OKIAAI BOARD MINUTES 2/19/2026

Date: February 19, 2026
Time: 11:07 AM
Location: Edmond, OK
Call to Order: Made by President, Gina Coleman

 

Roll Call:

Present	Absent	Position	2026 Board
☒	☐	Pres	Gina Coleman
☒	☐	1st VP	Johnnie Sawyer
☒	☐	2nd VP	Mike Haley
☒	☐	3rd yr.	Heather Cropper
☒	☐	3rd yr.	Matthew Meredith
☒	☐	2nd yr.	Tim Reeves
☒	☐	2nd yr.	Aaron Mayhugh
☒	☐	1st yr.	Chad Oubre
☒	☐	1st yr.	Connor Ozment
☒	☐	Treasurer	Brian Cosner
☒	☐	Secretary	Jesse Benne
☒	☐	Past Pres.	Steve Rhodes

 

Reading and Approval of Minutes: A Motion was made by Matthew Meredeth to forgo the reading of the previous meeting minutes, seconded by Chad Oubre, motion approved and carried.

Membership & Website: Jesse stated there are no new members to report. The new board information is submitted to the International Association. Website updates will be sent this week.

A Motion was made by Heather Cropper to accept the Membership and Website report, seconded by Connor Ozment, motion approved and carried.

Treasurer’s Report & 501(c)3: Brian Cosner stated the current balance is $15,534, this time last year was $25,747. Deposit to casino, tax filings, and purchase of computer is the reason for lower amount.

A Motion was made by Jesse Benne to accept the Treasurer’s & 501(c)3 report, seconded by Heather Cropper, motion approved and carried.

CFI: Johnnie Sawyer stated he has nothing to report, discussion about a few members the board is aware of that are close to eligible for testing.

A Motion was made by Chad Oubre to accept the CFI committee report, seconded by Matthew Meredeth, motion approved and carried.

Training:  Chad Oubre stated that the Committee is running into scheduling issues with coordinating training between departments and the IAAI.

Matthew suggested starting small with the Fire Dynamics class that Chad Oubre has developed, and try to start small, one or two classes. The Committee will attempt to coordinate one in Edmond and Tahlequah to start.

OKIAAI will present a 4 hour block at the FMAO mini conference in March. 90 min approx. for 1033, 90 min. approx. for mock trial, and follow up with a  debrief and Q&A.

A Motion was made by Jesse Benne to accept the Training committee report, seconded by Connor Ozment, motion approved and carried.

Annual Conference:  Johnnie Sawyer stated that the conference will be in Durant at the Choctaw casino, same as last year with discussion on the following items:

• Instructors possible
  • Darren Solomn over burn victims
  • Aaron Chaffee 4 hour case study
  • Mental Health
• Bowling will be on Thursday, with 3 hours for the same price. Better communication before that event will be expressed.
• Coffee is priority for the room, all other drinks and snacks will be dependant on monetary donations and accounts closer to conference.
• The door gift will be a backpack of some sort, the canvas demo bag was not preferred. Heather and Jesse will work on getting another style backpack.

A Motion was made by Connor Ozment to accept the Annual Committee report, seconded by Heather Cropper, motion approved and carried.

Old Business:

• Everyone has read the OKIAAI by-laws and Chapter Handbook.
• Specific Job duties were discussed and what those duties entail start to finish. A list was created and will be shared as a living document with the board.

A Motion was made by Heather Cropper to accept the Old Business, seconded by Brian Cosner, motion approved and carried.

New Business:

• OCA conference is March 6, Gina Coleman & Matthew Meredeith will be there, the board is invited.

A Motion was made by Heather Cropper to accept the New Business, seconded by Chad Oubre, motion approved and carried.

Next Meeting: The next meeting is scheduled for March 24th, at 11:00 due to next meeting date during Spring Break. Location will be Tulsa FD Headquarters.

Motion to adjourn was made by Heather Cropper, seconded by Jesse Benne, motion approved and carried.