Moises Echeverria

About

   Moises Echeverria is a proud Tulsa Public Schools alumnus from East Central High School. He serves as President & CEO of the Foundation for Tulsa Schools providing strategic leadership to build a stronger community through the support of Tulsa Public Schools. He believes quality public education is the greatest resource to help individuals succeed in life.

Most recently, Echeverria served as President and CEO of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice and has a long history with the organization, being a program participant in 2002, serving as a board member, volunteer, and for nearly a decade as staff.

His passion for education and giving back to the community is reflected on the service he has given to numerous organizations. He currently serves on the Tulsa City-County Library Commission as a Mayoral appointment. He also serves on the boards of Leadership Oklahoma and Philbrook Museum and on the Tulsa Public Schools Community Advisory Committee. Echeverria is a trustee of the Commemoration Fund and a trustee of Phillips Theological Seminary.

Echeverria has received multiple awards for his work in the community including the Russell Bennett Award by Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry, the Circle of Friends in Service Award by The Links Incorporated, Impacto Hispanic Young Professional of the Year Award by the Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and The Oklahoma Human Rights Award by the Oklahoma Human Rights Alliance. In 2018, he was recognized by Oklahoma Magazine as one of four Oklahomans of the Year.