Professional Background As a graduate of Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2002, I started my career in ad design in Michigan, where I worked at several newspapers in the advertising departments. As my family moved around the country following ministerial appointments,...
Professor Sandy Lynn has spent over thirty years in nonprofit organizations. Immediately prior to teaching at OKWU, she provided thirteen years of leadership to an academic support organization for families who chose to home-educate their children, both teaching...
Dr. Mangimela was born and raised in Zambia. He completed one year of Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Language & Culture University before transferring to China Medical University to complete his medical degree. After graduating from medical school in 2013, he...
Professor Anna Mangimela graduated from OKWU’s first 4-year undergraduate BSN class in May 2008. After working in a 36-bed adult ICU in Tulsa, Anna spent seven years overseas working with different organization on projects which included helping start a hospice,...
I’m an Indiana transplant living in Oklahoma. After graduating from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2017 with Bachelor’s Degrees in Christian Ministries and Business Administration, I served as a Ministry Resident and Discipleship Pastor in a local Wesleyan church in...
Heidi Messer joined the staff of Oklahoma Wesleyan in May 2022 and is entering her first season as head coach of the women’s basketball program. Messer, who is originally from Waynesville, Ohio, played four years at the collegiate level. She attended Sinclair...
How does your work contribute to OKWU’s mission? I have had the privilege of supporting the university’s mission by investing in people – whether by assisting employees in their roles or by empowering high school students with opportunities for academic and...
