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Lee Ann Bratten DeArman, a proud 1992 Academic All-Stater from Midwest City High School, serves as president of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.
DeArman joined the OFE Board of Trustees in 2001 and is a longtime member of the foundation’s executive committee.
DeArman currently leads talent and employee engagement initiatives for the University of Oklahoma Foundation.
She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in economics before heading to Scotland as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar and earning a graduate degree from the University of Glasgow.
Upon her return to Oklahoma, she worked at OU before moving into the corporate sector, holding various communications roles at Sonic and Chesapeake Energy. After a brief return to OU, she re-entered the corporate world in communications and culture roles with Enable Midstream Partners and VSP Vision.
DeArman also leads the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) Committee for the Leadership OKC Alumni Board. She and her husband Ryan are avid world travelers and enjoy attending Thunder basketball games, OU sporting events and OKC Broadway.
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
5530 N. Western Ave., Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-4003
(405) 236-0006
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