Joe Don Dunham

Joe Don Dunham began as the City of Lawton's Finance Director on Jan. 10, 2022. Dunham comes to the City of Lawton with 30 years of service in municipal government under his belt. He recently served as the City Manager for the City of Guymon. His previous positions also include City Business Manager for the City of Alva, City Finance Director for the City of Altus, and City Treasurer/Finance Director for the City of Frederick. Dunham holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management and a Master of Business Administration in Business Management from Cameron University. In 1999, Dunham completed the Municipal Treasurer’s Institute certification program at Oklahoma State University.

Dunham served as Past President of the Oklahoma Association of Public Treasurers and Oklahoma Municipal Clerks, Treasurers and Finance Officials Association and Chairman for the Oklahoma Treasurers Institute. In addition, he served as a Director for the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada and the Mountain Park Master Conservancy District. Dunham was appointed by former Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry to the Task Force on Municipal Finances representing communities under 50,000 population. He is currently a member of the Oklahoma Municipal League (OML) Legislative Committee and continues to serve on the OML/OTC Liaison Board as one of its’ founding members.

As Finance Director for the City of Lawton, Dunham oversees three divisions: Finance Administration, Financial Services and Utility Services.