Jo Lynne Jones - Oklahoma City Ballet

Jo Lynne Jones was named the John Kirkpatrick Executive Director of Oklahoma City Ballet in February 2018. As Executive Director, she has the primary responsibility of fundraising, financial accountability, administrative management and board engagement. Prior to joining the staff at Oklahoma City Ballet, she spent almost 17 years as Director of Development and Communications at Infant Crisis Services.

She has won numerous awards for her public relations and marketing campaigns including Best of the Best from the American Marketing Association for a social media campaign.   The Edmond native attended Oklahoma State University and the University of Central Oklahoma, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. Before her nonprofit career, Jones worked in the broadcast industry both out-of-state and locally, where she anchored the Saturday morning newscast on KWTV and the evening news on OETA. She also owned a successful children’s clothing boutique, The Bean Stalk. Jones is a member of Leadership Oklahoma City Class 30 and serves on the Alumni Board.   Welcome Jo to Action City!