2022-2023 Officers and Directors Candidates

Lesli Massad

Year Joined:  2010 Years in Rotary: 11
Attendance: 100%
Perfect Attendance Years: 10
Committees Chaired:  Club 29 Breakfast 13-14/14-15/15-16/16-17;  Rotary International Foundation  14-15;  Group Chair Youth Programs  15-16/16-17;  Finance Group Co-Chair 18-19; Group Chair Club Service 20-21
Awards Received:  Presidential Citation 14-15; Club Serv1ce 16-17;  President’s 15-16
Offices Held:  Director 2015-17; Asst. Treasurer 17-18;  Treasurer 18-19; Sgt-At-Arms 2020-21; Secretary 21-22; Foundation Board 19-20
Paul Harris Fellow

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role: 

• Director of Philanthropy & Partnerships for the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum and the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.
• Board Member/Governance Chair – Friends of the Mansion, Inc.
• Board Member/Governance Chair – The Dragonfly Home (aids victims of human trafficking)
• Member – Stronger Together OKC
• Member – Leadership Oklahoma City Signature Class XXXVI
• Make-A-Wish Oklahoma – Volunteer Wish Granter
• Member – Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits
• Member – Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
• Honoree – The Journal Record’s 2018 Women Making a Difference
• In 2015, founded The Nexus OKC, a monthly speaker series offering people a unique experience where they can gather to engage in difficult conversations.

Tim Dowd

Year Joined: 1996     Years in Rotary: 25
Attendance: 100%
Perfect Attendance Years: 2
Committees Chaired: New Member Recruitment 99-00; New Member Orientation 01-02/06-07/17-18; Classification 00-01; Group Chair-Membership 06-07; Community Service Group Chair 07-08/08-09 /9-10; Project 07-08/08-09; Legal-Ballot 12-13/14-15; New Member Recruitment 18-19
Awards Received:  Club Service 99-00; Presidential Citation 06-07/08-09; Presidential Recognition 9-10/18-19; Vocational Service 12-13; Rotarian of the Year 20-21
Offices Held:  Director 02-03 / Sgt.-At-Arms 03-04, 05-06 / Secretary 04-05 / Foundation Director 10-11/11-12/19-22
Paul Harris Fellow +3

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:

• Graduate of Leadership Oklahoma Class XVI;
• Graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City Class Class XVII
• Past President of Men’s Dinner Club, when membership was over 600 men; While President, changed Father-son night where sons attended a dinner with their father to Father-child night.
• President of Oklahoma Delta Upsilon Corporation, when the corporation purchased a $4.1 million housing structure. Also conducted a capital campaign reaching gifts of $1.4 million.
• President and Chairman of Upward Transition (a local charity). While President, sold the decaying structure and purchased and moved to a new larger facility to aid those in need.

Office of Assistant Treasurer/ Treasurer Elect

Nancy Hyde

Year Joined: 2012 Years in Rotary: 9
Attendance: 42.85%
Committees Chaired & International Project Dedications Attended: International Project Dedications Attended Romania 2017; Budget-Audit 20-21/21-22
Paul Harris Fellow +2 /Paul Harris Society

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

• CEO and founder of Hyde & Company CPAs
• Treasurer and Board member of Sister Cities International OKC, Inc
• Treasurer and Board member of YWCA
• Treasurer and Board member for IEEW-Peace Through Business
• Mentor/host to women business owners from Rwanda and Afghanistan
• Appointed by both Governor Henry and Governor Fallin as volunteer Commissioner of Oklahoma Security Commission
• Oklahoma Society of CPAs past service as President, Vice President, Secretary, and Chair of the Taxation Committee
• Voted by fellow CPAs as member of OSCPA Accounting Hall of Fame
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) member

Mark Neumeister

Year Joined: 2012 Years in Rotary: 9
Attendance: 100%
Perfect Attendance Years: 9
Committees Chaired: Greeters 19-20
Awards Received:   Club Service 19-20

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role: 

• Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants: Board of Directors, Director-at-Large, Small Firms Practitioner Committee, Taxation Committee, Chairman, Advocacy Council
• Oklahoma City Chapter of Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants, director and vice-president.
• Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium, chair—registration committee
• In 2020 the Oklahoma Society of CPAs recognized as the Rick Kells Outstanding Tax Professional.
• In 2018 the Oklahoma Society of CPAs presented it’s Silver Pen Award, for the article “New Partnership Tax Audit Rules: Are You Ready?” CPA Focus magazine, January/February 2018.

Office of Secretary

Suzanne Mitchell

Year Joined: 2011 Years in Rotary: 10
Attendance: 78.57%
Committees Chaired: Open World Legal Scholars 12-13/13-14/14-15/15-16/16-17/17-18/18-19/19-20/20-21/21-22; Group Chair Club 29 Service Projects 18-19/19-20
Awards Received:  Presidential Citation 14-15; Rotary International Service 16-17/17-18/19-20
Offices Held:   Director 18-20

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

• Chair, Magistrate Judges Advisory Group, 2018-present; member, 2016-18
• Member, International Judicial Relations Committee, 2020-present
• 2019 Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award recipient
• Member, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts’ Human Resources Advisory Council, 2019-present
• FBA, Member, Nominations & Elections Committee, 2021-present; Tenth Circuit Vice President, 2019-2021; Member, Robert A. McNew Law Student Scholarship Committee, 2020-2022; Access to Justice Task Force Member, 2017-2018; Chair, Bench/Bar Relations Committee, 2014-16; Member, Constitution and Bylaws Committee, 2014-16;
• Recipient of the FBA’s Outstanding Leader Award, 2018; Presidential Excellence Award 2017-2018
• Federal Bar Association, OKC Chapter, President 2017-18; Outreach Coordinator, 2014-2017; VP Programs 2015-16

Dawn Byram

Year Joined:  2014 Years in Rotary: 7
Attendance: 100%
Perfect Attendance Years: 2
Committees Chaired: Greeters 15-16; Program Co-Chair 16-17/19-20/20-21; Member Engagement 18-19; Social 18-19; Group Chair Special Events 21-22
Awards Received:  Rotarian of the Year 6-17/19-20; Presidential Citation 18-19; Club Service 20-21
Offices Held:  Director 20-22

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

• Leadership Oklahoma: Program Committee, Public Relations Committee, OKC Programs
• Leadership Orlando (FL)
• Leadership Edmond
• Board of Directors, Positive Tomorrows
• Positive Tomorrows, Governance Committee, Building Committee, Cork & Canvas Event Committee
• Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
• Commercial Real Estate Council (CREC)
• OKC Chamber Advisory Board
• AIA of Central Oklahoma
• Board of Directors, Edmond Fine Arts Institute (Past)
• Board of Directors, American Cancer Society, Orland FL & Norman (Past)
• Board of Directors, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Cleveland County (Past)
• Board Member, University of Oklahoma Sooner Club (Past)

Office of Sergeant-at-Arms

Evan Walter

Year Joined: 2004 Years in Rotary: 17
Attendance: 57.14%
Committees Chaired: Exchange Student 07-08/08-09/09-10; GSE 11-12; Group Chair Youth Programs 10-11; Program Group Chair 13-14/ 14-15; World Community Service 14-15; Social Media 17-18/18-19; Wings of Rotary 21-22
Additional Rotary Service:  Wings of Rotary Team Leader – Japan 2007; Rotary Youth Exchange Student – Japan 1992; Rotary Group Study Exchange Team Member – Czech & Slovak Republics 2002
Awards Received:  International Service 07-08/08-09/11-12; Presidential Recognition 9-10/10-11/18-19; Club Service 17-18
Offices Held:  Director 2013-15
Paul Harris Fellow +2

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:

• Board Executive Committee (External Relations Committee Chair), Sunbeam Family Services
• Board Executive Committee (Secretary), Oklahoma Charitable Gift Planners Association
• Leadership Oklahoma City, Class 39
• Current Co-Chair, Allied Arts Campaign for BOK Financial
• Westminster School Annual Auction Volunteer
• Past Board Member, Center of Family Love
• Past Elected Vestry Member and Treasurer, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral
• Past Delegate – Diocesan Convention, Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma
• Former Member – Entrepreneurs Organization – Oklahoma Chapter Forum 2

Collins Peck

Year Joined: 2015 Years in Rotary: 6
Attendance: 57.14%
Committees Chaired: Salvation Army 17-18/18-19; Service Saturday 19-20; Group Chair Special Events 20-21; Group Chair Communications 21-22
Awards Received:  Always Being There 16-17; Presidential Citation 18-19; Community Service 19-20
Offices Held:  Director 2020-22

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:

Currently serving on boards of these organizations:
• Allied Arts
• The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
• The Civic Center Foundation
• Last Frontier Council of Boy Scouts.

I have held (or currently holding) leadership roles as:
• Allied Arts Building Division Chair
• Vice President of Food Bank Board
• Secretary of Food Bank Board
• Committee member of Civic Center Foundation building and planning

I have served and led several Young Professionals boards and civic organizations, including:
• President of Downtown Club of Oklahoma City
• Infant Crisis Services YP Board Co-Chair
• Allied Arts Catalyst Board Co-Chair
• Co-Founder and Chair of Regional Food Bank Leadership Council

Office of Director
5 elected for a 2-year term, 2022-2024

Miles Pringle

Year Joined: 2016 Years in Rotary: 5
Attendance: 85.71%
Committees Chaired: 40 and Under 20-21/21-22

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

Miles has extensive board leadership experience. As General Counsel to a federally insured bank, Miles advises the Bank’s Board of Directors on legal, regulatory and policy matters. Miles currently serves as a Governor on the Board of Governors for the Oklahoma Bar Association, an arm of the Oklahoma Supreme Court tasked with regulating the practice of law in Oklahoma, and is slated to serve as OBA Vice President in 2022. Miles has also chaired the Financial Institution and Commercial Law Section and the Legislative Monitoring Committee of the OBA. Additionally, Miles currently serves as Board President for Rainbow Fleet, Inc.

Jennifer Seal

Year Joined: 2016 Years in Rotary: 5
Attendance: 78.57%
Committees Chaired:  Rotaract 17-18; Jr. Rotarians 19-20/20-21/21-22
Awards Received:  Next Generations 19-20/20-21

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

• Oklahoma City University, Alumni Board (Chair, Vice-Chair)
• Oklahoma City University, Alumni Mentoring Program
• Oklahoma Education Association (Committee Chair)
• Uptown 23rd Merchant’s Association (Chair, Bylaws Comm)
• Canterbury Choral Society
• Mayflower UCC, Trustee, Christian Education, Deacon, Choir Member
• Alpha Chi Omega, Recruitment Advisor
• Junior Achievement, Instructor

Ted Streuli

Year Joined: 2017 Years in Rotary: 4
Attendance: 100.00%
Perfect Attendance Years: 2
Committees Chaired:  Rotary News 19-20/20-21/21-22
Awards Received:  Club Service 19-20
Paul Harris Fellow

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:

I have extensive nonprofit governance experience over the past 17 years, including these 501c3 positions:
• Executive Director, Oklahoma Watch
• President, Freedom of Information Oklahoma
• Director and committee chairman, Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma
• Director and former CEO, Peaceful Family Solutions
• Founder and chairman, The Colby Foundation
• Secretary, Central Oklahoma Hockey Officials Association
• Past President, Oklahoma Press Association
• Past Vice President, Harding Fine Arts Academy
• Past Vice President, Campfire Heart of Oklahoma Chapter
• Past Director, Leadership Oklahoma
• Past Director, Lake Thunderbird Educational Foundation
• Past Vice President, Oklahoma Youth Hockey Association
• Past Commodore, Thunderbird Sailing Club
• Alumnus, Leadership Oklahoma City

Patrick Raglow

Year Joined: 2013 Years in Rotary: 8
Attendance: 85.71%
Committees Chaired: Invocation 21-22

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:

• Ten years as Executive Director of large ($6M+, 65+ staff), successful faith-based not-for-profit.
• National-level Board service with Catholic Charities USA (5 yrs)
• Local Board with ESCCO (7 yrs)
• Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School (4 yrs)
• Several senior/family housing projects (10 yrs)
• Serves as United Way Agency Director’s Association President (2 yrs)
• Oklahoma Council of Non-profits (3 yrs)
• Retired Colonel, USAF, final assignment Group Commander over five organizations across nine states

Farooq Karim

Year Joined: 2016 Years in Rotary: 5
Attendance: 42.85%

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

I am an active member in more than 30 non-profit organizations in Oklahoma and have held leadership positions in more than half of them. I am committed to giving back to my community and donate over 30 pieces of original artwork for nonprofit fundraisers annually. Below are some of the organizations that I am currently involved with:

• Boy Scouts of America Last Frontier Council
• Girl Scouts of America
• Leadership OKC
• Leadership Oklahoma
• Leadership Norman
• Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
• OKC Festival of the Arts
• OVAC
• Oklahomans for The Arts
• Price Tower
• ReMerge
• OKC Rotary
• OU Bizzell Library Society
• The Virtue Center

Elizabeth Gray

Year Joined: 2012 Years in Rotary: 9
Attendance: 50.00%
Committees Chaired: Virtual Inaugural 19-20; Holiday Program 20-21

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:

• Served on Civic Center Foundation Board of Directors from 2012-2015
• Current Vice President of The Children’s Center Foundation Board of Directors
• Currently the Executive Director of a community-based 501c3 – Civic Center Foundation.
• Communicates regularly with a board of directors of 26 members
• Familiar with large capital campaigns and projects
• Well versed in events, programming, community outreach efforts and more

Jeanette Nance

Year Joined: 2018 Years in Rotary: 3
Attendance: 85.71%
Committees Chaired:  New Member Recruitment 21-22
Awards Received: Club Service 20-21

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role: 

• Mission, Tanzania, Africa – Six times, Leader Twice
• Church Advisory Council
• Church Small Group Leader
• UCO College of Liberal Arts – Public Administration Advisory Council
• American Society of Public Administrators/OK-Board of Directors
• Oklahoma Recyclers Association Board
• Oklahoma Green Schools Board
• Oklahoma ScienceFest Steering Cmte
• Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Board
• Governor’s Rail Development Task Force
• Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Finish Line Chair
• Inaugural Committee Twice Governor Brad Henry’s Inaugural Ball events
• Pioneer Country Emmaus Community, Board, Treasurer
• Salvation Army Bell Ringer
• Beautification Clean Up events volunteer, leader
• Executive Director Statewide Non-Profit – Beautification, sustainability

Dave Ortloff

Year Joined: 2012 Years in Rotary: 9
Attendance: 71.42%
Committees Chaired:  Service Saturday 16-17/17-18; OKC Tulsa 21-22
Awards Received: Community Service 16-17
Offices Held:  Foundation Director 2014-18

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

• United Way of Central Oklahoma Board of Directors 2003 to 2011
• United Way of Central Oklahoma Advisory Trustee 2013 to present
• Leadership OKC graduate, Class 34
• Redbud Classic Board Member 2012-2014
• Calm Waters Board Member 2016-2019
• Downtown Club of Oklahoma City, founding member and President, 2007
• Various Volunteer duties with Boy Scout Troop 177

Polly Anderson

Year Joined: 2018 Years in Rotary: 3
Attendance:  92.85%
Committees Chaired:  OKC/Tulsa 20-21
Awards Received: Vocational Service 20-21

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

Past Service includes:
• Board member, Vice-Chair and Chair – America’s Public Television Stations (APTS), the advocacy organization for public media funding in Washington, DC.
• Board member, Vice Chair and Chair – National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), professional development and program distribution service for public television stations.
• Chair – University Licensee Association, public television industry
• Member – PBS Interconnection Committee
• Member – board of directors – Native American Public Telecommunications
• Graduate – Leadership Gainesville (FL)
• Service on many boards and committees, national, statewide and local, throughout the years.

Janet Vernon

Year Joined: 2015 Years in Rotary: 6
Attendance:  42.85%
Committees Chaired:  Membership Recruitment 20-21; Teacher of the Month 20-21/21-22
Awards Received:  Club Service 20-21

Most relevant experience outside the club that would prepare for your nominated role:  

• Former President Elect, President and Past President of the National Middle School Association
• Former Elementary and Middle School Principal – Sapulpa
• Former Executive Director of Secondary Education – Bartlesville
• Former Executive Director of Teaching and Learning -OKCPS
• Currently, Mentoring and Supporting Multiple School Superintendents and Principals
• Currently, Training Division Leaders and Teachers in authentic instructional strategies
• Currently, Collaborating to build and monitor effective after school tutorial programs
• Serve in Graduate Sorority community events and fundraisers
• Serve True Vine Ministries as Song Leader, New Member Coordinator and *Christian Book Study Leader
• Family Reunion Planner
• Singer at Special Events
• Planned state middle level conferences
• Tutored Elementary Students
• Tutored Adult students to pass state teacher exams