BBBRC TRAM
Leadership Directory

Michelle Barnett

SVP of Economic and Workforce Development

Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity,
PartnerTulsa

Email: michelle@partnertulsa.org
Phone: (918) 805-0292

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Community connections
2. Inclusive procurement/contracting
3. Economic ecosystem development
4. Grant writing

Brian Bigbie

Manager of Economic Development

Tulsa Ports

Email: brian@tulsaports.com
Phone: (405) 243-8370

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Connections
2. Federal grant questions
3. Industrial development
4. Supply chain outlook

Kristopher Copeland

Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs

Tulsa Community College

Email: kristopher.copeland@tulsacc.edu
Phone: 918-595-7224

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Community college networking  
2. Connections
3. Unique relationships and partnership opportunities with four-year institutions across the state/country

Wilson Fram

Economic Development Planner

INCOG

Email: wfram@incog.org
Phone:

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Infrastructure development
2. EDA grants

Russell Goff

Chief Executive Officer

Osage LLC

Email: rgoff@osagellc.com
Phone:

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Tribal liason
2. Skyway 36 connections

Dr. Jamey Jacob

Williams Chair in Energy Technology in Tulsa and Regents Professor of Aerospace Engineering; Executive Director, Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education

Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University

Email: jdjacob@okstate.edu
Phone: (405) 744-3208

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Research expertise
2. Passion for students and workforce development
3. I know things

Dr. Matt Litterell

Executive Director, Workforce and Economic Development

Tulsa Tech

Email: matt.litterell@tulsatech.edu
Phone: (918) 828-5447

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Connections
2. Facilities for meetings or training

Victoria Natalie

Director of Strategic Innovation

Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE) at Oklahoma State University

Email: victoria.natalie@okstate.edu
Phone: (956) 592-8611

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Guidance
2. Sustainability
3. OSU/OAIRE interface

Karen Pennington

Executive Director

Madison Strategies Group

Email: kpennington@madisonstrategies.org
Phone: O: (918) 442-2204
             C: (402) 310-9665

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Connections
2. Workforce development
3. Job training

Richard (Rick) Perrier

Member, Board of Directors

Osage LLC

Email: rperrier@osagellc.com
Phone: (405) 496-6923

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Military and aerospace guidance and connections
2. Tribal liaison  
3. Sustainment and marketing

Andrew Ralston

Director of Economic Development

Tulsa Ports

Email: andrew@tulsaports.com
Phone: (417) 499-2448

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Regional and state connections
2. Industrial recruitment and development
3. Infrastructure development

Kuma Roberts

CDIO / Partner

Arrowhead Consulting

Email: kuma@bwschamber.com
Phone: (918) 734-5468

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Connections
2. Deep reach into community
3. Strategy

Dr. Peter Selden

Vice President for Workforce Development

Tulsa Community College

Email: peter.selden@tulsacc.edu
Phone: O: (918) 595-7561
             C: (870) 225-9481

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Community college and workforce development networking  
2. Grant accessibility re: education and training
3. Unique relationships and partnership opportunities with four-year institutions across the state/country

James Spencer Jr.

Director, LaunchPad Center for Advanced Air Mobility

Oklahoma State University

Email: james.e.spencer@okstate.edu
Phone: (918) 409-0044

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Entrepreneurship & Research Commercialization
2. Innovation Ecosystem Architecture and Innovation economy Asset Cultivation
3. OSU connections

Jacob Garrison

Senior Workforce Development Manager

Partner Tulsa

Email: jacob@partnertulsa.org
Phone: (918) 576-5548

Top things I can help the coalition with

1. Work with TIL on the BBBRC grant.
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