Staff Members

Dan Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer / Director of Investments

Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

  • Juris Doctorate, University of Tulsa College of Law
  • Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration, Northeastern State University
  • Oklahoma State Representative (District 71), 2004 – 2011
  • Of Counsel, Pierce Couch, Hendrickson, Baysinger & Green LLP, 2005 – 2011
  • Joined GRDA in 2011

Tim Brown
Chief Operating Officer

Tim Brown

 

  • Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine
  • Registered Professional Engineer
  • Background in T&D Operations, Rates, Power Supply and Financial Planning
  • Joined GRDA in 2011

Michael Kiefner
Assistant General Manager of Land and Property Management

Michael Kiefner

Michael Kiefner

  • Juris Doctorate, Oklahoma City University
  • Oklahoma State Senate Staff Attorney (1994-’04)
  • Former General Counsel to large Oklahoma-based financial institution
  • Joined GRDA in 2004


 

Ellen Edwards
General Counsel

Ellen Edwards

  •  Juris Doctorate, University of Oklahoma College Of Law
  •  Bachelor’s of Science in Political Science, Colorado College
  •  Former member of the Oklahoma Workers Compensation Advisory Council
  •  Former Oklahoma Workers Compensation Court Judge (1996-2008)
  • Joined GRDA in 2011

Charles Barney
Assistant General Manager of Thermal & Hydro Generation

Charles Barney

  • Master’s of Science, Mechanical Engineering
  • Registered Professional Engineer, state of Oklahoma
  • Joined GRDA in 1988


Carolyn Dougherty, CPA
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer

Carolyn Dougherty

  • Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting, Oklahoma State University
  • 18 years with GRDA as special projects director for GM
  • Former Senior Emerging Business Consultant with Deloitte, Haskins and Sells (1983-1986)
  • Joined GRDA in 1986


Mike Herron
Assistant General Manager of Engineering, System Operations and Reliability

Mike Herron

  • Registered Professional Engineer
  • Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri (Rolla)
  • Nearly four decades experience in electric utility industry
  • Joined GRDA in 2004


Dale Willis
Assistant General Manager of Transmission

Dale Wilis



  • Nearly four decades of experience in powerline maintenance
  • Joined GRDA in 1978


Dr. Darrell Townsend
Assistant General Manager
Ecosystems & Lake  Management

Dr. Darrell Townsend



  • Ph.D in Rangeland and Wildlife Ecology, bachelors and masters degrees in Ecology, Oklahoma State University
  • Adjunct professor in the Department of Zoology (Oklahoma State University) and formerly Math and Biological Sciences Department (Tulsa Community College)
  • Research has appeared in several peer-reviewed scientific publications
  • Joined GRDA in 2004


Allison Carter
Assistant General Manager-Human Resources

Allison Carter

  • Bachelor’s of Science in Human Environmental Sciences, Oklahoma State University
  • Master’s of Human Relations, University of Oklahoma
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (University of Oklahoma)
  • Joined GRDA in 2006


Brian Edwards
Assistant General Manager
Chief of Law Enforcement and Homeland Security

Brian Edwards

  • 30-plus years in law enforcement
  • Bachelor, Criminal Justice/Corrections, Langston University 1995
  • MBA, Oklahoma City University, 2003
  • Served eight years as Tulsa County Under-Sheriff
  • Graduate of 219th Section of Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy

Justin Alberty
Corporate Communications Director

Justin Alberty

Justin Alberty

  • Joined GRDA in 1994
  • Bachelors in Journalism and Broadcasting, Oklahoma State University
  • Green Country Marketing Association Board of Directors