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Dave Lopez is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
telecommunications executive who is currently the
Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and TourismThe Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism is a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor...
under
Governor of OklahomaThe governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...
Mary FallinMary Fallin is the 27th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She was a U.S. Representative for from 2007 until 2011....
. Governor Fallin named Lopez as Secretary on January 27, 2011.
Biography
Lopez received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in education from
New Mexico State UniversityNew Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...
. He joined SBC Communications, eventually raising to the position of President for the Oklahoma and Texas regions. After leaving SBC Communications, he began working as President of Downtown Oklahoma City Inc, which is a non-profit corporation aimed at revitalizing Oklahoma City's downtown. He then served as President of American Fidelity Foundation, a non-profit corporation in Oklahoma City that gives grants for economc development, education, human services, and art.
On January 27, 2011, Republican
Governor of OklahomaThe governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...
Mary FallinMary Fallin is the 27th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She was a U.S. Representative for from 2007 until 2011....
named Lopez to serve as her
Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and TourismThe Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism is a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor, with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor...
.
Personal life
Lopez and his wife Lana live in Oklahoma City and have five children and seven grandchildren.