Personal motto is “Be an Example for Others to Follow”.
For more than twenty-seven years, Dr. Wilson has advanced equity through advocacy, servitude, and shared governance in the areas of higher education and non-profit. She believes equity is the foundation of a thriving institution that serve all regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, ability, veteran status. She has a demonstrated track record of leadership and commitment to enriching the learning environment of all students.
A native Tulsan, Dr. Wilson is the Dean of Retention & Engagement. She provides leadership and coordination for New Student Orientation (NSO), Academic Advising and Student Testing Services. Moreover, she serves on the Student Success & Equity Leader Team. Prior to serving as Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Wilson was the Associate Dean for the School of Liberal Arts & Communication. Her primary focus was course and program learning outcome assessment that support learning effectiveness and student success. Acutely aware of the need to provide consistent and appropriate co-curricular opportunities, Dr. Wilson led initiatives design to enhance student persistence and degree completion. Before joining Tulsa Community College in 2017, Dr. Wilson served as a full-time faculty member at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, where she was nominated for the outstanding faculty excellence award in 2016. Moreover, Dr. Wilson served as an Executive Director TRIO program at Rogers State University.
Dr. Wilson’s passion for advocacy and raised awareness of the lived experiences of marginalize groups is demonstrable. Beyond her work in higher education, she extends her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through her work with street gangs, and vulnerable individuals living in low socioeconomic communities. Appointed to Gov. Brad Henry’s Statewide Gang Steering Committee, Dr. Wilson actively contributed to research, and administrative input to Oklahoma policy makers on gang response. Currently, Dr. Wilson serves as a New Leaf advisory board member, a non-profit organization that provides job training, life skills, and residential services for individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities. Also, Dr. Wilson has been recently appointed to the Board of Trustee for the League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa. Previously, she served on the following community organization boards; KIPP Tulsa, Reed Community Foundation and Aim High. For the past two years, she has served as a moderator, and facilitator for the John Hope Franklin Symposium. Lastly, she is often called on to volunteer and speak to area middle and high schooler students from Title I schools, offering strategies and opportunities for personal and professional growth.
As a first-generation, low-income student, Dr. Wilson is a proven example that a quality education is the “Great Equalizer”. She holds a PhD in sociology from Oklahoma State University and two master’s degrees, in human relations with an emphasis in counseling and sociology with an emphasis in criminology and social inequality from the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, respectively.
She is married to Julian Wilson and have one child. She loves a great cup of coffee and a great murder mystery novel!
