Meet Our Team
Philip Patterson, Executive Director
Jeff McCormack, Board of Trustees Chair
Jeff McCormack, Board of Trustees Chair
Dr. Philip Patterson is a Distinguished Professor of Communication at Oklahoma Christian University, the executive director of the HOPE Institute and a faculty member in the MBCC program in both Bible and speech communication. Dr. Patterson is the author of a bestselling collegiate textbook in professional ethics and has taught speech com
Dr. Philip Patterson is a Distinguished Professor of Communication at Oklahoma Christian University, the executive director of the HOPE Institute and a faculty member in the MBCC program in both Bible and speech communication. Dr. Patterson is the author of a bestselling collegiate textbook in professional ethics and has taught speech communication in both men’s and women’s prisons in Oklahoma. He was also the president of the National Christian School Association for 20 years, a nonprofit that accredits Christian schools.
Jeff McCormack, Board of Trustees Chair
Jeff McCormack, Board of Trustees Chair
Jeff McCormack, Board of Trustees Chair
Dr. Jeff McCormack is the chair of the board of trustees for the HOPE Institute and the former Chief Academic Officer of Oklahoma Christian University. Dr. McCormack spent much of his career at Lipscomb University in Nashville where he was instrumental in founding a pharmacy college on the campus. While there, he observed first-hand the p
Dr. Jeff McCormack is the chair of the board of trustees for the HOPE Institute and the former Chief Academic Officer of Oklahoma Christian University. Dr. McCormack spent much of his career at Lipscomb University in Nashville where he was instrumental in founding a pharmacy college on the campus. While there, he observed first-hand the prison work done by the institution and was determined to bring it to Oklahoma when he assumed his former role at Oklahoma Christian University.
Mike O'Neal, Board of Trustees Member
Mike O'Neal, Board of Trustees Member
Mike O'Neal, Board of Trustees Member
Terry Neese, Board of Trustees Member
Mike O'Neal, Board of Trustees Member
Mike O'Neal, Board of Trustees Member
When you hear their stories, you can’t help but be moved. You can’t assign them to tell their stories – you earn them – and you feel very privileged when you hear them.
Dr. Philip Patterson, Executive Director
