Ed. Lake, “New Beginnings: The Future of OKDHS”

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013, NOON TO 1 P.M. OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER Oklahoma City ED LAKE DIRECTOR, OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES NEW BEGINNINGS: THE FUTURE OF OKDHS Click hereto pre-register. Equipped with a new vision and commitment to the citizens of Oklahoma, OKDHS Director Ed Lake is ready to lead the agency in the honorable mission to help individuals and families in need help themselves lead safer, healthier, more independent and productive lives. As the Oklahoma Department of Human Services moves forward with agency restructuring and organizational changes, Lake’s leadership will be pivotal. Director Lake has been active since joining the OKDHS executive team in soliciting feedback from agency staff and community partners across the state. Join Director Ed Lake as he plans to share some of the things he learned from a series of recent “listening sessions”. Ed Lake was named Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services on November 1, 2012. With offices in all 77 counties, OKDHS is the largest state agency with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.3 billion budget. About a million Oklahomans each year are touched daily by more than 40 state and federal human services programs administered by OKDHS. Lake came to Oklahoma from Nashville, Tennessee. He worked at almost every level of the Tennessee Department of Human Services from 1973 until retiring in 2011 as the deputy commissioner of the agency. Lake has extensive experience with organizational change and oversaw comprehensive restructuring of the Tennessee DHS. He worked to improve client services and build external support of the department’s efforts by working closely with advisory groups of advocates, legal aid staff, and other key external stakeholder groups.

ALL LECTURES ARE FROM NOON TO 1 P.M. OKLAHOMA HISTORY CENTER JANUARY 23 Kate Lorig, R.N., Ph.D. Director, Stanford Patient Education Research Center and Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine Chronic Disease Self-Management Click here to register FEBRUARY 27 Captain David Huff Investigations Division Commander, Midwest City Police Dept. Drug Recognition – Drug Identification Click here to register MARCH 27 Charisse Johnson Branch Chief, Office of Family Assistance, Discretionary Family Support, Division of State and Territory TANF, Management and Technical Assistance Division, Administration on Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services Best Practices in Family Services Click here to register APRIL 25 Kate Richey Policy Analyst, Oklahoma Policy Institute Closing the Opportunity Gap: Building Equity in Oklahoma Click here to register MAY 16 Daniel Ostas, Ph.D. Professor of Legal Studies and Jr. Chair in Business Ethics, Michael F. Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma Ethics in a Regulatory Environment Click here to register

Attendees, who wish to have a light lunch at the Ed. Lake Lecture, please arrive early as additional refreshments will be served.

Attendees receive 10 % off purchase at the Winnie Mae Cafe. Please arrive early if you plan to purchase lunch.
The Practice and Policy Lecture Serieshas been developed to provide thought-provoking presentations on Oklahoma’s emerging policy issues, trends and best practices. The series is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Office of Planning, Research and Statistics and the University of Oklahoma Center for Public Managementwith the goal of providing the best educational opportunities available in a forum that offers participants an opportunity to question, share and learn from each other.

All lectures are free and open to the public. OKDHS staff can receive training credit for this event. CEUs are available for social workers. For more information contact the Office of Planning, Research and Statistics at 405-521-3552. View the complete lecture series lineup at: Practice and Policy Lecture Series website (Link opens in new window)