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Dr. Star Yellowfish
Keetoowah Cherokee
Director
elyellowfish@okcps.org
office: (405) 587- 0356
Dr. Star Oosahwe Yellowfish is a member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma and is of the Bird Clan. She lives in Yukon, Oklahoma with her husband Easton Yellowfish and their two sons, Reignen Makoa and Pacer Iolani.
Dr. Yellowfish received her Ph.D. in Adult and Higher Education at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Yellowfish received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Arizona State University and her Master of Education in Adult and Higher Education from the University of Oklahoma.
Under Dr. Yellowfish’s leadership, OKCPS has implemented a number of cultural and academic programs specifically designed for their Native American students. All of these programs are targeted at improving the educational experience of Native American children in Oklahoma City Public Schools.
"Dr. Star", as her students call her, has gone beyond the community level to advocate and support Indian education and students. She previously sat on the National Board of Directors for the National Indian Education Association (NIEA). Dr. Yellowfish also served on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Council for Indian Education which is a state-wide organization dedicated to serving Indian students and assisting Indian Education programs. Dr. Yellowfish advocates at a national level for policies that affect Indian students, families and programs.
CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF
Erica Locke
Absentee Shawnee
Administrative Assistant
edlocke@okcps.org
office: (405) 587- 0355
Marcus Harman
College and Career Specialist
mjharman@okcps.org
office: (405) 587- 0359
Timothy Proctor
Seminole, Mvskoke Creek, Cherokee & Caddo
Student and Family Resource Specialist
tproctor@okcps.org
office: (405) 587- 0357
Rochell Werito
Mvskoke Creek & Navajo
Cultural Program Coordinator
rwerito@okcps.org
office: (405) 587- 0358
School Based Staff
Amanda Anderson
Choctaw
Native American Advisor
Schools: Bodine, Nichols Hills & Webster MS
Kaycee Kernell
Mvskoke Creek & Seminole
Native American Advisor
Schools: Fillmore, Ridgeview & Wilson
Patricia Myers
Choctaw
Native American Advisor
Schools: Grant, Emerson South and North
Christie Rubio
Chickasaw
Native American Advisor
Schools: Capitol Hill HS & Wheeler MS