President

Ella Keeton graduated from Marietta High School in 1973. Her maiden name is Ella McKinney. She attended East Central University receiving a BS degree in Education and spent the first 33 years teaching First Grade in Oklahoma. She then spent the next 11 years in Texas teaching children who were dyslexic. Ella is now working back in Oklahoma with children who are struggling with reading. This year begins her 47th year of teaching. She loves working and helping struggling readers.

Ella married Randy Keeton, and they were married 26 years before he died from complications from cancer. They have two boys, Ryan and Cody Keeton. Ryan teaches Math at Marietta High School along with coaching football and soccer. Cody lives and works in Frisco, Texas and is married to Lauren who is also a teacher.

Secretary

Richard A. Cochran, Jr. (“Rick”) graduated from Marietta High School in 1970. He received his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1974 and his Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1977. He has served as Associate Counsel for the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety and as Assistant District Attorney for Carter County, Oklahoma. He currently is in private practice in Marietta, and also serves as the City Attorney for Marietta.

Treasurer

Manette Pinson is a retired educator. She attended Marietta schools from grade school through high school, graduating in 1978. She continued her education at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, and worked for a short period in the banking field. Being active in the church, she began teaching a Sunday school class, which led her into the profession she loved. She was an educator for thirty-four years at Ardmore Christian School and the school’s principal for nineteen of those years.

Manette is married to Dennis Pinson and they have been married forty-four years and have two grown children, Jameson Pinson and Katie Woerz, and three grandchildren. She also loves working on their land west of Marietta.

Vice-President

Marcia Stewart Bell graduated from Marietta High School in 1973. Marcia is a retired amdministrative assistant from Greenville Public Schools retiring in June 2023. She is married to Bill Bell who is a 1972 graduate from Marietta High School and they have been married for 51 years. They are the parents of Wendy Bell Barlow and husband, Danny. Chris Bell and wife Samarrah (Renae) Yearby Bell. Wendy, Chris and Renae are also graduates of Marietta High Shool. We are also the proud grandparents of Vegas, Mackenzie and Hattie.