Executive Director and Higher Education Chief Information Officer
Von Royal • vroyal@osrhe.edu
As executive director, Von provides leadership for all levels of the OneNet organization. He began his career with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education in 1989 and has served in a variety of positions leading into his current role. Von also serves as Oklahoma’s chief information officer for higher education. In this role, he coordinates information technology collaborations for the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, with a focus on achieving cost savings for Oklahoma’s colleges and universities.

 

 

Director of Network Services
Robert Nordmark • rnordmark@osrhe.edu
Robert joined OneNet in July 2012 and serves as the director of network services. Robert oversees the design and maintenance of all network related services.

 

 

 

 

Director of Strategic Planning and Communications
April Goode • april@onenet.net
April joined OneNet as outreach coordinator in August 2012 and now serves as director of strategic planning and communications. She facilitates OneNet’s strategic planning process and provides counsel on strategic initiatives. She also educates the public, customers and the media on OneNet and our services. In addition, she coordinates OneNet events and serves as the administrative liaison to the Council on Information Technology (CoIT).

 

 

Director of OCAN and OneNet Services
Sonja Wall • swall@osrhe.edu
Sonja joined OneNet in January 2012 as the program manager for the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN) and now serves as the director of OCAN and OneNet services. She also serves as the chairwoman of the Oklahoma Broadband Initiative Advisory Board and the Advisory Board for the Oklahoma Native American Technology Council.   She directs all marketing, outreach and communications for OCAN and the Oklahoma Broadband Initiative and is responsible for the implementation of the OCAN project in Oklahoma.

 

 

Chief Security Information Officer
Barbara McCrary • bmccrary@osrhe.edu
Barbara has more than 10 years of information security experience working as information technology manager and has served as chief information security officer since 2009. Her primary focus is strategic planning, oversight and accountability for the State Regents and OneNet’s information assurance program, which includes awareness and security training and development.

 

 

 

Chief Technology Officer
James Deaton • jed@osrhe.edu
As chief technology officer, James Deaton is responsible for the research, selection and deployment of advanced services and represents OneNet in a variety of regional and national research networking organizations. He joined OneNet in July 1996 and has had the pleasure of seeing bandwidth for Oklahoma increase from a handful of Megabits to over 100 Gigabits.

 

 

 

Director of Network Infrastructure
Randy Crosby • rcrosby@onenet.net
Randy joined OneNet in November 1998 and has served in several positions prior to becoming our director of network infrastructure.  Randy and his team is responsible for ensuring OneNet connectivity through installation, operation and maintenance of our fiber network.

 

 

 

Director of Network Systems
Brian Burkhart • brian@onenet.net
Brian Burkhart joined the OneNet team in November 1999 as a systems engineer. He currently serves as director of network systems and manages the OneNet team members who deliver “above-the-net” services such as web, email, DNS, application hosting and video conferencing.

 

 

 

Assistant Director of Administration
Ami Layman • alayman@onenet.net
Ami has been a part of the OneNet team since February 1999 and currently serves as the assistant director of administration.  Ami provides direction for our billing, circuit provisioning and outreach departments. She also assists customers with service provider processes for E-Rate, OUSF and Rural Healthcare funding.

 

 

 

Accounts Payable Supervisor
Norma McCann • norma@onenet.net

Norma joined OneNet in January 2014 as an accounts payable specialist. She was promoted to accounts payable supervisor in October  2015 . Norma is responsible for reviewing and approving invoices for payment, working with vendors on resolving issues and assisting with end of year budget preparation.

 

 

Customer Relations Manager
Courtney Hamar • courtney@onenet.net
Courtney joined OneNet in December 2014, and she serves as OneNet’s customer relations manager. In her role, Courtney manages and maintains relationships with customers through outreach and education. She visits with our customers on a regular basis to ensure all their needs are being met. She also attends conferences and trade shows to exhibit on OneNet’s behalf.

 

 

 

Circuit Provisioning Manager
Cheri Jensen • cjensen@onenet.net
Cheri has been a member of the OneNet team since August 1998 and currently serves as circuit provisioning manager.  In this role, Cheri provisions customer circuits and determines the best option for last-mile services for customers. She also acts as a liaison between OneNet customers and last-mile providers.

 

 

 

Manager of Network Infrastructure
Ian Litchfield • ian@onenet.net
Ian joined OneNet in September 2008. He handles the day-to-day operations of the infrastructure department. This includes scheduling maintenance, making repairs to the OneNet facilities and working through new circuit turn ups. He also assists with troubleshooting for OneNet customers.