Jessica joined OK Policy as a Communications Associate in January 2018. A Mexican immigrant, she was a Clara Luper Scholar at Oklahoma City University where she obtained a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy. Prior to joining OK Policy, Jessica worked at a digital marketing agency in Oklahoma City. She is an alumna of both the National Education for Women (N.E.W.) Leadership Institute (2013) and OK Policy's Summer Policy Institute (2015). In addition to her role at OK Policy, Jessica serves as a board member for Dream Action Oklahoma in OKC and communications director for Dream Alliance Oklahoma in Tulsa.
Rural Oklahoma is among the hardest hit in the U.S. by a lack of fast, reliable internet; Oklahoma lawmakers ask Gov. Kevin Stitt to delay Fort Supply prison closure; COVID-19: Hospitalizations rise as state now among national leaders in new cases, positivity rate; [More...]
Campaign Manager For Medicaid Expansion Ballot Measure; Amid uptick in cases, Oklahoma sees high hospital admission rate for COVID-19 patients; [More...]
Hundreds of Thousands of Oklahomans Can Now Get Free Health Care. Do They Know That?; Health officials 'not satisfied' with COVID-19 vaccination rates among children; Deep-red Oklahoma legalizes needle exchanges; [More...]
'Access to peace of mind': U.S. health secretary comes to Tulsa to celebrate Medicaid expansion; What you need to know about Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma: How to apply, who's eligible; Impact: Two lawmakers seek studies on reforming Oklahoma eviction law; [More...]
'A very joyful moment': Medicaid expansion takes effect in Oklahoma; State Education Department awards $35.7M for school counselors; OKDHS announces additional child care sustainability funds; [More...]
State leaders discuss ‘significant impact’ of closing William S. Key prison; She spent six months in an Oklahoma jail waiting for mental health treatment; COVID-19 stimulus checks help fuel Oklahoma income growth, analysis shows; [More...]
How Oklahoma Evictions Might Spike After July; The Long, Winding Road to Medicaid Expansion in Oklahoma; Oklahoma sees uptick in COVID-19 cases as faster-spreading delta variant alarms officials; [More...]
Oklahoma Sees Early Summer Spike In Coronavirus Cases; Local officials pleased with federal eviction moratorium extension; Oklahoma remains in bottom 10 for child well-being; [More...]
Why Oklahoma's financial incentives to lure Canoo are secret, for now; The pandemic hasn’t stopped one of Oklahoma’s most prolific evictors from suing tenants; Search for new Oklahoma attorney general ongoing, but 'time is of the essence,' Stitt says; Policy Matters: Investments needed to improve Oklahoma child well-being [More...]
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Rural Oklahoma is among the hardest hit in the U.S. by a lack of fast, reliable internet; Oklahoma lawmakers ask Gov. Kevin Stitt to delay Fort Supply prison closure; COVID-19: Hospitalizations rise as state now among national leaders in new cases, positivity rate; [More...]
Campaign Manager For Medicaid Expansion Ballot Measure; Amid uptick in cases, Oklahoma sees high hospital admission rate for COVID-19 patients; [More...]
Hundreds of Thousands of Oklahomans Can Now Get Free Health Care. Do They Know That?; Health officials 'not satisfied' with COVID-19 vaccination rates among children; Deep-red Oklahoma legalizes needle exchanges; [More...]
'Access to peace of mind': U.S. health secretary comes to Tulsa to celebrate Medicaid expansion; What you need to know about Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma: How to apply, who's eligible; Impact: Two lawmakers seek studies on reforming Oklahoma eviction law; [More...]
How Oklahoma Evictions Might Spike After July; The Long, Winding Road to Medicaid Expansion in Oklahoma; Oklahoma sees uptick in COVID-19 cases as faster-spreading delta variant alarms officials; [More...]
