Some of the early leaders of OKASBO are listed below. (** retired, * deceased)
- 1957* Dr. N. L. George
- 1958* Jim W. Bruce
- 1959* Earl Green
- 1960** Eldon Hutchinson
- 1961** Martin Miller
- 1962** J. B. Fox, Jr.
- 1963* Ernest E. Ayres
- 1964* J. Henry Brown
- 1965* Dr. J. C. McCreight
- 1966** Kenny Gallagher
- 1967** A. Ward McCracken
- 1968** Ted W. Hoover
- 1969** Charles A. Marrs
- 1970** Hugh Bingham
- 1971** Charles G. Weaver
- 1972** Bob Brandeberry
- 1973** W. H. (Bill) Rainwater
- 1974** Dr. Clarence G. Oliver
- 1975** Doug Frederick
- 1976** Jack Beason
- 1977** Haskell Evans
- 1978** Frank M. Eaton
- 1979 Harold Clark
- 1980** Dr. Allen Robison
- 1981** Dr. G. Blaine Smith
- 1982 Dr. John M. Folks
- 1983** Dr. Howard Thomas
- 1984** Dorothy Cooper
- 1985** Robert (Bob) Brown
- 1986 Mike Fry
- 1987** Dr. Jerry Doyle
- 1988** Gerald Hoeltzel
- 1989 Roger Sharp
- 1990 Andy Young
- 1991 Darrel Shepard
- 1992** Dr. Warren Carmichael
- 1993** Richard O'Hara
- 1994 Dr. Pam Deering
- 1995-96 Dr. Frank Borovetz
- 1996-97** Dr. Neil Nuttall
- 1997-98 Dr. Dean Hughes
- 1998-99** David Roberts
- 1999-00* Nancy Love
- 2000-01** Lu Norman
- 2001-02** Dr. Linda Abner
- 2002-03** Galeard Roper
- 2003-04** Debra Jacoby
- 2004-05 J. Bruce Campbell
- 2005-06** Steve Shiever
- 2006-07 Ann Wade
- 2007-08** Jim Knox
- 2008-09 Brenda Burkett
- 2009-10 Nancy McKay
- 2010-11 Roger Adair
- 2011-12 Bill Denton
- 2012-13** Tom Linihan
- 2013-14 Cindy Shiever
- 2014-15 Dr. Stacey Butterfield
- 2015-16 Nancy Hughes
- 2016-17 Kevin Hime
- 2017-18 Stephen Haynes
- 2018-19 Lori Smith