About

First Tee — Tulsa Board members

Nick Sidorakis, President

Janice Gibson, Executive Director

Nancy Acton, Secretary

Claudia Abernathy

Mark Buntz

Dr. Christian Clark

Gil Cloud

Fred Daniels III

Brian Davis

Lew Erickson

Tyler Evans, Executive Committee

Norm Fisher, Executive Committee

Joseph Flewellen

Parker Foster

Debbi Guilfoyle

John Holcomb

Ken MacLeod

Paula Marshall, SHCC Foundation Chair

Kathy West

Frank Rhoades

Mark Southard, Executive Committee/Treasurer

Will Smith

Cleve Stubblefield

Will Woodring

Kajeer Yar, Executive Committee

Our Staff

Janice Gibson–Executive Director- jgibson@firstteetulsa.org — Currently a PGA Class “A” /LPGA Teaching Division Member. Played collegiate golf at Oklahoma State University and graduated with a degree in Business Administration.  Played 12 years on the LPGA Tour

Austin Quinten–Program Manager- aquinten@firstteetulsa.org — Austin first met Janice Gibson in 1996, when she became his swing coach.  When First Tee — Tulsa was first established in 2001, Austin joined the program where he eventually was chosen to play in the Wal-Mart First Tee Open.  Austin graduated from Charles Page High School in 2007, and earned a golf scholarship to play for Columbia University in New York City.  Austin then played for the University of Texas at Tyler.  Austin has a B.A. in Political Science and History, and a Masters degree in History.  Austin joined the First Tee — Tulsa staff in March 2015. He has become known as “Coach Awesome Austin.”  He and his wife, Marie, recently added a new member to their family, their son, Callan Thomas Quinten.

Julia Dierker–Assistant Director —

Stella Zuniga–Life Skills Director– szuniga@firstteetulsa.org