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Meet the Prevention Educators
Our 2012 prevention educators are all degreed professionals, not volunteers, thus ensuring the consistency, longevity, and effectiveness of our programs.
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Jackie
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Jackie joined the Operation Aware team in August of 1998 as a Prevention Educator. She graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Finance and is a certified teacher. She loves working with children of all ages and believes her work to be more than just a job. Her life’s mission is to equip children with the knowledge and skills they need to become successful adults who will one day lead our nation.
Outside of Operation Aware, Jackie has taught Sunday school, coached her daughter’s basketball team, volunteered as a reading tutor, and assisted with various PTA activities and events. Currently she helps lead youth group studies at church. In general, Jackie is always looking for opportunities to offer encouragement and hope to any child she comes in contact with.
When not working, Jackie enjoys spending time with her husband and daughters. She also enjoys spending time with her mom, dad, sisters, nieces and nephews, reading, going to movies, learning, being outside, looking for four leaf clovers, and collecting pretty and unusual rocks.
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Jeni
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Jeni joined Operation Aware in August 2002. She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tulsa with an emphasis in Deaf Education. Jeni spent 6 years with Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centers working with adults and adolescents. Jeni and her husband have three children. |
Mackenzie
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Mackenzie joined the Operation Aware team in summer 2009. Mackenzie received a Bachelors of Arts Degree in both Communication and Sociology from the University of Oklahoma.
Her background includes working as an income developer for a national health-related nonprofit and being a manager of several Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions offices and their staff and instructors. These positions allowed her to work with youth and discover her passion for helping kids make positive life choices and furthering their potential.
Mackenzie enjoys cooking, painting, and interior design. She also loves to sing along with the radio and dance! Her favorite thing to do is have a great laugh with friends and family!
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Mindy
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Mindy joined the Operation Aware team in July 2007. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Oklahoma. Mindy’s lifelong passion has been working for the benefit of children and youth. She has been a classroom teacher for Tulsa Public Schools, as well as a school volunteer, including serving as Tulsa Council of PTA President. Her family includes a husband, two sons, a grandson and a grandaughter. In her spare time Mindy enjoys walking and hiking, reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. |
Pam
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Pam joined Operation Aware in August 2001, as a Prevention Educator. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Letters. Pam teaches elementary through High School Operation Aware curricula, and has worked in the areas of program development and training. Pam has made helping young people her life's work.
Pam's hobbies include gardening, reading, dancing and showering her family with love.
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