Jesse Beck EI, CFM – Chair
Kenny Schwab PE, CFM – Vice Chair
Rachel Cooper PE, CFM – Secretary
Carolyn Schultz CFM – Treasurer
Jonathan Phillips CFM – National Floodplain Insurance Program Coordinator
Mike Kimbro PE, CFM – Region I Representative
Patrick Wilson PE ,CFM – Region II Representative
Dennis Yochum – Region III Representative
Johnny Barron PE, CFM – Region IV Representative
Travis Small PE, CFM – Region V Representative
Carrie Evenson PhD, PE, CFM – Past Chair
Jesse Beck EI, CFM
Jesse Beck is the Assistant City Engineer and GIS Manager for the City of Ponca City. He is also the City’s CRS coordinator and recently successfully defended the City’s status as a CRS Class 5 Community. Jesse started school at the University of Missouri–Rolla in Civil Engineering but completed a degree in Geology and Geophysics – the first in many interesting life choices. Fifteen years of working in the environmental realm exposed him to GIS work, which he fell in love with, and he finally took a full-time job managing Ponca City’s GIS. When the Assistant City Engineer job later became available, he saw a chance to set an old wrong to the right and, at age 41, relearned how to factor a polynomial and passed the FE exam.
His day-to-day work includes:
- Designing and managing road and drainage construction projects
- Reviewing proposed developments
- Addressing floodplain inquiries
- Seeing the varied demands of the CRS
- Maintaining the City’s GIS
- Discovering ways to integrate new data and share the system with City users
In his “free” time, he enjoys woodworking, metalworking, falling off his mountain bike, tinkering with microcontrollers, and sporadic forays into writing novels.
Kenny Schwab photo and bio coming soon.
Rachel Cooper is native to Wagoner County and currently serves as the Wagoner County Engineer and Director of the Planning and Zoning Department. Rachael attended the United States Air Force Academy and Southern Mississippi State University to gain her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and Master of Science in Sports Psychology, respectively. She served in the United States Air Force just under 6 years as 32E Functional and separated as a Captain. She served a short stint as a College Soccer Coach and Campus Engineer before returning to government service in 2017. Rachael also works with Cross Timbers Consulting as a design engineer for Tribal Transportation Projects. In OFMA, Rachael is the Board Secretary and has been a CFM since February 2018.
Carolyn Schultz is retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers, after 24 years of service in the Tulsa District. During her career at the Corp’s Floodplain Management Services Planning and Environmental Division, she was involved in the development of floodplain, flood protection, and flood insurance studies for communities in Oklahoma. Her responsibilities included coordination with various local, state and federal officials for data gathering, preparation and reporting of flood studies. She also attended to all customer inquiries related to floodplain matters.
Carolyn is currently serving as OFMA’s Treasurer and Secretary for the Professional Development Committee (PDCC) for Certification of Floodplain Administrators. She is a member of the National Association of Floodplain Managers Association and a Certified Floodplain Manager. She has attended Northeastern Oklahoma State University and holds an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering from Tulsa Junior College. Carolyn is a Certified Floodplain Manager in Oklahoma.
Mike Kimbro graduated from the University of Oklahoma in December 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He started his career at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in January 2001, where he discovered an interest in modeling rivers and creeks and started working on bridge hydraulics in March 2002. Mike is a CFM since 2005. His hobbies include woodworking, electronics, photography, ham radio, and motorcycles. He also enjoys traveling, attending Broadway shows, movies, and art festivals with my wife of 31 years.
Patrick Wilson bio to come.
Dennis Yochum bio and photos to come.
Johnny A. Barron PE, CFM
Johnny grew up in Georgia and graduated from Southern Polytechnic State University with a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering Technology. He obtained his professional engineer license in 2006. While in Georgia, he served as the Atlanta Area Representative on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Association of Floodplain Management (GAFM).
He moved to Oklahoma in 2010 and has worked for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the City of Ponca City. Johnny currently works for the City of Altus where he is the City Engineer and Public Works Director for the City of Altus, OK. He is also the NFIP Floodplain Administrator for Altus.
Johnny and his wife, Dawn, have been married since 1988 and they have 4 children and 4 grandchildren.
Travis Small currently serves as Engineering Manager for Transportation & Drainage at the City of Stillwater. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University in May of 1997. Since that time, Travis has worked for various consulting firms and municipalities focusing on both transportation and drainage infrastructure. He is a licensed professional engineer in Oklahoma and holds a license as both a water works and wastewater works operator. Travis became a Certified Floodplain Manager and member of OFMA in 2017. He and his wife, Darice, live in Stillwater where he enjoys attending OSU athletic events and being a Special Olympics volunteer.
Carrie Evenson is a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Oklahoma and Colorado and received her Bachelors and Doctoral degrees in Environmental Science from the University of Oklahoma. She began her career with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) in the Industrial Wastewater and Stormwater Enforcement section where she worked for over 11 years. She then joined the City of Norman where she worked as the Stormwater Program Manager for 5 years. She currently serves as the Assistant Public Works Director for the City of Midwest City.
She has been a Certified Floodplain Manager since 2017 and previously served as the Stormwater Quality Committee Chair and Vice Chair for OFMA. She is also a Certified Stormwater Manager, a Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality, a Certified Pesticide Applicator, and holds A Wastewater Operator, A Wastewater Lab Operator, and A Water Operator licenses from ODEQ.
She is a proud aunt to her four nephews and spends as much time spoiling them as possible. She also likes to travel, particularly to places where she can fish, and is an avid OU football fan.