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Michael C. Carnuccio, President
Michael C. Carnuccio serves as President of OCPA and joined the staff in January of 2010. Previously, Michael served as senior advisor for Oklahomans for Responsible Government, director of public affairs for the Oklahoma House of Representatives, and di...
Brian Bush, J.D., Executive Vice President
Brian Bush serves as Executive Vice President of OCPA and joined the staff in January of 2012. Most recently, Brian served as Executive Director of the Academy of Leadership & Liberty at Oklahoma Christian University (OC) while simultaneously serving...
Brandon Dutcher, Vice President for Policy
Brandon Dutcher serves as Vice President for Policy of OCPA and joined the staff in 1995. Prior to joining OCPA, he was the founding editor and publisher of the Bartlesville Times. Brandon’s state-and national-award-winning columns have appeared in the S...
Karma Robinson, Vice President for Development
Karma Robinson serves as Vice President for Development and joined the OCPA team in October 2011. Karma has over twenty years fundraising experience in Oklahoma. Before joining OCPA, Karma was a partner at Sagac Public Affairs. At Sagac, Karma served as ...
Dave Bond, Director of External Relations
Dave Bond serves as Director of External Relations for OCPA and joined the staff in November 2012. Dave came to OCPA after serving as director of Oklahoma Policy Solutions, OCPA’s 501(c)4 partner organization, where he focused on issue advocacy at the st...
Jonathan Small, C.P.A., Fiscal Policy Director
Jonathan Small, C.P.A., serves as Fiscal Policy Director for OCPA and joined the staff in December of 2010. Previously, Jonathan served as a budget analyst for the Oklahoma Office of State Finance, as a fiscal policy analyst and research analyst for the ...
Dacia D. Harris, Interactive Media Director
Dacia D. Harris serves as Interactive Media Director of OCPA and joined the staff in 2008. Before coming to OCPA, Dacia worked at The Oklahoman as an online editor for NewsOK.com. In 2011, Dacia was recognized as one of Oklahoma's 30 under 30 wi...
Jennie Kleese, Development Events Manager
Jennie Kleese serves as Development Events Manager for OCPA and joined the staff in December of 2010. Previously, Jennie served as communications specialist and event planner at the Oklahoma Insurance Department and as a program manager for Operation Awa...
Rachel Hays, Development Assistant
Rachel Hays serves as Development Assistant and joined the OCPA staff in April of 2012. Previously, Rachel served at the Chesapeake Child Development Center. Rachel has been an active member of local university and community organizations, serving on var...
Clint Colbert, Office Manager
Clint Colbert serves as Office Manager and joined the OCPA team in June 2012. Previously, Clint served in the Litigation Support department at Crowe & Dunlevy. Clint holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. clint@ocpath...
Cassandra Howard, Executive Liaison
Cassandra Howard serves as Executive Liaison and joined the staff in August of 2012. Howard is a former page for the House of Representatives and a former OCPA intern. In 2012, she graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in communication ...
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