Board of Directors

Brad Carter
President
Bradley Carter was born in Kansas City , Missouri and moved to Shawnee in 2004, after graduating from OBU with degrees in Philosophy and Religion. Brad is the founder and director of a non-profit youth organization called 7:57 Youth Ministries, which provides mentoring, tutoring, leadership opportunities, and friendships to youth in Shawnee . Also, he and his wife Alicja (Al) both work for Gateway to Prevention and Recovery.

Bradley is active in the community, and serves on several boards and coalitions, including S.A.B.A. (Shawnee Asset Building Alliance), United Way Success by Six, P.A.T.C.H. (Pott. Alliance Toward Community Health). Additionally, he is a member of the class of 2007-2008 Chamber of Commerce Leadership Shawnee .

Brad enjoys spending time with his wife, friends, and his dog, Raja. He also enjoys art, making music, reading, discussion, and working in his new red barn.
Jerry Jones
Board of Directors, Past President
Growing up in a small rural community northeast of Shawnee, Jerry Jones attended a small four room school that had two teachers for grades 1st through 8th. She learned at an early age that community involvement was a way of giving back to those that had worked to improve the quality of life so many take for granted.

Jones was employed at the Oklahoma State Labor Department, then at Tinker Air Force Base before joining her father-in-law, Leo Jones, in his appraisal business. After twenty-three years as a real estate appraiser, she says that she has appraised everything from funeral homes to pig farms and never knows what the next assignment will offer. A certified general real estate appraiser, she currently serves on the Education, Experience and Testing Committee of the Oklahoma Real Estate Appraiser Board. Previous volunteer work was with the Disciplinary Committee.

Encouraged more than ten years ago by Jerry Glasgow, a Downtown Shawnee business owner, to join a bus tour to Okmulgee and Eufaula, Jerry’s involvement with the Main Street program began with an appreciation of how the historic buildings could be renovated. She has been active with the program since that time, serving as committee chairman, a member of the board of directors, then on the executive committee. Jones will finish her third year as president of the board in January.

She recently completed five years as a state officer for the Oklahoma Business and Professional Women’s Federation, finishing as state president in 2004-05. She credits the many opportunities to networking with professional women across the nation for her continued work in supporting the education of women in the professional, political and personal aspects of their lives. Jones is a member of the Cartwright Hi-Noon Business and Professional Women’s Club of Shawnee.

Jones is a member of the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers, Shawnee Board of Realtors, Oklahoma Association of Realtors, Norman Board of Realtors and the Oklahoma City Association of Professional Mortgage Women.

She enjoys spending time with her family, husband, Robert, daughter Sarah and her husband Jeff Weeks with their son Blake; son Miles and his daughter Madison.
Julie Harmon
Board of Directors, Vice president
Julia Harmon is the Pottawatomie County Coordinator for the Pioneer Library System and Branch Manager for the Shawnee Public Library. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Memphis and a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Oklahoma.

Julia has been active in the Tecumseh BPW and the Pottawatomie County League of Women Voters and served on the Oklahoma Board of Directors for the League. She is a member of the Shawnee News-Star Editorial Board, the Oklahoma Library Association and the American Library Association. She was Director of the Red Dirt Book Festival in 2007 and served as Program Chair for the two previous festivals. She is a graduate of Leadership Shawnee and the Shawnee Citizen Police Academy.

Julia and her husband, Tom, are parents of six children and twelve grandchildren. They look forward to the birth of their first great-grandchild in the spring of 2008. Julia enjoys reading, writing, and paper crafts.
Kim Bowlan
Board of Directors, Secretary
Kim Bowlan was born and raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She attended Liberty Academy for 11 years and graduated from Shawnee High School in 2001. After high school, Kim attended Oklahoma Baptist University and earned a degree in Telecommunications. Kim interned in the news departments of both KFOR and KWTV. She received the Oklahoma Baptist University Broadcast News Student of the Year Award in 2005.

Kimberly is currently a sales representative at Pott. County Book and Office Supply. She is proud to be in the third generation to work in the family business. She has a deep love and appreciation for Shawnee and believes that downtown is the heart of the community.

Kimberly is a volunteer for several local organizations and is active at Immanuel Baptist Church. She currently leads a youth discipleship group and serves as children’s choir director. She is also the cheerleading coach at Shawnee High School.

Kim is married to Shawnee native Mark Bowlan. Mark is a teacher and coach at Shawnee High School. They enjoy gardening, cooking and attending sporting events together.
Judy Schoenebaum
Board of Directors, Treasurer
Judy Schoenebaum was born and raised in Ron, a small farming community in southwestern Oklahoma. After high school, she moved to Pensacola, Florida to work in retail sales. After twelve years in retail sales, she worked with the Escambia County School District as a secretary for eight years. In 1997 her family moved to Shawnee, Ok, where she worked at North Rock Creek School with special education children for six years. In August of 2005, Judy began employment with Sac and Fox Casino as a cashier and she is now the Trainer/HR Assistant.

She has volunteered with several organizations such as Relay for Life, PTA board member, Help Line, and Escambia County School Improvement Board. She is an active member with New Beginning Church here in Shawnee.

Judy has three daughters, Jenny Hawkins of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, Katie and JoBeth Schoenebaum both of Shawnee. Judy also has four beautiful granddaughters with a new addition on the way.

In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, decorating projects and spending time with her grandchildren.
Gloria Wallace
Board of Directors Member
Wallace was born in Wewoka and moved to Shawnee with her parents, Marva and Charlie O’Neal, when she was in the fifth grade. After graduating from Shawnee High School, she attended OBU on a full scholarship in fine arts, earning a degree in vocal music. She is currently working on a degree in human development at St. Gregory’s Univerisity while employed by Gordon Cooper Technology Center as a career specialist with the EAGLE program, which works with adults seeking training to re-enter the work force. She has three children, Jasmine Wallace of Baskersfield, CA; Charity Wallace and Jalon Wallace, both of Atlanta, GA; and a granddaughter, Kyndal Madison Jenkins.
Dick Maxey
Board of Directors Member
Nickname: "Dick"
Born 1951 in McAlester Oklahoma to Richard Holman and Flora Walker Maxey. Dick's siblings are Billy Alvie Maxey, PHD, Currently living in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Married: Paula Kay Compton, Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 9^th 1971. Owner/Operator, Coney Island, 111 N. Bell Ave. Shawnee, OK

Children:
- Jacqueline Kay Bontrager, Married to Carson Bontrager living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and, a granddaughter Olivia Dawn Bontrager.
- Richard Ryan Maxey engaged to Meghan Doyle living in New Port Richey Florida.
Attended public school in Tulsa and graduated from McLain High School in 1969.

Attended United Electronics Institute in Oklahoma City October from 1969 - 1971 and graduated with an Associate of Science Degree in Electronics Technology.

Viet-Nam Era Veteran of United States Air Force and served as a Missile Systems Analyst from 1971 - 1975. Honorable Discharge.

Employed at various companies in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Shawnee Oklahoma and Sarasota Florida as:

Customer Service Manager

Product Manager

Project Manager

Licensing Manager

Compliance Officer

Hobbies: Computers, Home Automation, Grandchild Olivia.
John Winterringer
Board of Directors Member
Daniel Shaughnessy
Board of Directors Member

Daniel Shaughnessy was born in St. Louis, Missouri and lived there until second grade. From second grade until sixth grade he lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. His family moved to Shawnee during his sixth grade year. Daniel is an Oklahoma Baptist University graduate who played tennis. Daniel is married to Danie, who he met at a lock in at Immanuel Baptist Church. They have six children, the oldest Charis is married to Jason Dodd and they have one child, Gabe. Jacob Shaughnessy is a senior at Shawnee High and Erin is a sophomore. Zedek is an eighth grader, Elisha is a sixth grader and Fhionna is a fourth grader. Daniel has a background in retail management. Daniel Shaughnessy currently is the owner of Shaughnessy Group, LLC our one and only television station in Shawnee. Daniel accomplishments also include:

1993-present- owns/operates video business

1996-present- Founded/operates Non-Profit video ministry

1999-present- Commercial Television production

2003-present- production of programming for cable television

Daniel is also involved with the following organizations the Chamber of Commerce, Full Gospel Businessmen International, Red Cross Advisory Board, Kiwanis International (Shawnee Chapter) Board
Scott Brown
Board of Directors Member

Born in Shawnee in 1965 in the old Broadway Hospital, Scott has lived in Shawnee all his life. His Grandfather and Father started Brown & Sons Wrecker Service in 1960. Scott took over the company in 1990. Soon after, he became involved in Real Estate which Scott consider to be his hobby....Monopoly was Scott's favorite game. He is married to a wonderful wife name Tina, and he has 5 beautiful children ranging in the age of 6 months to 26 years old: Saxson, Samson, Sahara, Josey and Sara. Scott love Shawnee and its surroundings and he is excited about the opportunity to improve our downtown community.