Meet the Team
Executive Team
Kelly Hawthorne
Chair
Fun Fact: When not at work, I love spending time with family and friends. When not with family and friends, I love to watch dirt track racing, truck and tractor pulls, camping and just being in the outdoors.
Lori Kennedy
Past-Chair
Fun Fact: I love antiquing and shopping for vintage turquoise jewelry.
Darla Ellett
Vice-Chair
Fun Fact: In 1973-1975, I lived in the parking lot on the west side of the Science Building and the campus was my playground.
Dyanna Bowen
Secretary
Fun fact: I have always loved Wonder Woman and have even met Linda Carter!
Crystal Cheek
Treasurer
Fun Fact: I love everything outdoors, which is a stark contrast from my position at SE. I have three children – one adult who is living his best life, one 18 year old who loves to think she’s living the adult life until bills come due, and an 11 year old who just lives for the dirt track – and then a husband who is just trying to survive us all!
Jerry Knight
Parliamentarian
Fun Fact: I've been married 18 years and have 3 wonderful children.
Craig Musgrove
Archivist
Fun Fact: When not spending time with my wife Rachel and/or with our three kids, I like playing video games, doing flips on trampolines, and staying up later than is medically advised.
Senators
Blake Allen
Senator
Danna Collins
Senator
Fun Fact: My daughter has a collection of goats all with names and their own personalities. Every morning, I am greeted with a gorgeous chorus of "good morning" screams from the pasture.
Mekenzie Cruz
Senator
Fun Fact: I love to bake.
Katy Davis
Senator
Fun Fact: I’m a cat lover and qualified cat wrangler!
Christi Gaines
Senator
Fun Fact: I love to travel and spend time with my granddaughter Bird.
Maria Gonzalez
Senator
Fun Fact: My daughter, Magnolia, is named after The Campus of a Thousand Magnolias. I'm also a proud first-generation college graduate and currently serve as the advisor for Cardinal Key.
Stacey Hunkapillar
Senator
Fun Fact: I have been married for 24 years to my husband Trent. We have two children, Abby and Keaton. I love to go camping with my family and our goal is to visit every state park in Oklahoma.
Trent Lawless
Senator
Lani Toomer
Senator
Fun Fact: Being the Line Dance Club Advisor is a definite highlight! Everyone should come dance with these kiddos and get some happy!
Gingerlei Waddell
Senator
Thomas Wines
Senator
Fun Fact: I enjoy spending time with my family.
Jamie Wood
Senator
Fun Fact: When not working, I enjoy spending time with my husband Cody, who works in SE IT as well, and with our girls, KK and Allie. We like to spend time on the lake, watching movies together, and getting together with family to eat! I also like to read, crochet/hand embroider, travel, and go to concerts. In my "free" time I also do graphic design and photo editing. I'm a total nerd for web fonts and ink pens!