Governor Stitt's Chief Advisors

Rick Rose currently serves as Chief Operating Officer. He is also Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
 

Blayne Arthur currently serves as the Chief Agricultural Advisor. Arthur is the state's first female to hold the position. She acts as Governor Stitt's chief advisor on policy development and implementation related to agriculture, food and forestry.

Ellen Buettner was appointed CEO of The Oklahoma Health Care Authority in 2023 after serving as the agency’s chief of staff for four years. As CEO, she leads the one of the state’s largest appropriated agencies to administer Oklahoma’s Medicaid program, serving over 1 million Oklahomans.

Josh Cockroft currently serves as the Secretary of State and the Governor's chief policy advisor. In this role, Cockroft will carry out the Governor’s policy operation, including the development and monitoring of legislation and regulation, and will advise the Governor on all executive acts.

Nellie Sanders currently serves as the Chief Education Advisor and is committed to the Governor’s vision of making Oklahoma a Top Ten state for education. She will work closely with local and statewide education leaders to ensure that Oklahoma’s children will be set up for success

John Nash currently serves as Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Military. In this position, Nash is an expert who is a champion for our men and women in uniform and the veterans across our state.

Deborah Moorad serves as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce. She brings years of experience in entrepreneurship, corporate leadership, and economic development to the state. As the founding CEO and owner of Jax XII Holdings, she helps innovators and companies scale through technology. Previously, she led multiple biotech companies through transformative growth, serving as CEO of CorriXR Therapeutics and Nature Technology Corp. Under her leadership, NTC pioneered breakthrough gene therapy technologies, ultimately leading to its acquisition by Aldevron, a Danaher Company. She also played a pivotal role in post-merger operations for Dentsply Sirona following its $14.5 billion merger.

Marc Nuttle was named ad DOGE-OK senior advisior in February 2025. He is a  economist, businessman, consultant and attorney based in Norman.