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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Agenda

Where You’ll Sleep

Federal Government Priorities

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Federal Delegation

Speakers

Tinker Air Force Base Fact Sheet

Ethics Considerations

Attendees

OKC Chamber Staff

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AGENDA

Tuesday, June 11

6:15 p.m.

Attendees meet at The Dupont Circle Hotel to walk to dinner 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW Room: Hotel Lobby The walk to the Korean Cultural Center is 0.6 mile.

7 p.m.

Dinner at the Korean Cultural Center 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW

Wednesday, June 12

11:45 a.m.

Attendees meet at The Dupont Circle Hotel 1500 New Hampshire Ave. NW Room: Hotel Lobby Attendees receive name badges and program books. Travel to Library of Congress, Jefferson Building Room: Speaker’s Room Transportation provided by the Chamber. Sandwiches and snacks will be available all afternoon. The order of the delegate briefings is subject to change due to the Senate and Congressional calendars. 1:30 p.m. Senator Markwayne Mullin 2 p.m. Congressman Josh Brecheen

12:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Congressman Kevin Hern

3 p.m.

Congressman Tom Cole (Chief of Staff Will McPherson) Congressman Frank Lucas Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (Deputy Chief of Staff Jett Thompson) Dr. Max Katz, Al Fellow, Senator Martin Heinrick (D-NM)

3:30 p.m.

4 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

Senator James Lankford

5:30 p.m.

Walk to Reception 0.3 mile walk to Senate Russell Building

6 to 7:30 p.m.

Reception on the Hill Senate Russell Building, SR-385

8 p.m.

Dinner on your own Suggested restaurants near the Capitol: Café Berlin, 322 Massachusetts Ave. NE (German, European) Bistro Bis, 15 E St. NW (French) The Monocle, 107 D St. NE (American steak & seafood) Carmine’s Italian Restaurant, 425 7th St. NW (Italian) Suggested restaurants near The Dupont Circle Hotel: Hank’s Oyster Bar, 1624 Q St. NW (Seafood) Bistro Du Coin, 1738 Connecticut Ave. NW (French) Mi Casa, 1647 20th St. NW, (Tex-Mex) Agora DC, 1527 17th St. NW, (Mediterranean)

Suggested event: The Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park Begins at 7:05 p.m. Tickets: congressionalbaseball.org

Thursday, June 13

7:15 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet The Dupont Circle Hotel Room: Glover Park, Ground Floor

8:15 a.m.

The Future of Air Force Logistics and Sustainment Lt. Gen. Tom D. Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, HQ AF Emerging Technologies and the Future of U.S. National Security Dr. Arun Seraphin, Executive Director of Emerging Technologies Institute, National Defense Industrial Association

9 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

Break

9:45 a.m.

Current and Future Transportation Priorities and Focus Areas Susan Howard, Director of Government Relations for American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Current and Future Priorities of the Department of Energy Stephanie Klein, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public

10:30 a.m.

Engagement for the Department of Energy, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

11:30 a.m.

White House Briefing - Biomanufacturing in the U.S. Dr. Jon Mogford, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Texas A&M Health, White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Noon

Program Concludes | Hotel checkout

2 p.m.

Guided, VIP tour of the National Museum of the Native American

Where you’ll sleep

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Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Federal Government Priorities

Congressionally Directed Spending Requests/ Appropriations/Federal Grants The Chamber will collaborate with our Congressional delegation to aggressively pursue Congressionally Directed Spending Requests, federal appropriations and federal grants related to the Chamber’s (and its member/partner organizations) economic development, transportation/infrastructure, aerospace/defense, education, healthcare, criminal justice and other priorities. Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence technologies hold immense potential to revolutionize various industries by implementing advancements that can improve business efficiencies and our quality of life. Embracing this transformative technology requires a balanced approach. Oklahoma should foster a supportive environment that both safeguards our fundamental rights and catalyzes the innovation, development and adoption of AI while encouraging a federal solution. Immigration Reform The Chamber supports federal immigration reform to secure the borders and establish reasonable and effective visa policies/procedures to attract essential workers to the United States. Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE) Act The Chamber supports federal legislation allowing banks to provide financial services to marijuana businesses.

HEALTH CARE

Single-Payer Health Care The Chamber supports improving health care quality, access and affordability without imposing new mandates and/or taxes on business. Therefore, the Chamber opposes a single-payer government- run/public option or health care system with excessive government mandates. Employer-Driven Market Reforms The Chamber believes that employers drive innovation in health benefits and supports market-driven health reforms as the best approach to reducing costs while promoting market stability, efficiency, wellness and quality of care. Medicaid Cuts The Chamber opposes Medicaid cuts that would place increased pressure on reimbursement rates, negatively impact the adequate delivery of critical services to the most vulnerable, exacerbate an already high administrative burden for health care businesses and increase the burden of uncompensated care shifted to employers and health care providers. Research and Development The Chamber supports efforts to foster a federal policy environment that is conducive to further research and will oppose efforts to unreasonably restrict the continued development of national bioscience and research programs.

TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Funding The Chamber ultimately supports adequate funding for annual reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program, with continuation of a responsible formula allocation to the states. The Chamber will work with the Oklahoma Congressional delegation and ODOT to secure a permanent funding solution for the Federal Highway Trust Fund (including mass transit programs). The Chamber supports adequate funding levels to properly maintain the national transportation system. Federal Capital Improvement Grants The Chamber supports continued funding for the following federal grant programs including, but not limited to: BIP, MEGA, SMALL STARTS, NEW STARTS, INFRA, RAISE, bus and bus facilities grants. Mike Monroney Center (FAA)/Associated Federal Agencies The Chamber supports the continued viability of the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center as a strategically important national asset for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and further supports the continuation of its other essential federal government activities in the state. Clean Air Nonattainment The Chamber will work with the Oklahoma congressional delegation, ODOT, ACOG, the City of Oklahoma City, the private sector and additional partners to take necessary proactive steps to ensure the Greater Oklahoma City region is not designated as being in nonattainment of federal air quality standards.

National Air Quality Standards Ground-level ozone concentrations in the OKC area have been high

and the region runs a significant risk of violating federal air quality standards (National Ambient Air Quality Standards – NAAQS). Therefore, the Chamber supports maintaining NAAQS at their current level and will oppose any efforts to make them more stringent, which could result in severe negative economic impacts in our region. Greenhouse Gas Emissions The Chamber is opposed to federal regulatory efforts seeking to create a new state-level Greenhouse Gas (GHG) performance management measurement on the National Highway System (NHS). Additionally, the Chamber is opposed to requiring ODOT to set their own declining targets from on-road GHG emissions occurring on the NHS. The Chamber will work with ODOT and the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation to advocate against these burdensome requirements that would present severe compliance challenges resulting in a potential loss of federal transportation funding. National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) The Chamber supports ODOT’s efforts to enhance Oklahoma’s existing EV charging network through partnerships with local stakeholders and the private sector. Waters of the United States The Chamber supports the May 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sackett vs. EPA which limited the scope of the proposed expansive federal “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule to streams, oceans, rivers, lakes, and the wetlands that are virtually indistinguishable from them. Therefore, the Chamber opposes renewed efforts by the EPA to vaguely define the WOTUS rule in ways that are not traditionally regulated under the Clean Water Act. Such an overly broad definition of navigable waters poses serious economic and regulatory complications

for: providing the materials needed to build and modernize our country’s infrastructure in an environmentally friendly manner; uses of water in energy exploration; a wide range of agricultural activities; and many other negative impacts. Freight Rail Regulation The Chamber opposes any effort by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to impose additional economic or operational regulation on freight rail operators.

EDUCATION

Helping Students Pay for Higher Education The Chamber recognizes that students need financial resources to complete post-secondary education. We support: • FAFSA Completion: The Chamber supports efforts to increase the number of students who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) because it helps students learn about how to pay for higher education. • Pell Grants and TRIO: The Chamber supports continued availability of Pell Grants to help students pay for higher education. We also support federally funded TRIO grants that help disadvantaged individuals prepare for and succeed in higher education. Removing Red Tape for Child Nutrition The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber recognizes that federal nutrition programs play a key role in keeping children in the Oklahoma City metro fed. The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act has not been updated in over a decade. The Chamber supports the reauthorization of this act to better serve the children of the Oklahoma City community.

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE

Protecting and growing Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) and the Defense Industry - The Chamber supports the growth of Tinker AFB’s missions, particularly the sustainment of weapons systems including the KC- 46 and B-21. In addition, the Chamber will continue to work with the industry partners that support Tinker AFB’s efforts as well other DoD agencies and services.

federal delegation

United States Senate

The Honorable James Lankford (R) United States Senate 316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 202-224-5754 - office lankford.senate.gov

Committee Assignments • Senate Select Committee on Ethics – Ranking Member • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight • Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management – Ranking Member • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence • Senate Committee on Finance • Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight • Subcommittee on Health Care • Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure – Ranking Member

United States Senate

The Honorable Markwayne Mullin (R) United States Senate B-33 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 202-224-4721 - office mullin.senate.gov

Committee Assignments •

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works • Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure • Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight – Ranking Member • Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety • Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions • Senate Committee on Armed Services • Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities • Subcommittee on Airland

federal delegation

U.s. house of representatives

The Honorable Kevin Hern (R) District 1 1019 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 202-225-2211- office hern.house.gov

Committee Assignments •

House Committee on Ways and Means •

Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

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Subcommittee on Health

U.s. house of representatives

The Honorable Josh Brecheen (R) District 2 1208 Longworth House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515 202-225-2701 - office brecheen.house.gov

Committee Assignments •

House Committee on Homeland Security • Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations • Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery • House Committee on Budget

U.s. house of representatives

The Honorable Frank Lucas (R) District 3 2405 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515 202-225-5565 - office lucas.house.gov

Committee Assignments • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology – Chairman • House Committee on Agriculture • Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development • Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology • House Committee on Financial Services • Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion • Subcommittee on Capital Markets

federal delegation

U.s. house of representatives

The Honorable Tom Cole (R) District 4 2207 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 202-225-6165 - office cole.house.gov

Committee Assignments •

House Committee on Rules – Chairman

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House Committee on Appropriations • Subcommittee on Defense • Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies – Chairman

U.s. house of representatives

The Honorable Stephanie Bice (R) District 5 2437 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 202-225-2132 – office bice.house.gov

Committee Assignments • House Committee on House Administration • Subcommittee on Elections • Subcommittee on Modernization – Chairwoman • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology • Subcommittee on Energy • House Committee on Budget • House Committee on Appropriations • Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies • Subcommittee on Legislative Branch • Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies

SPEAKERS

Susan Howard Director of Government Relations for American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

Susan Howard serves as program director for transportation finance at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). She is also director of the BATIC Institute: An AASHTO Center for Excellence. She advocates on behalf of the nation’s state departments of transportation for the advancement of long-term, sustainable transportation funding and the expansion of financing tools to meet the needs of our transportation system. Susan previously held the position of Program Manager for Freight at AASHTO. Prior to joining AASHTO in 2018, she worked as director of government relations and legislative affairs for the National Association of Development Organizations. She also served as the federal programs coordinator for the North Carolina Department of Transportation and worked on Capitol Hill as a legislative assistant, responsible for transportation issues for a member of congress from her home state of North Carolina. Susan earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C.

Dr. Max Katz AI Fellow, Senator Martin Heinrick (D-NM)

Dr. Katz is currently a congressional fellow with Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), supporting the office’s technology and energy portfolio as

well as the Senate AI Caucus. He was previously a senior solutions architect at NVIDIA, where he helped the U.S. Department of Energy use their supercomputers to do cutting-edge science. His research area is in computational astrophysics, and he continues to perform research in this area on the world’s leading supercomputers. Max holds a Ph.D. in physics from Stony Brook University and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Stephanie Klein Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public

Engagement for the Department of Energy, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

Stephanie Klein serves as the deputy assistant secretary for public engagement, where she

manages working relationships and strategic outreach to DOE’s many external stakeholders, to maintain a constructive dialogue about the department’s work. A longtime energy and environmental policy professional, Klein continues her federal career after serving as a field organizer with Moms Clean Air Force, where she advocated for clean air and climate protective policies in DC and on the Hill. She was also a founding member of the Metro Electric Bus Coalition, the (Cont.)

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group that successfully convinced the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to commit to electrify its entire bus fleet by 2045. She was appointed to serve on the D.C. Mayor’s Green Buildings Advisory Council. Prior to that, Klein was a national program manager within the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR Commercial Buildings Program. In this role, she led efforts focused on energy efficiency and market transformation through public-private partnerships, working with companies to implement and communicate energy efficiency and carbon reduction initiatives.

Lieutenant General Tom D. Miller Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force

Lt. Gen. Tom D. Miller is deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection,

Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible to the chief of staff for leadership, management and integration of Air Force logistics readiness, aircraft, munitions and missile maintenance, civil engineering and security forces as well as setting policy and preparing budget estimates that reflect enhancements to productivity, combat readiness and quality of life for Airmen. Lt. Gen. Miller was commissioned as a distinguished graduate from the AFROTC program. He has served in a variety of leadership positions and has commanded maintenance squadrons in the United States and Iraq, a maintenance group in Afghanistan, a nuclear wing, an air logistics complex, and has served on the Air Staff and the Joint Staff. Prior to his current position, he was the Commander of the Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

Dr. Jon Mogford Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Texas A&M Health White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Jon Mogford, Ph.D., serves as chief operating officer and senior vice president of Texas A&M Health. Previous to his present position, he led The Texas A&M University System Office of Research, where he was responsible for providing services and support to all 19 system members in areas including research development and research compliance. He joined the A&M System from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, where he was the acting director of the Defense Sciences Office (DSO). In addition to his duties as acting director, Mogford has served as deputy director and program manager within DSO. Mogford’s DARPA programs included scar-free regeneration of wounds, metabolic control strategies for survival of blood loss, biomarker-responsive biomaterials for drug delivery, stem cell-based bioreactor production of universal donor red blood cells, computational design of novel proteins, and active hemostatic biomaterials for internal and external wounds. He has authored or co-authored 29 peer-reviewed publications. Mogford obtained his bachelor’s degree in zoology from Texas A&M University and doctorate in medical physiology from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas. His research in vascular physiology continued at the University of Chicago as a Postdoctoral fellow from 1997-98. Mogford transitioned his research focus to the field of wound healing at Northwestern University, both as a research associate and also as a research assistant professor from 1998-2003.

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Dr. Arun Seraphin Executive Director of the Emerging Technologies Institute at the National Defense Industrial Association

Dr. Arun Seraphin is the executive director of the Emerging Technologies Institute at the National Defense Industrial Association. In this role, he leads a nonpartisan institute focused on technologies that are critical to the future of national defense and provides research and analyses to inform the development and integration of emerging technologies and policies to support defense missions. In 2022, Dr, Seraphin was appointed as a member of the Congressionally mandated Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Commission the released it final report in March 2024 on improving the PPBE process to enhance the United States’ ability to counter strategic competitors. Dr. Seraphin has also worked on the United States House of Representatives Committee on Science’s Subcommittee on Research and at the Institute for Defense Analyses. Dr. Seraphin holds a Bachelor of Arts in American government and a Bachelor of Engineering in engineering science from Stony Brook University. He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy in electronic materials and nanotechnology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE FACT SHEET

Tinker Air Force Base was named in honor of Major General Clarence L. Tinker of Pawhuska, Okla. General Tinker lost his life while leading a flight of LB-30 “Liberators” on a long-range strike against Japanese forces on Wake Island during the early months of World War II. Tinker AFB’s history began in 1940 when a group of Oklahoma City civic leaders and businessmen learned that the War Department was considering the central United States as a location for a maintenance and supply depot. On April 8, 1941, the order was officially signed awarding the depot to Oklahoma City.

During World War II, Tinker’s industrial plant repaired B-24 and B-17 bombers and fitted B-29s for combat.

Throughout the Korean conflict, Tinker continued its output — keeping planes flying and funneling supplies to the Far East.

The base also played an important role in the Berlin and the Cuban crises. During the Vietnam War, Tinker provided logistics and communications support to Air Force units in Southeast Asia. Tinker and OC-ALC began the decade of the 1990s providing front-line support to the forces engaged in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

In 1999, Tinker was awarded the largest engine repair contract in the history of the Air Force valued at $10.2 billion over 15 years.

In late 2011, the Air Force announced an initiative to restructure Air Force Materiel Command from its current 12 center configuration to a new five-center structure. Under this reorganization Tinker AFB became the host site for the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC). The AFSC provides war-winning expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through world-class depot maintenance, supply chain management and installation support. It consolidates oversight of the maintenance missions now performed at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex; Warner Robins ALC at Robins AFB; and Ogden ALC at Hill AFB. As well as assuming responsibility for supply chain management wings here and at Scott AFB. Tinker’s largest organization is the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC). It is the largest of three depot repair complexes in the Air Force Materiel Command. It provides depot maintenance on the C/KC-135, B-1B, B-52 and E-3 aircraft, expanded phase maintenance on the Navy E-6 aircraft, and maintenance, repair and overhaul of F101, F107, F108, F110, F117, F118 and TF33 engines for the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, Navy and foreign military sales. It will also serve as the maintenance and sustainment center for the KC-46A Pegasus and the B-21 Raider. Additionally, the complex is responsible for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of a myriad of Air Force and Navy airborne accessory components, and the development and sustainment of a diverse portfolio of operational flight programs, test program sets, automatic test equipment, and industrial automation software. More than 8,600 military and civilian employees work at the OC-ALC. The complex is headquartered out of historic Building 3001, which covers 62 acres and stretches for seven-tenths of a mile. Within its walls, workers perform a vast array of maintenance on aircraft, engines, components and accessories and perform a multitude of administrative tasks.

The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing Provides enterprise- wide planning and execution for depot line repairable and consumables materiel, maintenance and distribution, aircraft structural and intercontinental ballistic missile electronics/communication commodities management, and engineering. The 448th is one of two “virtual wings” in the USAF. The Wing manages the 848th and 948th Supply Chain Management Groups at Tinker AFB, Okla., with elements of the 948th SCMG at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The Wing remotely manages two groups: the 638th Supply Chain Management Group at Robins AFB, Ga. and the 748th Supply Chain Management Group at Hill AFB, Utah. The 72nd Air Base Wing provides base installation and support services for the headquarters, Air Force Sustainment Center, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and 45 associate units assigned to six major commands, including the largest flying wing in Air Combat Command, the Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing One and several defense agencies. More than 1,600 personnel and 1,343 contractors work within the 72nd Air Base Wing. The groups, directorates and direct reporting units within the wing include the 72nd Mission Support Group, 72nd Medical Group, 72nd Communications Directorate, 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, 72nd Operations Support Squadron, 72nd Comptroller Squadron, Judge Advocate, Public Affairs, Chaplain, Safety, Equal Opportunity/Alternative Dispute Resolution, Inspector General, Information Protection and Plans Office. Today, with more than 26,000 military and civilian employees, Tinker is the largest single-site employer in Oklahoma. The installation has an annual statewide economic impact of $3.6 billion, creating an estimated 33,000 secondary jobs. Tinker owns 4,074.24 acres, leases 708.66 acres and has 641.45 acres of easements for a total of 5424.35 acres. The total number of buildings including Bldg 9001 is 462.

Not only is total support of America’s defense systems a priority, but protecting and enhancing the environment is a top concern as well. Through the use of aggressive and innovative technologies, Tinker has become a national leader in pollution prevention, earning multiple Department of Defense awards for environmental stewardship.

Tinker is also home to six major Department of Defense, Air Force and Navy activities with critical national defense missions.

The 552nd Air Control Wing flies the E-3 Sentry aircraft and is part of the Air Force’s Air Combat Command mobile strike force. The E-3’s radar and other sensors provide deep-look surveillance, warning, interception control and airborne battle management. The Navy’s Strategic Communications Wing ONE is a one of a kind unit in the Navy. This Wing provides a vital, secure communications link to the submerged fleet of ballistic missile submarines. OC-ALC airframe artisans perform depot work on the Navy’s E-6 Mercury airplanes while sailors perform field level work. The 507th Air Refueling Wing is an Air Force Reserve flying unit, and the largest Air Force Reserve Command flying unit in the state of Oklahoma. The wing operates and maintains eight KC-135R Stratotankers in support of U.S. Military and NATO aircraft aerial refueling missions world-wide. The 507th ARW reports to Fourth Air Force and performs daily missions, both locally and around the world in support of Air Mobility Command and U.S. Strategic Command’s national war orders. The 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group has worldwide responsibility to establish, extend and enable the Air Force cyberspace domain through planning, engineering, assessing and delivering survivable and resilient infrastructure.

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Oklahoma City receives, stores, and ships spare parts and supplies that support the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and tenant units at Tinker AFB as well as warfighters around the globe. Distribution functions provided are central offload and onload of commercial trucks, receiving, warehousing, inspection and inventory of material, on-base pickup and delivery, care of supplies in storage, preservation and packaging, kitting, and shipment planning and documentation. The Defense Information Security Agency Defense Enterprise Computing Center, Oklahoma City, is the local organization of the Defense Information Systems Agency. DISA operates computer systems for the base and serves 172 other bases in all 50 states plus 92 foreign countries.

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ETHICS CONSIDERATIONS

Gift: Any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, hospitality, loan, forbearance or other item having monetary value and includes gifts of services, transportation, lodging and meals, whether provided in-kind, by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance or reimbursement after the expense has been incurred.

Source: Organization with which the paying individual is affiliated as well as the individual.

Recipient: Members and staff of House and Senate as well as spouses, family members and others when (1) gift is given with the knowledge and acquiescence of the member or staff person and (2) the member or staff person has reason to believe the gift was given because of his or her official position.

House of Representatives Senate

Annual Aggregate Limit

Lobbyists and entities that employ or retain lobbyists may not provide gifts outside the exceptions. (Others: $99.99.) Prohibited from lobbyists and lobbyist employers/clients. See above. (Others: $49.99.) Less than $10. (Does not apply to food & drink.)

Lobbyist and entities that employ or retain lobbyists may not provide gifts outside the exceptions. (Others: $99.99.) Prohibited from lobbyists and lobbyist employers/clients. See above. (Others: $49.99.) Less than $10. (Does not apply to food & drink.)

Individual Gift Limit

De Minimis Gift Exclusion

Complete regulations can be found at: HOUSE - ethics.house.gov SENATE - ethics.senate.gov

Attendees

Mark Beffort CEO, Robinson Park 405-840-1500

Mark Beffort began his commercial real estate career and in-depth involvement in Oklahoma City in 1985, after graduating from Washburn

University. After several years as a successful commercial real estate broker, Beffort began assisting several private and public entities to build a strategic real estate portfolio. Beffort’s leadership has driven Robinson Park to successfully manage over 12 million square feet, worth in excess of $2 billion, and the firm has grown to cover eight markets, including Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma; Rogers, Arkansas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio; and McKinney, Texas.

Shandy Belford President & CEO, Arvest Central Oklahoma Region 405-671-8282 Shandy Belford is the president and CEO of Arvest Central Oklahoma. She has more than 19 years of industry experience, and she has served as commercial loan manager for Arvest since 2016.

Belford earned a bachelor’s degree in business information systems, with a minor in finance, from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. She is a member of the Oklahoma Bankers Association’s Women in Banking and is actively involved with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, Edmond Chamber, Oklahoma Christian Schools, Oklahoma City’s Festival of the Arts and the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, among a lengthy list of civic endeavors. Additionally, Belford is a (Cont.)

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graduate of Leadership OKC, has served as the chair of Leadership Edmond, is a graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado and since graduation has served as an ambassador of the program.

Sheridan Betts Wildes Manager, Strategy & Content, Pratt & Whitney

Oklahoma City 405-208-2476

Sheridan Betts Wildes currently serves as the manager of strategy and content for Pratt & Whitney Oklahoma City (PW OKC), supporting

sustainment operations within the military engines business unit. In this role, she is primarily responsible for developing and executing all internal and external communications strategies, including public affairs, marketing and community engagement. She also supports the VP of PW OKC by managing strategic initiatives such as implementing the site’s leadership operating model, leading regular leadership council meetings, and overseeing the site’s operations customer feedback process. With nearly a decade of experience in communications and public affairs, Betts Wildes’ journey at PW OKC began in 2022, initially joining as the communications lead before pivoting to her current role. Prior to her time with PW OKC, she was the communications director for a state-based think tank within the public policy space where she led the communications and creative team.

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Michelle Boles Senior Business Development Consultant, Olsson, Inc. 402-350-2437 Michelle Boles is an accomplished and results- driven professional with extensive experience in

the energy and natural gas industry. Boles has a proven success record in positioning companies towards robust growth and BD within sales and marketing areas.

Dennis Bradford Managing Broker, Dowell Realty 405-235-1433 Dennis D. Bradford is managing broker at Dowell Realty. He is a licensed real estate broker in Florida and Oklahoma who has acted as a real

estate consultant in seven states and internationally. Bradford is the past chairman and CEO of Coachman Incorporated, a public company that he founded in 1985. Through its various subsidiaries, Coachman Incorporated acted as a real estate syndicator, property manager and licensed contractor. Through acquisitions, he built Coachman Incorporated to a company with over 1500 employees and sales of over $50 million. Coachman operated the Olympic Group, Puerto Rico’s largest textile manufacturing company. Bradford has served on the International Board of YPO Gold and served as the U.S. Western Regional Chairman. He also served on the YPO International Events Committee. Mr. Bradford was the chairman of the United States Small Business Administration National SBDC Advisory Board for nine years. He served on various advisory councils and boards for the U.S. SBA (Cont.)

for over 30 years. In 2015, he was presented a special citation for his continued service to SBA. He currently serves on the Florida SBDC Advisory Board and the Oklahoma SBDC Advisory Board. Bradford is a 1969 graduate of the University of Tulsa, with a bachelor’s degree in economics, and where he has served as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council to the Fulton Collins School of Business.

Sean Calabria Director of Research, American Global Strategies 202-840-6770 Sean Patrick Calabria is the director of research at American Global Strategies LLC where he conducts geopolitical research and analysis.

Calabria received his Master of Arts in international aecurity at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University in 2023. He received his Bachelor of Arts in politics from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. in 2018.

Sarah Corley Principal, Marketing & Communications, Echo Investment Capital 405-753-4232 Sarah Corley is principal of marketing and communications and closely engages in Echo’s

external relations and outreach. Prior to Echo, Corley spent a dozen years in Washington, D.C., where she served in senior communications roles for congressional legislators and committees and in media relations for a world-class modern art museum. A seasoned

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communicator, her career on Capitol Hill included seven years leading communications for Congressman Tom Cole, strategizing and overseeing messaging, media, and outreach across his personal office and committee leadership on Rules and Appropriations. She also served as press secretary for the House Budget Committee, managing messaging and national coverage of budget and appropriations policy for the majority. Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Corley holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Oklahoma Baptist University with a double major in finance and marketing and emphasis in international business. She also earned a certificate in Professional Image Consulting from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Myles Davidson Commissioner, Oklahoma County District #3 405-713-1503 Myles Davidson is the County Commissioner for District 3 with a wealth of experience in county government. His areas of focus include

infrastructure, public safety and economic development. He is committed to promoting growth and prosperity in his community through responsible management of resources and investment in infrastructure. Commissioner Davidson is a dedicated public servant who is passionate about improving the quality of life for all residents of Oklahoma County.

Rick Dowell CEO, Dowell Properties Inc, and OKC Central Security LLC 405-235-1433 Dr. Richard Dowell, an OU alum, served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam before earning his

doctorate in economics at the University of Chicago. He was a founding faculty member at the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney and was tenured faculty in the Department of Economics at Monash University in Melbourne and in the Department of Economics at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Dowell was also a visiting scholar at George Washington University in D.C. He serves as the president of the American Economic Association and has traveled the world giving seminars in statistics, mathematical economics and resource economics. He is CEO of Dowell Properties Inc. and OKC Central Security LLC. In the community, he has served on the OKC Urban Design Commission and was a member of the Tax Reform Task Force under Govs. Keating and Fallin.

Timothy Fawcett Vice President, Director of Cyber Security Consulting, Guernsey 405-416-8182 Tim Fawcett is a managing consultant and the director of cybersecurity at Guernsey. He has

more than 30 years of information assurance experience performing IT audits, risk assessments, and cybersecurity threat and vulnerability analyses. Fawcett was selected and trained to be one of only a handful of Level 1-3 CMMC provisional assessors. Provisional assessors will be (Cont.)

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selected to perform some of the first assessments; and are tasked with providing feedback for improving the assessment process. Guernsey has been selected to be the eighth Authorized Third-party Assessor Organization (C3PAO) in the county and is allowed to perform assessments up to CMMC2.0 level 2. Fawcett is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, a Certified Information Systems Auditor, and a CMMC Level 1-3 Provisional Assessor.

Bob Funk, Jr. CEO & Owner, Prodigal 405-218-9300

Bob Funk Jr. is currently the executive vice president of corporate development and growth at Express Employment Professionals

International Headquarters. Funk has been active with Express Employment Professionals for the past ten years and has executed many roles for the company in his growth path including vice president of sales. He is also the owner and president of Prodigal LLC., a local sports, entertainment, special events production and marketing company that currently operates Oklahoma City Energy FC. Under his lead, Prodigal previously operated the Oklahoma City Barons ice hockey franchise who successfully became the AHL Western Conference Champions in the 2011-2012 season. Funk graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in international business. Individually, he is a board member at Express Employment Professionals and is active as the chairperson of the Board for Hough Ear Institute. Funk is also an active member of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, where he serves on the Associate Board, Development Committee, and Traditional Cowboy Arts Committee. (Cont.)

He currently serves as vice chair of work force and education with the Greater OKC Chamber and sits on both the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He has been active in community forward thinking projects such as OKC Social Change, We Are Rising and numerous projects supporting change within the field of domestic violence. Funk and his family are actively involved in community efforts within the state of Oklahoma. Through Prodigal, he has participated in events with Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Oklahoma, Autism Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Youth Hockey Association, Sexual Assault Awareness month with the Oklahoma Attorney General Office and Police Athletic League Sports. Funk led the charge for the addition of the multi- purpose outdoor events venue included in the Oklahoma City MAPS 4 process.

Kim Garrett-Funk Chief Visionary Officer, Palomar: Oklahoma Family Justice Center 405-552-1010 For more than 22 years, Kim Garrett-Funk, LMSW, NACP, has dedicated her career to providing

compassionate and critical care to victims of crime. Garrett-Funk is the founder and chief visionary officer (CVO) of Palomar: Oklahoma City’s Family Justice Center, a successful collaborative that unites agencies to better serve and protect victims of abuse. As CVO, she is developing innovative programming and leading the $42 million dollar MAPS 4 project with Palomar and the City of Oklahoma City to develop a state-of-the-art facility for survivors and their children. Additionally, (Cont.)

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she holds a master’s degree in social work from the University of Nevada, Reno and is certified as an Advanced Advocate through the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA). In 2011, Garrett- Funk established the Oklahoma City Police Department’s Victim Services Program. This initiative later received Honorable Mention for Excellence in Victim Services from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. While working with families, she saw the critical need to build a collaborative and integrate services and brought professionals together to open Palomar in 2017. In 2018, Palomar was recognized by the Department of Justice for its innovative approach to building community partnerships. She served on Governor Stitt’s Criminal Justice RESTORE & MODERN Task Force. In 2020, she testified nationally for the President’s Commission for the Administration of Justice. She is a co-founder of the grassroots organization We Are Rising, which unites women across the state to stand up against dangerous laws that impact the health, safety and wellbeing of Oklahomans. Kim serves as a consultant and subject matter expert for the Alliance for HOPE International; in this advisory role, she provides vital support for Family Justice Centers across the globe. In addition to her work with Palomar, she volunteers with organizations such as Leadership OKC’s Youth Leadership Exchange, Civic Center Foundation, OU Board of Visitors for the School of Social Work and the OSU/OKC Crime Victim Advisory Board.

Britt Gotcher Partner/Senior Vice President, Cory’s 405-840-1019 Britt Gotcher is a partner and senior vice president at Cory’s, Oklahoma’s first full-service AV company. Born and raised in Oklahoma City,

Gotcher arrived at Cory’s with a diverse background that included owning his own retail businesses, fundraising for large nonprofits, and now working to solve technology headaches and making connections throughout Oklahoma. He is a natural networker, an OU football fan, a husband and a father of two girls.

Chris Griswold President, Chris Griswold PC 405-840-1019 Chris Griswold and his team have not only

practiced commercial real estate law, commercial business transactions, intellectual property law,

estate planning, banking, tax, Indian, zoning, and many other areas of law, but they’re also realtors in residential, zoning, commercial, investment and recreational realty - with licenses as both attorneys & realtors in both Texas and Oklahoma. They also do business brokerage.

Chase Henninger JE Dunn Construction Company 214-934-4605

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a number of hats -- designing skyscrapers in Dubai, co-founding an education organization in China, and developing an architectural practice in Tibet. The last seven years he has been working in Oklahoma City doing a variety of rolls in the construction industry and learning the other side of the business. Henninger’s current roll at JE Dunn allows him to leverage his broad experience of the built environment and business acumen to bring people together around the common goal of making Oklahoma a great place to live and work.

Matt Hinkle Concilman, City of Oklahoma City 405-297-2569

Matt Hinkle was raised in Norman and has made south Oklahoma City as his home for over 30 years. Hinkle is an active member of the South OKC

Chamber since 2002, serving in various leaderships roles, chairman and treasurer. He has had an interest in local governments, serving as the Ward 5 Planning Commissioner from 2107 to 2023, and being elected to the City Council in 2023. He recognizes the importance of cultivating relationships in neighborhoods and served as president of Brookwood and Villa Green Neighborhood Associations. He has been a four-decade employee of Tyler Media building relationships with commissions, local governments and private landowners.

Jarrett Jobe Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 405-225-9424 Jarrett Jobe currently serves as the vice chancellor for government relations for the

Oklahoma State Regents. He received his doctoral degree in political science from the University of Oklahoma and his bachelor’s degree in forensic science from the University of Central Oklahoma. In his higher education career over the past 20 years, he has worked as an administrator, adjunct faculty at both OU and UCO in leadership and international relations, and an advisor to numerous leadership scholarship programs. He is also a certified SCUBA divemaster and served as an FBI Honors intern during his undergraduate program.

Barry Koonce VP, Chief Government Affairs Officer, American Fidelity Assurance Company 405-416-8627 Barry Koonce is vice president, chief government affairs officer for American Fidelity Corporation.

A lifelong Oklahoman, Barry represents American Fidelity’s interests before federal, state and local elected officials, regulatory bodies, governmental entities, trade associations and other organizations communicating American Fidelity positions that advance the interests of the company, its owners, employees and customers. He has been with American Fidelity for 27 years.

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