Meet Our Leaders

Mark R. Graham brings years of volunteer and executive leadership experience plus a passion for the Tulsa community to his role as President and CEO of the Tulsa Area United Way. In this position he is responsible for establishing the strategic direction of TAUW and oversees the day-to-day operation of the organization. He serves on the Board of Directors and jointly, with the Board Chair, represents the Tulsa Area United Way in the community.

Graham has been an active volunteer with the Tulsa Area United Way since 1980, holding numerous volunteer positions with TAUW including leadership roles on the Campaign Cabinet as well as serving as past Board Chair for a TAUW partner agency. Prior to joining the TAUW as President and CEO in 2007, Mark spent more than 25 years as an executive in the health insurance and banking industries in Tulsa.

He currently is a Tulsa Community Foundation Trustee, a member of the TPS Superintendent's Community Advisory Committee and the Rotary Club of Tulsa. Graham is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma and Leadership Tulsa.

Chester (Chet) Cadieux III, a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the Chairman, President and CEO of QuikTrip Corporation, a regional gasoline/convenience store operation based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1958 by his father, Chester Cadieux II and is now the 33rd largest privately held company in the United States. For a tenth year in a row, QuikTrip has been included on Fortune's list of "100 Best Companies to Work for in America" coming in at #66 on the 2012 list.       
 
With annual sales in excess of $8 billion, QuikTrip operates 582 stores primarily in major cities including Tulsa, Kansas City, Wichita, Des Moines, St. Louis, Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, and most recently Greenville, SC and Charlotte, NC. Nearly sixty percent of QuikTrip's 12,500 employees work full-time. 

Besides serving as Chairman of QuikTrip Corporation's board, Chet has also served as Chairman of the Tulsa River Parks Authority Board in 2010, and as Chairman for The Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce for 2007. Chet is also a Director on the following Boards:  Sheetz, Inc. of Altoona, Pennsylvania; Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. Tulsa, OK; Bank of Oklahoma Financial; Tulsa Community Foundation; Tulsa's Future Oversight Committee; University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK; and The Committee of One Hundred, Tulsa, OK. Mr. Cadieux has also served as past board member of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and Tulsa Area United Way. 

Chet graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Tulsa in 1989. He began his full-time career with QuikTrip on the graveyard shift just after graduating. He celebrated his 20th Anniversary with QuikTrip in August 2009. He is married and has two children. In his free time he enjoys auto racing, snow skiing and aviation.

Becky J. Frank is one of Oklahoma’s leaders – both in business circles and in civic affairs. She combines a strong business network with public relations savvy, and in her time with STF | PR has significantly grown both its staff and client base.  She joined the firm as partner and chief operating officer, was named president in 2000 and now serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Before joining the firm, Frank was vice president of community relations and corporate communications at Bank of Oklahoma, a position she began in 1994. Before her work with the state’s largest bank, she served as vice president of communications for the Tulsa Area United Way. Frank began her career at John Brown University, where she served as the assistant to the director of university relations.

Frank has played a significant leadership role in the state, serving on numerous nonprofit board and in the planning and execution of many local events.