As executive director of the OWRB, Strong is responsible for carrying out the agency's mission to protect and enhance the quality of life for Oklahomans by managing and improving the state's water resources to ensure clean and reliable water supplies, a strong economy, and a safe and healthy environment.
As Secretary, Strong oversaw also environmental protection and wildlife conservation programs of the State.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University in Wildlife Ecology with a minor in Agronomy in 1993.
[2] Strong was appointed by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as its executive director in October 2010 while serving as Secretary of the Environment.
Strong, his wife, Kalli, and their daughter, Edyn, live in southwest Oklahoma City where they are active in the Yukon, Oklahoma, public school system, their neighborhood association, their daughter's pom squad, and their local church.