Kurt McKean and Susan Paddack joined OPA in February of 2022 and hit the ground running as the new lobby team.  We are excited to see what the year holds with them and look forward to their expertise.  

Kurt, a retired highway patrol chief brings many connections at the Capitol as does Susan Paddack, former Senator.  Together they are well recognized and respected at the Capitol.  

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Danna’s career path in organizational management certainly makes her a leader in the association management and not for profit arena having worked her entire adult career in this profession.  Today, as Owner of Solutions 501 Association Management and Consulting, she serves as the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, Oklahoma Psychological Association, Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing, Helping Friends Foundation as well as Caliburn and Twin Lakes Homeowner’s Associations. She also just completed 18 months as Interim President of Visit Shawnee where she had oversight of a $550,000 budget with a perfect fiscal year audit.   

From her thirteen-year career at the State Chamber of Oklahoma (April 2000-April 2013), she served as the chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executives (OCCE) and the Oklahoma Professional Economic Development Council (OEDC), both professional associations while working for the State Chamber, another business/professional association.  In addition to managing organizational affairs for both OCCE and OEDC, she worked to develop and promote a comprehensive program of legislative advocacy and awareness, membership and organizational development and special event and training offerings. She was also responsible for maintaining the State Chamber’s accreditation with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as well as planned the State Chamber’s more than five annual events with a total budget of over $250,000.   

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