Board of Regents

Wesley G. Mitchell was appointed to the TCC Board of Regents in 2017 by Governor Mary Fallin.

Regent Mitchell is Executive Director of 211 Eastern Oklahoma, a program of Tulsa Area United Way. He leads the 211EOK team and program that provides 24/7 free service supporting citizens in 37 counties in Eastern Oklahoma. Prior to this position, he worked as the Business Service Director for Green Country Workforce developing workforce strategies across 11 Oklahoma counties. Regent Mitchell also worked for Hewlett Packard Enterprises where he was responsible for service delivery from the data processing production facilities in Tulsa.

He has broad experience in the IT industry supporting primarily transportation, hospitality, and financial industry clients. He held numerous positions within the HP Enterprise Services organization where his considerable leadership experience and record of accomplishment led to his overseeing all aspects of Data Center Operations globally.

Regent Mitchell is a graduate of Howard University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing. While at Howard, he was a student-athlete lettering in football.

His other board memberships include the Junior Achievement of Oklahoma, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma, Greenwood Cultural Center, TTCU Federal Credit Union, Bishops Committee of Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, and Teach for America Greater Tulsa. He previously served as a trustee to the TCC Foundation, Executive Board of Tulsa Regional Chamber, and Owasso Education Foundation.

Jennifer Jezek was appointed to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents in 2022 by Governor Kevin Stitt.  

A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Regent Jezek is President of Sovereign Stewardship, a Native American and woman-owned consulting firm. Her background includes serving as Vice President/Oklahoma Division Manager of VSC Fire & Security and President of York Electronic Systems, Inc.  

She is a proud second-generation TCC graduate, following in the footsteps of her father by attending the College, where she earned an associate degree in Business Administration. She also received a bachelor's in Business Administration from Langston University.  

From 2019 until her appointment as TCC Regent, she served on the TCC Foundation Board of Trustees. 

Regent Jezek has held multiple leadership roles with the Tulsa Regional Chamber since 2014, including serving as Board Chair in 2024. She also served as Oklahoma Biz PAC director; Associated Builders and Contractors National Inclusion Equity and Diversity Committee - Native American Resource group leader; Oklahoma Governor’s Minority Business Council advocacy committee chair; Junior Achievement of Oklahoma state board director; and Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation Board chair. She is past chair for Associate Builders and Contractors of Oklahoma. 

Her many honors include being named one of the “Best of TCC” Distinguished Alumni, receiving the Golden Hard Hat Award from Associated Builders and Contractors, the Junior Achievement Red Apple Award, and Security Systems News “Top 20 Under 40.” She also received the Lifetime Achievement Award Tier II from the Tulsa Regional Chamber Small Business Connection. 

Peter Regan was appointed to the TCC Board of Regents in 2023 by Governor Kevin Stitt.

Regent Regan is Founder of Devonshire Investments, LLC, and Principal of Devonshire Law.

A Tulsa native, he holds a master's degree in Political Science/Urban Affairs from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma. He has a strong background in public policy, having worked for Congressman Dan Boren and held other legislative staff leadership positions. In addition to his legal and investment work, Regent Regan has devoted more than 15 years to public service. He received a mayoral appointment to the Tulsa Economic Development Commission, and in 2011 was re-appointed by Gov. Mary Fallin to the Oklahoma Transportation Commission. Since 2007, he has also served as the Director of the Oklahoma Hospital Authority and Trust.

Regent Regan has also held various leadership roles with numerous organizations, including the Nigh Leadership Academy, the Oklahoma Aquarium Foundation, and the Jim Thorpe Association. He currently serves on the Liberal Arts Advisory Board at the University of Central Oklahoma and is co-chair of the Center for Legislative Excellence. He serves on the Board at Miratech Corporation, Onefire Holdings, and as a board observer for CareATC and Raisbeck Engineering. In addition, Regent Regan is a member of Leadership Oklahoma Class of XXVII.

James H. (Jim) Beavers, a Broken Arrow businessman, was appointed to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents by Oklahoma Governor J. Kevin Stitt and approved by the Oklahoma Legislature in May 2020.

A resident of Broken Arrow for more than 40 years, Regent Beavers is an insurance broker and risk management consultant and former partner/owner of The Arrow Group, an independent insurance agency. He started as an insurance agent in 1975 before joining the Broken Arrow Insurance Agency, now known as The Arrow Group, a few years later.

Regent Beavers has served on numerous boards including the Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce, Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation,  Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma and the Mental Health Association of Tulsa, now known as the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma. He continues to be active in the Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce,  Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation, Broken Arrow Public Schools Education Foundation, and Broken Arrow Rotary.

A graduate of the University of Tulsa with a Bachelor of Science degree, Regent Beavers has received numerous community awards, including Citizen of the Year and the Broken Arrow Legacy Award from the Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce.

Caron A. Lawhorn was appointed to the TCC Board of Regents in 2016 by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. 

Regent Lawhorn retired from ONE Gas, Inc. on December 31, 2023, where she most recently served as senior vice president, chief financial officer. She has served in this role since March 2019. 

At ONE Gas’s separation from ONEOK, Inc. into a standalone, publicly traded company in 2014, Lawhorn was named senior vice president, Commercial, responsible for commercial activities of ONE Gas’s three natural gas distribution utilities – Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, Kansas Gas Service and Texas Gas Service. Lawhorn served in the same role at ONEOK prior to the separation. Before that, she was president of ONEOK’s natural gas distribution segment. From July 2009 until March 2011, she was senior vice president, Corporate Planning and Development, responsible for business development, strategic and long-range planning and capital investments for ONEOK and ONEOK Partners. 

She became senior vice president and chief accounting officer of ONEOK in 2007, adding responsibility for ONEOK Partners in 2008. Prior to that, she was senior vice president of financial services and treasurer of ONEOK. She began her career at the audit and advisory firm now known as KPMG, leaving the firm as senior manager after more than 10 years.  

In January 2019, Regent Lawhorn was appointed to the board of directors of AAON, a manufacturer of heating and air conditioning equipment headquartered in Tulsa, where she is the vice chair of the board and chair of the audit committee. She is serving a second term on the board of regents of TCC and chairs the board for the Tulsa Stadium Trust. She is past chair and member of the board of directors of the Tulsa Area United Way, also serving as a campaign chair in 2020. She is past chair of the board of directors for the Southern Gas Association. She is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma -- Class 21 and Leadership Tulsa -- Class 32. 

Regent Lawhorn earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Tulsa, where she was named a Distinguished Alumna and an Outstanding Alumna in the College of Business. She is a certified public accountant and a a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. 

Kevin Gross, Regional President of Hillcrest HealthCare System (HHS), was appointed to fill an unexpired term of the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents in August 2024. Regent Gross currently oversees HHS, which includes eight hospitals and a network of clinics in northeastern Oklahoma. The system employs 6,000 staff members and more than 400 healthcare providers.

Regent Gross has more than 40 years of experience working in all sectors of the hospital industry. He previously served as Senior Vice President for hospital operations for RehabCare Group Inc. and has also served as President of Hospital Corporation of America Healthcare’s Midwest division.

He has served on numerous boards, most recently as chairman of the Oklahoma State Chamber and chairman of the Tulsa Regional Chamber. He was also chairman of the Oklahoma Hospital Association and served on the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for six years, including three as chair.

Regent Gross earned his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, and a master’s in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Michael Spurgeon joined the TCC Board of Regents as its newest member on July 1.