THD Director and Board of Health
Dedicated to Serving the Community
The Tulsa City-County Board of Health acts in an advisory capacity to the THD Director of Health. The Board sets public health policies and helps establish the THD annual budget. In all that they do, the Board's appointed members and the Director of Health strive to safeguard and promote the health of the people they serve.
Board of Health Members
Mr. W.H. (Rik) Helmerich, IV
Chair
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: September, 2003
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2009
Dr. Patrick Grogan, DVM
Vice-Chair
Appointed by: Tulsa County
Initially Appointed: November, 2004
Current Term Expires: July 1, 2011
John L. Herndon
Secretary/Treasurer
Appointed by: Tulsa County
Initially Appointed: June 30, 1997
Current Term Expires: July 31, 2008
Betty Boyd
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: May 1, 2001
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2012
Gary D. Burnidge, D.D.S., M.S.
Appointed by: Tulsa County
Initially Appointed: June 30, 1997
Current Term Expires: April 1, 2009
Geraldine Ellison, Ph.D., R.N.
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: September 9, 2005
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2009
Delilah Christine Zarate-Gentges
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: September 13, 2007
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2013
James O. Goodwin, J.D.
Appointed by: Tulsa County
Initially Appointed: March 1968
Current Term Expires: July 31, 2012
Nancy B. Keithline
Appointed by: City of Tulsa
Initially Appointed: June 26, 1997
Current Term Expires: May 1, 2009
THD Director
Gary Cox, J.D.
Director since 1995