Hershel Lamirand, III

In 1991, Mr. Lamirand assumed the responsibilities of Executive Director of the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation, retiring after 22 years . The Foundation represents all 27 institutions (12,000 employees) in the Oklahoma Health Center. Previously, Mr. Lamirand worked for Leo Oppenheim and Company, Goldman Enterprises, and the Central Oklahoma Economic Development District before organizing Mid-States Investment Corporation, which he operated during the mid-seventies. He then took a position as a consultant to the Oklahoma Legislature, documenting the difference between committee staffing and the legislative council. He went to work for the Oklahoma Health Systems Agency, where he was responsible for local and statewide health planning and development. Mr. Lamirand joined the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 1981, where he established the Office of Development and was its first Executive Director. Mr. Lamirand has enjoyed an active civic life. His civic activities have included: member of the charter class of Leadership Oklahoma City, continuing to serving on its Advisory Board; co founder and past president of Leadership Oklahoma; and past president of the National Association for Community Leadership. He is founder of the Youth Leadership Exchange in Oklahoma City. He has had years of involvement with the Arts Council of Oklahoma City, including serving as co-chair of the Festival of the Arts. More recently, Mr. Lamirand served as chair of the American Association of State Service Commissions. In that role, he presented a paper at Cambridge University, UK, on the role of volunteers in community service. Mr. Lamirand is currently serving on the National Grantmakers Forum on Community Service and Volunteering. He has also served on various mayoral and legislative task forces on mass transportation, water and land use, health education, and regional planning, as well as the Governor’s Committee on inter-local cooperation, health planning, and criminal justice. Mr. Lamirand attended the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University, graduating with a degree in Marketing. He attended graduate school at Oklahoma City University.