Veterans Commission
Announcements
December 11th, 2020 – Agenda
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
December 11th, 2020 10AM
Ardmore Veterans Center
1555 Myall Road Ardmore, OK 73402
The Oklahoma Veterans Commission is the controlling board of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. It is composed of nine members, of which at least 8 are honorably discharged Veterans; provided three of the members shall be Veterans of the Vietnam Conflict and one shall be a Veteran of the Persian Gulf Wars.
The members are selected in the following manner:
- The state executive board or committee of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the National Guard Association of Oklahoma shall each submit to the Governor a list of five persons qualified to serve as members of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission.
- The Governor shall name one member from each of these organizations to serve on the Commission.
- The Governor shall also appoint three members at large, one of whom may be a non-Veteran on the condition they have a family member residing in one of the state’s 7 Veterans Centers.
- Members of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
In addition, it administers the veterans program in Oklahoma through a Director appointed by and responsible to the Commission. The Office of the Director is maintained in the Central office which is located in the Veterans Memorial Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. From this location, the Director exercises operational oversight of the two principal operations of the Department: The Oklahoma Veterans Centers and the Claims and Benefits Division.
Phone: 405-523-4000
The General's military career began in 1968. He was commissioned as a Field Artillery officer upon graduation from ROTC and then completed the Officer Rotary Wing Aviation Course. Brigadier General Costilow has served as Airfield Commander, Aviation Commander, State Aviation Officer, and Assistant Adjutant General
EDUCATION: 1968 University of Oklahoma - BA Degree - Business/Administration
1992 Oklahoma State University - MS Degree - Natural and Applied Sciences
1996 Army War College
Oklahoma Army National Guard
Phone: 405-523-4000
Phone: 405-523-4000
Dr. Lasser holds a doctorate in Public Health and a master’s degree in Healthcare Management from the University of Pittsburgh. Since 1998, Dr. Lasser has been consulting in the areas of strategic thinking in healthcare operations, project feasibility, organizational structure and hospital-physician collaborations. He is also a skilled group-process facilitator.
In addition to his professional work, Dr Lasser has served on the Board of Directors of several community health related organizations such as Variety Care, a federally qualified health care center (FQHC), Red Cross, Heart Association and Christian Children’s Fund, an international child and community development organization. Currently he serves as a Commissioner on the Oklahoma Veteran’s Commission and is President of the Variety Care Board of Directors.
Dr. Lasser served as an officer in the United States Army and was a paratrooper serving in the 82nd Airborne and the JFK Center for Special Warfare.
Phone: 405-523-4000
Phone: 405-523-4000
Phone: 405-523-4000
Phone: 405-523-4000
Phone: 405-523-4000
Friday, January 29th, 2021– Semi-Annual, Central Office, OKC, OK
Friday, February 26th, 2021 – Ardmore Veterans Center, Ardmore OK
Friday, March 26th, 2021 – Clinton Veterans Center, Clinton OK
Friday, May 28th, 2021 – Sulphur Veterans Center, Sulphur OK
Thursday, June 24th, 2021 – Planning Meeting, Central Office, OKC, OK
Friday, June 25th, 2021 – Semi-Annual Meeting + Elections, Central Office, OKC, OK
Friday, July 30th, 2021– Lawton Veterans Center, Lawton, OK
Friday, August 27th, 2021 – Norman Veterans Center, Norman, OK
Friday, September 24th, 2021 – Talihina Veterans Center, Talihina, OK
Friday, November 19th, 2021 – Claremore Veterans Center, Claremore, OK
| Friday, Jan 31, 2020, 10am
Vezey Veterans Complex |
Friday, Jul 31, 2020, 10am
CANCELED |
|---|---|
| Friday, Feb 28, 2020, 10am
Ardmore Veterans Center |
Friday, Aug 14, 2020, 10am Vezey Veterans Complex |
| Friday, Mar 27, 2020, 10am
CANCELED |
Friday, Sep 25, 2020, 10am Talihina Veterans Center |
| Friday, Apr 24, 2020, 10am
CANCELED |
Friday, Oct 30, 2020, 10am Vezey Veterans Complex |
| Friday, May 29, 2020, 10am
Lawton/Fort Sill Veterans Center |
Friday, Nov, 20, 10am Vezey Veterans Complex |
| Thursday, Jun 25, 2020, 10am
Vezey Veterans Complex |
No Meeting Scheduled |
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA for December 11th, 2020 10AM
Ardmore Veterans Center 1555 Myall Road Ardmore, OK 73402
Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 24th, 2020 at 6:00 PM
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
Wheeler Event Center
103 North Wheeler
Sallisaw, OK 74955
The September 25th meeting was changed to :
Sallisaw Veterans Center Groundbreaking Ceremony – 10:00 AM
MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
2343 S. Kerr Boulevard
Sallisaw, Oklahoma 74955
Agenda for August 14th Meeting
August Meeting changed to Aug 14, and Venue to Vezey Veterans Complex
Update to June 26th, Meeting Date & Location
Agenda for June 26th Meeting
Agenda for June 25th Special Meeting
Update to June 26th, Meeting Date & Location
OVC 051520 Special Meeting Agenda
Notice of Special Meeting
Update to May 29th, Meeting Date & Location
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