Who are the Voices of Edmond Voices Editorial Board?

Mark Nash, chairman of editorial board, also serves as President of Pinnacle Partners West LLC, a management consulting firm specializing in process and quality improvement.  Mark has over 40 years of experience in his field, and has authored numerous books and magazine articles.

Nash graduated from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma with B.S. in Administration Management before starting his career in the finance sector.  He has served as a fiscal analyst for the Oklahoma State Senate and director of finance for the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.  Nash has also worked as Operations Manager for Pelco Products, Inc. in Edmond, and Chief Operating Officer for ETI, as well as managing director/CFO for an international process engineering firm.

Mark has lived in Edmond since 1989 with his wife Staci, and attend First Christian Church where Mark is an Elder.  Mark served on the East Edmond 2050 Plan advisory committee, as well as serving 12 years on EEDA. 

Keith Weber is President/CEO of The Civicus Group, an Oklahoma City-based consulting firm. Specializing in research, grant writing, consulting, and government contracting services to businesses, institutions of higher education, Native American tribes, agencies of state government and non-profit associations.  Weber has been a part of the community editorial board since its inception with The Edmond Sun. 

Keith has a long history with Edmond, having worked at the University of Central Oklahoma from 1997 to 2003, where he held various positions including assistant to the president and then executive director of the Presidential Partners program.

Keith has been married to his wife Rachael for 17 years, and has two step daughters and three grandchildren.  Keith and Rachael attend Redemption Church on Main Street west of the railroad tracks in the downtown Edmond area, where Rachael serves as a deacon, and Keith is a self-proclaimed work-in-progress.

Lydia Lee, attorney and local neighborhood activist, is known throughout Edmond for her work on numerous neighborhood issues and referendum votes during her 25 years as an Edmond resident.  Ms. Lee works with the nationally recognized law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, assisting in the areas of Securities Fraud, governance and fiduciary law.  Ms. Lee also provides legal services to trustees, administrators and staff members of public retirement plans, governmental entities and trusts.   

She has served as an administrative law judge for several Oklahoma state agencies, and served as the General Counsel for the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS).  Since moving to Edmond, Lydia has served on the Central Edmond Urban District Board and the Edmond Planning Commission; as well as having served as a board member and officer of the Edmond Neighborhood Alliance.   Lydia and her husband Ray Pool, have two children; a daughter and her husband who live in Edmond and a son who lives in Oklahoma City.

Ronnie Williams, who has lived in Edmond with his wife Rebecca since 1992, is not new to editorial boards having served on The Edmond Sun’s board from 2005-2008.  He has worked as a Landman for the past 40+ years and currently owns Williams Land & Gas, Inc.

In addition to his editorial board service, Ronnie has served as a Trustee of the Edmond Economic Development Authority for 9 years, as an Advisor and Past President of the Edmond Neighborhood alliance, and is currently serving on Edmond’s Board of Adjustment and Board of Appeals.  He’s also a member of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Parish and the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization.  Ronnie and Rebecca, his wonderful wife of 33 years, have three sons; two of which live in the Oklahoma City metro area and one in Long Beach, CA. 

Rhonda McLean is the newest member of The Edmond Way’s editorial board joining the team in 2022.  Rhonda has worked with the law firm of Munson & McMillin since 2017, and is an attorney practicing dispute resolution of issues related to real property and oil and gas.  She is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and of Oklahoma City University School of Law. 

When not in the office practicing law, Rhonda can be found teaching continuation education classes throughout Oklahoma.  She also dedicates a significant amount of time to the legal profession by serving on numerous board and committees of legal associations.  But McLean is not just an attorney, she is also invested in the community through her work with the League of Women Voters of Oklahoma County, Edmond Women’s Club, Wildcare Oklahoma, and the Rose State College Alumni Association.  Rhonda shares her home with her dog Bella, and two cats, Bridgette and Felicity.