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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 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

 

 

Councilman Stan Payne
Councilman 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

 

Mayor Jeff Shockley 
Mayor Jeff Shockley, City of Poteau; LeFlore
County, has served on the KEDDO Board of Trustees since 1999.  He has served as Secretary/ Treasurer and is currently 2nd Vice 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 was recently appointed to serve on the Executive Committee and was elected as Secretary/Treasurer.

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

 

 

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 

 

Commissioner Danny Antwine  
Commissioner Danny Antwine, Choctaw County Commissioner District #1, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2007. 

Contact Information:
Commissioner Danny Antwine
Choctaw County
Rt. 1 Box 128
Soper, OK 74759
Office: (580)566-2415

 

 

Commissioner Roger Vandever  
Commissioner Roger Vandever, Choctaw County Commissioner District #3, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2007. 

Contact Information:
Commissioner Roger Vandever
Choctaw County
HC 63 Box 2350
Ft. Towson, OK 74735
Office: (580)873-2221

 

 

 

Commissioner Kenny Short
Kenny Short, Haskell County Commissioner District #1, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2003.

Contact Information:
Commissioner Kenny Short
Haskell County
P.O. Box
600
Keota, OK
74941

Office: (918)966-3685

 

 

 

Lonnie Peevyhouse
Lonnie Peevyhouse, Haskell County Conservation District, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2007.

Contact Information:
Lonnie Peevyhouse
Haskell County Conservation District
1005 West Main, Suite B
Stigler, OK 74462

Office: (918)967-8608




Email Address: haskellccd@okcc.state.ok.us

 

 

Commissioner Mitch Worsham
Commissioner Mitch Worsham, Haskell County Commissioner District #2, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2007.  

Contact Information:
Commissioner Mitch Worsham
Haskell County
405 S. Broadway
Stigler, OK 74462
Office: (918)967-4291

 

 

 

Commissioner Roy Alford
Commissioner Roy Alford, Latimer County Commissioner District #3, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2005.

Contact Information:
Commissioner Roy Alford
Latimer County
Rt.1, Box
149
Red Oak, OK 74563

Office: (918)754-2452

 

 


 

Mayor Stephen Brinlee
Mayor Stephen Brinlee, City of Wilburton; Latimer County, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2007.

Contact Information:
Mayor Stephen Brinlee
City of Wilburton

300 W. Main
Wilburton, OK 74578

Office: (918)465-5361

Email Address: 


 

James Grego
James Grego, Latimer County Conservation District, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2007.

Contact Information:
James Grego
Latimer County Conservation District

Rt. 1 Box 2145
Wilburton, OK 74578

Home: (918)465-5021

Email Address: 

 

 

Virginia Kidd
Virginia Kidd, LeFlore County Conservation District, has served on the KEDDO Board since 1990.

Contact Information:
Virginia Kidd
LeFlore County Conservation District
P.O. Box 547
Poteau, OK
74953-0547

Office: (918)647-9554 Ext. 5


Email Address: lefloreccd@okcc.state.ok.us
 
 

 

Charles “Buddy” Reamy
Buddy Reamy, Talihina Conservation District, has served on the KEDDO Board since 1988.

Contact Information:
Buddy Reamy
Talihina Conservation District
P.O. Box 429
Talihina, OK
74571

Office: (918)567-3038
Home: (918)563-4372


Email Address: talihinacd@okcc.state.ok.us

 

 

Commissioner Lance Smith
Commissioner Lance Smith, LeFlore County Commissioner District #2, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2002.

Contact Information:
Commissioner Lance Smith
LeFlore County
P.O. Box
607
Poteau, OK
74953-0607
Office: (918)647-3600

 

 

 

 

Commissioner Jimmy Westbrook
Commissioner Jimmy Westbrook, McCurtain County Commissioner District #3, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2007. 

Contact Information:
Commissioner Jimmy Westbrook
McCurtain County
P.O. Box 816
Valliant, OK 74764
Office: (580)933-4405

 

 

 

Commissioner Aubrey Thompson
Commissioner Aubrey Thompson, McCurtain County Commissioner District #2, has served on the KEDDO Board since 1991.  Commissioner Thompson is a past Chairman of the KEDDO Board.

Contact Information:
Commissioner Aubrey Thompson
McCurtain County
Rt. 3, Box
682
Idabel, OK
74745

Office: (580)286-3209


 

 

 

Commissioner Randy Crone
Commissioner Randy Crone, Pittsburg County Commissioner District #3, has served on the KEDDO Board since 1999.

Contact Information:
Commissioner Randy Crone
Pittsburg County
Rt. 6, Box 103-A
McAlester, OK 74501
Office: (918)423-1405

Email Address: trc301@hotmail.com                       pittsburgcounty@hotmail.com



 

Mayor Don Lewis
Mayor Don Lewis, City of McAlester; Pittsburg County, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2005.

Contact Information:
Mayor Don Lewis
City of McAlester
P.O. Box 578
McAlester,
OK 74501-0578
Office: (918)423-9300


Email Address: don.lewis@cityofmcalester.com

 


Commissioner Gene Rogers
Commissioner Gene Rogers, Pittsburg County Commissioner District #1, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2005.

Contact Information:
Commissioner Gene Rogers
Pittsburg County
Box
268
Haileyville, OK
74546-0268
Office: (918)297-2933

Email Address: d_lykins@hotmail.com

 

 

Kenneth Blan
Kenneth Blan, Pushmataha Conservation District, has served on the KEDDO Board since 1999.

Contact Information:
Kenneth Blan
Pushmataha Conservation District
P.O. Box 190
Antlers, OK 74523-0190
Office: (580)298-3668


Email Address: pushmatahacd@okcc.state.ok.us


 

Commissioner Joe Hill
Commissioner Joe Hill, Pushmataha County Commissioner District #2, has served on the KEDDO Board since 2002.

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

 

 
 

 

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 Street

Antlers, OK
74523
Office: (580)298-3113

 

 

 

Roy Jackson
Roy Jackson, City of Antlers; Pushmataha County, has served on the KEDDO Board since 1996.

Contact Information:
Roy Jackson
City of Antlers
100 SE 2nd 
Antlers, OK 74523
Office: (580)298-3756


Email Address: cityofantlers@hotmail.com


 

Joe Coley
Joe Coley, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, has served on the KEDDO Board representing minorities since 2004.

Contact Information:
Joe Coley
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
P.0. Drawer 1210
Durant, OK 74702-1210

Office: (580)924-8280

 

 
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