Commissioner Vernon graduated from The University of Tulsa with a B.S.B.A. degree in 1993. She served as a member of the Oklahoma Accountancy Board from 2016 to 2021 and serves on the audit committee of National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. She also served as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants CPA Evolution Curricula Model Task Force.

Her professional recognitions include being named a 2010 OSCPA Trailblazer recipient, receiving the 2010 University of Tulsa Beta Alpha Psi and School of Accounting Faculty Distinguished Alumnus Award, the 2014 University of Tulsa Collins College of Business Outstanding Alumnus Award, and recognition in The Journal Record as one of the Women of the Year 50 Making a Difference.

Mr. Mordy is a fourth-generation attorney who practices law in Ardmore, Oklahoma, with the firm of Mordy, Mordy, Pfrehm & Wilson, P.C. He graduated with a BBA from OU in 1977, law school from OCU Law School in 1980, and that same year was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association. He began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney at the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office and from there went to work for an oil and gas firm in Oklahoma City. He has practiced law in Ardmore, Oklahoma, since 1985, where his current practice focus is commercial and banking litigation, oil and gas law, and ad valorem tax litigation. He is a member of the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Oklahoma, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

Mike served as President of the Oklahoma Bar Association in 2021 and has served on the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association and the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation. He served on the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission and was Chairman in 2019.

Mike has been married to Christy since 1978 and has two grown children, Nataly and Chase, and three grandchildren. He is involved in his community where he is an active member of the First United Methodist Church. Mike serves on the Board of Directors of the Ardmore Habitat for Humanities and was a long-time member of the Ardmore YMCA Board of Directors.

Mr. Sander joined Security State Bank, Cheyenne, OK, in 1998, and was named President in 2005. Before joining Security State Bank, Mr. Sander worked for the FDIC as an examiner. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Oklahoma State University in 1991. In addition, furthered his banking education at the Graduate School of Banking in Boulder, Colorado.

His duties at Security State Bank include overseeing the operations including lending, Asset/Liability functions, and managing the bond portfolio.

Mr. Sander was on the Board of the Oklahoma Banking Association from 2016 to 2018. He is currently on the Board of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.

Mr. Sander has been married to Kimberly since 1993 and has two grown children, Kate and Leah. He is involved in his community where he is an active member of the First Baptist Church and serves as the Treasurer.

Brent Keith has been an Investment Advisor for twenty-four (24) years and is currently registered with LPL Financial LLC. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science-Business Administration degree from Northeastern State University in 1990.

Brent holds securities licenses - SIE, Series 6, Series 63, Series 7 while also maintaining multi-line insurance licenses in the State of Oklahoma. Brent is a Certified Financial Planner Professional (CFP®), Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA®), Chartered Advisor for Senior Living (CASL®), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) and Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF®).

Brent has been married to wife Shawna since 1992 and has three grown children, Kailtyn, Seth, and Makaila, and one grandson. He attends Church on the Move in Tulsa Oklahoma while supporting various charitable causes.

Commissioner Thompson, a former Poteau banker, was appointed Oklahoma Bank Commissioner September 1, 1992, by Governor David Walters. He was reappointed by Governor Frank Keating, by Governor Brad Henry, by Governor Mary Fallin, and by Governor Kevin Stitt. Commissioner Thompson has held this position longer than any other bank commissioner in Oklahoma’s history. He comes to the position with experience as executive vice president of Central National Bank in Poteau from 1977 to 1990.

Commissioner Thompson was a state representative from Poteau from 1976 to 1984, serving as chairman of the House Banking and Finance Committee, majority floor leader from 1983 to 1984, and a member of the Appropriations and Budget Committee. During his tenure as chairman of the Banking and Finance Committee, the Oklahoma Legislature enacted the state’s first branch banking and multi-bank holding company laws.

Thompson served as president of the Oklahoma Community Bankers Association from 1988 to 1990 and was chairman of the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority from 1988 to 1989.