Judy’s Qualifications Include:
- BBA – University of Oklahoma
- Oklahoma Real Estate Broker
- Certified Public Accountant
- CCIM Designation
Part of what makes Judy a Seasoned Professional is her Wealth of Experience in many Fields of Business, Including:
- Founding Principal, Equity Commercial Realty, LLC (1985 – present)
- President and CEO, Equity Realty, Inc. (1985 – present)
- President, Hatfield and Bell, Inc., Public Relations Firm (1990 – 1995)
- Visiting Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Business (1984 – 1990)
- Vice President of First National Bank of Norman (1982 – 1984)
- Vice President of Finance, TOTCO, a division of Baker International (1980 – 1982)
- Plant Controller for Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1971 – 1980)
Awards and Honors:
- Oklahoma City Beautiful Spirit Award – 2019
- Commercial Real Estate Council (CREC) Lifetime Achievement Award – 2019
- Neal Horton Award, Renaissance in a Downtown Oklahoma City Area – 2015
- History Maker Award, Metropolitan Better Living Center – 2015
- Norman Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year
- Outstanding Business and Professional Women’s Club State President of the Year (two-time recipient)
- Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
- Sooner Service Award, OU Women’s Basketball
- The Journal Record Top 50 Women Making a Difference (three-time recipient, inducted into the Circle of Excellence)
- Honorary Commander, Tinker Air Force Base
Current Leadership Roles:
- Commissioner, Redevelopment and Urban Renewal Authority – appointed by OKC Mayor (2020 – present)
- Board of Directors, Campus Corner Association (2022)
- Board of Directors, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (2016 – present)
- Board of Directors, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (2016 – present)
- Oklahoma Chair, Annie Oakley Society, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (2013 – present)
- President’s Council of Advisors, University of Central Oklahoma (2015 – present)
- Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce (2013 – present)
- Founder, Visionary Oklahoma Women (VOW), Executive Committee and Board of Directors (2012 – present)
- Board of Advisors, Michael F. Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma (1990 – present)
- Board of Trustees, Oklahoma City Museum of Art (2016 – 2022)
- Board of Directors, United Way of Central Oklahoma (2016 – 2022)
- Co-Chair, Allied Arts OKC Campaign 2012 and Board of Directors (2012 – 2022)
Past Leadership Roles:
- Board of Directors, CREW (2019 – 2021)
- Oklahoma City Advisory Board, Bank of Oklahoma (2015 – 2021)
- Chairman, Oklahoma State Chamber (2004), Board of Directors (1999-2021)
- Co-Chairperson, TRDC, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce (2009-2010), Vice Chair (2011 – 2018)
- Trustee, Oklahoma Arts Council – appointed by the Governor (2017)
- Co-Chair, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s 241 Heart Disease Research Event – $600,000 raised (2015)
- Board of Directors, Oklahoma Heritage Association (2013 – 2015)
- Chair, Inaugural OKConnect, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors, CCIM Institute and CCIM Institute’s Education Foundation
- Chairman, Oklahoma Prosperity Project
- Board of Directors, Oklahoma City National Memorial
- Board of Directors, Research Institute for Economic Development
- President, Sooner Stilettos – OU Women’s Basketball Mentor Group under Coach Sherri Coale (10 years)
- Steering Committee, Forward OKC III, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors and Treasurer, Cleveland County YMCA
- Chairman and Board of Directors, Norman Regional Hospital Foundation (2 years)
- Board Member, OKC Commercial Real Estate Council
- Board of Directors, Norman Community Foundation
- Board of Directors, Leadership Oklahoma
- Board of Directors, National Site to Do Business, CCIM Institute
- President, CCIM Institute, Oklahoma Chapter (2 years)
- President, Oklahoma Society of CPA’s, Norman Chapter
- Board of Directors, Norman Chamber of Commerce (6 years)
- President, Norman Business and Professional Women (2 years)
- First woman appointed by the Governor to Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission; later became first woman Chairperson (12 years)