TULSA, Okla. — Today, the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced several internal staff promotions. Allen Ryan has been named Operations Project Manager and Area Manager for the Northern Area Office, Dean Roberts has been named Operations Project Manager for the Fort Gibson area, Jonathan Polk has been named the lake manager for Fort Gibson, and Lee Perry has been named lake manager for the Skiatook Lake Office.
“Due to a number of retirements during the winter, visitors at Tulsa District lakes will see a lot of new faces in those familiar Corps uniforms,” said John Roberts, deputy district engineer for project management. “However, I assure you that Tulsa District is loaded with talent and new area managers like Dean Roberts in the Fort Gibson Area Office and Allen Ryan in the Northern Area Office and new lake managers Lee Perry at Skiatook Lake and Jonathan Polk at Fort Gibson will undoubtedly bring new energy and ideas and make great lakes even better.”
Allen Ryan previously held the positions of park ranger at Eufaula and Texoma lakes, regulatory project manager/environmental biologist, operations manager, and most recently was lake manager for Oologah and Keystone Lakes. He also served temporary assignments as the area manager in Kansas and Oklahoma. Ryan has worked for the Tulsa District since completing his college education in 1995.
As operations project manager and area manager for the Northern Area Office, Ryan will oversee the operation and maintenance of 13 Civil Works Water Resource Projects. The lakes are Oologah, Skiatook, Birch, Copan, Hulah, Keystone, Heyburn, Arcadia, Kaw, Canton, Fort Supply, Great Salt Plains, and Optima.
Dean Roberts began his career with Tulsa District as a co-op student in 1991 while attending Northeastern State University. Upon graduation in 1992, he became a park ranger at Tenkiller and Webbers Falls, then lead ranger at Lake Eufaula, and lake manager for Eufaula, Wister, Robert S. Kerr, and W.D. Mayo. Roberts also completed training or developmental assignments at Eufaula, Skiatook, Birch, Waurika and Crowell lakes and at the Tulsa District Office.
As Operations Project Manager for the Fort Gibson area, Roberts will oversee the operation and maintenance of five Civil Works Water Resource Projects. The projects are Tenkiller, Webbers Falls, and Fort Gibson lakes, and Chouteau and Newt Graham locks and dams.
Jonathan Polk began his career with Tulsa District as a seasonal ranger at Webbers Falls. He then transferred to Fort Gibson as a park ranger and became the lead ranger there in 2008.
As lake manager, Polk will oversee the operation and maintenance of Fort Gibson Lake, and Chouteau and Newt Graham locks and dams. He is a 1986 graduate of Northeastern State University.
Lee Perry began his career with Tulsa District as a co-op park ranger at Oologah Lake and upon completion of the Ranger Trainee Program became a full time park ranger at Keystone Lake. Perry also completed a 120-day temporary duty assignment as lead ranger at Keystone Lake and most recently served as the assistant lake manager for Copan and Hulah lakes. Perry has worked for the Tulsa District since 2005 and completed his Master of Science degree in 2007.
As lake manager, Perry will oversee the operation and maintenance of Skiatook, Birch, Copan, and Hulah lakes, these projects include four water control structures and one levee in Caney, Kansas.
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