Cami Sheaffer
Midfirst Bank, Enterprise Fraud Risk Management
Cami Sheaffer is the Oklahoma Financial Education Market Manager for MidFirst Bank’s financial literacy program, MoneyMoments. Cami Sheaffer assisted in developing the award-winning MidFirst Bank MoneyCoach program at the University of Oklahoma in 2017. She works closely with program partners MidFirst Bank and OU to maintain and enhance the MoneyCoach program by creating and delivering financial education content through classroom presentations, campus wide workshops, and organization collaborations. In additional to providing financial literacy for children, teenagers, and adults in Oklahoma, Cami creates videos and blogs for the MoneyMoments website and YouTube channel. Cami has worked in education since 2008, is a certified NACCC Financial Health Counselor and a certified Business Educator for grades 5-12. She is also a certified Elementary Educator and Principal.
cami.sheaffer@midfirst.com 401-541-0028
Speaking Date: Friday, February 13th @ 12:00pm
Josh Cochran
Chief Executive Officer of Diverse CTI
Josh Cochran is the Chief Executive Officer of Diverse CTI, a 40+ year Oklahoma
technology firm known for providing tailor fit IT Managed services as well as other
adjacent services such as VoIP. Josh travels the world learning and speaking about
business and technology. He regularly spends one-on-one time with world renown
business experts such as Daymond John, Kevin O’Leary, and Robert Herjavec from
Shark Tank, John Maxwell, and Verne Harnish, as well as other top experts such as
Jordan Peterson, Jefferson Fisher, and Jefferson Cole-owner of the Savannah
Bananas. With a career rooted in operational excellence, unrivaled customer
experience, and real world solutions, Josh has become a trusted advisor to cities,
counties, healthcare networks, financial institutions, and growing organizations across the state.
Known for making technology like IT support and cybersecurity simple and practical, Josh is frequently featured on KOCO News to discuss scams, cyber threats, and how to stay protected. He is a student of business and entrepreneurship and is passionate about unleashing growth and potential in his clients and non-clients alike. His experienced leadership combined with a focus on delivering tangible results continue to shape Diverse CTI into one of Oklahoma’s most trusted technology partners.
joshc@diversecti.info 405-413-0800
Speaking Date: Friday, February 27th @ 12:00pm
Joncia Johnson
Aging Initiatives Programs Director- Aging Our Way Oklahoma
I am a statewide aging leader committed to building systems that honor people, strengthen communities, and make Oklahoma a place where we can all age with dignity, choice, and connection. As the Aging Initiatives Director for Oklahoma Human Services, I lead Aging Our Way Oklahoma, the agency’s Multisector Plan on Aging initiative that brings together state and local partners to improve the lives of older Oklahomans and their families.
My work is rooted in collaboration and clarity. I believe that when we bring the right people to the table, remove barriers, and stay focused on what truly matters, we create solutions that last. I thrive in building structure where none exists, aligning leaders around shared goals, and translating big ideas into practical action that improves lives.
With more than fifteen years of experience in program management, public service, and community leadership, I have guided initiatives that expand access to services, elevate intergenerational connection, strengthen the caregiving workforce, and promote equity and accountability across systems. I am especially passionate about culture change and reframing the way we talk about aging, shifting public perception toward respect, value, and possibility.
I take pride in showing up at a high level, communicating with intention, and creating an environment where partners feel seen, respected, and motivated to do their best work. I love strategy, I love structure, and I love helping teams deliver results that matter.
Above all, I am committed to leaving systems better than I found them. Aging Our Way is not just a plan, it is an Oklahoma Human Services initiative that reflects our values and our belief that every person deserves to age with safety, purpose, and community. My work is to help our state make that real.
Joncia.Johnson@okdhs.org 405-876-9288
Speaking Date: Friday, March 6th @ 12:00pm
Paula Settle
President of OKC Town Hall Lecture Series
In 1933, the Junior League of Oklahoma City decided to sponsor a cultural lecture series called Town Hall. The chairman of the Town Hall Series was Mrs. Harry Schafer, (Billie), and the professional producer was Florence King, who obtained the speakers.
Since they wished it to be a city-wide artistic venture, they asked 20 local women to be on the Board of Advisors. This board was responsible for the selection of the speakers. 370 women joined and the series was enthusiastically received by the group.
THE SPEAKERS THE FIRST YEAR WERE AS FOLLOWS:
- November 3rd,at the Skirvin Hotel, Countess Irina Skariatina spoke.
- November 23rd, Margaret Sanger lectured at the Biltmore.
- December 9th, Mark Sullivan spoke at the Skirvin Hotel.
- January 11th, Adochi and No Yong Park debated the Chinese-Japanese question at the Biltmore.
- February 2nd, Phyliss Bentley lectured at the Skirvin Hotel.
Town Hall closed the 1933-34 season at Oklahoma City University with the presentation of Kreutzberg and Page. Additional seats were sold for this performance to the members who brought guests. Town Hall was not a financial enterprise of the Junior League, being solely an expansion of the Arts and Interests Committee.
The lecture series was so successful that the Advisory Board voted to continue the series the next year and more members were added. All concerned felt that Town Hall had accomplished its purpose of setting a new standard in the cultural development of Oklahoma City.
As was the custom with all projects, after 3 years the Junior League turned over the entire supervision of this project to the community-wide Board of Advisers who were then fully responsible for its direction.
Town Hall was later expanded to the whole community and the number of speakers increased with an emphasis on six separate topics over the course of the season.
okiegrl_56@yahoo.com 620-285-1461
Speaking Date: Friday, March 13th @ 12:00pm
Lindel Fields
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lindel Fields is a nationally recognized leader in education, organizational culture, and leadership development, with more than three decades of experience transforming schools, public agencies, and businesses. He currently serves as Oklahoma’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction, where he is focused on improving reading proficiency, strengthening teacher recruitment and retention, and expanding meaningful career pathways for students statewide.
Fields’s leadership has earned broad recognition at both the state and local levels. In 2025, he was named a Tulsan of the Year and was selected for The Journal Record’s Power List: 50 Most Influential Oklahomans, honoring his impact on education, workforce development, and organizational leadership.
Before his appointment as superintendent, Fields served as CEO and Superintendent of Tri-County Technology Center in Bartlesville. Under his leadership, Tri-County received historic national recognition, including the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, multiple placements on Fortune’s Great Places to Work list, and a ranking as high as #7 nationwide.
A lifelong educator, Fields began his career in 1991 as a horticulture instructor before advancing to senior leadership roles overseeing training and workforce development programs across Oklahoma’s CareerTech system. Following his retirement from CareerTech, he founded Your Culture Coach, a consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations build trust, strengthen communication, and cultivate thriving workplace cultures. His consulting work has supported education systems, tribal nations, state agencies, and private enterprises in unlocking the potential of people to better serve their communities and achieve sustainable growth.
At the center of Fields’s work is a belief that strong leadership and healthy organizational culture are essential to moving communities forward. His mission is to partner with leaders who seek excellence and equity, grounded in the conviction that when leadership is done well, positive and lasting outcomes follow.
405-521-3301 jackie.lindley@sde.ok.gov
Speaking Date: Friday, March 27th @ 12:00pm
Brian Triger
Social Media As A Promotion Tool
Rotary Club has a new way to highlight its members, projects and events.
District 5750 recently started a weekly podcast series called The Rotary Spark. The podcast features interviews with Rotarians who share their experiences with the club and passion for serving their communities. The district includes Rotary clubs in Central and Western Oklahoma.
Brian Triger, a member of the Midwest City Rotary Club, started the podcast as a way to become more involved in Rotary and expand its reach.
“It’s using my tech lens to discover Rotary,” he said. “I wanted to enrich the environment, grow Rotary and to respect my mentors.”
Triger was inspired by another Rotary District in Los Angeles that started a podcast. District Governor Albert Hernandez created the Rotary Buzz podcast to highlight district leaders, members, projects and more.
“As soon as I saw something just clicked,” Triger said. “Without copying everything, I thought why don’t we have a more interactive website, we don’t have we have a business directory on our website, why don’t we have a podcast?”
Triger decided to give podcasting a shot.
The weekly podcast features interviews with Rotarians. Guests share their experiences with Rotary Club and passion for serving their communities. The first episode was released in October. There are 11 episodes so far.
Midwest City Rotarians Rick Cobb, Tegan Malone, Tim Thelin, and Nicholas Timme have been featured on the podcast, along with others in the district.
“We promote each other in person, there’s nothing saying we can’t do that online too,” Triger said.
As of Saturday, the podcast has received about 350 unique downloads and 70-80 hours of listening, Triger said.
“I’m starting to gather the patterns and the clubs that have major events,” Triger said.
Triger keeps episodes about 15-20 minutes long.
“Everyone’s attention span is short and they’re going to be looking at 15 other things within the next hour,” Triger said. “I’m trying to meet people where they’re at.”
Triger records, edits and publishes the podcast at the Almonte Library in southwest Oklahoma City. The library has a designated podcast room with recording equipment, computer and software.
District 5750 contributed funds to host the podcast. Triger hopes the podcast can generate revenue that will allow the district to purchase its own equipment. Funds would then be given to the district foundation or local non-profit organizations.
The Rotary Spark Podcast is available on the district website https://rotary5750.org/ and podcast apps.
405-937-0299 brian@trigermediaokc.com
Speaking Date: Friday, April 3rd @ 12:00pm
Angie Gaines
Chief Development and Marketing Officer – Sunbeam Family Services
With two decades of experience in PR, marketing, and communications, Angie’s been putting the fun in fundraising for nearly two decades. She was honored to be named AFP Oklahoma’s 2024 OKC Outstanding Professional and truly believes that philanthropy is for everyone. She’s had the privilege of presenting at AFP ICON 2025, AFP Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, Feeding America, and she authored “Trauma-Informed Storytelling” for The Nonprofit Times. Angie also joined the conversation on the “We Are For Good” podcast. Recognized on multiple 40 Under 40 lists, she serve on the United Way Emerging Leaders Board and is a proud graduate of Leadership OKC, LOYAL, and Georgetown University’s New Strategies Cohort.
adoss@sunbeamfamilyservices.org 619-347-4057
Speaking Date: Friday, April 10th @ 12:00pm
Chuck Watts (via Zoom)
Rotary Human Rights Empathy Action Group
Chuck discovered science-based communication education with cognitive scientist Dr. George Lakoff in 2004. He joined Lakoff’s Rockridge Nation online community board of advisors in 2005 to help centralize empathy in ongoing public discourse on all human rights issues. When Rockridge closed, Chuck pivoted to continue Lakoff’s mission, funded from the bottom up. His Empathy Surplus Campaign, launched in 2009, is now Empathy Surplus Project Foundation DBA Empathy Surplus Network USA. Chuck earned his BS in business from Mississippi State University in 1972 and his Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree from the University of the South (also known as Sewanee) in 1977. A social entrepreneur at heart and active in the public square, Chuck established an Episcopal Church in Mississippi and a clothing bank and Rotary Club in Ohio. He’s been a Rotarian since 1981. A financial advisor and limited partner with Edward Jones for 30 years, he helped launch more than 20 branches. He and his wife split their time between Wilmington and Dayton, Ohio. Find him on Bluesky @chuckwatts.bsky.social.
833-672-8487 ext 700 chuck@empathysurplus.com
Speaking Date: Friday, April 24th @ 12:00 pm
Major Paul Ryerson
Area Commander Arkansas and Oklahoma Division Salvation Army
Major Paul Ryerson was commissioned as a Salvation Army officer in 2010. His first
assignment was El Paso, Texas, where he served until 2014 as a Lieutenant. He was
then transferred to Dallas, Texas, where he was given the rank of Captain. He
served in Dallas for two years until receiving transfer orders to the Bryan/College
Station area in 2016, working closely with Texas A&M University in establishing an
official Salvation Army Student Organization called “The Aggie Salvation Army”. In
2020, orders came for him to be transferred to lead the work of The Salvation Army
in Gwinnett County, the largest county in the State of Georgia. In 2025, he received
orders that brought him back west to serve as the Area Commander for Central
Oklahoma, giving him the rank of Major.
Though born in Lubbock, Paul grew up in the Permian Basin in Big Spring, Texas. He is the third generation in his family to be with The Salvation Army and the first to be a commissioned officer.
His education includes a Bachelor of Arts from The Salvation Army School for
Officer’s Training (Atlanta, GA), where he received two awards, the school’s top
musicians award and the Principal’s Award. He also has a Bachelor’s in Practical
Christian Ministry from Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN). He is a
graduate of the Arrow Leadership Academy (Vancouver, Canada). He is a faithful
Rotarian and is a Paul Harris Fellow.
In his free time, Paul coaches youth baseball. His family has a goal to visit every
MLB stadium by the time his son graduates from high school.
Paul, and his wife Analese, are ordained ministers and have answered the call to be
Salvation Army Officers. They have two children, Josh, 11, who loves baseball, and
Eleanor, 8, who tolerates baseball and is in gymnastics.
Speaking Date: Friday, May 1st @ 12:00pm