Meet Clayton. He serves as principal in the Oklahoma Lobby Group, a full-service lobbying and consulting firm specializing in Oklahoma business issues. Their service capabilities include business management and communications consulting, direct lobbying of state and federal legislative and regulatory agencies, community relations, marketing and the management of political action committees and campaigns. Their in-depth experience ranges from local to statewide to federal, and includes extensive international business and political management, as well.
Years of Service to REI Oklahoma: 24
Giving Back. Clayton has always been heavily involved in community activities in Oklahoma ranging from his early start as Oklahoma 4-H Club State President and continuing as a founder of Leadership Oklahoma – serving as President in 1991. Other leadership positions have included President of Oklahoma City Rotary Club #29 (largest Rotary Club in the world), Foundation Chair for Oklahoma City Rotary Club #29, Alumni President of Leadership Oklahoma City, President Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Administrative Board Chairman of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Board of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Board of Malaria Partners International, Board of World Neighbors, founding chairman of Oklahoma Leadership Congress, Metropolitan Oklahoma City Library Commissioner, one of six founders and Past-President of Leadership Oklahoma, Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Executive Board, Board of Ballet Oklahoma, Oklahoma 4-H Foundation and the Community Advisory Board of the Junior League.
He and his wife are co-founders of the OKC Sober School, which helps Oklahoma City-area teenagers recover from drug and alcohol addictions, while allowing them to finish their high school educations. Rather than returning to the public school system, the school’s teenagers learn through web-based classes and participate in daily counseling sessions and drug-free activities.
Through his affiliation with Rotary Club, Clayton has been a leader on international projects in Panama, Guatemala, Latvia, Zambia, Uganda and Peru. Most recently, Clayton chaired the origination efforts of a $1.2M Rotary Global Grant for combatting Malaria in Uganda. He was recognized by Rotary International for his work to expand international projects and efforts around the world.
