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and planned upcoming activities. Governor Dodoo reported she is planning to attend the upcoming Law Schools Committee meet ing. Governor Hixon reported he attended the Law Day Committee meeting as well as the Tulsa County Bar Association Past Presidents’ Luncheon and Board of Directors meeting. Governor Knott reported she attended the Canadian County Bar Association meeting. Governor Locke reported he attended the Membership Engagement Committee meet ing and a Muskogee County Bar Association meeting. Governor Oldfield reported he received proposed rule changes approved by the Legal Internship Committee to be discussed during this meet ing. Governor Rogers reported he attended the TU College of Law Gala and Hall of Fame ceremony. Governor Thurman reported he attended the Pontotoc County Drug Free Coalition Gala, the swearing-in ceremony and recep tion for Chief Justice Rowe, the East Central University Law Day pre sentation and the Pontotoc County Sheriff’s reception. Governor Trevillion reported he attended the Access to Justice Committee meet ing, the Oklahoma County Bar Association board meeting and the ABA Section of Taxation Mid-Year Meeting. Governor West reported he attended the Cleveland County Bar Association Executive Board meeting and monthly membership meeting. REPORT OF THE YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION Governor Venus reported he attended an Oklahoma County Bar Association YLD event.

implementation phase of strategic planning. She toured conference space at the OKANA Resort and event space at the First Americans Museum, and she has a meet ing planned with Phil Fraim of OAMIC to discuss Solo & Small Firm Conference sponsorship opportunities. She attended the OBA staff quarterly anniversary and birthday celebration, the Bar Leadership Institute in Chicago and a meeting of the Oklahoma Bar Journal Board of Editors. She also met with FBI Special Agent Stanley to discuss cybersecurity and ransomware outreach train ing opportunities. REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Past President Pringle reported he reviewed and discussed pro posed legislation relating to the practice of law. He also attended a Bar Center Facilities Committee meeting and a meeting of the Solo and Small Firm Conference Planning Committee. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Governor Barbush reported he attended the swearing-in ceremony and reception for Chief Justice Dustin Rowe, and he submitted materials related to his candidacy for OBA president-elect, includ ing three nominating petitions. Governor Barker reported he attended the Awards Committee meeting and the Garfield County Bar Association lunch meeting. Governor Cooper reported he attended the Bar Center Facilities Committee meeting and revised related documents with the archi tect. He also attended several Oklahoma County Bar Association meetings for the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and he coordinated with the Military Assistance Committee related to the most recent committee meeting

and directed the transmission of the message to membership. He also worked with Oklahoma Bar Foundation representatives to prioritize legal desert counties for contact by the OBA, and he worked on presidential appoint ments and nominations. President-Elect Peckio reported she attended the Bar Leadership Institute in Chicago and the Oklahoma Bar Foundation Board of Trustees March meeting. She reviewed and approved legal services invoices for the OBA, and she taped a “Between Two Weeds” CLE program for OBA CLE. REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT Vice President White reported he attended the Tulsa County Bar Association monthly board meeting, where he presented the professionalism moment. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the Bar Center Facilities Committee meet ing and the swearing-in ceremony for Chief Justice Dustin Rowe and Vice Chief Justice Dana Kuehn. She met with Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Executive Director Stephanie Hudson and worked on building security issues to obtain vendor service quotes. She attended the OBA Awards Committee meeting, the YLD meeting, the Solo & Small Firm Conference staff preplanning and logistical meetings and the Oklahoma High School Mock Trial Championship at the OU College of Law Dick Bell Courtroom. She met with strategic planner Marcy Cottle to discuss the upcoming needs assessments for the REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

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