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Thanks to. . . OICA Board of Directors Kids Count Funded by. . . More About the Factbook Kids Count is a Partnership of. . . On to Resources & Factbook Features Oklahoma Kids Count thanks the following individuals and organizations for their cooperation in gathering data for this project: Makala Bannister Oklahoma State Department of Health Larry Garrett Oklahoma Department of Human Services Matt Hesser Office of Accountability Marilynn Knott Oklahoma Department of Human Services Dick Lorenz Oklahoma State Department of Health Anna Maria Rodriguez Community Volunteer Nina Rowland Contracts & Consultation Jeff Wallace Oklahoma Department of Commerce Dawn Williams Oklahoma State Department of Education Victoria Wispell Community Volunteer Robert Wood Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations Back to Top of Page Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Board of Directors: George Foster, OD, President Marcy Price, VP Programs Danny Williams, VP Development Anthony Francisco, VP Trustees Robert Abernathy, Treasurer Peggy McCormick, Secretary Jean Hendrick, President-Elect Glenda Cobb Shannon Edwards Doug Fox Laurie Fuller Andrew Glenn, PhD Susan Harris Jay Keel Susan Loving Larry McCauley, EdD Ronald Matlock Susan Paddack Jocelyn Lee Payne Cheryl Potts Cathy Shearer, MDiv Roger Sheldon, MD Jeff Tate Vionette Torres-Miles, LPC Deborah Watson Kathy Williams Ken Young Back to Top of Page Oklahoma Kids Count Partnership funded by: Annie E. Casey Foundation Baltimore, Maryland Sarkeys Foundation Norman Chickasaw Nation Ada Kirkpatrick Family Fund Oklahoma City Sonic Industries Oklahoma City Stillwater National Bank Stillwater Drs. Carol and Roger Sheldon Oklahoma City Presbyterian Health Foundation Oklahoma City Burgess Law Firm Lawton The F&M Bank & Trust Company Tulsa Back to Top of Page 1998 Oklahoma Kids Count Factbook: Copyright 1998 Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, Inc. Permission to copy, disseminate or otherwise use information from this Factbook is granted as long as acknowledgment is given to Oklahoma Kids Count, a project of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. Sources for the data used in this book, which are listed in the Methodology & Sources section, remain the final authority regarding the quality and meaning of the data. For additional copies contact: Oklahoma Kids Count c/o Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy 420 NW 13th Street, Suite 101 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103 Phone: 405-236-KIDS Fax: 405-236-KIDX Handsnet: [email protected] Back to Top of Page Oklahoma Kids Count is a Partnership of: Lead Agency Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Anne Roberts, Executive Director Marlo Nash, Oklahoma Kids Count Project Coordinator Data Partner Oklahoma Department of Commerce Ron Rosenfeld, Secretary of Commerce Rex Smitherman, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wallace, Research Analyst Leadership Partner Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth Tom Kemper, Executive Director Keith Pirtle, Planner Media Strategy Partner Kouri/Lusk Associates Mark Kouri, Art Director Jon Lusk, Executive Director Policy Analyst and Writer Sandy Ingraham, JD, MSW Contracts & Consultation Back to Top of Page

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