A contractor by trade, Tom grew up as one of the “Rural Route kids” of the OPEA in the Tulsa area, and his family still shows today. A past President of PHBA, he has been involved for four years and is known around the Foundation as President Alda Buresh’s “go-to person.” Tom also serves as a liaison to the PHBA Executive Board. He’s driven to preserve PHBA history for younger generations who weren’t around in its earlier decades and treasures the friendships he’s made across the country through Palomino horses.