Brian Alford

Meet Brian. He is retired from OGE Energy Corp. where he was responsible for the company’s community affairs, economic development and marketing-related functions. Prior to assuming his role with OGE, Brian was Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs at Enable Midstream Partners, a natural gas and crude oil midstream company, formed by OGE Energy Corp. and CenterPoint Energy in 2013. During his tenure at Enable, Brian was responsible standing up the company’s communications, government relations and community affairs functions as well as leading communications through the company’s initial public offering in 2014. Under his leadership, the Enable communications team was named a 2016 finalist for PR Week’s top internal communications team of the year.

Brian also serves as a board member of the REI Capital Access Fund, Inc.

Years of Service to REI Oklahoma: 5

Giving Back. Brian serves as chair of the Metropolitan Library Commission of Oklahoma County, which provides governance and oversight for one of the largest library systems in the U.S. He also serves as chair of the Arts Council of Oklahoma City, which provides a variety of arts programming including the annual Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts, which annually draws upwards of 500,000 visitors. In addition, he serves as vice chair of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame where he is also a selection committee member of the Jim Thorpe Award, which each year honors college football’s top defensive back. Most recently, Brian was asked to join the board of the Last Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America.