Meet our Leaders
Mark R. Graham,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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.
Dan Ellinor
2011 Board Chair
Senior Executive Vice President for BOK Financial
Dan Ellinor joined BOKF in 2003 and is responsible for Commercial Banking for Bank of Oklahoma, Bank of Arkansas, Bank of Arizona, and Bank of Albuquerque. In addition, he has responsibility for its Transfund EFT Network, Energy Banking, Commercial Real Estate Banking, and BOKF's Private Equity operation.
Before joining BOK Financial, Dan served as regional president for Compass Bank in Dallas, where he oversaw Compass' North Texas operations. Prior to that time, Dan was Bank of America's market executive for the North Texas Commercial Banking Division. He spent nearly 20 years with Bank of America.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors for TAUW, Community Action Project of Tulsa and the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Jim Bender
2011 Campaign Chair
Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Williams
Jim Bender was named senior vice president and general counsel for Williams in December 2002. Bender's responsibilities include managing the Williams legal department and providing advice and counsel to the company and its board of directors regarding governance matters and litigation as well as proposed transactions and financings. He is also the company's chief compliance officer and has responsibility for overseeing the government affairs department, the corporate environmental, health and safety group and corporate security.
Before joining Williams, Bender served as in-house counsel for NRG Energy and was senior vice president and general counsel of NRG from 1997 to 2002. He also served as in-house counsel for AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) and Pfizer and was an associate in the Denver and London offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.
Bender is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Philbrook Museum of Art, the Board of Directors of The Parent Child Center of Tulsa, the Tulsa Community College Foundation Board of Directors and the advisory board of the Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League.
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