Oklahoma 

Pardon & Parole Board

Oklahoma Pardon & Parole

Board Members

Board members may be contacted via email at Boardmembers@ppb.ok.gov or by leaving a voice mail message at 405-522-9227. 

Honorable Richard A. Miller

Judge Miller was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board by the Presiding Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals on January 4, 2023, and his first term will expire in January 2027.   He was a former prosecutor in District 20.

Before his appointment he served: 

Dr. Edward Konieczny

Dr. Konieczny was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board by Governor J. Kevin Stitt on January 14, 2022. Governor Stitt reappointed Dr. Konieczny to a second term on January 20,2023, and his term will expire January 2027. 

Dr. Konieczny retired at the end of 2021 as CEO/President/Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma where he oversaw all Episcopal Institutions, Schools, and Churches throughout the state of Oklahoma. 

Prior to becoming a Priest and Bishop, Dr. Konieczny served:

Calvin Prince III

Mr. Prince was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board on January 20, 2023, and his term will expire in January 2027. 

In 2012, Calvin Prince began working as an administrator of the Pontotoc County Specialty Courts program for the 22nd Judicial District of Oklahoma. This included adult drug court, juvenile drug court, mental health court, and misdemeanor court. He also administers court-mandated parent education classes on divorce. 

Before his appointment he served: 

Calvin Prince holds both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in Human Resources Counseling from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. 

Richard Smothermon

Mr. Smothermon was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma on July 8, 2021. 

He was re-appointed to a second term on December 13,2022, and his second term will expire in January 2027.

Before his appointment he served: 

 He holds a B.A. (1988) and a Juris Doctorate degree (1991) from Oklahoma City University and is married to Connie Smothermon.

Cathy Stocker

Ms. Stocker was appointed to the Pardon and Parole Board by Governor J. Kevin Stitt on March 31, 2022. Governor Stitt reappointed Ms. Stocker to a second term on January 20,2023, and her term will expire January 2027. 

Before her appointment she served: 

Her educational background includes a B.A. in 1972 from the University of Oklahoma and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1975.