When a large, powerful wind storm moved through northeastern Oklahoma during Father’s Day weekend, it left more than 200,000 PSO customers without power and left one of the largest amounts of greenwaste and storm debris the City of Tulsa has seen in over a decade.

The respective communications teams from PSO and the City of Tulsa faced an enormous challenge as they worked to provide accurate, timely updates to people who had no power and provided life-saving updates and information during a massive cleanup effort.

Join us Thursday, July 20, for an extraordinary opportunity to hear a panel of communications professionals talk about what it was like behind the scenes of this challenging storm restoration effort.

The panelists are:

Wayne Greene – PSO Region Communications Manager

Wayne Greene is a Region Communications Manager for Public Service Company of Oklahoma. He previously spent 34 years with the Tulsa World, including 14 years as city editor and seven as opinion pages editor.

Kathryn Roemer – PSO Region Communications Manager

Kathryn Roemer’s role as a Region Communications Manager for Public Service Company of Oklahoma includes creating active, dynamic social media conversations with our customers, employees and communities that are meaningful and sustainable. 

Amy Brown – PSO External Affairs Manager

As External Affairs Manager for Public Service Company of Oklahoma, Amy Brown is responsible for maintaining collaborative relationships with government officials and community stakeholders, supporting local economic development and business growth opportunities, and serving as PSO’s liaison to the Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency during severe weather events and other emergencies.

Michelle Brooks, APR – Director of Communications for the City of Tulsa and Mayoral Press Secretary

Michelle Brooks is the Director of Communications for the City of Tulsa and serves as Press Secretary for Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum. She has more than 16 years of experience in local government and specializes in crisis communications, issues management and strategic communications. During her tenure at the City of Tulsa, Michelle has helped keep Tulsans safe through effective disaster response and communication, including leading the Joint Information System (JIS) for the 2023 Derecho, the 2019 Tulsa Flood and the 2017 Midtown Tornado, to name a few.

Get your tickets now for this exciting event and we’ll see you on July 20!

Thursday, July 20 | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Tulsa Country Club | 701 N. Union | Program begins at noon