Wise Women - 09.16.22

Kari Watkins, a third-generation journalist and Cleveland, Oklahoma native, became the Oklahoma City National Memorial’s first staff member in 1996. Three years later she was named Executive Director, overseeing the design competition for the for the Memorial, the building of the Museum, and the operations of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum—one of Oklahoma’s and the Nation’s most visited sites—and serving as Race Director for the annual Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. She is  President & CEO, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
Watkins leads a staff that has been recognized with the highest national recognition—accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums. Under her leadership, the Museum has won numerous awards, including The Videographer Award of Excellence, a Gold American Alliance of Museums MUSE, the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award, and multiple Addy’s, PRSA Awards, and OklahomaTourism RedBud Awards.

Guest # 2:

Cathy Ransom is a Arizona mom who knows our economy has not been working as hard for moms as moms work for our economy. As the business manager of a small business in the Verde Valley, I have witnessed how decades of one-party domination in the state legislature have failed rural Arizona. Water, Education, and Healthcare have all been neglected. I want the legislature to level the playing field and ensure we adequately invest in an equitable future for all of us. The Arizona legislature can help prepare the next generation for 21st century jobs by investing in our human infrastructure.