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 serves on the Board of Directors for Leadership Oklahoma, 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.
Don Walker
2010 Board Chair
President of ARVEST Bank
Don Walker is a 1974 graduate of the University of Arkansas, beginning his career with Arvest as a Loan Officer in the 1978. In 1984, he was appointed President and CEO of First National, Siloam Springs, Arkansas until 1991 when he was appointed President and CEO of Bank of Bentonville, Arkansas. He remained President in Bentonville until his move to Tulsa in 1998. Don has been with Arvest for 30 years.
Don is very involved in many civic organizations as chairman of both of the Arkansas River Master Study Plan and Marketing Committee for the Tulsa Metro Chamber. Mr. Walker is currently serving several organizations, including: Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Executive Committee; John Brown University, Chairman, Board of Directors; Indian Nations Council-Boy Scouts of America, Board of Directors and Executive Committee; Mayfest, Board of Directors; Downtown Tulsa Unlimited, Chairman, Board of Directors; and Rotary Club of Tulsa.
Dan Ellinor
2010 Campaign 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 the Metro Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, TAUW, Community Action Project of Tulsa and the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
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