Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees 2026 - 2027

President: Melinda Aufleger
C-Star Property Management

VP/President-Elect: Victoria Hammer
OnCue

Past President: Lauren Gee
Cockrell Eyecare Center

Secretary: Carolyn Walstad
Stillwater Area Sports Association

Treasurer: Brian Vowell
Exchange Bank

Robin Atkinson
Retired Educator

Lee Coker
Retired Educator

Matt Davison
BancFirst

Kelsey Grounds
Stillwater Vision Center

Penny Holt
Oklahoma Community Credit Union

Marsh Howard
Northern Oklahoma College

Cristie Leach
Mexico Joe’s

Michelle Matheson
Simmons Bank

Esther McKee
Community Volunteer

Steve Ruby
Attorney 

Jamie Schuermann
OSU Alumni Association 

Jared Starks
Bounty Transfer

Becky Szlichta
Retired Educator

Jessie Trojan
Community Volunteer

John Weaver
OK Thrive/OSU College of Education and Human Sciences

Kristi Wheeler
OSU College of Architecture, Engineering and Technology 

Not Pictured: Rotnei Clarke
State Farm 

EX Officio Trustees

Tyler Bridges, SPS Superintendent
Dr. Gay Washington, SPS Board of Education President
Collett Campbell, President of Stillwater City-Wide Parent Teachers Association (PTA)
Stillwater Education Association (SEA) Representative
Emily Lewis, SPEF Executive Director

SPEF Board of Trustees Meetings

SPEF Board of Trustees meeting dates for the 2026-2027 school year:

(all meetings from Noon-1:00 p.m. at SPS Administration Building at 314 S. Lewis unless otherwise posted):

2026 – August 4, September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1

2027 – January 5, February 2, March 9, April 6, May 4

SPEF Board of Trustees do not meet June or July