board of directors
KIMBERLY FRANcISCO
Secretary
Kimberly Statum-Francisco is the mother of three adult children and grandmother of three: 2 granddaughters and one grandson. Her life work has encompassed working with families to navigate systems that aren’t structured to receive their family unit authentically. She has worked strategically within educational systems to assure anti-racist and culturally responsive curriculum and environments were implemented. Her work experience has spanned the public and private sector and she presently serves as Manager of Ralph Ellison Library of the Metropolitan Library System. She's served on various non-profit Boards, always looking for opportunities to extend social justice/equity/inclusion to marginalized communities. Her education includes a BS from OSU Journalism and a MEd from OCU Early Childhood Education. Kimberly is proud to be Northeast Oklahoma City born and reared and resides presently by choice with her life partner of 30+ years, Anthony Francisco.
SARAH ADAMS-CORNELL
Board Member
Sarah Adams-Cornell is an advocate for Native American culture, education and rights. She is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and serves on the Board of Directors for Sovereign Community School, The Auntie Project, Live Indigenous OK and Not Your Mascot. Sarah co-created an intertribal, empowerment organization called Matriarch for Indigenous women and is the President of the Board of Directors for the ACLU of Oklahoma. She is a proud ally member of Central Oklahoma Two Spirit Society, serves on the OKC Citizens Committee for Community Development and has served two terms as Activist in Residence at the University of Oklahoma.