Message from Director Berry

Hi All, There are lots of good changes going on at OMMA right now. You'll see many new faces around the office as we staff up our compliance department, legal department, investigative department, and more. Our new employees have no idea what a great team they're joining. I've been so impressed by the camaraderie and team mentality within the OMMA. A couple of new employees I'd like to highlight are Barrett Brown and Fonda Manwell. Barrett is Deputy Director of OMMA and serves as our legislative liaison - he has years of experience working in state government and was a prosecutor in the Oklahoma County DA's office right out of law school. Fonda is the new Director of Compliance for OMMA and will be a fantastic addition to the team - her experience in both oil & gas regulatory programs and state government will help build our compliance program so it runs like a well-oiled machine.  Along with new colleagues, we also have new administrative rules going into effect next Monday, November 1st. Please make sure to spend time studying the rule changes given to you by your department director as the changes will affect all of us in some fashion.  The final change I'd like to highlight is our upcoming move to the Connor's building near the state capitol. I'll keep you updated on our official move-in date, but my goal is to have us all in there by January. We will have three floors at the Connor's building and will have plenty of space as our staff continues to grow.  Please keep up the good work. When you're having a rough day, please remember that you are truly making a difference in the lives of Oklahoma patients & business owners every single day. It's an exciting time for our program as we do a hard reset and work to improve our relationships with stakeholders across the state.  Sincerely, Adria G. Berry

Department Updates

The public comment period on permanent rules that will go into effect September 2022 begin on Monday, Nov. 1 and go through Dec. 1. The public comment hearing will be Dec. 1 at the State Capitol.

Emergency rules go into effect on Monday, Nov. 1. To learn more about the rules and the rulemaking process, visit our Rules & Regulations webpage. Please contact your supervisor if you have questions regarding the new rules.

Check out our new social media series, High Points. We've put out three episodes so far. You can watch all three on our YouTube channel.

This is our first edition of the staff e-newsletter. We anticipate the content will evolve over time. If you have any ideas or suggestions for what you'd like to see in the newsletter, please email OMMACommunications@ok.gov.

Welcome to the Team!

Compliance
Jared Ellis, Compliance Inspector
Kyle Flud, Compliance Inspector
Fonda Manwell, Director of Compliance
Keilan Miller, Compliance Grow Inspector
Jimmy Bagsby, Compliance Inspector
Tyler Burch, Compliance Inspector
Shana Netherlain, Compliance Inspector
Michael Parker, Compliance Inspector
Jacqueline Potter, Compliance Inspector
Curtis Shook, Compliance Inspector

Investigations
Robert Fisher, Agent

Labs
Amanda Hagler, Data Analyst
Teri Pool, Lab Compliance Inspector
Dillon Hart, Lab Compliance Inspector
Matthew Tsonetokoy, Lab Compliance Inspector

Legal
Austin Gipson-Black, Legal Intern

Operations
Erin Medley, Programs Manager

Planning & Engagement
MacGregor Merritt, Graphic Designer
Roderick Wright, Stakeholder Engagement Manager

Policy
Katy Feaver, Policy Analyst

Upcoming Birthdays

11/1 - Brandon Bivings
11/6 - Megan Guajardo
11/7 - Dillon Hart; Tawuana Relerford
11/9 - Beverly Goudeau
11/12 - Adam Rogers
11/13 - Michael Hanson; Lydia Kapp
11/15 - Scott Chisholm
11/17 - TaShunda Edwards
11/21 - Samuel McClendon
11/26 - Lee Rhoades
11/30 - Andrali Jewett; Raymond Rieger

Recent Promotions

Katelyn Metzger, Lab Compliance Manager
Rebecca Taylor, Lab Oversight Manager
Tiffany Lee, Call Center Lead

Staff Highlights

Congratulations to Nevin Jones in the Audit department for receiving your five-year state employee pin! We're happy to have you on the OMMA team.

We Want To Hear From You

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For more information about the agency transformation, click here. Our division's Change Champion is Alisha Harris. If you have feedback about OSDH, you can either fill out the feedback form or speak directly with Alisha. Her email is AlishaHe@health.ok.gov.