2026-2027 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Voting to approve OPHA's slated 2026-2027 Board of Directors is underway. Upon majority approval, 2026-2027 Board members will serve from September 15, 2026 through September 14, 2027.

2026-2027 Board of Directors Slate

President Sara Low, MPH, CPH - TSET

President-Elect         Jade Owen, MPH, CHES, CPH - TSET

Past-President Daniel Sledge, PhD - Hudson College of Public Health

Secretary Lois Carpenter, PhD - Hudson College of Public Health

Treasurer Kamisha Busby, MBA - Oklahoma Complete Health

Rep to APHA (ARGC) Emily McDaniel, MPH - Hudson College of Public Health

Member-at-Large Kara Stone, PhD, CSCS, PAPHS - Southern Plains Tribal Health Board

Member-at-Large Gabbi Westbrook, MPH, CHES - Hudson College of Public Health

Section Representative Wendy Frankenburger, MPH, CHES, CPH - Ascension St. John

Section Representative Rebekah Doyle, PhD, MS, RN - NSU

Student Representative Madison Brillhart - Tulsa Health Department

Membership Chair Rachel Liebe, PhD, MPH - OSU

Development Chair Julie Bisbee - Impact Framed Strategies, LLC

Policy Chair Jessica Imotichey, MPH, MLS - Chickasaw Nation

Executive Director   McKenzie Cowlbeck, MPH, CPH (OPHA) (ex officio, nonvoting)