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The Anna's House Foundation
2011 Board of Directors
 
Charles Mooney, 2011 Chairman
Charles currently serves in an administrative role for a large not-for-profit corporation in Oklahoma.  He is a graduate of Troy State University, University of Alabama Birmingham and Oklahoma City University.  He holds a masters degree in Transfusion Medicine and Business Administration.  Charles moved to Oklahoma in 1996 from Birmingham, Alabama.  He is married with two small children, one of whom is adopted.  His love for children and heart for local adoption has led him to serve the Lord with the Anna's House Foundation as its board Vice Chairman.
 
Robert E. Black, 2011 Vice Chairman
 
A 1975 graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Robert has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a major in Management. He is a 1982 graduate of the Oklahoma City University School of Law and has been a practicing trial attorney in Oklahoma City since graduating from law school. He is an active member of the Metropolitan Baptist Church of Oklahoma City where he has attended regularly since 1992. He has been a member of the Deacon Board and currently serves on the Board of Elders. In addition, Mr. Black is the Sunday School Superintendent for Metropolitan supervising 13 adult Sunday School Classes. He and his wife, Janet, have two children and reside in Edmond, Oklahoma.
 
Carol A. Harkins, Secretary
 
A graduate of Oklahoma State University, Carol has spent over 40 years serving  in an Executive Assistant role to executives in the Oklahoma City private and non-profit sector.   Her organizational skills and administrative abilities are an indispensable and integral part of the Anna's House Foundation.  Through the influence of her college roommate and dear friend she was led to the Lord during her freshman year of college.  She has been an active member of Metropolitan Baptist Church for 30 years and credits the teaching there for her continuing "hunger for God's word" and desire to serve the Lord with the Anna's House Foundation.  Carol has three grown sons and six grandchildren, two of whom are foster/adoptive.  She is proud to call "Anna" her granddaughter for whom the foundation is named.
 
  
 
Jason Nelson 
Jason serves the state of Oklahoma as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.  Jason has been directly involved in Oklahoma politics and government in Oklahoma for more than 15 years.  He has served as Director of Government Relations for CMS Strategies since January 2004.  Over the course of eight years, Jason served in a variety of roles on Governor Frank Keating's staff, including, but not limited to, legislative liaison to the Oklahoma House of Representatives during the last three years of Keating's second term.  His accomplishments and contribution to both state and local goverment in Oklahoma are numerous.  Jason also served as Vice President of Future Investment Company, a local real estate development firm, was a member of the Central Oklahoma State and National Home Builders Association where he served as a regional political representative and his duties included leading membership training seminars regarding major policy issues, political action committee fundraising and grassroots lobbying by realtor members.  Jason and his wife Lori reside in Oklahoma City and have two children.
 
  
Fred Muse
 

Fred J. Muse, born in rural south central Kentucky in 1947 and moved to the Indianapolis, Indiana area with his family during his junior high years, as his father transferred with his job.  Fred is the oldest of six. He attended Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, IN, Greenville College and Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis.  Following his education, Fred worked for the Marion County Association for Challenged Children and Pleasant Run Children’s Home, directing for both their behavior modification programs.  It was during this time that Fred met and courted his now bride, CJ Beeker (the then RN for Pleasant Run Children’s Home).  Married in 1973 and in 1974 leaving this line of work, was hired and trained for Franchise Development with Baskin-Robbins, Inc.  Fred experienced transfers to Evansville, IN, Memphis, TN and to Chicago, IL  during this period.  Fred continued with Baskin-Robbins in varied executive roles until leaving in 1989, taking a position in Franchise Development with Express Services, Inc., at their head office in Oklahoma City, OK.  Fred continues to work with Express as their Senior Executive of Franchise Development.  Responsibilities include new and existing franchise sales in the US and in Canada.  For 9 years Fred was also responsible for the International Development activity and assisted in bringing on board franchisees in Canada, South Africa and Australia for Express.   

 

In 1997 Fred earned the CFE (Certified Franchise Executive) designation and has continued to earn recertification every three years.  Fred was appointed in 1999 by the IFA for a two year charter term with the US Department of Commerce as an ISAC 17 (Industry Consultation Sector) Franchise Advisor/Representative.  

 

Fred was ordained a Ruling Elder of the Presbyterian Church in America in 1982 and continues to be an elder in good standing of that same denomination.  He and CJ are charter members of Redeemer Presbyterian Church of Edmond, OK. Both are active in church life and are committed to Christ’s church and family. They have one daughter, Heather Renee Jones, son-in-law, Bob Jones, and four grandchildren.  All live near their home in OKC and also are charter members of Redeemer PCA.  Fred has served on several church elder boards, presbytery committees and on Committee of Commissioners for many annual General Assemblies of the PCA.  Fred and CJ also served for several years on the Board of Governors of Providence Hall Classical Christian School as the Administrative and Staff Committee Chair.

 




Mrs. Greg Oplotnik (Darci)


Mrs. Angela Irons


Mr. Randy Stafford

**2012 will mark some changes in our board of directors.  In 2011 we began saying goodbye to some of our original "start-up board" members.  It is through their faith in our Savior, their belief in our mission and their commitment to see this ministry get off the ground that The Anna's House Foundation exists, five years later as one of the most respected foster care ministry organizations in Oklahoma.  We are immeasurably grateful first to the Lord Jesus Christ for his grace and mercy upon this young organization, and to each board member who so willingly gave of their time and effort to see Anna's House grow!  We look forward to introducing you to the newest 2012 member to our board in the coming months!