2008 National Campus Security Summit
Speaker Profiles

Terri White
Commissioner, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Terri White, commissioner for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, has been involved in public policy related to mental health and substance abuse for a number of years.

She holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Oklahoma, and has served in a number of leadership roles for the agency since joining ODMHSAS as a management analyst in October of 2001.

In addition to serving as director of communications and public policy, she also has held roles as interim director of the Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health's Co-Occurring Unit and was interim executive director for the Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center.

She was named commissioner in May of 2007.

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is one of Oklahoma's largest agencies, with an annual budget of $286 million and nearly 2,200 employees.



 

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