On Jan. 16, 2015 the Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education named Marcie Mack the eighth state director. She began at the agency in July 2013 and served as deputy state director/chief operations officer. In August 2014 she was named interim state director.
Mack previously served as assistant superintendent at Autry Technology Center, one of the 29 technology centers within the CareerTech System.
Leo J. (Lee) Baxter is a native Minnesotan who departed active military service in 1999 as an Army Major General after 31 years. He has served as the Senior Military Advisor to the Director of the George W. Bush Military Service Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas, Texas and serves as the Senior Advisor, Warrior Initiatives, at the Brain Performance Institute, Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas-Dallas.
Barbara Bayless is a certified Reading Specialist at James Griffith Intermediate in Choctaw, Oklahoma, and has been an elementary educator for eleven years.
Don Raleigh currently is in his seventh year serving as superintendent of Pryor Public Schools. Mr. Raleigh is in his 28th year as an educator, serving in almost every role as a teacher, coach, and administrator in public schools. He holds a M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from Oklahoma State University, a B.S. in Natural Sciences from Northwestern Oklahoma State University and is currently working towards an Ed. D in Educational Leadership from Oklahoma State University.
Deby Snodgrass currently serves as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism in addition to her duties as Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Snodgrass previously served as Secretary of Tourism and Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation. During her four year tenure at the tourism department, the economic impact of the tourism industry in Oklahoma grew from $6.2 billion to $7.5 billion, despite substantial cuts in the agency’s appropriated budget.
Elaine Hutchison is a mathematics instructor, athletics coach, and Rural School Consortium Director from Fairview, Oklahoma. Hutchison is a fourth generation teacher who is National Board Certified, and has 21 years of classroom experience. Elaine graduated from Ames Public Schools in 1988. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Mathematics Education from Oklahoma State University in 1992. While at OSU, Elaine was a member of the President’s Leadership Council, and was recognized as a Top Ten Freshman and Outstanding Senior Woman.
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Dr. Glen D. Johnson is the chief executive officer for the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. Johnson leads a state system comprised of 25 state colleges and universities, ten constituent agencies, two higher education centers and independent colleges and universities coordinated with the state system. He reports to a constitutional board whose nine members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.
Dr. William J. Radke, served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of Central Oklahoma for eight years and as Assistant Dean of the former Office of Sponsored Research and Grants as well as Assistant Dean of the Jackson College of Graduate Studies and Research and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs.
The Turtle represents the world. Our creations story tells we believed the world was created on the back of the turtle
The star has twelve points that represent the twelve clans that governed the nation.
The Fire represents the Wyandotte as the “Keepers of the Council Fire” This was given by other nations, meaning we were counted as being very wise.
The four eagle feathers represent the cardinal points of the land. The number four is sacred to the Tribe and is found in many of our ceremonies and practices. The Quapaw People hold the eagle in high esteem because it flies the highest in the sky, which puts him closest to the Creator. The Tribe believes the eagle talks with God, and eagle feathers are used in many of our ceremonies.
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Last updated on December 31, 1969
The Turtle represents the world. Our creations story tells we believed the world was created on the back of the turtle
The four eagle feathers represent the cardinal points of the land. The number four is sacred to the Tribe and is found in many of our ceremonies and practices. The Quapaw People hold the eagle in high esteem because it flies the highest in the sky, which puts him closest to the Creator. The Tribe believes the eagle talks with God, and eagle feathers are used in many of our ceremonies. 
