THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 90 | APRIL 2024 Board of Governors Actions Meeting Summary The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Jan. 18. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Pringle reported he attended a hearing on the OBA budget at the Oklahoma Supreme Court, the Board of Governors has-been party, the OAMIC board meeting and the orientation for OBA section and committee chairs. He spoke to the Garfield County Bar Association and worked on appointments and ongoing OBA issues, such as planning for a strategic planning meeting with the Board of Governors, ongoing litigation and bar facilities renovations. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT President-Elect Williams reported by email he accepted appointments as chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and Board of Governors liaison to the Membership Engagement Committee and the Investment Committee. He confirmed the acceptance of volunteers for members with expiring terms for the Strategic Planning Committee. He attended the OBA budget hearing at the Oklahoma Supreme Court and Board of Governors has-been party. He confirmed his replacement chair for the Professionalism Committee and assisted in coordinating the first 2024 CLE presentation for the Professionalism Committee. He mentored a potential 2025 vice president candidate and worked on qualification requirements for his service on the OAMIC Board of Directors. REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT Vice President Peckio reported she attended the Board of Governors has-been party. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the OBA budget hearing at the Oklahoma Supreme Court, met with multiple departments regarding new lawyer email processes and conducted the orientation for OBA section and committee chairs. She attended a meeting with Family Law Section Chair Kimberly Hays and the OBA Heroes Program coordinator, a LegisOK training and meetings regarding ongoing litigation, ongoing bar facilities projects and strategic planning. She presented at the 2024 OBA Leadership Academy meeting and met with the OBF to plan an upcoming joint reception. She also attended a Bench and Bar Committee meeting and the Board of Governors has-been party. REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Immediate Past President Hermanson reported he chaired the Justice Assistance Grant board meeting and attended the District Attorneys Council technology meeting, board meeting and Senate Budget Committee hearings. He also attended the Board of Governors has-been party. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Governor Ailles Bahm reported she attended meetings for the Bench and Bar Committee, the Legislative Monitoring Committee’s Legislative Kickoff and the has-been party. Governor Barbush reported by email he accepted an appointment to serve on the Strategic Planning Committee and attended the Bryan County Bar Association holiday party and the Choctaw Nation Bar Association meeting. Governor Bracken reported by email he attended the Bench and Bar Committee meeting and the has-been party. He discussed and strategized how to amend the Oklahoma Heroes Program volunteer network and recruited new members to join the Military Assistance Committee. Governor Conner reported by email he attended the Garfield County Bar Association meeting, where President Pringle spoke. Governor Dow reported she attended the Oklahoma County Bar Association Family Law Section meeting, the Cleveland County Bar Association monthly meeting, the Mary Abbott Children’s House board meeting and the has-been party. Governor Hixon reported he attended the Tulsa County Bar Association holiday party, Executive Committee meetings and a Board of Directors meeting. He also attended Board of Directors meetings for the Will Rogers Memorial Foundation and Morton Comprehensive Health Services, as well as the has-been party. Governor Knott reported
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