Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Environmental Trust is comprised of one representative from each member community government. The Board of Trustees meets on the first Thursday of each month and its agendas are posted online in advance of each meeting. Learn more about our Board members below:
Bixby | Broken Arrow | Claremore | Collinsville | Coweta | Glenpool
Jenks | Owasso | Sand Springs | Tulsa | Tulsa County
Vic Bell, Bixby // Vic Bell represents the City of Bixby. There, he is the Neighborhood Association Coordinator, Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group Safety Coordinator for the City of Bixby, and Community Relations Spokesperson for Bixby Public Works Authority, and has been with the City of Bixby for five years.
Lee Zirk, Broken Arrow // The Broken Arrow City Council established as one of their Strategic Goals, the preparation and execution of a citywide Environmental Action Plan. The City’s Green Plan addresses all areas of city activities and will provide courses of action on how to achieve a more environmentally friendly city. Preparation, strategic planning and execution of the Green Plan involves all members of the Administrative Staff, city personnel with special expertise and appropriate committees.
Charlene Lawrence, Claremore // Bio coming soon.
Pam Polk, Collinsville // Bio coming soon.
Kathleen Easley, Coweta // Kathleen has been with the City of Coweta since 2006 and a member of the MET’s Board since 2008. Coweta opened a MET recycling center in 2009 and is continuously promoting and encouraging recycling in the community.
David Tillotson, Glenpool // Bio coming soon.
Robert Carr, Jenks // Bio coming soon.
Tim Doyle, Owasso // Tim Doyle has served as the General Services Superintendent of Public Works in the City of Owasso for over six years. He has responsibilities over the Recycle, Refuse, Streets, Stormwater, and Cemetery operations. He was appointed to the Metropolitan Environmental Trust Board of Trustees on October 16, 2007. He currently serves as the Finance Committee Chairman and is a member of the Fundraising Sub-Committee. He was an accountant for the ONAN Corporation for 12 years before moving to Oklahoma in 1987. He graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in 1989 and worked for Rhema Bible Church for 12 years before joining the City of Owasso.
Vernon Smith, Sand Springs // Vernon is a veteran of 34 years of service to the City of Sand Springs. Almost 30 years ago, when landfill capacity in the region was facing a critical shortage and there appeared to be no alternatives, Vernon participated in regional meetings seeking to find solutions to that dilemma. Out of those meetings, reducing the volume of waste through recycling became a regional goal, and the MET was birthed. Vernon is pleased that the MET, under the leadership of Michael Patton, has flourished and made recycling a household word in the Tulsa area, and that the member governments take seriously the challenge of further reducing waste volume through recycling. He is proud to participate in that regional effort as the MET Trustee for Sand Springs.
Charles Hardt, City of Tulsa // Bio coming soon.
Michael Willis, Tulsa County // Michael Willis is the public information and government relations officer for Tulsa County, where he directs public relations and special projects for the elected officials and departments of the county. He joined the MET Board of Trustees this year. Willis earned his bachelor’s and master degree from the University of Oklahoma. He is on the executive board of Leadership Tulsa, serves as president of the board for Blended Love, Inc., a non-profit that serves children going through divorce. Willis also volunteers his time as a reserve officer for the Tulsa Police Department.
