Oklahoma APSE

President

Melissa Gituma
Melissa.gituma@okdhs.org
405-521-5167

Vice President

Vacant

Treasurer

Judi Goldston
jgoldston@ou.edu

Secretary

Robin Pokorney
rpokorney@communityenterprises.com

General Board Members

Bryan Ferguson: Bryan.Ferguson@okdhs.org
Gay McMillin: gay.mcmillin@okdhs.org
Colleen O’Reilly: colleenorv39@yahoo.com
Linda Sechrist: lsechrist@drtc.org

Delegate

Kelley Land
VCU National Training and Data Center
landk@vcu.edu

Chapter Training & Events

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Policy & Advocacy

Public Policy Liaison
Melissa Gituma, Melissa.gituma@okdhs.org

State Employment First Efforts: Legislation & Directive/Executive Order

• OK Employment First Legislation (passed): Oklahoma’s Employment First Act (HB 1969), which is cross-disability, was enacted in 2015.
• OK DDS Employment Policy: Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Services employment policy, stating that the optimal goal of waiver services is full-time employment in the community.

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