Thank you to the following women who help plan and organize CK Women events:

• Debra Bellmard
• Jenni Butch
• Pam Cullen
• Linda Haneborg
• Joanie Merrill
• Lisa Mullins
• Mary Price
• Phyllis Stong
• Brianne Webb

Friday, Sept. 28 2018 from 11:30am-1pm in the Parish Center Atrium

Live music by cellist Sam Kahre.

Panelists: Regina Birchum, Renee Porter, and a Freshman Student of Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School

Moderator: Angela Buckelew Coyle

A seated lunch followed by a program on the new Cristo Rey Catholic High School will begin at 11:30 in the Atrium. Cristo Rey President and CEO, Rene Porter and Corporate Work Study Director, Regina Birchum, and a student from Cristo Rey’s first freshman class will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Angela Buckelew Coyle. Cristo Rey OKC Catholic high School educates young people of limited economic means to become men and women of faith, purpose, and service. Through a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, integrated with a relevant work-study experience, students graduate ready to succeed in college and in life. The first class of 9 ^th graders began this fall. Each year thereafter,  they will add another freshman class of 125 students. By 2022, the school will serve grades nine through 12.
 

Renee Alvarado Porter is President and CEO of Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School. Previously, Renee was CEO of Scissortail Community Development Corporation, a non-profit helping economically disadvantaged Oklahomans. She also was CEO and President of Advancia Corporation and worked at USA Today, the Williams Companies, the University of Oklahoma, and US Senator Orrin Hatch. Renee holds three degrees, all from the University of Oklahoma. 




Regina Birchum began her adventure with Cristo Rey in 2015, when she was selected to manage an all-volunteer committee to determine if Oklahoma City could support and maintain one of the nationally-renowned Cristo Rey schools. At the conclusion of its Feasibility Study, Birchum joined Cristo Rey Oklahoma City Catholic High School as its founding Director of the Corporate Work Study program. Previously, Birchum served as the Deputy Treasurer for Policy and the Chief of Staff to State Treasurer Ken Miller. She spent 15 years at the State Capitol in roles involving policy development and communications. A graduate of Texas State University, Birchum holds a degree in mass communication.

Angela is a cradle Catholic who grew up in OKC. She attended Rosary grade school, McGuinness and Rockhurst college. She was a TV news journalist for more than 20 years, mostly notable at KWTV Channel 9. you'll see her occasionally now on Discover Oklahoma. Angela, her husband Sean, and their three sons are Christ the King parishioners.

 

Tickets for the luncheon are $20. To RSVP, please complete and submit the registration form below.