Community Policing Evaluation

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A well-known family advocate and educator, T'erra Estes is intentional about equipping families, children, and professionals experiencing adversity, crisis, and trauma. T'erra's effort to entrust others with cultivated skills rises from personal experiences of adversity and the belief that behavior change can be taught. Like the community that she serves, T'erra overcame adversity by having access to quality training, education, community support, and positive reinforcement from others.

T’erra is the Founder of the nonprofit organization, Teach Not Punish (TNP) Family Resource Center, incorporated in 2016 to influence positive behavioral change in schools, homes, and the community. T'erra expects TNP’s programs and services to motivate and inspire community members by showing empathy, compassion, optimism, and instilling hope to influence positive behavior change. Her experience as an Early Childhood and Special Education Teacher includes implementing research-based behavioral interventions, positive classroom management strategies, and social skills development based on real-world connections to create well-managed classrooms.

After seven years of professional experience in Texas, T’erra returned to Tulsa with her husband and their four children to advance student outcomes by sharing 12 years of experience as an educator and 19 years of parenting experience with her peers. T’erra currently supports adult students as an Instructor/Employment Specialist for Tulsa Technology Center, providing academic and employment readiness training. T'erra believes that making connections and maintaining positive relationships are essential in healthy integrated experiences. She humbly accepts the responsibility to represent the community with other changemakers.

Jennifer Solis is an educator and writer. Jennifer is a graduate of Tulsa Memorial High school, holds a bachelor's degree in Religion from the University of Tulsa and a Master’s degree in Education (Special Education) from the University of Central Oklahoma. They have served as a special education teacher and church youth director in a variety of settings. Jennifer is currently employed as a Program Service Manager at the Lindsey House in Tulsa. Jennifer is an experienced speaker and has taught workshops on the local and national level around best practices for serving marginalized youth. They are a member of Leadership Tulsa Class 60 and Thrive Tulsa Class 1. Jennifer serves on the board for JustHope and is a past board member for Sistema Tulsa. 

Obum Ukabam has spent the last 20 years focused on developing underrepresented communities. He is very active in non-profit organizations, entrepreneurial incubators, and in the art and theater spaces. Obum is the Creator and Co-Author of "Reflections,” a ten one-act play production centered around The 1921 Black Wall Street Massacre. In the spring of 2020, he hosted a virtual town hall called “Running While Black” that brought together activists, creatives, and concerned citizens. In 2020, he also worked with a team to secure a national Booz Allen Foundation grant for “The Art of Us,” a new program to support 50 students with hands-on virtual learning through an art-based, social-emotional competency infused curriculum. He is a 2021 New Leaders Council fellow. This fellowship includes national emerging leaders committed to building a country that centers on equity, progress, and justice.  He was the Board Intern for CAP Tulsa through The New Voices 11 program. He serves on the boards of Leadership Tulsa and Theatre Tulsa.  Obum is involved in many Tulsa organizations, including Block Builderz, Teach Not Punish, 100 Black Men, Tulsa Debate League, and The Met Care Foundation as a 2020 PCAT fellow, to name a few. Obum holds a BA in Corporate Communication with a minor in Africana Studies from Central Missouri State University. While attending CMSU, he served as the President of the Zeta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Previously, Obum was a member of a three-time National Champion Collegiate Debate Team.  They also went on to win The Montgomery Cup in Europe. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Faith Walker, since 2017.

Tyler is from Kansas City, Missouri, and has bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Political Science from William Jewell College. Tyler moved to Tulsa in 2014 as a Teach for America corps member. Tyler taught high school science at Central High School and McLain High School. Tyler then worked for Youth At Heart as the Program Manager for their 21st Century Community Learning Center at Walt Whitman Elementary School. Currently, Tyler serves as the Positive School Climate Coordinator for Tulsa Public Schools. Outside of work, Tyler has completed local leadership and community development programs including Lead North, Leadership Tulsa (Class 59), and the Community & Police Leadership Collaborative. Tyler has also worked as a debate coach in the Tulsa Debate League, been a fellow and team lead with the Mine Tulsa, served on the Greater Tulsa Teach for America Alumni Board, and led the Urban Leaders Fellowship Tulsa as Regional Director. In his spare time, Tyler enjoys watching the Chiefs and Thunder, reading, and playing with his dog.