Staff
Executive Director — has served as executive director since December 1997.
Who is Joni Bruce?
Training that prepares experienced parents/family members to support other families.
What is Supporting Parent Training?
Program that supports families dealing with children's behavioral health, mental health and/or substance-use concerns.
What is the Children's Behavioral Health Network?
Helps parents develop leadership skills and have a voice in systems that serve their children.
What is leadership and advocacy?
Who is Dr. Edward Co in 1996?
Resource that connects families with organizations providing information, community resources, support groups and social activities.
What is the OFN Statewide Resource Directory?
Associate Director — has worked with OFN for more than 20 years.
Who is Heather Pike?
Training that helps families organize medical, educational, and care information.
What is Care Notebook Training?
Program that connects families of children with special healthcare needs, disabilities or other conditions, including families experiencing infant loss.
What is The NEST Program?
Help families locate healthcare, educational, community, and other services.
What are Resources & referrals?
Initial name of the organization that focused on families of premature and critically ill babies in Oklahoma City NICUs.
What is the Neonatal Parents Network of Oklahoma (NPN)?
Resources for families following the loss of a child.
What are the Child Loss & Bereavement Resources?
Fundraising & Program Development Coordinator — supports families and professional/family trainings.
Who is Angela Donley?
Teaches families to confidently communicate their experiences and needs.
What is Telling Your Story Training?
Program that provides support to children with cancer or blood disorders and their families.
What is the Families Fighting Childhood Cancer program?
Opportunities to connect with other families online or in person.
What are Support groups & social connections?
1999 action that broadened the organization's reach beyond Oklahoma City
What is the 1999 statewide expansion beyond Oklahoma City?
Information on genetic services, education, patient/provider resources and finding clinics.
What are genetics resources?
Native American Coordinator
Who is Anita Lena?
Introduces tools for planning for a child's or family's future, for anyone, regardless of disability status.
What is the LifeCourse Tools Training?
Program that provides resources and emotional support to families of children with genetic disorders.
What is Genetics?
Connecting parents with someone who has lived through a similar experience.
What is Family-to-family support?
2002 Action that broadened the organization's outreach
What is the 2002 merger with Special Parents Access Network?
Support for healthcare transition, school transitions, foster-care transition, and transition to adulthood/employment.
What are Transition Resources?
Lead Latino Coordinator
Who is Erica Herrera?
Training that includes topics such as developing advisory councils, serving on boards and committees, and supporting youth as they transition to adult healthcare.
What is Family & Professional Partnership/Leadership Training?
Program that serves families and children who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or have hearing loss.
What is CHATS (Community for Hearing Loss Awareness Training and Supports)?
Connecting families with OFN staff or a trained Supporting Parent.
What is One-on-one emotional support?
The 2008 grant that helped OFN expand its administrative capacity, statewide coverage, and focus on underserved populations
What is the Family-to-Family Health Information Center grant?
Practical tools for organizing a child's healthcare/school information and finding local resources.
What are Care Notebooks and resource guides?