Our Board
The Board of Trustees is comprised of 13 members:
Five members shall be the Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association, a 5-year term. One member shall be the President of the Professional Firefighters of Oklahoma or their designee. One member shall be the President of the Oklahoma State Retired Firefighters Association or their designee. Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member to serve a 4-year term. One member shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate for a 4-year term. Two members shall be appointed by the President of the Oklahoma Municipal League for a 4-year term. One member shall be the State Insurance Commissioner or their designee. One member shall be the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services or their designee.
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 meetings 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.
Meet Our Board
Tony Lopez, Chairman
Midwest City Fire Department
Firefighters Association
Elected by Firefighters
Donald Bennett Jr.
Oklahoma City Fire Department
1st Vice President, Oklahoma State
Firefighters Association
Elected by Firefighters
Cary Provence
Yukon Fire Department
2nd Vice President, Oklahoma State
Firefighters Association
Elected by Firefighters
Tom A. Marcum
Mooreland Fire Department
3rd Vice President, Oklahoma State
Firefighters Association
Elected by Firefighters
Jim Ed Nimmo
Tulsa Fire Department
Past President, Oklahoma State
Firefighters Association
Elected by Firefighters
Michel Duncan
Retired Dewey Fire Department
President of
Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association
Brent Baggett
Lawton Fire Department
Designee of President of
Professional Firefighters
Association
Brent Bryant
City of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Municipal
League Appointee
Janet Kohls
City of Tulsa
Oklahoma Municipal
League Appointee
Matthew Lay
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Appointee
Teresa Green
Designee of State Insurance
Commissioner
Dana Cramer
Senate President Pro Tempore
Appointee
John Laws
Designee of Director of OMES
Board Meeting Information
The Board of Trustees meets, in regular session, every third Friday of each month unless otherwise scheduled. Meetings are held at 6601 Broadway Extension., Suite 100 and begin at 8:30 am. All meetings of the Board 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.
