The Board of Trustees is the Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences governing board. Meeting Dates are the second Tuesday of each month, at 5:30 pm. Check the calendar for more information.
Angela is a longtime educator and advocate in Tulsa. She taught English at TSAS for many years and had multiple children of her own graduate from TSAS. She is currently serves students on staff at Youth Services of Tulsa. Angela is a passionate, seemingly effortless connector of human beings around books, food, activism, storytelling, and learning how to care for one another. Her decades of experience in the education, care, and support of students in Tulsa brings a strong voice of advocacy, empathy, and strategic vision to the TSAS board and all operations of the school.
Chip is the Director of Education at Discovery Lab. He has held senior leadership roles in museums and science centers in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Texas. At each, he enjoyed bridging the strength of museum, free-choice learning to the formal system of schools. Chip resides in the TSAS Owen Park neighborhood where he and his wife, Kaye, enjoy building gardens and keeping bees. He received his B.S. Biology from Texas A&M, a M.Ed. in Research and Collaboration from TCU, and an Informal Learning Certificate from the UC Santa Cruz Center for Informal Learning and Schools. His volunteer service includes serving on the Conference Planning Committee of the Association of Science and Technology Centers, the Program Committee of the Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance, and Committee Chair for the North Tulsa STEM Hub.
Cricket Moore joined the TSAS Board of Trustees in 2024 as a Parent Representative and is a graduate of Bartlesville High School. Cricket currently works at CAP Tulsa as the Benefits Coordinator where she is focused on measuring and administering their benefits program, supporting and administering their leaves of absences, and supporting and administering staff well-being initiatives by responding to the needs of employees for physical, mental, and emotional health supports through enhanced services and benefits. Prior to her role at CAP Tulsa, she was the HR Coordinator for Sulzer Chemtech supporting their US operations with administering initiatives of the Human Resources department.
Cricket holds an Associate Degree in Business with a Human Resources specialization from Tulsa Community College. She is a Certified Human Resources Professional holding a SHRM-CP credential, an Alumni member of the National Society for Leadership and Success, and a lifetime member of Girl Scouts USA. Cricket is an active member of the Tulsa Area Human Resources Association where she recently served on the 2023 Return On Inclusion committee. She is a new member of the Tulsa Area United Way’s NextGen United and Women United affinity groups. Cricket is passionate about people, education, her community, and all facets of the human resources profession. Her Mother was a teacher for over 40 years and Her daughter who is now an 8th grader, has attended TSAS since 6th grade. In her free time, Cricket enjoys all things outdoors, spending time with her friends and family, serving her community, and traveling.
Dr. Emily Mortimer is the Vice President of Ecosystems for the Tulsa Regional Stem Alliance (TRSA) where she has served since 2018. She is also an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma State University and serves on the board of directors for The Sustainability Alliance. Prior to her work at TRSA, she was in charge of educational programming at the Tulsa Zoo.
Dr. Mortimer is also a scholar of educational research holding a PhD in Curriculum Studies from OSU and is published in various journals on topics related to STEM pedagogy. In addition to her professional and scholarly pursuits, Dr. Mortimer is a dedicated volunteer and community partner to many nonprofit and educational organizations such as the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, the Golden Key National Honor Society, the National Association of Interpreters, the National Education Association, the National Science Teachers Association, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Mr. Wortham started his TSAS Board of Trustees tenure during the summer of 2020. He is a member of the career advisory management staff of Tulsa Technology Centers, and previously worked as an Adolescent Health Specialist for Youth Services of Tulsa.
Mr. Wortham is a passionate musician and social advocate, and is a long-standing member of the music and arts community of Tulsa.
In his spare time he enjoys making and performing music and spending time with his family.