Board of Directors

Christopher Hyde

Marathon Oil Company Houston, TX Representing Qualifications: Major Appointed by the Governor Christopher Hyde currently manages the Health, Environmental, Safety, and Security (HESS) organization for Marathon Oil’s Oklahoma Resource Basin Asset including drilling, completions, production, maintenance and construction operations. He has more than 12 years of experience with Marathon Oil both domestically and internationally. Born […]

Richard Lewis

Lewis Oil Corp. Stillwater, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Senate Pro Tempore Rick Lewis is President of Lewis Oil Corporation, owner of the R.J. Lewis Oil Company, and Trustee of the Lewis Family Mineral Trust. Lewis and his wife Amy reside in the Stillwater area where he graduated high school in 1981. He […]

David Little

Kingery Drilling Co. Ardmore, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Senate Pro Tempore David K Little is the President of Kingery Energy in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He was born in Lubbock, Texas but grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma. He attended East Central University and graduated with a B.S. in Accounting. Little spent 20 years working […]

Mike McDonald

Triad Energy, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Governor Mike McDonald is co-owner of Triad Energy, Inc., an oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in Oklahoma City. A native of Mississippi, McDonald found his way to Oklahoma as a JAG officer, serving at Enid’s Vance Air Force Base. […]

Samantha Omey

ExxonMobil Austin, TX Representing Qualifications: Major Appointed by the Senate Pro Tempore Samantha A. Omey joined ExxonMobil as Senior Advisor, Public and Government Affairs in April 2014.  In this role, Ms. Omey is responsible for Exxon Mobil’s state government affairs in the mid-Continent region of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Prior to joining ExxonMobil, Ms. […]

Greg Shepherd

Mewbourne Oil Co. Oklahoma City, OK Representing Qualifications: Independent Appointed by the Senate Pro Tempore Greg Shepherd’s career with Mewbourne Oil Company (“MOC”) began as a student at Shawnee High School in 2003, when he was awarded the Mewbourne Leadership Scholarship to study petroleum engineering at the University of Oklahoma. After working as an MOC […]

David Sikes

ARED Properties, LLC Chickasha, OK Representing Qualifications: Royalty Owner Appointed by the Board David Sikes is a native Oklahoman and the third generation of his family to work in the energy industry. After earning an MFA from Chelsea University and managing his family’s business for 20 years, he is now a principal with Jeroco, Inc., […]