Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1264
Colbert, OK 74733
Cell: (580) 272-7850
Home: (580) 296-2020
beth.alexander@chickasaw.net
Chickasaw Lineal Ancestors:
- Mother, Mary June Dickinson
- Maternal Grandmother, Mary Annetta Collins (original enrollee)
- Great Grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Collins
- Great-Great Grandmother, Mary Potts
- Great-Great-Great Grandmother, Rhoda Gunn
- Great-Great-Great-Great Grandmother, Molly Colbert
- Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather, William Colbert
- Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather, James Logan Colbert
Type of Tribal Involvement
- Member, Chickasaw Tribal Legislature, 1998-present.
- Served as a member of the Legislative, Human Resources, Land Development, Health Care, Code Development Ad Hoc, Education Ad Hoc, Election Rules and Regulations Ad Hoc, Special Advisory Ad Hoc, Tribal Historic & Cultural Preservation Ad Hoc, Tribal Justice Ad Hoc, New Capitol Building Ad Hoc, and Historical Capitol Ad Hoc Committees.
- Chairman, Education Committee, 2002.
- Former Chickasaw Representative, Work Task Force, Durant, OK
- Chickasaw Historical Society member
Goals
I strive to develop opportunities for housing, employment, education, and economic development in the Panola District and to enhance the quality of life for all Chickasaw citizens.
Education and Career
- Bryan County Emergency Medical Services Board, 2019 - Current
- Bachelor of Science Degree from Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas; Teaching Certificates in Oklahoma and Texas
- School teacher for 15 years, various grades
- Teacher of the Year Award, Kingston Public Schools, 2002
- Served in children's ministry for 12 years
Activitie
My husband, Rick, and I have been married for 37 plus years and enjoy spending time with our sons, daughter-in-laws, and four delightful grandchildren. In my spare time I like to read, go trail riding, and raise laying hens.