Oklahoma Municipal League Community Leadership Development Class

Published on November 26, 2024

The Oklahoma Municipal League recently welcomed the newest class of Community Leadership Development (CLD) at the kick-off event in Chickasha.

CLD Class 12 consists of elected leaders and municipal professionals from across the State of Oklahoma. CLD is a year-long training program that provides educational opportunities for municipal leaders and is directed at issues that municipalities face on a daily basis.

“CLD takes the best of the best municipal government has to offer and trains them to become even more effective leaders,” said Mike Fina, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Municipal League. “This program provides opportunities to learn from other communities and develop relationships and resources that can help these leaders grow their municipalities. This is an outstanding class of leaders and we look forward to a great year.”

The members of the Community Leadership Development Class 12 are:

Alexandria Smalts, Finance Coordinator, Altus
Gary Jones, City Manager, Altus
Stephen Ford, City Business Manager, Alva
Garin Cox, Utility Billing Clerk, Chandler
Linda Burns, Payroll/HR, Checotah
Shauna Smith, Finance Administrator, Checotah
Laurie Burkhalter, Assistant Deputy Clerk, Checotah
Cheryl Sasser, Accounts Payable, Checotah
Darren Martin, Building Official/Airport Manager, Chickasha
Zachary Grayson, Mayor, Chickasha
Jason George, Economic Development Director, Collinsville
Brandy Baldwin, Director of Economic Development, Davis
Lucas Andrews, Assistant Fire Chief, Drumright
Taylor Burt, City Planner, El Reno
Derrick G Silas, Sr., Director of Communications, Enid
Lea Ann Reed, Chief Administrative Officer, Glenpool
Joyce Calvert, Mayor, Glenpool
Ginger Cleavinger, Assistant City Manager, Guymon
Sherri Swift, Chief Financial Officer, McAlester
Judy Villalobos, Executive Assistant, Muskogee
Donna Bitsche, Loan Analyst, Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Christen Hannegan, Utility Billing Coordinator, Piedmont
Lucy Lawson, Director of Marketing & Communications, Sapulpa
LaShaun Smith, Community Outreach Administrator, Spencer
Karen Murphy, Communications & Marketing Director, Tahlequah
Kevin Reber, Public Works Director, The Village
Jeffery Patterson, Advanced EMT/Shift Supervisor, Wagoner
Patrick Sampson, Council Member, Wagoner
Brandy Ruff, Treasurer, Harrah

CLD consists of six sessions held across the State of Oklahoma. In addition to Chickasha, the class will also travel to Enid, Alva, Hochatown, Tahlequah with graduation being held at the OML Annual Conference in Oklahoma City in September.

For more information, visit the CLD website at https://www.oml.org/cld .

The Oklahoma Municipal League is the authoritative source for information, training, and resources on effective local government for member organizations and is recognized as the unified voice of Oklahoma cities and towns. Learn more at www.OML.org.

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