The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2023

Why is it important for OBA members to serve and volunteer? We want to maintain the integrity of our bar. Without the support from members serving, we cannot thrive as a community. What challenges are OBA members encountering, and how can the OBA help find solutions? I feel we are still feeling the effects of the pandemic, and that is harmful to our new bar members. I want to get back to successful member events to reconnect with networking. There is a large group of new bar members who lost out on opportunities I enjoyed. What’s your favorite OBA member benefit? The CLE programs What technology gadget could you not function without? My iPhone What’s the best book you’ve read this year? Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

What challenges are OBA members encountering, and how can the OBA help find solutions? I would say OBA members are being faced with challenges arising from changing technology due to remote and hybrid work arrangements and competition, especially for solo/small firms and outer counties. I would say the OBA does a great job already in these areas, but improvement and a more targeted approach may be new strategies the OBA should look into implementing. What’s your favorite OBA member benefit? I am split between online services and networking opportunities. What technology gadget could you not function without? Outside of my phone, I would have to say “Alexa”; what would I do without my morning weather report and music! What’s the best book you’ve read this year? I would have to say I have not found a book that tops the Bible.

CAROLINE M. SHAFFER SIEX Governor – YLD Chair Tulsa

Background: I was raised most of my life in Texas, where my immediate family still resides. I proudly call Tulsa my home now. I love puzzles, true crime podcasts,

watching the Dallas Cowboys, fishing and yoga. I have been enjoying three years of marriage to a fel low OBA member, Hunter Siex. We have one strong willed and adorable son, Henry. We also have our two rescue dogs: a pit mix, Lorretta-Lynn, and a Doberman-German Shepard, Blitzkrieg (Blitz). Education: I graduated from the University of North Texas in 2010 with a bachelor’s degrees in psychol ogy and political science. After college, I became a paralegal working in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. I was a “Half L” at the TU College of Law, where I graduated in December 2016. What is your most important goal during your service on the OBA Board of Governors? I want to problem-solve boundaries of involvement with young lawyers and bridge more connections between non-YLD and YLD members.

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