OKIAAI Board
Date: 6/20/2017
Time: 10:12 AM
Location: Tahlequah Community Event Center
Call to order by 1st Vice President
Roll Call (Bold Italic = Absent)
Scott Winford (Past Pres), Jeff VanDolah (Pres), Ashley Stephens (1st VP), David VanBuskirk (2nd VP), Chris Woodall (3rd Yr.), Dan Salts (3rd yr), Bill Hollander ( 2nd Yr.), Fred Henderson (2nd yr), Tommy Scott (1st Yr), Stan Smith (1st
Yr), Heather Stanley (Executive Secretary), Neal Moore (Secretary/Treasurer)
Special Guest: Dean Green, Norman Fire Dept
Reading and Approval of Minutes: Motion to forgo reading and approve minutes by Tommy
Scott and seconded
by Neal Moore. Status = Approved unanimously
New Membership: None
Treasurer’s Report: Neal Moore reported balance of $12,245.87. Motion to approve report by
David VanBuskirk and seconded
by Tommy Scott. Status = Approved unanimously
Committee Reports
Annual Conference: Ashley advised he has blocked rooms at Holiday Inn Express at daily rate of
$94/night. He has reserved the Tahlequah Community Event Center 1041 N. Grand Ave. free of
charge but we will have to purchase coffee and any refreshments from them. We will set it up with
long tables and seating for 130. Parking on the north side. He will get details on coffee, water and
donuts and look into lunch options. He is still looking into the golf course. Dave Cusadis of
National Fire Academy is to present (schedule allowing) on the topic of electrical fires with
possibility of offering R255 certification. Ashley Stephens will present on homemade explosives
and IEDs with afternoon demo. Blaire Ward of ATF will present Zombie Van Case. The conference
will be in Tahlequah October 25-27, 2017.
Chris will work on a new template for a name tag/membership card combination for this year’s
conference.
Charles Napp has offered to present at 1 hour class if we need his assistance.
Chris Woodall and Stan Smith will work to set up a vendor alley.
Merchandise: Notebooks will be hunter green and grey/white. Neal will contact 5.11 for give-
away options.
David presented the idea of a mesh hat with OKIAAI printed on it to either give away or sell.
Regional Conferences: Arson for Prosecutors class in Tulsa. June 27-29. Presented by ATF. It will
include a 4 hours class on Forensic Fire Death.
