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SUMMARY:OKC Beautiful Sustainability Social Hour
DESCRIPTION:Join OKC Beautiful for this month's Sustainability Social Ho
 ur!\n\nKatie Hawk has been a part of the Oklahoma Monarch and Pollinator
  Collaborative and Okies for Monarchs programs since day one. Her involv
 ement began coordinating the first Oklahoma Monarch Summit in 2016 while
  working as the Director of Communications and External Affairs for The 
 Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma.\n\nWhile at The Nature Conservancy\, she
  organized and developed the wildly popular bison and monarch license pl
 ates\, as well as successfully passed a Public Lands Resolution with the
  Oklahoma Legislature which was a surprisingly difficult task. Additiona
 lly\, she launched a 12-month webinar series during COVID that reached 1
 1 countries and showcased conservation activities live to the public suc
 h as the Bison Roundup at the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve.\n\nPrior to wo
 rking at The Nature Conservancy\, Katie served as a lobbyist for the Okl
 ahoma Education Association\, Marketing &amp\; Customer Service Director
  for OK.gov\, Director of Promotions for Chick’s Harley-Davidson in Al
 buquerque\, NM\, Graphic Artist for Subia\, and Public Relations Assista
 nt for the Oklahoma Arts Institute.\n\nShe graduated from the University
  of Central Oklahoma in 1999 with a BA in Journalism/Public Relations an
 d a minor in Criminal Justice.\n\nKatie is honored to serve as the Direc
 tor for the Oklahoma Monarch Society. Her commitment to our cause and br
 oad skill set compliments our leadership team as we strive to create and
  protect quality pollinator habitat and healthy ecosystems.\n\nJohn Blue
  is a native plant and environmental health enthusiast with a long-stand
 ing history of advancing sustainable land-management practices. He helps
  communities strengthen their parks and recreation systems by developing
  financially responsible and ecologically focused approaches to public-s
 pace stewardship.\n\nPrior to his current consulting work\, he served as
  Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Purcell. In this role 
 he led community recreation initiatives\, guided long-range planning for
  public lands\, and advanced environmental programs throughout the city.
  He also served on the Purcell Parks Advisory Board and the Purcell Lodg
 ing Tax Committee.\n\nJohn is a Certified Park and Recreation Profession
 al through the National Recreation and Park Association and has been act
 ive in statewide and national conservation efforts for several years. He
  has partnered with the Oklahoma Monarch Society and the Oklahoma Native
  Plant Society to promote habitat restoration initiatives\, and has enga
 ged with national sustainability programs through NRPA. His experience a
 s a municipal leader\, conservation advocate\, and ecological planner su
 pports communities in building resilient and responsible public spaces.
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LOCATION:908 SW 4th St.
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