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Ron Griffin – Executive Director – Shepherd’s Fold Ranch

Ron Griffin joins Shepherd’s Fold Ranch as Executive Director after more than three decades of involvement with the Ranch. He brings years of entrepreneurial and management experience to the position and will be responsible for...
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Clay Staires – Chief Executive Officer – Shepherd’s Fold Ranch

Clay is the youngest son of Don and Shirley Staires, the founders of SFR and has been the Executive Director at SFR since 2002.  After graduating with a degree in Secondary Science Education from OU...
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Shirley Staires – Founders – Visionaries

Staires moved to the Ranch in 1972 and remained the Executive Directors for 25 years.  Dr. Staires is currently mentoring women in Tulsa.  She experienced a burden for children early in life and now that...
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Kelly Gibson – Board Member

Kelly is the daughter of Don and Shirley Staires. She is married to Gip Gibson, President of Tulsa National Bank. She and Gip have two kids ages 19 and 13. She moved to the ranch...
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Josh Tietsort – Agent to the Board

“SFR has always been a very special place for me. I’ve grown up here and feel the people are just my extended family. I've always been attached here and have always wanted to contribute. Being...
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Roger Gerstenberger – Board Member

Roger is the current Administrative Pastor of Substance Church in Minneapolis, MN and former CFO of Metro Christian Academy in Tulsa, OK.  He has a diverse operational and financial background in both business and ministry. ...
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Gary Sparks – Board Member

Gary knew Don and Shirley before they moved to the ranch.  He was Very surprised when they moved, “wow, that’s a huge leap”, he said.  “I wanted to be a part of it and support...
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Dan Sanders – Board Member

Sanders started going to SFR in the 70’s.  He loved being involved at every level - camper, cit, counselor, director, work crew boss, and now board member.  Every level has been a tremendous training ground. ...
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Danny Kittinger – Board Member

Danny has been the CFO of Tinity Chem for 20 years.  He spent 4 years in ministry with Impact Productions in Tulsa.  He has a CPA background.  He and his wife, Carrie, have 2 kids,...
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Mary Waller – Public Relations – Waller PR

Mary Waller here, parent of a three-summer camper @ SFR (and for full transparency, also member of the ranch's marketing committee). We became acquainted with SFR through one of the Staires first gen daughters, Kelly...
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