PERSONAL

• 63 years old
• Married for 43 years to Sandy Miller
• 2 daughters
  • Kelli Haan – Deer Creek Area and President of DCHS Football Booster Club
  • Stacey Cannon – Greeley, Colorado. Pharmaceutical Representative
• 3 grandchildren
  • Jantz Haan
    • DCHS Junior
• Varsity Football Team
• Varsity Wrestler
• Bethany Haan (age 3)
• Future Deer Creek Elementary Student
• Abbey Cannon (age 4)
• Colorado resident, but hopefully future DCES student
• 30 year member of New Covenant Christian Church in Oklahoma City

EDUCATION

• BBA in Management, University of Oklahoma, 1966
• Executive Management Program Graduate, Penn State University, 1986

PROFESSION

• Southwestern Bell Telephone Company – 1966 to 1992
  Held various management assignments during 26 years with corporation, eventually retiring in 1992 as Vice President.
• SureTel, Inc. – 2000 to 2003
  President and Chief Operating Officer
• Miller Enterprises, Inc.
  Chief Executive Officer
  Specializing in agricultural supply and retail operations.
• Miller Farms – Present
  Cattle operation on 350+ acres in Central Oklahoma

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Better Business Bureau – Past President
• Last Frontier Council, Boy Scouts of America – Past Vice Chairman
• Leadership Oklahoma City – Past President
• Leadership Oklahoma – Charter Class Graduate and Past Board Member
• Community Council – Past President
• Downtown YMCA – Past President
• American Red Cross – Past Vice Chairman
• United Way of Greater OKC – Past Drive Chairman
• OKC Chamber of Commerce – Past Board Member
• Joint Training and Partnership Committee – Past Chairman
• Downtown Now – Past President

AWARDS

• Paragon Award – Leadership OKC
• Silver Beaver Award – Boy Scouts of America
• Vail Medal Recipient

CURRENT VOLUTEER WORK

• At Deer Creek Schools:Regular Weekly High School Library Volunteer
  • Substitute, when called upon
  • Monitor for testing
  • Various sports events and booster club activities
Executive Service Corp of Central Oklahoma
• Management consulting for various non-profit associations

PURPOSE OF RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD 

I purchased land in the Deer Creek area in 1996 and completed our home in 1998.  Knowing the reputation of the Deer Creek School system, I wanted to see my grandchildren live in the district so they could benefit from such a great education.  In 2001, that was accomplished.  I’ve seen the district’s rapid growth and it’s effect on the school.  Through activities with my grandson, who is a junior at DCHS, and regular volunteer work within the school, I’ve become very concerned about the future of the District.  My preschool granddaughter will not experience the quality of education that I saw when I first purchased land in 1996.  Deer Creek’s growth is putting our schools in jeopardy.

My background is in management.  I have managed both large and small companies and this background in management, planning, organization and leadership is what is needed at this point in the District’s “life”.  While “band-aids” will need to be put on problems as they arise, they have to fit within a large master plan to reduce waste of time and money.  This master plan, its development and implementation, is where my background and availability of time to devote to the District will get us back on track.

While our education administration concentrate on keeping our academic quality high, we need to insure the physical facilities, information technology, arts and athletic facilities are planned and built for our FUTURE needs.  No longer can facilities be built on models that our school children outgrow before they are even built.  This takes management and leadership.  This plan will be expensive.  And will need to “think outside the box” and beyond the traditional ad valorem tax bases. 

We have grown from a 3A district to 5A and are headed toward 6A very quickly.  A plan is needed and management of the plan is imperative. To bring in quality educators and athletic leadership, we have to have a plan to take us to the next level.  No longer do we need to be trying to catch up with our growth, we need to plan for it, manage it and get ahead of the growth curve.  Only by doing this, can Deer Creek maintain a prestigious level of education, leadership and an excellent reputation.  Our children deserve it and I am ready to put the time, effort, planning and leadership into the Deer Creek School Board to make a difference.  It is time for change…change for the better…change for the children.

Communication is the key to improvement and I want to communicate with the patrons of the District.  You deserve to know what is going on and have someone to listen to your ideas and opinions.  The members of the Board do not have all the answers.  It takes listening to all the patrons, researching other district successes and failures, and putting the time and effort into Deer Creek Schools.  I have that time and the experience to make a difference at Deer Creek and I want to help.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about me, my beliefs and the issues I see as critical in the coming years to the District, I invite you to visit my website at www.miller4deercreek.com.