Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Welcomes New CEO
Oklahoma City, OK., January 4, 2016 — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma announced today that its governing board has chosen R. Darrell Weaver as the organization’s next chief executive officer. Weaver, who recently retired as Director of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs for the State of Oklahoma was the longest tenured agency head in the bureau’s history. Weaver assumed his role on November 16, 2015, succeeding Sharla Owens.
“After thorough succession planning and a comprehensive search process, the board is pleased to have found the best individual to assume leadership of this first-rate mentoring agency,” said Eric Fleske, chairman of the governing board and owner of Norman-based Fleske Holding Company, LLC. “Darrell has a track record of strong leadership and a true passion for our kids. This combined with his understanding of the challenging effects incarceration has on families and children makes Darrell uniquely qualified to lead Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma successfully into the future.
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“I’m honored and grateful to the board for the opportunity to lead this organization of passionate and dedicated professionals,” said Weaver. “What is the answer to the troubling incarceration rates in Oklahoma? A solution and key component is one-to-one mentoring of vulnerable children. Children of incarcerated parents are five times more likely to be incarcerated, and we have measurable outcomes which show we can reduce that number significantly. Mentorship changes trajectory for at-risk youth and in turn impacts the communities we live in for the better. This is an incredible opportunity and I welcome the challenge.”
Weaver holds a Bachelor’s in accounting from Cameron University and a Masters of Business Administration from Oklahoma Christian University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy 199th session and the Senior Management Institute for Police 55th session. In 2011, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Pharmacy. He joined the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics in 1987 and has held several assignments throughout the state including Director. He is an Alumnus of the Leadership Oklahoma Class XXIII, Leadership OKC Class XXVIIII, 2013 Leadership Moore Class, the 2011 Tinker Air Force Base COMMStar Program, Salt and Light Leadership Training program. He is currently a member of Leadership Tulsa Class 54. He was the 2010 State Charitable Campaign Chairman for United Way, a 2014 inductee into Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall of Fame and is a former governing board member for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma.
Sharla Owens, who has served as BBBSOK CEO since 2009, expressed confidence in the board’s choice. “I have always had the deepest respect for Darrell’s leadership, for his caring service to our children and his generosity of time with BBBSOK. I have considered him a friend and close ally in our work. I am so happy for our organization and most importantly our children. There will be no greater champion for our children than Darrell Weaver.”
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma is a donor-supported volunteer organization that provides children facing adversity with a caring adult mentor and friend who, through a professionally supported relationship, stand in the gap to change their lives. Independent research shows that the positive relationships between youth in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters have a direct, measurable and lasting impact on children’s lives. The program is proven to improve children’s odds for succeeding in school, behaving nonviolently, avoiding drugs and alcohol and breaking negative cycles. To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters and how you can change how our children grow up in Oklahoma, visit www.bbbsok.org.