Historical record
Monroe Nichols IV
Appointed senior housing advisor
December 2, 2024; still listed on management roster
People / Government & civic life
Gene Bulmash
Senior Advisor - Housing, City of Tulsa
A housing-policy professional connecting mayoral priorities, public land and planning decisions.
Gene Bulmash is the City of Tulsa’s senior housing advisor under Mayor Monroe Nichols. He came to Tulsa from the District of Columbia’s housing agency. His current work includes coordinating housing policy and serving as the mayor’s designee on the City of Tulsa Planning Commission, a body distinct from the former metropolitan commission.
Washington housing work before Tulsa
Tulsa’s December 2024 appointment announcement describes Bulmash as a former Housing Preservation Officer and inclusionary-zoning manager at the DC Department of Housing and Community Development, with a law degree from the Illinois Chicago School of Law. A March 2018 agency newsletter documents him as its inclusionary-zoning program manager, explaining regulation changes to attorneys and developers at a DC Bar event. The DC Association of REALTORS’ September 9, 2021 speaker biography provides more detail about that work and his earlier career. It identifies him as managing both the inclusionary-zoning and affordable-dwelling-unit programs. According to that biography, he previously practiced real estate, municipal and corporate law for more than twenty years in Chicago, London, Washington and Singapore, including managing his own firm. It identifies a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois and a law degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. The biography does not establish graduation dates or exact employment transitions.
Career & public service
- March2018
DC housing regulation work
Agency newsletter identifies him as inclusionary-zoning program manager.
- September 9, 2021
DC housing-program presentation
Event organizer identifies him as manager of the inclusionary-zoning and affordable-dwelling-unit programs.
- December2,2024
Tulsa appointment
Named senior housing advisor in the incoming mayor’s appointments.
- January2026
Public-land housing proposals
City quotes him in announcement of the three-site TDA housing solicitation.
- September2026
City planning commission
Current roster lists him as mayoral designee following the reorganization.
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.
personMonroe Nichols IV
personGene Bulmash
governmentCity of Tulsa
Appointment event and continuing employment are recorded separately.
personGene Bulmash
commissionCity of Tulsa Planning Commission
Current City commission membership; no inferred vote on individual applications.
Marriage and a spouse’s board role; not a delegation of foundation authority to Bulmash.
Documented relationships
7 documented relationships · Historical and current roles remain distinct.
Current source roster
City of Tulsa
Senior Advisor - Housing
Observed October2026
Current employment distinct from December2024 appointment event.
Current source roster
City of Tulsa Planning Commission
Mayor designee
Observed October2026
Current City commission; not the dissolved metropolitan commission. Exact individual designation date not established.
Current source roster
Emily Kaiser
Spouse
Documented December 2024
Civic relevance: spouse holds foundation and local-news board roles. No private household information.
Current source roster
Emily Kaiser
Daughter · George Kaiser
Documented June 2025
Family relationship only; no inheritance, ownership or control inferred.
Current source roster
Emily Kaiser
Board member · George Kaiser Family Foundation
Listed October 2026
No exact appointment date or individual grant authority established.
Current source roster
Emily Kaiser
Board member · Tulsa Flyer
Listed October 2026
Governing-board roster; no editorial direction or intervention inferred.
The Cry Baby Hill proposal
Tulsa Flyer reported that Bulmash addressed prospective developers at a July2026 meeting about City and Tulsa Public Schools surplus sites. Its account distinguishes City review of its properties from school-board review of district properties. At Cry Baby Hill, the proposal involved a lease and housing development, while neighborhood representatives wanted the cycling event and its community role preserved. The report captures a real policy tension over how public land should be used. It does not establish the eventual lease terms, selected developer or completed outcome.
Family connections to philanthropy and local news
The Oklahoma Eagle identified Emily Kaiser as Bulmash’s wife when reporting his Tulsa appointment in December 2024. Emily Kaiser is George Kaiser’s daughter. GKFF lists her as a board member, and Tulsa Flyer also lists her on its board of directors. These documented relationships connect the City’s housing adviser, through his spouse, to foundation governance and local-news governance. They are relevant context for examining particular housing decisions, institutional partnerships and coverage of his work. They do not establish that Bulmash exercises foundation authority, that relatives directed his appointment, or that anyone intervened in news coverage.
A current seat on a new commission
The Planning Office roster lists Bulmash as the mayor’s designee on the City of Tulsa Planning Commission. The Council’s account explains that separate city and county commissions replaced the joint metropolitan arrangement, with the City commission effective September2,2026. The Planning Office describes the City body as making zoning recommendations to the Council and handling comprehensive planning, subdivision plats and lot splits. His commission role is therefore a separate institutional connection from his staff job. A roster entry alone does not establish his vote on any particular case.
Public land as a housing tool
In January2026, the City announced a PartnerTulsa request for housing proposals on three Tulsa Development Authority properties on Archer and Troost. Bulmash described returning underused public land to productive use as a way to advance housing goals. The announcement identified a proposal process and a March deadline. It does not establish that developers were selected, land transferred or homes completed. Those later steps require award, transaction and construction records.
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Sources & corrections
Research checked 2026-10-08. 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.
- City of Tulsa · Mayor’s management team ↗
Primary source · Checked 2026-09-30
Named management and department-head entries. Rechecked September 30, 2026: Anna America still has combined deputy/director title despite reported August reassignment; Dennis Larsen succession remains separately held for October 1 verification.
- City of Tulsa · Initial Nichols appointments ↗
Primary source · Source date 2024-12-02 · Checked 2026-09-26
- Tulsa Planning Office - current Planning Commission ↗
primary · Checked 2026-10-07
Current roster: Gene Bulmash, Mayor designee; no personal term dates supplied.
- City Council recap - planning commission reorganization ↗
primary · Checked 2026-10-07
Creating a More Efficient Planning Commission; September2,2026 effective date. Page title September, URL August; retain both.
- DC DHCD - March2018 newsletter ↗
primary · Source date 2018-03 · Checked 2026-10-07
Team DHCD About Town; March13 presentation by IZ program manager Gene Bulmash.
- City issues housing RFP for three TDA sites ↗
primary · Source date 2026-01-06 · Checked 2026-10-07
Archer and Troost sites; proposals due March5; announcement is not an award record.
- Cry Baby housing and surplus properties ↗
independent-reporting · Source date 2026-07-16 · Checked 2026-10-07
Anna Colletto and Joe Tomlinson, updated July17; Bulmash comments at July14 meeting and distinct City/school district review.
- City of Tulsa - housing priorities ↗
primary · Checked 2026-10-07
Bulmash leadership assignment and housing goal; goal not measured completions.
- DC Association of REALTORS - September 2021 speaker biography ↗
primary · Checked 2026-10-08
Past 2021 Speaker Series Events; September 9 Inclusionary Zoning event and speaker biography. Career and education are attributed biography statements.
- Oklahoma Eagle - Nichols appointment reporting ↗
reporting · Source date 2024-12-03 · Checked 2026-10-08
Gene Bulmash section identifies his wife Emily Kaiser of GKFF.
- Bloomberg - Billionaires’ Kids Are Stepping Up to Guide Trillions in Giving ↗
reporting · Source date 2025-06-08 · Checked 2026-10-08
Public opening identifies Emily Kaiser as daughter of George Kaiser; full article not accessed.
- GKFF - Emily Kaiser board biography ↗
primary · Checked 2026-10-08
Named Board biography; other job and residence text may be stale and is not adopted.
- Tulsa Flyer - Board of Directors ↗
primary · Checked 2026-10-08
Board of Directors lists Emily Kaiser, journalist and philanthropist; distinct from community advisory committee.