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BOK Financial has announced that Marty Grunst has been named chief risk officer (CRO) effective Aug. 1. Grunst has served as treasurer of the company for seven years. In his new role, he will report to president and CEO Steve Bradshaw and serve on the company’s executive leadership team, which drives overall strategy for the organization.
Grunst joined BOK Financial in 2009 as senior vice president and treasurer. Since that time he has built a strong balance sheet management process and a successful Dodd-Frank Act stress test program.
With more than 30 years of banking experience, Grunst has served in a number of roles throughout his career including loan operations, mortgage secondary marketing and investor accounting, acquisition planning for credit card, merger integration for business banking, corporate finance, and asset liability management. He also managed finance for lines of business including commercial real estate, retail and consumer lending.
The Schemmer Associates Inc. (Schemmer), a national full-service architecture, engineering and planning firm, announces Aaron Burns, PLS, survey manager, and Daryl David, civil design technician, have joined the firm in the Tulsa office.
Burns has eight years of experience as a professional land surveyor with diverse expertise in all types of land surveying including residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal land planning projects from real estate closings and conveyances to preliminary design phase to construction staking and final as-builts. Burns will oversee the survey services for the Tulsa office. He has an associate’s in applied science in civil engineering-surveying technology from Tulsa Community College.
David has 15 years of experience as a civil design technician for all types of civil projects such as transportation, municipal, education, sport facilities and commercial markets. David will be responsible for assisting civil engineers with the design of projects including grading, site layout, roadway profiles, cross sections, pipelines, utility systems and storm sewer systems.
The Oklahoma Business Roundtable, at its recent annual meeting in Tulsa, elected Renee Porter, CEO of Scissortail Community Development Corp., Norman, as the Chairman of the organization for 2016-2017. The Oklahoma Business Roundtable was founded in 1991 and serves as the state’s key economic development support organization. The nonprofit business group works to promote new jobs and investment in Oklahoma through business expansion, start-up and recruitment efforts. There are approximately 170 member companies.
Other officers elected for the upcoming year are Vice Chairman Robert Martinovich, ONEOK, Inc., Tulsa; Secretary/Treasurer, Governor Bill Anoatubby, The Chickasaw Nation, Ada; and Immediate Past Chairman, Tom Clark, Tulsair Beechcraft, Tulsa.
RSVP of Tulsa announces the hiring of Joni Frank as director of volunteer resources and Jovada Miller as community relations and special events manager. Frank’s nonprofit experience includes being a volunteer, an employee, and a board member of various organizations. Her duties at RSVP include recruiting volunteers for their partner agencies and programs. Miller brings with her experience from both the nonprofit and public sector. Her experience as an event planner has helped her finish the details for RSVP’s annual gala, “Somewhere in Time.” This event was held June 25 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.
RSVP matches the talents and interests of volunteers 55 and over with meaningful opportunities to enhance the quality of life in Creek, Wagoner and Tulsa Counties.
Allie Thomas, events manager at Cox Business Center, has been selected to the IAVM Foundation’s 2016 30|UNDER|30 program. Thomas was recognized for her dedication to the success of events at Cox Business Center, including her work coordinating the 2015 Painted Pony Gala, which is one of the largest events in the facility and also the largest fundraiser of the year for the client, Saint Francis. Additionally, she took the initiative to help start a wellness committee for SMG Tulsa staff and organized a bike ride across Oklahoma on stationary bikes to help spread awareness for Mental Health suicide-prevention day. Allie was also named 2015 SMG Tulsa Employee of the Year.
Brian Smith and Meagan Doyle, both from BOK Center and the SMG Tulsa team, were also named in the 30|UNDER|30 program.
The Leadership Oklahoma Board of Directors recently elected Laurie Tilley, executive vice president of Littlefield Brand Development, Tulsa, to be chair of the organization’s 2016-2017 Board of Directors. Leadership Oklahoma is entering its 30th year as a statewide leadership development program designed to identify, educate and challenge the leaders of our state.
The board also elected members of its executive committee for the upcoming year. From Tulsa is membership committee member Cristy Morrison. At-large members of the executive committee from Tulsa are Shane Fernandez, Paula Huck and Scott Stidham.
Tulsans on the board of directors are Alison Anthony, G.T. Bynum,, Risha Grant, Ben Kimbro and T.W. Shannon.
Julie Hakman, president and CEO of American Checked Inc., based in Tulsa, announces promotions within the leadership of the company.
Vicki Kruse has been promoted to senior vice president of operations. In this role, Kruse’s responsibilities include strategic planning, organizational leadership and enterprise solutions. She joined the company in 2014 as vice president of operations.
Shelley Boyd is now the vice president of operations, promoted from the position of operations manager. Boyd has been with the company since 2006, helping build the operations structure and customer service strategies.
Lisa Koss has been promoted to manager of client services from her position of senior client specialist. Koss has been with the company since June 2007 and has been instrumental in developing training and on-boarding programs for customers.
Kristie Rodriguez has been promoted to manager of product research. Rodriguez joined the company in August 2011 as a senior research analyst and has been responsible for creating innovative quality control measures and product analyses.
AmericanChecked Inc. is a global background screening company based in Tulsa.
Trey Terry of Tulsa has been named HUB International’s newest associate producer specializing in corporate property and casualty. Ranked as a Top 10 global brokerage, HUB International provides a broad array of property, risk management, and investment and wealth management products across North America.
Before joining HUB, Terry served as an executive sales representative for Paycom Software, Inc. Earlier in his career, he worked as a staff and facilities manager at Liberty University in Virginia, where he earlier earned a B.S. in business administration and international business. He is a graduate of Dalat International High School in Penang, Malaysia.
Updated 07-25-2016
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