Brenda C. Bolander, CFP®, CPA/PFS

Secretary

Retirement Investment Advisors Inc.
Affiliated Chapter

Brenda Bolander is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS™). Her experience includes serving as the comptroller for the State of Oklahoma, with responsibilities as chair of the Cash Management and Investment Oversight Commission and as trustee for the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System. Brenda also served as a member of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust Board of Investors for more than 10 years. Brenda is a member of the Financial Planning Association, the Oklahoma Society of CPAs, and the American Institute of CPAs. In 2019 she was awarded the Oklahoma Society of CPAs Outstanding Member in Business & Industry. Brenda currently serves on the Oklahoma Junior Achievement Board of Directors. She has contributed to a book on change leadership and has taught numerous seminars on personal finance. Brenda is a graduate of Leadership Northwest and lives in Meeker, Oklahoma, with her husband, John. They have two adult children and two grandchildren.