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2023-2024 OKSPRA Officers


President

Tara Thompson, APR, Broken Arrow Public Schools

tthompson@baschools.org | 918.625.8721


President Elect

Terri Busch, Pioneer Technology Center

terrib@pioneertech.edu | 580-761-9044

Vice President of Membership

Kristal Adkinson, Northeast Tech

kristal.adkinson@netech.edu | 580.235.5545


Vice President of Programming

Lynn Cordes, Lawton Public Schools

lcordes@lawtonps.org | 580.351.8988

Treasurer
Teresa Abram, APR, Great Plains Technology Center

tabram@greatplaines.edu | 580.678.5340


Secretary

Jackalyn Beck, Meridian Technology Center

jackalynb@meridiantech.edu | 916.704.9223

Past President

Jessie Phillips, Kiamichi Tech

jphillips@ktc.edu | 918.721.5179


 

BOARD STRUCTURE AND OFFICER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

One of the most important functions of the OKSPRA board is keeping the organization’s resources and efforts focused on the role that school communications play in a district and in a community. Additional duties of board members include:

    • Maintaining the mission of beliefs of the organization
    • Strategic and organizational planning
    • Ensuring strong fiduciary oversight and fiscal management
    • Fundraising and resource development
    • Enhancing OKSPRA’s public image
    • Assessing the organization’s performance
Expectations of individual board members include:
    • Serve as active advocates and ambassadors of the organization and fully engage in identifying and securing the financial resources and partnerships necessary to provide programming to members
    • Leverage connections, networks and resources to bring value to membership
    • Prepare for, attend and participate in board meetings, quarterly membership meetings and the Spring Conference
    • Follow the organization’s bylaws and resolutions
    • Maintain confidentiality about internal matters of OKSPRA
    • President and president elect will attend NSPRA Presidents Summit annually (if the president or president elect cannot attend, another officer can attend in their place)

Each officer also oversees a committee comprised of members who contribute to various aspects of OKSPRA's operations and initiatives. If you would like to participate in a committee please reach out to ospraofficers@gmail.com.

Learn more about OKSPRA's vision and goals by reviewing the strategic plan. Your engagement with OKSPRA's mission helps us achieve excellence in school public relations across Oklahoma.

ABOUT OKSPRA

The Oklahoma School Public Relations Association (OKSPRA) is a knowledge-based organization seeking to serve, motivate and educate school administrators and staff, postsecondary officials, school foundation executives and boards of education about the importance of school public relations.

CONTACTS

okspraofficers@gmail.com
4500 SW Lee Blvd.
Lawton, Oklahoma 73505

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