Accomplishments
BARRETT, JOHN ADAMS (ROCKY) (Citizen Potawatomi)
(Tribal Chairman; Corporate President, Cattle Breeder)
Born March 25, 1944, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Education:
Princeton University, 1962 - 64
University of Oklahoma, 1964 - 65
Oklahoma City University, BS, 1968
Oklahoma City University, Graduate School of Business, 1968 - 69, 1986
St. Gregorys University, PhD (Hon.,) Commercial Sciences, 2000
Principal Occupation:
Tribal Chairman (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), Corporate President, Cattle Breeder.
Address:
1601 Gordon Cooper Drive,
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801
Phone (405) 275 - 3121
Fax (405) 275 - 0198
Affiliations:
United States Plywood Corporation, Oklahoma City, Memphis, Tenn. 1966 - 69
Greenbrier Development Co., Memphis, Tenn. 1969 - 70
Barrett Construction Co., Southaven, Mississippi, 1970 - 71
Central Tribes of the Shawnee Area (CTSA), 1971 - 74
Vice-Chairman, Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1971 - 74
Barrett Drilling Company, 1974 - 82
Barrett Refining Corporation, 1985 - 96
BLC Angus Ranch, 1989 - present
Barrett Drilling Company
(oil and gas production, gaming technology, land development), 1989 - present
Tribal Chairman, Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1985 - present
Other Professional Posts:
Registered Lobbyist in Oklahoma Legislature for Oklahoma Home Builders Assn., 1968 - 69
Board of Directors - United Tribes of Western Oklahoma and Kansas
City of Shawnee Mayor’s Advisory Board
Shawnee Service Unit of Indian Health Service
Oklahoma Indian Health Service Advisory Board
National Indian Action Contractor’s Assn. (president)
Delegate to the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association
National Congress of American Indians
Commissioner - Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission (Governor’s appointment), 2000 - 04, 2004 - present
Board of Directors - St. Gregory’s University, 1998 - present
Delegate to the United Nations Conference On The Rights of Indigenous People, Geneva, Switzerland, 2002
Delegate to Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Council, 2004 - present
Board of Directors - Native Nations Institute, Morris Udall Foundation, Tucson, Arizona, 2003 - present
Community Activities:
Member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Lay Reader)
Boy Scouts of America, Troop Leader
Elks (B.P.O.E.)
Lions Club
Shawnee Citizens' Advisory Board
Shawnee Quarterback Club (Youth League Coach)
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