Executive Team
Sharla Hall, Chief Executive Officer
Sharla was appointed Interim CEO effective February 1 when the former CEO, John W. Jacobs retired. She has been responsible for all the resource development functions in her former role as Vice President for Resource Development. Sharla has served in development positions at the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art in Shawnee, Oklahoma; as Associate Director of Institutional Advancement at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee and as Development Coordinator at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Her most recent position was as Development Manager at the Philbrook Museum of Art. Her responsibilities included developing, coordinating and implementing comprehensive and fully integrated development strategies.
Rob Smariga, Chief Operating Officer
Rob has seventeen years of non-profit management experience in the areas of building membership based organizations, improving marketing to new and existing members, enabling staff development, and providing sound financial management. Most recently he served as director of operations for the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors in Atlanta, GA. He is a Certified Association Executive. He holds an M.A. in non-profit management from the University of Georgia and a B.A. in social sciences from John Hopkins University. He was a Big Brother in the Atlanta program for four years.
Anne Lisko, Vice President for Program Services
Anne has a long history with Big Brothers Big Sisters starting with an internship during her student years at The University of Tulsa, and continuing with her work as case manager and coordinator of collegiate programs for the Tulsa office from 1999 to 2003. After employment with an adoption service in Baltimore, Maryland, Anne returned to Tulsa to assume the position of Director of Program Services for Green Country. She served as director until her promotion to BBBSOK VP for Program Services. Anne serves on Big Brothers Big Sisters of America's task forces for Child Safety, and the School Based Enhancement Model. She also works with the national Native American Mentoring Group. She has been a Big Sister for the past five years.
Staff
Executive Assistant/Grantswriter
Sharon Catalano
Accounting
Melissa Perry, Accountant
IT Administrator
Brandon Merriman
Director of Resource Development
Renee Meek
Manager of Program Development
Nancy Johnson
Manager of Training & Quality Assurance
Porsche Linneman
Program Director
Hayley Woods