Board of Visitors

The Gaylord College Board of Visitors is an active group of successful business and media professionals dedicated to ensuring the College, its students, and faculty keep current. These board members share their time and resources to help make certain Gaylord College curriculum is up-to-date and that faculty members are keeping pace with their respective disciplines and industries. Every board meeting involves exchanges between board members and Gaylord faculty members.

Keith Edwards
Chair
Vice President, Advertising
The Business Journals

Scooby Axson
Enterprise writer
USA TODAY Sports

Jake Basden
Director of Publicity
Big Machine Label Group

Shane Boyd
Principal & Founder,
Reputation Counsel

Lauren F. Brookey, APR, Fellow PRSA
Assistant Vice President of Advancement
University of Oklahoma Foundation

Bob Burke
Attorney

Linda Cavanaugh
Broadcast Journalist

Kristi DesJarlais
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Saxum

Katie Den Daas
Vice President, Global Newsgathering
ABC News

James Dolan
Managing Partner
Cherry Tree Companies

Stephanie A. Frederic
Executive Producer
FGW Productions - Los Angeles

Roger Frizzell
Senior VP & Chief Communications Officer
Carnival Corp.

Marti Gallardo
Past Vice President Media Sales
The Wall Street Journal

Joi Gordon
CEO
Dress for Success Worldwide

Bill Hancock
Executive Director
College Football Playoffs

Nicki Harkrider-Probey
VP, Local Revenue Officer
TEGNA

David Haspel
President/CEO
Haspel Communications

Jim Helberg
Executive Vice President and Director
MediaVest

Robert Hess
Executive Vice President, Global Business Development
Trueffect

Jennifer Johnson Hicks
Deputy Editor/Digital News
Wall Street Journal Online

Renata Kukowski
Vice President of Licensing, Marketing and Produce Development
Top of the World

Alesha Leemaster
Director, Public Information and Community Relations
Norman Public Schools

Doug Martin
Chief Client Service and Development Officer
Moroch & Partners

Pattye Moore
Owner/Consultant
Moore & Associates

Travis Parr
Group Creative Director
DDB Chicago

Steve Pickett
Anchor/Reporter
CBS 11 News- KTVT Dallas-Ft. Worth

Howard Price
President
MultiNet Marketing, Inc.

Karie Ross Dombrowski
Former ESPN Sportscenter College Football Game Day Anchor & Current Secretary of the Miss America Board

Harry Sherman
President
Sherman Media Co., Inc.

Suzanne (Suzie) M. Symcox
Chief Administrative Officer
First Fidelity Bank

Kari Watkins
President and CEO
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum

Weldon Watson
Retired ONEOK Executive
Former State Representative

Keith White
Managing Editor-Daily News
CQ-Roll Call

Karen Wicker
President & CEO
Candor