BRING A FRIEND and JOIN us
at American Legion/VFW
5000 SE 24th Del City, OK 73115
Wine, beer, and refreshments provided by the Chapter
GUEST SPEAKER
Brigadier General (Retired) Hopper Smith
He is responsible for the State’s focused efforts to expand the aerospace and defense economic sector. He has over 35 years of military and civilian executive experience in multiple professional domains. Hopper was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1996, serving on House Energy and Appropriations committees and House Minority Leadership. In 2003, he resigned from the House when his National Guard unit was mobilized for deployment to Afghanistan. Hopper returned to Oklahoma and for the next dozen years served in several capacities including: Director of Government Relations for Chesapeake Energy; President of OCPA - Oklahoma’s free-market think tank; as a water policy consultant; a second combat deployment to Afghanistan; as the Director of Public Affairs for Devon Energy; and most recently, as the Executive Director of Oklahoma’s Workers’ Compensation Commission.
Hopper has a B.S. in Geology from Oklahoma State University. He is a graduate of the National Defense Intelligence College and the Army War College, receiving master’s degrees from both. He has several published works on energy security and energy policy.
Hopper loves to grow tomatoes, peppers, herbs and grill various cuisine on his back porch. He and his wife Karen Smith reside in Edmond and host their five grown children and ten grandchildren as often as possible
COMMUNITY PARTNER GUEST SPEAKER
Lindsy Branson, President
Tinker Spouses’ Club
Our mission is to support our membership, military families, and the local community through welfare funding, educational scholarships, and fundraising events.
The Tinker Spouses’ Club (TSC) is open to spouses of all military branches at Tinker AFB. We welcome spouses of ALL ranks of active duty, reservists, retirees, and base-affiliated civilians.