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June 25, 2012

Linda Edmondson on board of Oklahoma Policy Institute

— Linda Edmondson, a social worker and former Muskogee resident, has joined the board of directors of the Oklahoma Policy Institute.

“Linda continues our tradition of a strong, bipartisan board of directors respected across the state,”  board Chairman Vince LoVoi said.

“In particular, she brings tremendous experience in non-profit leadership that will allow us to become an even stronger organization in the years ahead.”

Edmondson, a resident of Oklahoma City, serves on numerous community boards including the Women’s Foundation of Oklahoma, the Governor’s Hospice Advisory Board, the Oklahoma Hospice Foundation, the State Capitol Preservation Commission, and the Center for Poets and Writers at OSU-Tulsa.

Edmondson has served as co-chairwoman of the Attorney General’s Task Force on End of Life Care and also as the executive director of the Oklahoma Association for Healthcare Ethics.

Her social work career included 10 years as the director of social work at Muskogee Regional Medical Center. She also worked for Muskogee Public Schools and the Department of Human Services.

Edmondson is a member of Leadership Oklahoma Class VII.

Edmondson has been honored as a distinguished alumnus of the OU College of Arts and Sciences and also as Oklahoma’s “Social Worker of the Year.” She has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Oklahoma.

She is married to former Attorney General Drew Edmondson. They have two children. Mary Edmondson Ross and her husband, Mike, live in Arlington, Va., with their twins, Catherine and Andrew. Robert Edmondson and his wife, Andrea, live in Oklahoma City.

To make a tax-deductible contribution to OK Policy in honor of Linda Edmondson, send a check payable to Oklahoma Policy Institute to P.O. Box 14347, Tulsa OK 74159.

Information about Oklahoma Policy Institute: http://okpolicy.org.

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