Rex Ball
Our current Tulsa Art Deco Society board president
is Rex Ball. He has been with the organization since its inception and he is a Tulsa icon himself. He has been
involved with or been on the board of every major architectural association in town. He is a walking encyclopedia of
Art Deco knowledge for the greater metropolitan Tulsa area and he is, effectively, the patriarch of this organization.
Dr. Joe Nicholson
Our Vice-President is Joe
Nicholson. Joe was a local family medicine physician for many years in the Tulsa area and now is the VP of
Health Care Management and Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. He is a fan of vintage
films, more recent "Dark Deco" films, and enjoys Art Deco lamps, architecture and art. He also enjoys
photography and has taken most of the architectural photos on this website. He also serves as our webmaster.
photo courtesy of the Tulsa World
Click here to email Joe
Sarah Gatlin
Sarah is our Secretary.
She is an awesome addition to our board. Sarah works in Advertising at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and loves
"everything Art Deco". She is currently responsible for multiple internal publications for Blue Cross and
will complete her Masters degree this Fall.
Steve Alter, AIA, NCARB
Steve
is our board Treasurer. We are very excited to have Steve on our board. He is an experienced architect in Oklahoma
and is well connected in the Tulsa and greater Oklahoma architectural network. He is the Director of Development Team
Services Group, CB Richard Ellis and owner of Pro Tulsa.
Mike Benton
Michael is a long-time board member,
and we are privileged to have him. Mike is passionate about Art Deco and is an amazing wood working artisan in his "spare
time". He makes a variety of items to include those with a Deco flare. If you have a moment - look at our
"links" page and check out Mike's work.
