THE ROPE BOARD
JENNI WHITE – President/Education Director – jenni@rope2.org
Jenni has a Master’s in Biology and has taught public school from the college level to 7th grade. She also taught three of her own children through graduation and scores of others through their homeschool coop. A freelance writer, she has written numerous published articles and technical papers. She has also studied and written about federal, state and local education policy for over a decade, during which time she’s also proposed, written, and analyzed education legislation. From 2017-2021 Jenni served as the elected Mayor of the Town of Luther where she helped grow Town funds from 135 thousand to just over one million dollars. Jenni and her husband have been married since 1997 and have 5 children. You can find more about her work and experiences at LinkdIn.
JULIA SEAY – Vice-President/Political Director – julia@rope2.org
Julia spent 7 years as a Deputy Court Clerk and 8 as a Court Reporter and Court Reporting teacher. She left her court reporting business to become a Mary Kay Director to have flexible hours as she and her husband raised their family. She earned 10 cars in her business and for 15 years was able to spend lots of time in the Yukon Public School system as an involved parent in many capacities, her favorite being President of School Community Council. Julia joined ROPE in 2010 and traveled the state with Jenni working to repeal Common Core. In 2014-16, she served as Canadian County GOP Chair and has worked on numerous campaigns. In 2016, she served as Executive Director of the Christian pregnancy center in Yukon, working with local churches, the community, and earning an ultrasound mobile unit for the center. She serves as the Chairman of the Legislative Breakfast for the Yukon Chamber of Commerce. She has been married since 1987 and has two adult daughters working in missions.
TRACEY MONTGOMERY – Parental Rights Director – parentalrightsok@gmail.com
NANCY BLALOCK – Treasurer – nancy@rope2.org
MOLLY JENKINS – Deputy Treasurer/Inappropriate Reading Material Researcher – molly@rope2.org
MICHAEL GRANDE – Parent Liaison – michael@rope2.org
Michael is a dedicated husband to his wife Lauren. Together, they have five children, ages 17 to 8. Michael has been very active in his children’s educations and ran a campaign for election to the Edmond Public School Board in 2022. The son of an immigrant, Michael is no stranger to working long hours to succeed. He worked multiple jobs to put himself through college and since graduation, he has spent the last 19 years in business and finance. Michael is the Chief Operating Officer of a private investment and management company and also owns and operates his own private consulting company. For the last five years, he served as a board member of the Vose Foundation, focused on supporting the health and needs of women and children in the greater Oklahoma City area. Michael has always loved and fiercely protected freedom. He has firsthand knowledge of the abuse and poverty his father suffered as a boy before coming to America. His grandmother, who survived a firing line in a WWII concentration camp, always reminded him that freedom isn’t free, to never take it for granted, and to always persevere. Michael and Lauren constantly encourage the values of hard work, family and taking care of your neighbor in their own children and remind them that, “At the end of the day, we must take responsibility for our actions and lives.”
Michael is VERY knowledgeable on the topic of Freedom Information Act Requests, so if you have questions for him regarding a FOIA, please email him directly.
