Volume 2, Issue 1 February/March 2022
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SPOTLIGHT ON:
Shalynne Jackson
Meet Oklahoma City's First Chief Officer of Diversity & Inclusion
Almost exactly a year ago, The City of
Originally from Tulsa and graduate of the
Oklahoma City hired its first Diversity &
University of Oklahoma with her master’s
Inclusion
degree in Human Relations (and a
officer.
This
position
was
formed to “lead the execution of the city’s
bachelor’s
strategy
and
Criminology), Jackson comes to OKC from
inclusion, including providing training,
the corporate world where she served as a
implementing
for
diversity,
Human
Relations
and
practices,
and
consultant supporting strategic initiatives
guidance
and
for multiple Fortune 500 companies, the
education” for internal employees of the
VP of Diversity for the Tulsa Area Human
city to investigate the organization as a
Resources Association (TAHRA), and was
whole and take an honest look at where
recognized for
certain internal city employees might be
OKHR Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion award
at a disadvantage.
in 2020.
providing
best
equity
in
coaching,
Enter: Shalynne Jackson.
Oklahoma's inaugural
