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Oklahoma Lumbermen's Associations has been in existence since 1947. It has a rich tradition and an excellent history. The biography is not of the associations but those that run the organization. Here you will find the men and women that make the association what it is today.

   
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Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association was created in 1947.  It has a rich tradition and an excellent history. The biography is not of the associations but those that run the organization. Here you will find the men and women that make the association what it is today.

 The Association is comprised of: 

     President

     Vice-President

     Immediate Past President

     Treasurer

     Executive Director

     NLBMDA Director

     Board Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

President - John Stephens

John is a native of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  John entered the building material  industry and has nearly 50 years experience in the business.

Mr. Stephens has served in management positions in the states of Missouri, Nevada, and Oklahoma.  He has served the Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association in various capacities since coming to Oklahoma in 1995.  He has served on the Health Benefits Committee for the past 10 years and is currently the Association's Vice President & Treasurer.

Currently John is employed by Gordon White Lumber Companies serving as Retail Development Manager.

John is happily married to the former Brenda Browning of Olive Branch, Illinois.  John and Brenda have three children and are blessed with four grandchildren that all live in the local area.

 

 

 

Vice President - Steve Howe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immediate Past President - Bill VanSant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasurer  -  Carl Tatum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Director - Karen Baker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NLBMDA Director - Jimmy Nickles

 

Jimmy Nickles is the President of White’s Ace Building Center of Shawnee and Seminole.  He has been with the company for eight years. 

 

Jimmy is an Oklahoma State University graduate, originally from the Tulsa area. He now resides in Shawnee with his wife, Michelle and son, Austin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Board Members

President      Vice President    Treasurer/Secretary
JOHN STEPHENS   STEVE HOWE   CARL TATUM
Gordon White Lumber   T.H. Rogers Lumber   New Long-Bell
5701 SE 85th   P.O. Box 5770   23 W. 1st 
Oklahoma City - 73135   Edmond - 73083   Edmond - 73003
Ph. 405-642-0656   Ph. 405-330-2181   Ph. 405-341-1238
FAX# 405-946-9858   FAX# 405-330-2186   FAX# 405-341-1252
jtbestephens@att.net   showe@throgers.com   crtatum@sbcglobal.net
       
Immediate Past President   Executive Director   NLBMDA Director
BILL VANSANT   KAREN BAKER   JIMMY NICKLES
Oklahoma Home Center   Oklahoma Lumbermen's Assoc.   Buford White Lumber
P.O. Box 1406   2801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Ste 237   P.O. Box 1029
Guthrie - 73044   Oklahoma City - 73105   Shawnee - 74802
Ph. 405-282-2215    Ph. 405-602-5384   Ph. 405-275-4900
Fax# 405-282-3448   FAX# 405-602-5332   FAX# 405-214-4339
bvansant@ohcsupply.com   karen@oklumber.org   jimmy@whiteace.com 
       
DIRECTORS:         
       
DISTRICT 1   DISTRICT 2   DISTRICT 3
TOM WATSON    JIMMY HOPPER    JONATHAN KENNEDY 
Morrow-Gill Lumber   County Building Centers   T.H. Rogers
200 E. Morrow Rd.   P.O. Box 547   P.O. Box 5770
Sand Springs - 74063   Ardmore - 73402   Edmond - 73083-5770
Ph. 918-245-6688   Ph. 580-223-3080   Ph. 405-330-2181
FAX# 918-245-0007   FAX# 580-226-8923   FAX# 405-330-2186
bigefantew@yahoo.com   lumbermans@cableone.net   jkennedy@throgers.com
       
SEAN STEVENS    TIM FRAME    BRIAN WALTER
M & M Lumber       Frame Building & Supply, LLC   Walter Building Center
P.O. Box 470263      128 S.W. Main Street   416 N. Main
Tulsa – 74147-0263   Checotah - 74426            Kingfisher - 73750
Ph. 918-627-1926   Ph. 918-473-2281   Ph. 405-375-6774
FAX# 918-627-2726      FAX# 918-473-5970   FAX# 405-375-6119
sean@mmlumberco.com   framelumber@hotmail.com   wbcdoitbest@pldi.net
       
       
DISTRICT 4        
PHIL KENNEDY        
Comanche Home Center        
#2 Southwest “C” Avenue         
Lawton – 73501-4097        
Ph. 580-357-8630             
FAX# 580-248-0002         
pkennedy@chcace.com         
       
WILLIAM CROSBY        
County Building Centers        
P.O. Box 2312        
Ardmore - 73402        
Ph. 580-226-1208        
Ph. 580-504-0798        
FAX# 580-226-1570        
wcrosby@cableone.net        
       
     ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
       
       
SUSAN HALL     MIKE RAMSEY     
American Gypsum   Bent River    
P.O. Drawer C   7101 South Sooner Rd.    
Duke - 73532   Oklahoma City - 73135    
Ph.580-679-3391   Ph.405-671-3540    
FAX# 580-679-3918   FAX# 405-672-4980    
susan.hall@americangypsum.com miker@bentriverlumber.com    
       
       
MIKE DAVIS    SCOTT WALLER     
Mid-States Wholesale Lumber   Mohawk Materials     
101 SE 4th Street   2521 Charles Page Blvd.    
Oklahoma City – 73129   Tulsa – 74127       
 Ph. 405-232-7088   Ph. 918-584-2707       
FAX# 405-232-7090   FAX# 918-584-2708    
mdavis-msl@sbcglobal.net   swaller@mohawkmaterials.com    
       
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE     LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE   EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMM.  
DUSTY HAMMACK, Chairman   PAUL PIXLEY, Chairman   RANDY SMITH, Chairman
Arrowhead Lumber   Pixley Lumber   Mid-America Lumber
       
EDUCATION COMMITTEE     PROPERTY & CASUALTY    EVENT COMMITTEE  
HANK BOCKUS, Chairman   STEVE HOWE, Chairman   SUSAN HALL, Chairman
Gordon White Lumber   T.H. Rogers Lumber Co.   American Gypsum

 

 

 
   

 

   

Featured Dealer/Associate

This months featured Dealer is

American Gypsum

 from Duke.  Oklahoma