The Democrat Women will meet on Tuesday Nov. 10 at Friendship Inn at 12:00 noon. The speaker will be Steve Burrage the State Auditor and Inspector.

Steve Burrage was appointed Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector by Governor Henry on July 10, 2008.  Burrage has more than 30 years of experience in banking and accounting.  He has led FirstBank of Antlers since 1982, serving as President, Chief Executive Officer and now its Chairman of the Board.  In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant and was a partner in Burgess and Burgess Certified Public Accountants from 1977 to 1982.

Auditor Burrage has many years of leadership experience in banking and accounting.  Currently serving on numerous civic and financial boards, he is a former board member of the Oklahoma City branch of the Federal Reserve and is the past Chairman of the Board of the Oklahoma Bankers Association. Most recently, Auditor Burrage was asked to help oversee the stimulus process in which he will monitor the expenditure of federal funds Oklahoma receives over the next few years.

Burrage holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Oklahoma.  A member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Steve and his wife Roberta have three children: Mike, Mark and Bradley.