Spring Creek Coalition

Jennifer donnelly

Jennifer Donnelly is a physician practicing OB/Gyn and mother of four busy children. She is an avid cyclist and helps direct an all women’s cycling program with over 200 members which helps women of all ages and abilities achieve an active lifestyle. She and her husband Andrew are homeowners in Mayes County and have land on Spring Creek where they enjoy fishing, hiking, and the outdoors in what they feel is one of the most special places in Oklahoma. Jennifer brings her love of Oklahoma, the outdoors, and health and wellness to the board of the Spring Creek Coalition.

george kamp

George Kamp is a long-time landowner of property along Spring Creek.  He purchased acreage at Lucky Springs over forty years ago.  He is a retired physician and former member of the medical staff at both Saint Francis and Saint John Hospitals in Tulsa.  He has served on several medical and conservation boards at local and state levels.  His hobbies of birding and fly fishing have added to his appreciation of Spring Creek.  George is finishing a six-year term on the Spring Creek board and feels he has more to offer.

Karen harris

I grew up on a small farm above Big Hollow Creek just outside of Peoria, Illinois, a town on the banks of the Illinois River.  So flowing water is in my blood.  After earning a master's degree in Systematics and Ecology from the University of Kansas, I began a thirty-seven year science-teaching career at Bishop Kelley and Holland Hall High Schools in Tulsa.  After retirement, I started a small urban farm (Bad Dog Farm) in Tulsa and began helping Mike Appel and Emily Oakley at Three Springs Farm near Oaks on Spring Creek.  In addition to serving as Vice President of the Oxley Nature Center Association and chair of the All Souls Green Team, I have been a member of STIR and SCC and served this past year as a board member for SCC. As a property owner on Oklahoma's Illinois River, I understand the value of our streams and am passionately invested in the preservation of the Spring Creek watershed.

Martha Blackburn

I grew up in the Texas panhandle and moved to Northeast Oklahoma to a ranch on the Grand River. Throughout my years in Oklahoma, I have fallen in love with the its waters. I’ve been fortunate to have places on Grand, Hudson and a cottage near Lake Eufaula as well as a cabin on Spring Creek. I graduated from the University of Tulsa College of Law and practice in Tulsa. I have one beautiful daughter who has blessed me with three grandchildren. They have grown up enjoying life on the water. I became an SCC member and then a Board member to volunteer my time and efforts to protect our beautiful Spring Creek.

jennifer owen

Jennifer Owen helped found Spring Creek Coalition in 1994. She raised her three children at Spring Creek near Peggs and has worked tirelessly both on and off the SCC board for the betterment of the watershed. She has a passion and tenacity for issues she believes in that few can rival. She is up for election to a second 3-year term.

travis fite

A Cherokee citizen, Travis Fite is a full-time musician and producer.

Travis has toured with funk-soul bands such as Phat Thumb, Leon Russell, and R&B ensembles such as Full Flava Kings, Wayman Tisdale, and Toni Estes.

He performs at many venues locally with his two primary ensembles The Steve White Group and 7-piece Funk ensemble “Fuzed” as well as with singer-Songwriter Jared Tyler and acclaimed songwriter MonicaTaylor.

Travis currently runs SoulTree recording studio in Perkins, Ok, writing, producing and recording music for local and national artists.

Travis comes from a family well-known for fighting for clean water. His late father Julian Fite led lawsuits against Arkansas to control the amount of poultry waste entering the Illinois River. Travis’ cousin, Ed Fite, is the long-time head of Oklahoma Scenic Rivers now under the Grand River Dam Authority.

In spite of his busy schedule, Travis stepped up and led the Spring Creek Coalition board in 2019 after being appointed to a one-year term. He is now up for election to a full 3-year term.

“Even though I don’t have time to continue as President, I want to continue to help in any way I can.”