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Staff<\/h2>\n

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BAPS Foundation Manager<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

contact@bapsfoundation.org<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Officers<\/h2>\n

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Charla Lane – President<\/b><\/p>\n

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Brett James – Vice President<\/b>
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Andrew Havens – Treasurer<\/b>
\nSecurity Bank<\/i><\/p>\n

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Liz Burns – Secretary<\/b>
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Jeni Dolan – Past President<\/b>
\nOperation Aware<\/i><\/p>\n

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At-Large Directors<\/h2>\n

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Evan Anderson<\/b>
\nConnect Advisors<\/i><\/p>\n

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Casey Burnside<\/strong>
\nJusticelink<\/em><\/p>\n

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Frankie Catlett – Past President<\/b>
\nWalmart<\/i><\/p>\n

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Kimberley Collins<\/b>
\nPublic Service Company of Oklahoma<\/em><\/p>\n

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Matt Condry<\/b>
\nArvest Bank<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jenny Cothran<\/b>
\nZeeco<\/em><\/p>\n

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Amber Edwards<\/b>
\nCherokee Nation Businesses, LLC<\/em><\/p>\n

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Michelle Everett<\/b>
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\nFirst National Bank & Trust Broken Arrow<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hazel Koehler<\/b>
\nRetired BAPS Teacher<\/em><\/p>\n

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Katie Merillat<\/strong>
\nMerillat Consulting LLC<\/em><\/p>\n

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Kevin Moberg<\/b>
\nYETI<\/em><\/p>\n

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Coy Nesbit<\/b>
\nTTCU Federal Credit Union<\/em><\/p>\n

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Greer Nichols<\/b>
\nRetired BAPS Teacher<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nAttorney<\/em><\/p>\n

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David Pickel<\/b>
\nBrightway Insurance<\/i><\/p>\n

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Leslie Purcell<\/b>
\nFormer BAPS Teacher<\/i><\/p>\n

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Gina Shumard<\/b>
\nCherokee Nation Business<\/em><\/p>\n

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Georgia Steele<\/b>
\nRetired TTCU Federal Credit Union<\/em><\/p>\n

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Jane York<\/b>
\nOklahoma PTA State Director<\/em><\/p>\n

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Debra Wimpee – Associate Director<\/b>
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Advisory Positions<\/h2>\n

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\n<\/span><\/b>Broken Arrow Public Schools
\nAdvisory Director<\/i><\/p>\n

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Tara Thompson – Chief Communications Officer<\/b>
\nBroken Arrow Public Schools
\nAdvisory Director<\/i><\/p>\n

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Sarah Wallace<\/b>
\nBAEA President
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\nRetired Attorney
\nAdvisory Member<\/i><\/p>\n

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Karen Lawless<\/b>
\nFirst Methodist Church of Broken Arrow
\nAdvisory Member<\/i><\/p>\n

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Jason Martin<\/b>
\nManhattan Construction
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\nAVB Bank
\nAdvisory Member<\/i><\/p>\n

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Bruce Schutte<\/b>
\nThe Arrow Group
\nAdvisory Member<\/i><\/p>\n

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Nick Spriggs<\/b>
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Help us empower teachers and students for a brighter future.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
Donate Now<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Contact us to donate or volunteer.<\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>
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