2006 Oklahoma Women's Summit

Oklahoma Women's Summit ~ Friday, April 28, 2006
Oklahoma State Capitol Building ~ Fourth Floor Rotunda Oklahoma City

Sponsored by Governor Brad Henry and the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women

The mission of the Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women is "to improve the quality of life for women and families in Oklahoma." The Commission was created by section 665 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Declaration of Legislative Intent in the Act states "any inhibiting conditions caused by any factors which impede the ability of any individual to reach the full potential of that individual are matters of public concern." Such intent covers a broad range of issues and potential actions to be addressed by the Commission.

For contact information on the speakers listed below, click here.

8:00 to 9:00 a.m. - Registration(Fourth Floor Rotunda)

9:00 to 9:45 a.m. - Opening Session(House Chambers)

Welcome Remarks - Patricia Presley,Chair, Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women
Welcome to House Chamber - Representative Susan Winchester
Introduction of Susan Savage - Representative Jari Askins
Remarks by Oklahoma Secretary of State Susan Savage

9:45 to 10:45 a.m. - State of Women's Health in Oklahoma: Plenary Session(House Chamber)

Moderator: Patricia Presley, OCSW Chair
Dalora Schafer, Assistant Commissioner, Oklahoma Insurance Commission
Angela Monson, Director, Health Policy Development & Analysis, OK Health Sciences Center
Heather Summers, R.N., Director of Patient Services, Chickasaw Nation Health System
Marshall Cheney, Administrator, Community Resources Division, OK City-County Health Department

10:45 to 11:00 a.m. - Break

11:00 to Noon - Breakout Session 1

Topic: Aging and Eldercare(Room 432)

Moderator: Dr. Jilda D. Motley, Director of GEAR UP, Tulsa Public School District
Julie Lovegrove, Director, Rx for Oklahoma
Esther Houser, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Department of Human Services
Angela York, Administrator, Grace Living Center (OKC)
Larry Jones, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration

Topic: Oklahoma Women's Almanac - Trends & Historical Overview(Room 104)

Moderator: Sally Frasier, Tulsa
Dr. Jennifer Pastenbaugh, Assoc. Dean for Planning & Assessment, Edmond Lowe Library, Oklahoma State University
Dr. Robert Darcy, Regents Professor, Political Science Department, Oklahoma State University
Dr. Joe Anna Hibler, Past President, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Topic: Mental Health/Drug Courts(Blue Room)

Moderator: Bernice Mitchell, Stillwater
Dr. Terry Cline, Secretary of Health and Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Special Judge Glenn Jones, District Court of Oklahoma County
Robert E. “Gene” Christian, District Attorney, Grady County
Senator Constance N. Johnson

Noon to 1:00 p.m. - Lunch (Pick up box lunch on Forth Floor Rotunda)
Networking & Visit 36 Women's Organizations Exhibiting on the 1st Floor

1:00 to 2:00 p.m. - Breakout Session 2

Topic: Resources For Change– Positioning Women for Power(Blue Room)

Moderator: Kathy Huston, Stillwater
Robin Parrish McAlister, Director of Appointments to Boards and Commissions, Office of the Governor
Kalyn Free, President of INDN's List
Secretary of State Susan Savage
N.E.W. Leadership graduates Leslie Thomas and Lainey Hefner

Topic: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse(Room 432)

Moderator: Marcia Smith, Executive Director, OK Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
G. Gail Stricklin, Attorney, Oklahoma City
Lisa Smith, Assistant Director, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth
Jo Prout, Executive Director, Cherokee Nation CASA

Topic: Re-entry and Transitioning from Prison (Room 104)

Moderator: Penny Painter, Executive Director, Resonance of Tulsa
Delores Beeler, member F.O.R.C.E. Team, Resonance
Virginia Banks, Attorney, Stillwater
Dina Hopkins, Resident Manager, Exodus House - Oklahoma City
Georganne Mackey, Employment/Transition Coordinator, Oklahoma CareerTech Skills Center

2:00 to 2:15 PM - Break

2:15 to 3:15 p.m. - Breakout Session 3

Topic: Wellness and Lifestyle(Room 104)

Moderator: Dr. Rebecca Kennedy, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Seminole State College
Phil Kraft, Deputy Director Agency & Regulatory Affairs, OK Employment Benefits Council
Dr. Mary Ann Bauman, Medical Director, Women's Health & Community Relations, Integris Health, Inc.
Representative Jeannie McDaniel Charlotte Lankard, M.Ed., LMFT, Director of the Mind, Body & Spirit Center, Integris Health, Inc.

Topic: An Update on Women Incarcerated(Blue Room)

Moderator, Patricia Presley, Oklahoma County Court Clerk
Dr. Susan F. Sharp, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma
Senator Debbe Leftwich District Judge Dynda R. Post, Rogers County

Topic: Building Coalitions for Change(Room 432)

Moderator: Kathy Jones, Director Higher Education Alumni Council of Oklahoma (HEACO)
Dee Blose, Executive Director, Youth and Family Services of Canadian County
Sandy Butler, R.N., Program Manager, Turning Point, Ardmore
Linda Hattaway, Administrative Director, Muskogee and Sequoyah County Health Departments
Alba Weaver, Director of Economic and Community Development, City of Guthrie

3:15 to 3:30 - Break

3:30 to 4:00 p.m. - Extraordinary Women in Leadership: Plenary Session (House Chamber)

Moderators: Lou Kohlman, Judicial Assistant to Judge Chapel, OK Court of Criminal Appeals and Fern Green Bowling, Equity & Diversity Specialist, Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

Brig. General Rita Aragon, Randolph Air Force Base, TX
Dr. JoAnn Haysbert, President, Langston University

Commission Wrap-Up by Pat Martin, OCSW Vice Chair