Board of Education

Will Broom was born and raised in Norman. He worked as a Millwright out of Union Local 329 in Oklahoma City while earning a trade degree from Moore Norman Technology Center in 1998. He graduated with an associate’s degree from Oklahoma City Community College in 1999. He attended the University of Oklahoma, foregoing completion of his degree to begin a career at Lormar Reclamation Service.

Will married his wife Annie in 2002. In 2004, Will and Annie purchased Lormar, the family business they continue to own and operate today. They preferred the smaller town feel and upbringing over the large number of schools and students in Norman, moving their home and business into the district in 2006. Their two children attend Noble Public Schools. Will has coached Youth Football, Softball, and Baseball, along with serving in various capacities on youth boards and multiple terms as a league officer since 2004.

Will has traveled to a variety of manufacturing, industrial, military, and power generation sites across the country. These experiences, especially with commercial construction and government contracting, bring experience to the board as the district encounters unprecedented population growth and further looming facility expansion. Will is a strong supporter of both college education and trade degrees. His priority as a member of the Board is maintaining and improving the opportunities available to all children in Noble Public Schools.

James Reed served in the US Navy and dedicated 20 years of service to our country. In 2017 he retired from active duty service as a Navy Chief Petty Officer. Joining the service out of Oklahoma, he first served forward deployed in Japan with the US Navy 5th and 7th Fleets. He completed deployments to both the Western Pacific and Middle East on the USS Independence and USS Kitty Hawk. Returning home, he spent the remainder of his career at Tinker AFB. At Tinker, he served as an aircraft structural mechanic, a Naval Instructor, and a Naval Aircrewman for the TACAMO Mission on the E-6B Mercury platform.

James’ first career aspiration was aviation, and in 2009 he earned his Associates Degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. His ambitions have continually grown, and in March of 2021 he completed a Bachelor’s Degree with Oregon State University, majoring in Natural Resources with a minor in Fish and Wildlife Conservation. His daughter graduated from Noble High School with the Class of 2020 and his son with the Class of 2022. His wife is an Education Program Assistant at Oklahoma State University Cleveland County Extension, and has dedicated her career to the children of Cleveland County through Health Sciences, the 4H Program, Family Consumer Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences.

James and his family have lived in Noble since relocating here in 2010. His family is his greatest love and enjoyment in life. In his leisure time he enjoys hunting, fishing, wildlife management, camping, and Noble sports. He volunteers with the Noble Bear Down Booster Club and as a wildlife consultant. He believes that both academic and vocational education are worthwhile, foundational, and essential components of success, and maintains that extracurricular activities act as building blocks to valuable life lessons and skills. He is proud to be a Bear and humbled to serve on the Noble Board of Education. A strong community starts with an excelling school district — with this in mind, James’ number one priority as a member of the Board will always be the students.

Randy Sheppard graduated from East Central University in 2000 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Juvenile Justice. Since that time he has dedicated his entire career to working with troubled youth and children who were the victims of child abuse and neglect. Randy has served the State of Oklahoma as a Juvenile Justice Specialist and Child Abuse Investigator, and has a passion for working with the youth of Oklahoma. He has held positions on several boards of directors, including multidisciplinary teams on child abuse and neglect as well as community boards.

Randy has lived in Noble since 2007 and is currently raising his children in Noble, with two children enrolled in Noble Schools. He has coached little league teams including football, soccer, and baseball. He believes that education and extracurricular activities can open doors and that socioeconomics should not play a role in how much a child succeeds. He also believes that public education is a right for all children, and that each should be afforded the same opportunities.

Leroy Lukinbill graduated from Noble High School in 1982 and later obtained an Associates Degree in Municipal Fire Protection from OSU Oklahoma City. He retired from the Norman Fire Department in 2015 with 30 years of service. His wife Billie is a registered nurse and a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserves with over 30 years of service, currently on active duty. Their son Cody graduated from Noble as a thirteen-year senior and has since pursued a career in the United States Army. Leroy now says one of his main jobs is to support Billie and Cody in their careers! Leroy has lived in the southern part of the district for over 35 years, where he enjoys spending time with his family, watching all kinds of sports, and doing anything outdoors.

Leroy was elected to the Noble School Board in February 2015 and is now in his second five-year term. He believes that education should empower kids, build character and confidence, and open doors that will lead to success. He wants to remain focused on the goals he ran on in 2015, and says one of the main things he learned in his first term is that “our focus has to be a school system that provides what our students need to be successful, not what we want or what we have done in the past and think is still relevant. We have to continue to adapt and evolve to meet those needs.”

As an alumnus and a longtime resident of the district, he is proud of the progress and achievements that have been made, and as a board member, he looks forward to challenges to continue the development of a quality school system that the kids of Noble deserve.