Ethics in Corporate Communication
Russ Florence
Partner & CEO, Schnake Turbo Frank
Stephanie Higgins
Director of Communications & Community Relations, Helmerich & Payne
OKC
Devon Energy Tower
333 W Sheridan Ave 50th Floor
Wednesday, November 20th
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Premium Members: Free for the number of pre-paid registrants included in membership
Members: $50
Non-Members: $60
Menu
TBD
CPE Details:
1. Instruction Delivery Method: Group Live Instruction
2. Prerequisites: None
3. Category: Behavioral Ethics (Non-Technical)
4. Attendance requirement: 50-minute presentation
5. Refund or cancellation policy: refunds not available after event
6. Complaint resolution policy: email mary@okethics.com with concerns
7. Advanced preparation: none
Content reviewer: Executive Director & CPE Coordinator
Program Description:
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Key Takeaways:
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About the Panelists:
Russ Florence is partner, president and CEO of Schnake Turnbo Frank, a firm specializing in leadership development and public relations. He works from its Oklahoma City office.
Russ brings a broad range of experience to the firm. With more than three decades in journalism, corporate leadership and consulting, he delivers a multi-faceted, balanced perspective to his clients. His expertise includes leadership development, strategic planning, executive coaching, reputation management, inclusion and diversity, crisis communications, media relations and integrated communications.
He created and developed the firm’s Leadership & Reputation Academy, which has been delivered to more than 600 leaders in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Dallas. He also started the Inclusion & Diversity Consortium, which has reached more than 1,500 people since 2017.
Russ joined Schnake Turnbo Frank 2001. He became a partner in 2007 and was named CEO in 2021. He works collaboratively with his partners in leading the company's strategic growth and external affairs.
Before joining the firm, Russ managed corporate communications for the BOK Financial Corporation. He relies on every facet of his past experience -- journalism, nonprofit, corporate and entrepreneurism -- in his work today.
Stephanie Higgins has been in the communications industry for 26 years and is currently the Director, Communications and Community Relations for H&P.
Prior to joining H&P, she was the supervisor of external communications for ONEOK, Inc., in Tulsa, where she led the external communications team for 5 1/2 years. He responsibilities encompassed media relations, project and field communications as well as designing and producing ONEOK’s ESG publication. Earlier in her career, Stephanie worked as the Director of Communications for the City of Broken Arrow for 6 years after starting her career as a journalist with the Tulsa World serving as a reporter and editor for 9 years.
She is certified as a Strategic Communications Management Professional (SCMP) through the Global Communication Certification Council - one of only 240 communications professionals worldwide to hold that designation.
Stephanie received a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Northeastern State University and has received numerous local, regional and international awards from the International Association of Business Communications, specifically in Internal Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility, Audio Visual, Strategic Communications and Corporate Writing.
Stephanie and her husband, Chad, have been married for 26 years and have two sons, CJ and Cannon. All are avid sports fans and love the outdoors, but nothing is better than Sooner Football! BOOMER!
