Brian Paschal

A public seat along Route 66

The City of Tulsa lists Brian Paschal in seat 6 of the Tulsa Route 66 Commission. Its roster gives July 1, 2026, as his term end; the governing rules allow members to remain until successors are appointed and qualified. The listing supports continued service under that provision, without establishing a new term. The mayor appoints members with Council confirmation. The commission advises on corridor development and tourism and oversees assigned programs, including neon-sign, façade and special-event grants. It submits budget and performance reports. Paschal participates in collective decisions; his seat does not independently authorize zoning changes or municipal spending. Commission membership is unpaid under the ordinance.

From film work to civic organizations

The foundation describes Paschal as a Tulsa native who spent 15 years in Los Angeles working in the film industry, including work with DreamWorks, Universal and Sony. Those are institutional biographical claims, without a complete independently reconstructed production or employment chronology. Back in Tulsa, his career moved through young-professional organizing, entrepreneurship and education. A Chamber account dates his service as executive director of Tulsa’s Young Professionals to 2011–13. He later became the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s senior vice president of education and workforce. In July 2016, he left that role to become president and CEO of the Foundation for Tulsa Schools, according to the Chamber’s announcement of his successor.

Career & public service

1. 2011–13

   TYPROS leadership

   Served as executive director, according to the Chamber’s retrospective.

   TYPROS career-capital discussion ↗
2. July 2016

   Schools foundation

   Left the Chamber to become president and CEO of the Foundation for Tulsa Schools.

   Chamber names education and workforce successor ↗
3. January 2018

   School partnerships

   Foundation announced the transfer of Partners in Education from the Chamber.

   Foundation for Tulsa Schools acquires Partners in Education ↗
4. June 2022

   Foundation CEO

   Institutional biography dates his transition to chief executive.

   Brian Paschal: foundation biography ↗
5. May 2023

   Cultural fundraising board

   Named on the OKPOP Foundation board roster.

   OKPOP Foundation fundraising announcement ↗
6. 2026

   Chamber sports leadership

   Listed as vice chair for sports.

   Tulsa Regional Chamber 2026 board ↗

People, institutions and the relationships between them

Following the connections

Each step below represents a documented relationship. Dates and roles belong to the individual links; a path can span different periods.

Documented relationships

8 documented relationships · Historical and current roles remain distinct.

Moving a school-partnership program

A specific organizational decision from Paschal’s education work came in 2018, when the Foundation for Tulsa Schools announced it would acquire Partners in Education from the Chamber. The program connected businesses and community organizations with public schools. Paschal, then the foundation’s president and CEO, described the transfer as aligned with the district’s needs and strategy. The announcement said the Chamber would concentrate on college and career readiness while the foundation developed school partnerships. This was nonprofit support for Tulsa Public Schools, rather than an appointment to run the district or authority over its elected board. The announcement documents the planned transition, not a measured improvement in student outcomes.

The foundation and its operating arm

Paschal became CEO of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation in June 2022, according to its biography, after serving as managing director of its operating foundation. His job is to turn strategic goals into operational plans. The organization describes LT Operating Foundation as a separate nonprofit principally funded by the family foundation, with programs including Mother Road Market, Kitchen 66 and Shops at Mother Road Market. The family foundation’s board approves the operating foundation’s annual budget and sets strategy for both organizations. That structure defines a consequential limit on executive authority: Paschal manages implementation within a board-governed institution. The grantmaking foundation, operating foundation and individual businesses participating in their programs are distinct entities.

What support for entrepreneurs looks like

Public Radio Tulsa’s reporting on the January 2016 opening of 36 Degrees North quoted Paschal speaking for the Chamber about the new entrepreneur hub. Its partners included the family foundation, the Chamber and Tulsa Tech, illustrating an institutional connection that predates his foundation employment. A later example comes from Mother Road Market: the Tulsa Flyer reported in August 2026 that Bodega moved from a March pop-up to a permanent booth. That account documents one entrepreneur’s use of the market’s temporary-space pathway. It does not establish that Paschal personally selected the business, financed it or caused its success. The distinction keeps an institutional program outcome separate from a claim about one executive.

Business and cultural connections

The Chamber’s 2026 executive committee lists Paschal as vice chair for sports, with the family foundation as his affiliation. This is a current board leadership role, distinct from his earlier paid Chamber employment. A May 2023 OKPOP announcement also listed him on the OKPOP Foundation board. That foundation is the museum’s fundraising arm; the dated list establishes service at that time, not a verified current term. In a February 2026 Chamber discussion, Paschal recalled TYPROS efforts to attract Trader Joe’s and support changes allowing grocery stores to sell full-strength beer and wine. His account describes civic and policy advocacy, without proving that he controlled those decisions or identifying personal campaign contributions.

What the foundation reported paying him

The family foundation’s calendar-year 2024 Form 990-PF, submitted November 14, 2025, lists Paschal as executive director and reports $197,407 in compensation. It reports zero in the separate columns for employee-benefit-plan and deferred-compensation contributions, and for expense accounts and other allowances. These are the amounts in that organization’s filing, not a current salary rate, take-home pay or a complete account of his income and assets. The tax return uses “executive director,” while the current institutional biography uses CEO. The 2024 return was the latest indexed Form 990-PF checked for this profile; the index cautions that amendments may not always be reflected.

Check the record

Sources & corrections

Research checked 2026-10-24. Roles and financial figures retain their source dates. Sections appear only when supported material is available; an omitted section is not a finding that no such relationship exists.

1. City of Tulsa boards and commissions ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-24

   Route66Commission seat6BrianPaschal; termJuly1,2026; holdover untilsuccessor. Fromdate notexactappointmentproof.

2. Tulsa ordinances, Title 5 Chapter 14 ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-24

   Sections1400–1403: advisorymandate,19members,mayor/Councilappointments,holdover,uncompensatedmembership,grantprogramoversight,budget/performance reports.

3. Brian Paschal: foundation biography ↗

   primary · Source date 2023-01-10 · Checked 2026-10-24

   CurrentCEO; June2022transition; LosAngelesfilmcareer; priororganizations. Selfdescribedbackgroundattributed. Namedportrait; familydetails excluded.

4. About Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-24

   1997founders; LTOperatingFoundation separate501c3 principallyfundedbyLTFF; boardapprovesoperatingbudget andstrategy; MotherRoadMarket/Kitchen66programs.

5. Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation board ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-24

   ElizabethFrameEllison currentchair/formerCEO, BillLobeckinmemoriam, KathyTaylorcofounder. No familiallinkneeded.

6. Tulsa Regional Chamber 2026 board ↗

   primary · Checked 2026-10-24

   ExecutiveCommittee:BrianPaschal,vicechairSports,LTFF. IdentitybridgesChamberlistingandfoundationCEO.

7. Chamber names education and workforce successor ↗

   primary · Source date 2016-09-15 · Checked 2026-10-24

   September15,2016: PaschalleftinJulytobecomeFoundationforTulsaSchoolspresident/CEO. Successor education not attributed toPaschal.

8. Foundation for Tulsa Schools acquires Partners in Education ↗

   primary · Source date 2018-01-08 · Checked 2026-10-24

   2018programtransition fromChambertoFoundation; Paschalpresident/CEO; businessschoolpartnerships andcomplementaryChamberworkforcefocus.

9. TYPROS career-capital discussion ↗

   primary · Source date 2026-02-25 · Checked 2026-10-24

   PaschalTYPROSexecutivedirector2011–13; recollectionsrecruitmentandliquorpolicyadvocacy; relationshipcontinuity.

10. Entrepreneur basecamp opens downtown ↗

    independent-reporting · Source date 2016-01-25 · Checked 2026-10-24

    MattTrotter:36DegreesNorthopening,PaschalspeakingforChamber,partners. Historicalname, notcurrentbrandassertion.

11. Bodega opens at Mother Road Market ↗

    independent-reporting · Source date 2026-08-18 · Checked 2026-10-24

    AngelicaPerez:March2026popupfollowedbyAugustpermanentspace; vendoraccountofprogram, notPaschalpersonaldecision.

12. Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation 2024 Form 990-PF ↗

    primary · Source date 2025-11-14 · Checked 2026-10-24

    IRSefilevisualreconstruction,calendar2024; submittedNovember14,2025;p6PartVIIline1,Paschalexecutivedirector:columnc197407USD,d0,e0. Headersandrowvisuallyinspected. Latestindexed2024return; no2025returnshown.

13. Foundation filing history ↗

    primary · Checked 2026-10-24

    Latestindexed990PF2024submittedNov14,2025; separate990Tnotaddedtocompensation; indexwarnsamendmentsmaynotbereflected.

14. OKPOP Foundation fundraising announcement ↗

    primary · Source date 2023-05 · Checked 2026-10-24

    May2023datedboardlistBrianPaschalLTFF; Foundationfundraisingarmdistinctfrommuseum/OHS. Target/openingprojectionnotclaimedasoutcome.