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City to vote July 23 on candidate for Tulsa airport board; applicant outlines business and aviation background
Summary
A candidate for a Tulsa airport board seat described a career in oil, law, airline operations and corporate human resources and said she moved back to Tulsa five years ago. City councilors said they will vote on the appointment on July 23 at DMC Hall.
A candidate for a seat on the city—s airport board described a career spanning oil, law and airline operations and said the City Council will vote on the appointment on July 23 at DMC Hall.
The applicant told councilors she grew up in Tulsa, graduated from McLean High School in 1976 and later earned a business degree from the University of Oklahoma. She said her first job was with Sun Oil Company, where she worked for eight years, then returned to OU for law school and practiced law for about 15 years. She said she spent 10 of those years working at Southwest Airlines and later served as a chief people officer for multiple companies; she said she is retired and currently serves on three corporate boards.
The candidate said she moved back to Tulsa five years ago and learned of the possible opening from the mayor during his campaign. She told councilors she spoke with Alexis, the airport—s chief executive officer, who is also from Tulsa, and said serving on the airport board would be an honor.
Council staff told the candidate the council will vote on the appointment at 5 p.m. July 23 at DMC Hall; attendance by the candidate was optional.
No formal vote or motion was recorded in the transcript excerpt. The council—s discussion in the meeting was limited to the applicant—s background, her ties to Tulsa and logistical details about the scheduled confirmation vote.
