THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 62 | FEBRUARY 2026 permanent fund. The board also approved a motion to authorize the OBA Communications Department to draft and distribute a press release related to publicizing the payouts of the approved claims. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MATERIALS The board passed a motion to approve publication of the materials related to consumer legal information that were recently reviewed and updated as necessary by the Membership Engagement Committee. PRESIDENT WILLIAMS’ APPOINTMENTS The board passed a motion to reappoint Susan Damron to the Child Death Review Board. PRESIDENT-ELECT PECKIO’S APPOINTMENTS The board passed a motion to approve the following appointments. Professional Responsibility Commission (PRC): President-Elect Peckio reappoints Jennifer Castillo, Oklahoma City, and Alissa Dawn Preble Hutter, Norman, to new terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2028. Board of Medicolegal Investigations: PresidentElect Peckio appoints Ashley Roberts Webb, Tulsa, to a one-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026. Board of Editors: PresidentElect Peckio reappoints Melissa DeLacerda, Stillwater, to a one-year term as chairperson, beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026. President-Elect Peckio reappoints Melanie Wilson Rughani, Oklahoma City, as associate editor for District 3, and she appoints Alexander Cale Wilson, Muskogee, as associate editor for District 7, with terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2028. Audit Committee (BOG Members Only): PresidentElect Peckio appoints S. Shea Bracken, Edmond, to a oneyear term beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026. She appoints Chris D. Jones, Durant; Blayne P. Norman, Wewoka; Kristy E. Loyall, El Reno; and Molly A. Aspan, Tulsa, to three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2028. Clients’ Security Fund Committee: President-Elect Peckio reappoints Stephen R. Stephens, Stillwater; Bryan R. Lynch, Norman; Jeffrey C. Smith, Poteau; Peggy Stockwell, Norman; and lay member Michelle S. Chilton, CPA, to new terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2028. UPCOMING 2026 OBA AND COUNTY BAR EVENTS President Williams reviewed upcoming bar-related events and activities involving the Board of Governors, including the swearing- in ceremony for new officers and board members on Friday, Jan. 16, in Oklahoma City and the Legislative Kickoff on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Oklahoma Bar Center. NEXT BOARD MEETING The Board of Governors met in January, and a summary of those actions will be published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal once the minutes are approved. The next board meeting will be held in Oklahoma City on Friday, Feb. 20.
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