Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, noon

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Dr. George E. Young Sr. will provide insight into some of the challenges of connecting citizens to resources. Experience as a minister, Human Services Commission member, student and community leader has allowed him to serve and to make a positive difference in the lives of people with humility and faith.

Dr. George E. Young Sr.

Sponsor: 
OKDHS Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

About the Speaker:
Governor Brad Henry appointed George E. Young Sr. to the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services for a term that expires August 2011. Young is also the pastor at Holy Temple Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. He holds a master of divinity degree and doctorate in ministry from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Okla.. He holds certificates in church administration and counseling.

Young has served as a board member of the Red Cross of Central Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma, United Way of Greater Oklahoma City, Phillips Theological University, Latino Community Development Agency, Areawide Agency on Aging, Citizen’s League of Central Oklahoma and Shiloh Youth Camp for the Eagle Ridge Institute.

Young is a 2002 graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City and graduated from Leadership Oklahoma in December 2005. He participated in the 1999 Oklahoma Aging Advocacy Leadership Academy.

Young is a trainer and instructor for the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program for the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative and the Becoming Parents Program. He has contributed to Raising Your Child Together: A Guide for Unmarried Parents and Marriage Matters: A Guide for Louisiana Couples for the Office of Family Support, Louisiana Department of Human Services.

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