Board of Directors

Dawn McNutt the Executive Director has a varied business and customer service background.  Prior to accepting the position as Executive Director of the Noble Chamber of Commerce,  she managed various direct sales and marketing businesses from home while caring for her children.  McNutt put her skills as a Microsoft Certified professional to use in the IT department at FedEx Services after serving in the Air Force for over seven years--first in law enforcement and later as a paralegal.  She holds a degree in Management of Information Systems from Colorado Technical University.  Currently, she is an active member of Business Network International and a licensee of The Joy of Connecting--a monthly networking venue for women.  She volunteers with the PTA at both of her sons' schools.  McNutt maintains a home business, guiding her team of SendOutCards professionals who help others build relationships and retain clients using an online sytem to send real greeting cards and gifts.  As a member of the Noble Chamber of Commerce as well as the Executive Director, McNutt understands both sides of chamber business and is eager to help your business grow.
     

Don Cretsinger is not only the Noble Chamber President, he is President of Sun Construction Services.  Sun Construction is a full service Commercial General Contracting firm that has been owned and operated by Don and his wife, Joanne, in the Norman & Noble metro area for over 25 years.  Don and Joanne have been active in the Noble community, serving in many of the local youth, education, and civic organizations.

 
   
Robin Stead is Chamber President Elect, Vice Pres. of Membership and an oil and gas attorney representing Oklahoma land and mineral owners. Her focus is maximizing profits and protecting surface and royalty rights. Robin has lived and practiced law in Noble for 25 years. Robin is an active volunteer in Noble, serving seven years on the Noble School Board, managing the Noble Farmers Market, working with the parks and Noble Community Gardens and serving on the Noble Chamber Board. Robin is the current Vice President of Membership, Chairman of the Membership Committee and Chairman of the Website/Directory Committee.   
   
Cathy Adams, Chamber Vice Pres. of Member Services and a lifelong Oklahoman, Cathy Adams has lived in Tulsa, Enid and Norman. Librarianship is her second career after raising her family and having worked in other fields. Adams received her MLIS degree in 2002. After graduation, she worked two years as the Reference/Instruction Librarian at Oklahoma Baptist University. In 2005, she accepted the Teen Librarian position at the Moore Public Library. Three years later, she became Noble Public Library's Branch Manager. She is an avid OU Women's Basketball fan, having held season tickets for over 15 years. She and her husband, Glenn, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in Kansas City where they attended the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament. They have two adult children.   
   
Paula Rudloff is the Chamber Tresurer and has been associated with First Fidelty Bank since September 2001 where she works as Service Manager. As a Noble High School graduate, she's proud to have called Noble home since 1982. Paula enjoys working and living with her friends and family in Noble. She has three sons--two who have already graduated from Noble High, and one who will be a junior there this year. Paula is the proud grandmother of two grandsons.    
   
Tom Thomas - Chamber Secretary and head of Farmers Insurance Agency in Noble.   Tom has been an active supporter and volunteer for the Noble Chamber of Commerce for many years.   
   
 Jackie Listen, Past Chamber President and Sr. Vice President/Branch Manager, McClain Bank Noble Branch. Listen joined the bank in 1992. He is active in the Noble Chamber of Commerce, and serves on the Resource, Development and Conservation Cross Timbers board. Listen served on the Cleveland County Soil Conservation board for seven years. He has also been active in Junior Achievement since 1996 and was honored in 1998 by being inducted into the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame. He was chosen to be a part of the Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership program in 1998 where he and his classmates had an opportunity to visit Argentina. In 2002, Listen was inducted into the McClain Bank Hall of Fame, which honors those employees who have contributed immeasurably to the success of the bank. Listen lives in Noble with his wife Paula.    
   
Bob Thompson is President of The Bob Thompson Company Inc., a business forms printing distributorship and the managing member of subsidiaries, Thomas Paige Homes, LLC and Rolling Meadows Developments, LLC. He has been a member of the Noble Chamber of Commerce since 2003 and has served on the Board of Directors as Vice President and President.

Bob is a member of the Builders Association of South Central Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Builders Association and the National Association of Home Builders. He was named Builder of the Year in 2007, and is a Certified Professional Builder. He is also a Certified Green Professional Builder. He has served as a Board Member, Vice President and President of Builders Association of South Central Oklahoma (BASCO).

Bob is currently the President of the congregation of First Christian Church of Norman and has served as Deacon and Elder of the Congregation. He and his wife Nancy have two children and three grandchildren. 

  
   
Greg Kasbaum, Associate Superintendent of Noble Public Schools, grew up just North of Noble on a farm on Sooner Road in Moore. He began his education career in Bartlesville where he taught for six years and was honored as their Teacher of the Year in 1981. He then went on to serve Bartlesville as an elementary principal for six years. His first role as Superintendent was with Oilton Public Schools where he served for two years. He moved from there to Stigler Public Schools serving as their Superintendent for 17 years. For the past five years he has served as Noble’s Superintendent of Schools. He now serves as the Associate Superintendent where he oversees the district’s finances and new bond issue construction projects. Greg and his wife Rebecca have 8 children, and are the proud grandparents of 15—soon to be 16—grandchildren.    
   
Matt Branstetter, RFC owns and operates Braevest Investment Advisory Services.  He has been a licensed Investment Advisor since 1991.  His firm specializes in building unique investment plans for each client based on individual needs.  Matt moved his office to Noble and joined the Noble Chamber in 2000.  He served as President in 2004.  He is immediate past President of the Noble Public School Foundation for Academic Excellence.  He is currently serving as the Governor for Toastmasters International District 16 (the state of Oklahoma).  He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and remains an avid fan.  He is married and has three grown children.
   
Cindy Werthmann, Noble Branch Operations Manager at McClain Bank, moved from Kansas and joined the bank in 2006. Cindy has been active in Junior Achievement, Oklahoma Blood Institute, Red Cross, Pioneer Library and the Noble Chamber since arriving in Oklahoma. Cindy lives in Purcell with her husband Matt.     
   
Keith Springstead Chief of Police for the City of Noble was hired in October 2007. Chief Springstead began his career in law enforcement with the Chickasha Police Department in 1982 and retired 25 years later, having achieved the rank of Assistant Chief. Springstead is originally from Michigan where he graduated from Lake Superior State University with a degree in Criminal Justice.  He attended and graduated from the 193rd session of the National FBI Academy in Quantico, Va., June 1998.

Chief Springstead and his wife Kathy have two children, Karrie who is probation and Parole Officer, and Kelsey who is attending the University of Central Oklahoma to study Nursing. The Springstead families are all community oriented and belong to several groups and charities where they donate their time and efforts.
   
   
   
   
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