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OKLAHOMA CITY
NEWS IN BRIEF 1
Williams named
interim director of
Medical Marijuana
Authority
Oklahoma Medical Mari-
juana Authority Deputy Direc-
tor Dr. Kelly Williams has been
named interim director.
Williams took the lead posi-
tion after the promotion of
Director Travis Kirkpatrick. His term will begin Sept. 1 holding the highest hygiene
Williams is a native Okla- and expire at the company’s standards, as defined by the
homan who has a bachelor’s annual shareholder meeting Centers for Disease Control
degree in psychology from in May 2021, at which time he and Prevention. PPE is an es-
Oklahoma City University, fol- is expected to be nominated sential part of upholding those
lowed by a master’s degree for approval by the company’s measures.”
and Ph.D. from the University shareholders. He will serve on Donated materials include
of Oklahoma, both in quantita- the compensation, and nomi- hand sanitizer, cleaning sup-
tive psychology. Before join- nating and corporate gover- plies and disposable face-
ing OMMA, Williams served nance committees. masks, which are required for
as Oklahoma City University’s Kissam is the former chair- both staffers and those who
institutional research director man, chief executive officer access services. COVID-19 pre-
for seven years. She has been and president of Albemarle vention practices have been in
in two Leadership Oklahoma Corp., a specialty chemicals effect at Daily Living Centers
Trillium’s public compressed natural gas fueling station in Los Ange- City classes and serves on the company. He also serves since early March.
les. COURTESY PHOTO/LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS AND COUNTRY STORES board of directors for Family on the board of directors –Staff report
Builders as well as the United of DuPont de Nemours and
Way of Central Oklahoma’s Re- Albemarle.

Trillium opens fast-fill public search and Community Initia-

tives Committee.
Kirkpatrick was promoted
–Staff report
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OKLAHOMA CITY
Carmona receives
CNG station in Los Angeles to deputy commissioner of
prevention and preparedness
at the Oklahoma State Depart-
1
OKLAHOMA CITY
Webinar to
okPORK Excellence
Award
LOS ANGELES – Trillium has of this important fuel, and ment of Health. His new role explore COVID-19 The Oklahoma Pork Council
opened a public compressed we’re excited to add another includes oversight of several and the ADA presented Cristina Carmona
natural gas fueling station in reliable fueling location in regulatory areas, including of Prestage Farms with their
Los Angeles. the state,” said JP Fjeld- OMMA. Coronavirus and the Ameri- Excellence Award during the
The station joins Trillium’s Hansen, vice president of –Staff report cans with Disabilities Act is 61st an-
more than 30 public and pri- Trillium. the topic of this month’s meet- nual Okla-
vate stations in California. Trillium operates more ing of Southwest Oklahoma homa Pork
Houston-based Trillium is than 200 CNG stations across OKLAHOMA CITY HR, a professional organiza- Congress.
owned by Oklahoma City- the country. Combined, 1 tion for human resources Carmona
based Love’s Travel Stops and Love’s Travel Stops and Tril- State rig count professionals. grew up in
County Stores. lium own 67 public-access unchanged at 11 Attorney Michael W. Bowl- Chihuahua,
“California continues to be CNG facilities. Oklahoma’s active rig count ing from Crowe & Dunlevy’s Mexico and
a top priority for the growth –Staff report for the week ended Friday was Labor & Employment Practice traveled to
unchanged from the previous Group will discuss the impact Cristina the United
week at 11, Baker Hughews of COVID-19 on the disability Carmona States to ob-
reported. accommodations process, ac- tain a master’s
Oklahoma had 86 active commodations to consider degree at New Mexico State
MAIN OFFICES CAPITOL BUREAU rigs for the same week in 2019. when dealing with COVID-19 University in animal science.
Corporate Tower 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., The highest weekly rig concerns and how to manage In 2005 she was recruited by
101 N. Robinson, Suite 101 Room 431 count for Oklahoma this year mask-related accommodations Murphy Brown, now Prestage
Oklahoma City, OK 73102 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 was 53 for three weeks in Jan- requests. Farms, and has been involved
405-235-3100 405-524-7777 uary. The lowest rig count for The virtual meeting is set with the swine industry ever
the state in 2019 was 50 and for 11:50 a.m. Wednesday. since.
the highest weekly rig count To register, visit okhr.org/ Carmona is the produc-
Mail subscription prices are $229 per year. was 140 for the first week of event-3926549. tion technical trainer, and
Newsstand price is $1 per copy. January. –Staff report is responsible for recruiting
To subscribe, call 1-877-615-9536. The nationwide rig count international workers, certifica-
Published daily except Saturday, Sunday, New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, for the week ended Friday was tions, and conducting onsite
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, with an extra issue in December, by The Journal down four at 247, according OKLAHOMA CITY assessments.
Record, 101 N. Robinson, Suite 101, Oklahoma City, OK 73102-9020. Periodicals postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK.
to Houston-based oil-field ser- 1 Robert Teel, sow produc-
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to vices company Baker Hughes. Daily Living tion manager, and Greg Ste-
BridgeTower Media Subscription Service, The nationwide rig count Centers receives phens, general manager, at
P.O. Box 1667, Minneapolis, MN 55480-9936
was 934 a year earlier. PPE donation Prestage Farms in Texhoma,
The Journal Record (ISSN 0737-5468) takes great care to publish all suits, judgments, documents of record and other Among other active states, nominated Carmona for this
information. These are not published to affect the credit or standing of the parties named. The publisher shall not be liable New Mexico was down three Daily Living Centers of Okla- award.
for errors in an advertisement including public notices. If there is an error for which the publisher assumes responsibility, that
responsibility shall be limited to a single republishing of the advertisement or public notice, or for a suitable adjustment on the rigs to 46 and Mississippi lost homa has received a donation –Staff report
billing not to exceed the cost of more than one insertion. its only rig. of personal protective equip-
The other states were ment through the Oklahoma
unchanged. Center for Nonprofits’ PPE Dis- OKLAHOMA CITY
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR –Staff report tribution Project funded by the 1
Arnall Family Foundation, Cox, OML annual
The Journal Record welcomes original, signed letters of up to 200 words on any public issue. Longer
submissions focusing on business topics may be considered for a guest column. Letters may be edited for Flourish OKC, Inasmuch Foun- conference
length, style and content. Submissions must be addressed to The Journal Record and include your name, OKLAHOMA CITY dation, Kirkpatrick Family Fund rescheduled
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Journal Record, which retains all rights on if, when or how a submission is published. Submit letters by OGE Energy names “These supplies are criti- The Oklahoma Municipal
one of three ways.
E-mail: perspectives@journalrecord.com. Kissam to board cal to protect and care for the League board of directors vot-
Fax: 405-278-2890. OGE Energy Corp. an- population we serve at Daily ed to reschedule the upcom-
U.S. Mail: Perspectives, c/o The Journal Record, nounced that Luke C. Kissam Living Centers,” said DLC Presi- ing 2020 annual conference to
P.O. Box 26370, Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0370. IV has been elected to the dent and CEO Jessica Clayton. September 2021 in Oklahoma
board of directors. “Our team is dedicated to up- City.