❝We all know how great Oklahoma City is and being able to show that off and share that with brand new people who are coming to our community was really exciting.❞ We hosted four community leaders for their own draft day at the 2024 Draft Class introductory press conference. Honorary community draft picks include Meghan Mueller, LSW-ADMIN., The Homeless Alliance, Salvador Ontiveros, Latino Community Development Agency, and Dr. Jaime C Polk, Oklahoma City Public Schools. Our own Christine Berney, retiring vice president of Community Engagement, was also included in this year’s honorary class.
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3mogo Meghan!! thanks for all you do for our community🙌🏽