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Elected Officers
President - VP - Past Pres -  Secr - Treas - At Large 1, 2 and 3

Appointed Officers
Tournament Clearing House - Web Site - OCB Editor

President

Chuck Unruh - Collinsville

• Owner of Various small Oil & Gas Leases and Operations
• President of Turner Tank Trucks, Inc.
• Chairman of the Board for TOWPCA- The Oklahoma Workers Compensation Association
• National Chess Master, USCF
• Registered Tae-Kwon-Do Martial Artist
• Board of Directors-United States Exploration-(UXP) on Amex-Year 2000
• President of the European Military Chess District
• President of the Dayton Chess Club, Dayton, Ohio
• Financial Secretary of the Evangelical Free Church, Mid South District for six years
• Military Chess Champion-Thomas Emery Award-1975

Vice President

John Dunlap - Oklahoma City

• Two time OCA President with a total of 11 years on the Policy Board.

• 2003-4 Oklahoma State Champion

• USCF Local Level Tournament Director

• More Info Soon

Immediate Past President

Alan Pfeiffer - Sapulpa

• Past President and VP of Oklahoma Chess Association
• Tournament player and class C player since 1991
• Tournament Director for scholastic tournaments in NE Oklahoma over the last 8 years, including tournaments that regularly draw over 200 players each year
• Father of 3 children and currently works as senior technician ,at custom services (provider of heat, air and plumbing services)
• Have directed many adult tournaments, including a state championship tournament back in the early 1990's

Secretary

Mike Swatek - Claremore
Email
Mail: 1006 Faulkner Place, Claremore, OK 74017
Phone: 918-342-4245
Fax: 918-343-9095

• Claremore Reveille Rotary Club - Co-founder, Charter Secretary, Past President, Past Newsletter Editor and current Member

• William W. Barnes Children's Advocacy Center - Charter Secretary and Board Member

• Shadowlake Homeowners Association - Secretary

• Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization - Co-founder, Board Member at Large, and Webmaster

• Claremore Central Upper Elementary and Will Rogers Jr. High Chess Clubs - Founder and Organizer

• USCF Club Level Tournament Director

• Failure Analysis Engineer at Baker Hughes

• BS Mechanical Engineering from University of Oklahoma

• More information is at Mike's Home Page.

Treasurer

Jim Gray - Stillwater
Email
Mail: 720 S. Husband, Suite 5, Stillwater, OK 74074
Phone: (405) 624-1777 office, (405) 372-1040 home

• USCF Local Level Tournament Director

• More Info Soon

Board Member At Large
   (3 positions)

Russell Abbott - Tulsa

• Practicing attorney, 1998 to present

• Member of Oklahoma, Tulsa County, and American Bar Associations

• Oklahoma Chess Association and La Fuerza Chess Club (Tulsa) 2002 to present

• Washington H.S. (Tulsa 1989), Univ. of Kansas, (B.A. 1993), Univ. of Oklahoma (J.D. 1997)

Bill Molton - Altus

• Retired Lieutenant Colonel U S Air Force with 28 years service on June 30, 1988

• Came to Altus in 1989 to work for the Hughes Technical Services Company instructing navigators and pilots on C-141 Aircraft Systems/Procedures

• In 1996, became the Training Systems Manager for the C-141 Aircraft Aircrew Training System with the FlightSafety Services Corporation

• In 2001 became semi-retired when the C-141 Aircraft Aircrew Training System was moved to Ohio. Work part time as a navigation instructor for L3 Link Simulation and Training Company

• Retired at age 65 in August 2003

• Started playing Tournament Chess in California in 1985 and have been in USCF since then

• Started chess club at Altus Air Force Base several times during the 1990's but could not sustain interest

• Have been a member of the Lawton Chess club and Oklahoma Chess Association since 1990

Jeremy Moore - Tulsa

• 2000 USAEUR 2nd Place; 2001 USAEUR Chess Champion (United States Army Europe).
• Founder of the Mannheim Chess and Gaming Club.
• Veteran United States Army.
• Work as a Casino Game Technician (No I can't tell you how to cheat the machines).
• Played 5th board for VLK Lampertheim, in the German Chess League.

Tournament Clearing House

Harold Ball - Ponca City
Email
Mail: 6130 N Union, Ponca City, Ok. 74601
Phone: 580-762-3860

Web Site - www.ochess.org

Mike Swatek - Claremore

• See information above

OCB Editor

Mike Swatek - Claremore

• See information above

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