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Tracy E. Hart

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Tracy E. Hart, President and Chief Executive Officer
Tarlton Corporation

Tracy E. Hart has been a director of ONE Gas, Inc. since 2018 and is chair of the Audit Committee. Ms. Hart currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tarlton Corporation, a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm.  She is the first woman to become president of a major general contracting company in St. Louis, and one of a few nationally. Since joining the company in 1990, Tarlton has tripled its size and further solidified its market share. Tarlton purchased Waterhout Construction Company in 2019, a carpentry company. Ms. Hart also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of that wholly-owned subsidiary. Ms. Hart also serves on the Executive Committee of Midwest BankCentre’s Legal Board of Directors, the Fiduciary Board of Greater St. Louis, the Board of Trustees of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and the Board of Trustees of St. Louis Municipal Theatre.

In 2008, Ms. Hart was elected the first woman chairperson of the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis, having served on the board since 1996. She also is the first woman to be named chairperson of the AGC Natural Quality in Construction Committee. Ms. Hart is active in the community service and has received much recognition as a successful business leader including being awarded the University of Missouri-St. Louis Trailblazer Award for her accomplishments.

Ms. Hart’s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include her extensive executive management and construction management experience, leadership skills and directorships, and brings valuable experience in finance, operations, strategic and financial planning, corporate governance, and risk management. 

Ms. Hart earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communication from the University of Michigan.