The Oklahoma Bar Journal October 2024

B oard of G overnors A ctions

Meeting Summary

conferred with President Pringle regarding a candidate for the Board of Governors District 3 vacancy, worked on committee appoint ments and discussed planning for the 2025 Annual Meeting and 2025 Solo & Small Firm Conference with President Pringle, Executive Director Johnson and Directors Calloway and Brumit. He contacted potential donors on behalf of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation Development Committee and reviewed and approved a request from the Bar Association of the District of Columbia to join the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. He attended a virtual meeting to review litigation involving the OBA. He reviewed the existing OBA Strategic Plan in preparation for the Board of Governors strategic planning retreat and attended the joint recep tion with the Carter County Bar Association. Vice President Peckio reported she attended the OBA Annual Meeting and a series of ABA and bar leadership meetings in Chicago. She hosted the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Tulsa wom en’s discussion group. She also attended a meeting to review liti gation involving the OBA, and she attended the joint reception with the Carter County Bar Association. REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the OBA Annual Meeting, the July Membership Engagement Committee meeting and the July YLD meeting, where members prepared bar exam survival kits for those taking the July exam. She participated in 2025 Solo & Small Firm Conference planning with President Pringle, President-Elect Williams and Directors Calloway and Brumit. She met with new OBA staff members, conducted OBA staff evaluations and interviewed potential janitorial services vendors for the Oklahoma Bar Center. She also met with the executive director of A Chance to Change to review the existing services contract and discuss possible changes related to the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program. She attended meetings related to legal services for disaster survivors, the YLD Wills for Heroes clinic in Weatherford and a series of ABA and bar leadership meetings in Chicago. She met with the legal counsel for a litigation sta tus update and conducted a meet ing aimed at preparing staff for the strategic planning retreat. She also attended the joint reception with the Carter County Bar Association. REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Past President Hermanson reported he attended numer ous events during the Annual Meeting, participated in reviewing

The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Aug. 16.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Pringle reported he attended the Annual Meeting, where he presided over the General Assembly and presented numerous awards. He served as a modera tor during the Annual Luncheon, Delegates Breakfast and House of Delegates and attended numer ous events during the meeting. He worked on fielding a candi date for the Board of Governors District 3 vacancy as well as other appointments. He consulted with Executive Director Johnson on OBA operations and upcoming meetings, prepared for the strate gic planning meeting and worked with President-Elect Williams on coordinating 2025 meetings. He wrote an article for the September issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal , and he reviewed and approved a request from the Bar Association of the District of Columbia to join the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. He attended the joint reception with the Carter County Bar Association. President-Elect Williams reported he attended numer ous Annual Meeting events and presided over the House of Delegates. He attended the National Conference of Bar Presidents and the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents in Chicago. He also REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

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THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL