Information:
Miller Newman
McAlester, OK 74501



Email Address: mmnewman@sbcglobal.net

 

 

Chester Dennis
Chester Dennis, Executive Director, serves as a non-voting member of the KEDDO Executive Committee. Chester began work with KEDDO in 1983 as a Job Developer with the JTPA (now WIA) Program. He was promoted to Assistant Director for the JTPA Program in 1984 and then promoted to Director of JTPA and Assistant Director of KEDDO in 1989. He became Executive Director of KEDDO in February of 1994.

Contact Information:
Chester Dennis
Kiamichi Economic Development District of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 638
Wilburton, OK 74578-0638
Office: (918)465-2367

Email: admin@keddo.org  

 
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