By
Benny Polacca
The Osage Nation Gaming Enterprise Board has a new board member due to the recent resignation of Dawn Pratt Harrington.
On June 15, Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear issued an executive message to the Fifth ON Congress stating he appointed Tulsa businesswoman Susan Traci Phillips (Osage/Cherokee) to the five-member gaming board. Standing Bear said Phillips will serve out the remainder of Harrington’s term.
According to her professional resume, Phillips is CEO of Natural Evolution Inc., which is a certified electronics recycling company that has recycled over 30 million pounds since its 2003 inception. The company has grown to have two NEI locations in Tulsa and Albuquerque, N.M., thanks to a joint venture LLC with the Isleta Pueblo Business Corp.
Phillips also serves on the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council for the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; President of the Oklahoma Recycling Association; and as a 2014 American Indian Chamber of Commerce State Board member and Tulsa Chapter Chairwoman. Phillips also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing from Northeastern State University.
According to a draft copy of the June ON Gaming Commission board meeting minutes, Harrington has moved to a Compliance Department position within Osage Casinos. Harrington was first appointed to the gaming board in 2014 after Standing Bear took office and served as vice chairwoman.
Other current gaming board members are Mark Simms (chairman), Mark P. Revard, John “Trey” Goldesberry III and Susan Proctor Kneeland.
Phillips took her oath to serve on the gaming board on July 7 at the ON tribal courthouse with Trial Court Chief Judge Marvin Stepson presiding. Like other board members, Phillips will also be subject to Congressional confirmation consideration for a full board term.
Original Publish Date: 2016-07-19 00:00:00