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.
By: Jessica Vazquez
December 8, 2020 // Updated: December 8, 2020
Gov. Stitt's new appointee to Oklahoma State Board of Education backs out; Oklahoma continues late-year coronavirus surge, as hospitalizations remain at record high; Logan County Detention Center Discovers 22 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
December 7, 2020 // Updated: December 7, 2020
Local expert fears 'unspeakable' COVID-19 care decisions loom. State epidemiologist agrees the hospital burden is 'enormous.'; Health commissioner says Oklahoma's COVID-19 spread is "alarming"; Gov. Stitt replaces Board of Education member with Enid woman who leads anti-mask group; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
December 4, 2020 // Updated: December 4, 2020
Oklahoma nurses ask Stitt administration for recruiting help amid shortage; COVID-19 vaccinations expected to be available to the general public early next year; $5.8 million in federal relief will allow free COVID-19 testing to continue at IMMY labs; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
December 3, 2020 // Updated: December 3, 2020
COVID-19 records of today will be dwarfed by January if Oklahoma does nothing, White House warns; Oklahoma reports 54 new COVID-19 deaths; health commissioner calls infection rate alarming; State funding for free COVID-19 testing at IMMY Labs in Norman set to run out; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
December 2, 2020 // Updated: December 2, 2020
Oklahoma City hospitals turn to COVID-19 overflow tents; Record shattered for COVID-19 patient count as Oklahoma hospitals try to keep up; Strained by surge, Oklahoma contact tracing operations ‘need to be redesigned’; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
December 1, 2020 // Updated: December 1, 2020
Stitt declares day of prayer and fasting for Oklahomans affected by COVID-19; Oklahoma's healthcare workers say COVID surge has made hospital atmospheres 'bleak'; COVID-19: 2,200 new cases reported in Oklahoma with more than 1,700 hospitalized; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
November 30, 2020 // Updated: November 30, 2020
Young see largest increase in COVID-19 case rates since October, Tulsa World analysis shows; Oklahoma reports 1,721 new coronavirus cases, 19 more deaths; Asymptomatic health care workers with COVID-19 allowed to continue working in Oklahoma; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
November 24, 2020 // Updated: November 24, 2020
After 1,600 deaths and counting, mask mandate remains flashpoint in Oklahoma; Third Oklahoma veterans center sees COVID-19 outbreak; COVID-19: Record for new cases set in Oklahoma as 15 more deaths reported; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
November 23, 2020 // Updated: November 23, 2020
Oklahoma’s coronavirus surge is leaving rural areas struggling to find beds for critically ill patients; Active Coronavirus cases pop up in prison towns, suburbs; Doctor: Oklahoma virus restrictions ‘too little, too late’; [More...]
By: Jessica Vazquez
November 20, 2020 // Updated: November 20, 2020
Stitt: Next course of action halting elective surgeries, not mask mandate; Oklahoma governor’s holiday plans flout CDC, virus surge; Grove council mandates masks; [More...]
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Gov. Stitt's new appointee to Oklahoma State Board of Education backs out; Oklahoma continues late-year coronavirus surge, as hospitalizations remain at record high; Logan County Detention Center Discovers 22 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases; [More...]
Local expert fears 'unspeakable' COVID-19 care decisions loom. State epidemiologist agrees the hospital burden is 'enormous.'; Health commissioner says Oklahoma's COVID-19 spread is "alarming"; Gov. Stitt replaces Board of Education member with Enid woman who leads anti-mask group; [More...]
Oklahoma nurses ask Stitt administration for recruiting help amid shortage; COVID-19 vaccinations expected to be available to the general public early next year; $5.8 million in federal relief will allow free COVID-19 testing to continue at IMMY labs; [More...]
COVID-19 records of today will be dwarfed by January if Oklahoma does nothing, White House warns; Oklahoma reports 54 new COVID-19 deaths; health commissioner calls infection rate alarming; State funding for free COVID-19 testing at IMMY Labs in Norman set to run out; [More...]
Oklahoma City hospitals turn to COVID-19 overflow tents; Record shattered for COVID-19 patient count as Oklahoma hospitals try to keep up; Strained by surge, Oklahoma contact tracing operations ‘need to be redesigned’; [More...]
