Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System

Administration Staff and Board Members
Staff
Robert Jones Executive Director
James Reynolds Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director	Duane Michael Chief Financial Officer/Deputy Director
Terri Kyger Executive Secretary	Chase Rankin Controller
Martha Pierce Member Services Coordinator	Vicki Mulbery Accounts Payable Administrator
Thelisha Clark Records Administrator	Latoya Battle Data Processor

Board of Trustees
David Thompson, Chairman Slaughterville Fire Department President, Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Elected by Firefighters
Gerald Garrett Tulsa Fire Department 1st Vice President, Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Elected by Firefighters	Casey Morrison Claremore Fire Department 2nd Vice President, Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Elected by Firefighters
Scott Vanhorn Oklahoma City Fire Department 3rd Vice President, Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Elected by Firefighters	Albert Norton Midwest City Fire Department Past President, Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Elected by Firefighters
Paul Gallahar Retired Tulsa Fire Department President, Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association	Jim Long Tulsa Fire Department Designee of President of Professional Firefighters Association
Anita Breen City of Edmond Oklahoma Municipal League Appointee	Janet Kohls City of Tulsa Oklahoma Municipal League Appointee
Dana Cramer Norman Fire Department Senate President Pro Tempore Appointee	Frank Stone Designee of State Insurance Commissioner
Doug Jacobson Speaker of the House of Representatives Appointee	Brandy Manek Designee of Director of the Office of State Finance

Duties of the Board

1. The board of trustees is responsible for the policies and rules for the general administration of the system, subject to the provisions of state law and properly promulgated rules.
2. The board of trustees establishes rules for the administration of the System and for the transaction of its business consistent with the law. The rules are made public pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act.
3. All meeting of the board of trustees are open to the public and its proceedings are recorded.
4. All decisions of the board of trustees as to questions of fact are final and conclusive on all persons except for the right of review as provided by law and except for fraud or such gross mistake of fact as to have effect equivalent to fraud.
5. The board of trustees takes all necessary action upon applications for pension benefits, disability benefits, survivor benefits, death benefits, entrance into the system and refunds of contributions.

Board Organization

The board of trustees is composed of thirteen members who are appointed as follows:

- Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Executive Board (5 members)
- President of the Professional Firefighters of Oklahoma or a designee (1 member)
- President of the Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association or a designee (1 member)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives Appointee (1 member)
- President Pro Tempore of the Senate Appointee (1 member)
- Oklahoma Municipal League Appointees (2 members)
- State Insurance Commissioner or a designee (1 member)
- Director of the Office of State Finance or a designee (1 member)

Board Meeting Information

The board of trustees meets, in regular session, every third Friday of each month unless otherwise scheduled. Meetings are held at 4545 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 269 and begin at 8:30 am. All meetings of the board of are open to the public. In order to place an item on the agenda, all necessary information must be submitted to the System by the Friday preceding the monthly meeting.

Scheduled Board Meeting Dates for the year 2011 are as follows:

January 21, 2011	July 15, 2011
February 18, 2011	August 19, 2011
March 18, 2011	September 16, 2011
April 15, 2011	October 21, 2011
May 20, 2011	November 18, 2011
June 17, 2011	December 16, 2011

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