Overcoming Adversity to Lead: Dr. Mautra Jones | Degrees of Success | Episode #001

Degrees of Success Podcast

Join host Freda Richards as she talks with University of Phoenix alumna Dr. Mautra Jones to discuss her journey to becoming the president of Oklahoma City Community College. Dr. Jones made history by becoming the first woman and first person of color to serve as president of the college.
In 2023, Dr. Jones was named Oklahoma’s Most Admired CEO for public companies by The Journal Record. She received the 100 Women to Know Across North America Award and was named Oklahoma’s Remarkable Woman by KFOR/Nexstar Media. In 2022, she was inducted into the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame. American Mothers, Inc. named her National Mother of the Year and Oklahoma Mother of the Year in 2021.
Dr. Jones advances and elevates each institution she touches and has become one of the nation’s most sought-after thought leaders through her impactful and dynamic leadership.

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