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Board Governance and Accountability

Who runs Dearing House?  Dearing House Child Advocacy Center is operated by the Board of Dearing House, Inc., who oversee ongoing business practices including administrative policies, hiring and managing personnel, obtaining funding, supervising program and fiscal operations, and long-term planning.  Dearing House Inc maintains appropriate insurance for the protection of the organization and its personnel.  Other duties of the board are to meet reporting and audit or financial review requirements established by the IRS and the National Children's Alliance Accreditation process.  Our policies include written screening policies for staff and volunteers that include criminal background, sex offender registration, with requirements for supervision and specialized training  of staff and volunteers.

The Board has a recruitment and screening process for board members, with a maximum number of 15, and a goal of utilizing the range of expertise necessary for sound governance and accountability, as well as recruitment of persons representing the communities and persons served.  Applications for the board are available at Dearing House and reviewed by the Governance Committee before board vote.  

Board Meetings:  All meetings (other than personnel review) are open to the public and held on the third Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m.  During the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings are held virtually on zoom, or "hybrid" where some members are on site and others join online to assure safe health procedures.  A link to the Zoom meeting is posted on every agenda and available to the public, is is the agenda.  Call or come by anytime to request the agenda or information available in compliance with the Open Meeting Act.
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Dearing House has been an accredited member of the National Children's Alliance since 2003.  To assure that all children receive consistent, evidence-based interventions that help them heal, the Standards for Accreditation required:
  • Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
  • Cultural Competency and Diversity
  • Forensic Interviews that are legally sound and fact-finding
  • Victim Support and Advocacy
  • Medical Evaluation
  • Trauma-focused Mental Health
  • Case Tracking and Review
  • Child-focused Setting
  • Organizational capacity and legal oversight

2020 Board of Directors of Dearing House, Inc.
Chairperson:  Philip Ross, Attorney

Vice-Chair:    Paula Michael, Human Resources Consultant
Secretary:    Jordan Burns, Phillips 66
Treasurer:      Audra Thompson, Landers Window and Exterior Cleaning
At-Large:       Marci Langston, R.N., Alliance Health
Members:   Steve Kammerzell, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Mindy Meyer, Alliance Health; Joe Theobald, Murphy Insurance Agency
Markesha Collins-Dugan, Department of Human Services
Michael Vines, Department of Human Services


​Dearing House Advisory Council
The Advisory Council are volunteers with expertise and experience who provide support and guidance
​ to the board and staff to further the mission of Dearing House.

​Regeneia Van Arsdale
Barbara Ihrig
John Edward
Valorie Buss
Whitney Edens
Carey Head
Mary Riddle
​Mary Allan
Michael Vines
Bob Daine
CaTrina Rathbun
Lana Jones
Tony Coleman
TL Walker

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Dearing House Phone

(580) 762-5266

Dearing House Home

311 South 13th Street - Ponca City, Oklahoma

Dearing House Email

DearingHouse@sbcglobal.net

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Dearing House Phone
(580) 762-5266
Dearing House Home
311 South 13th Street
Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601
Dearing House Email
DearingHouse@sbcglobal.net
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