Mrs. Tinney began her service to Professional Oklahoma Educators, then known as the Association of Professional Oklahoma Educators, in 1996 and established the Professional Oklahoma Educators Foundation in 1988. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Deaf Education and Elementary Education from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in 1981. She received her Masters of Education in administration from the University of Oklahoma in 1986 and is also certified as a principal and superintendent in Oklahoma.

Mrs. Tinney has a diverse background in education. She has taught in both elementary and secondary levels, in rural and urban areas, and in special education as well as in regular education. In addition to being a classroom teacher, she also drove a school bus and served as school sponsor for numerous school clubs and groups. Mrs. Tinney was selected by students to receive several "Teacher of the Month" awards.

Outside of the classroom, Mrs. Tinney was appointed by Governor Keating to serve on the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee, where she served from 1996 to 1998.
In 2002, she was honored with the prestigious "National Freedom Fighter" Award from Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism (CEAFU), the education arm of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation in Washington, D.C. She currently serves on the Achieving Classroom Excellence (ACE) Task Force.

In 2005, Mrs. Tinney co-wrote the Collaborative Communication Model as a replacement to antiquated collective bargaining methods. The model has since been implemented in Bridge Creek Public Schools with great success. Collaborative Communications brings openness and accountability to the negotiating process and creates a forum for teachers, administrators and school board members to work together to better serve students.

Bill Bentley has been a Professional Oklahoma Educators member since 1999. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Arizona University and a Masters in Education from the University of Minnesota. He has completed additional post-masters work at the University of Minnesota, Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma. His educational career has spanned Arizona and Oklahoma. Mr. Bentley served as a teacher, Junior High Principal, High School Principal and as a superintendent of schools for 13 years, retiring in 2008 from his position as superintendent of Dibble Public Schools in Dibble, OK. 

Mr. Bentley has two sons and a daughter. His wife, daughter and son-in-law are teachers in the Dibble school district. Prior to his career as an educator, Mr. Bently served as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in California, Minnesota, New Jersey and Virginia.

Mr. Darryl Hatcher is a special education teacher for Byng Public Schools, where he teaches 5th grade special education. Mr. Hatcher holds a masters degree in learning disabilities and is certified in nine different areas. He has served in Byng Public Schools for 8 of his 11 years of teaching. Mr. Hatcher has been a Professional Oklahoma Educators member since 1998 and served as State President for two years (2002 - 2004).

Betty Minton has been an active Professional Okahoma Educators member since 1998. She served as State Vice President in 1998 and as President in 1999. Ms. Minton was among the charter members of the local organization in her school and also served as first president of that group.

Ms. Minton currently serves as the Library Media Specialist at Anadarko Middle School, where she has taught for 19 years. She received her Bachelor’s degree from USAO in 1984 and her Master’s degree from SWOSU in 1995. Ms. Minton also earned National Board certification in library media in 2002. She holds certification in language arts, social studies, library media, elementary principal, secondary principal, and superintendent. She serves on OBEC’s Education Policy Board and is an active member of the First Baptist Church of Anadarko where she serves on a number of committees and sings in the choir, with the platform singers, and the praise team.

Ms. Minton has been selected as Anadarko Middle School Teacher of the Year twice and was named District Teacher of the Year in 1991. She received the educator BRICK (Builder and Reinforcer of Intellect and Character in Anadarko’s Kids) award in 2004. She is the coordinator of the AR program in her school, serves on the professional development committee, and assists her principal with various administrative duties. She has attended and presented a number of workshops at the local, state, and national levels. She represented Oklahoma educators at the Research to Practice Summit hosted by former Secretary of Education, Rod Paige, in Washington, DC.

Ms. Minton also serves on OBEC’s Education Policy Board and is an active member of
the First Baptist Church of Anadarko where she serves on a number of
committees and sings in the choir, with the platform singers, and the
praise team. She resides in Anadarko with her 2 children, Mark and Brooklynne.

Mrs. Sharon O’Donnell has taught 30 years in Oklahoma schools from kindergarten to third grade. She currently teachers computer classes to kindergarten through third grade and gifted and talented classes for first through third grade in Holdenville Public Schools. Mrs. O’Donnell is a graduate of Oklahoma Christian University with a Bachelor of Science degree. She also received a Master of Elementary Education degree from East Central University. Mrs. O’Donnell and her husband, David, a retired elementary school teacher, have two wonderful grown sons. As a Christian, Mrs. O’Donnell is proud to have been a member of a professional teachers' organization with traditional family values and beliefs. She has been a Professional Oklahoma Educators member since 1998.

Timothy Rose has been a Professional Oklahoma Educators member since 2001 and served as State President for the 2005-06 and 2006-07 school years. He has been teaching in the Bridge Creek Public School System for 17 years and has been on the faculty of Redlands Community College for the past 13 years.

Mr. Rose holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master in Higher Education degree, both from the University of Central Oklahoma. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to Japan in 1999 and won the prestigious Milken National Educator Award in 2002. He has served on the Oklahoma State Arts Task Force and has presented numerous workshops on art education. His works may be viewed online at www.TimothyRoseFineArt.com.

Mr. Rose is an active member of Exchange Avenue Baptist Church. He is proud of his family of two sons and his wife, Jennifer, who is also an outstanding educator and Professional Oklahoma Educators member.

During his service as State President, Mr. Rose led the teachers of Bridge Creek Public Schools to historically decertify the union and elect their independent local chapter, the Bridge Creek Association of Professional Educators (BCAPE), as their new representative. Under Mr. Rose's leadership, Bridge Creek teachers rejected antiquated union-style bargaining in favor of Collaborative Communications. Mr. Rose and the teachers at Bridge Creek achieved great success with this open and accountable form of communications and continue to use the model today.

Dr. John Vincent has been a Professional Oklahoma Educators member since 1997. He currently serves as a Professor of Education at Oklahoma Christian University. Dr. Vincent holds his B.A. from Harding University, M.A. from Western State College and Ed.D. from the University of Northern Colorado. He was honored in 1987 as the Gaylord Chair of Distinguished Teaching. Dr. Vincent also serves as the faculty sponsor for the student chapter of Professional Oklahoma Educators at Oklahoma Christian University.