Current source roster
ImpactTulsa
Implementation and staffing partner · Mayor’s Office of Children, Youth and Families
2025 launch and year-one review
Nonprofit and public office remain distinct; no personal pay or grant amount inferred.
People / Government & civic life
Ashley Philippsen
Listed Tulsa Development Authority chair; government implementation adviser
Redevelopment governance, education partnerships and a transition into national government implementation work.
Ashley Philippsen is listed as Tulsa Development Authority chair and a Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity trustee. A former ImpactTulsa executive director and mayoral deputy, she now works at the Institute for Responsive Government.
A move from local education work to government implementation
Her current employer, the Institute for Responsive Government, identifies her as Senior Implementation Advisor, working with states and partners on translating policy into practical public services. Its biography also confirms her TDA and TAEO roles. The change follows her departure from ImpactTulsa’s leadership in 2026: a January KRMG/FOX23 report announced the resignation, while later Tulsa Flyer reporting described a continuing advisory role during the youth-office transition. Older biographies that still identify her as ImpactTulsa’s executive director should therefore be read as historical. The sources do not establish a precise first day at the new employer.
Career & public service
- 2007–2012
Teaching and school leadership
Houston corps, YES Prep administration and then Oklahoma teacher-leadership development.
- 2015–2018
Civic and nonprofit programs
Leadership Tulsa work followed by Met Cares executive leadership.
- January 2019
Mayor’s staff
Announced start as deputy chief of community development and policy.
- November 2020
Economic-growth role
City announces deputy chief of inclusive economic growth position.
- August 2021–March 2023
ImpactTulsa leadership
Dated sources identify senior director and subsequently interim executive director roles.
- 2026
Employment transition
Departure from ImpactTulsa followed by a current Institute for Responsive Government staff listing; exact transition dates not established.
People, institutions and the relationships between them
Following the connections
Each step below represents a documented relationship. Dates and roles belong to the individual links; a path can span different periods.
personAshley Harris Philippsen
authorityTulsa Development Authority
Listed chair; annual chair selection and displayed term date require separate interpretation.
personAshley Harris Philippsen
nonprofitImpactTulsa
public officeMayor’s Office of Children, Youth and Families
Historical executive role and the nonprofit’s documented year-one implementation relationship with the public office.
personAshley Harris Philippsen
Current board secretary role; no individual control of all institutional positions inferred.
Documented relationships
10 documented relationships · Historical and current roles remain distinct.
Current source roster
Tulsa Development Authority
Listed chair
Current PartnerTulsa and employer rosters; City displays July31,2026 term end, renewal not established
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
Current source roster
Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity / PartnerTulsa
Trustee through TDA service
Current roster; distinct institutions
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
Current source roster
Institute for Responsive Government
Senior Implementation Advisor
Current employer biography; start date not established
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
Historical record
ImpactTulsa
Former executive director
Interim role documented March2023; departure announced January2026, advisory transition followed
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
$165,120 · Calendar2024 base/reportable compensation; 2024Form990 filedMay15,2026, PartVII p7 columnD andScheduleJ p2 B(i). Not current salary rate or all benefits.
Historical record
City of Tulsa
Mayoral deputy roles
January2019 announced start; November2020 inclusive economic growth role
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
Historical record
City of Tulsa
Appointment to mayoral staff
December17,2018 announcement; January2,2019 intended start
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
Current source roster
Oklahoma Policy Institute
Board secretary
Current roster
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
Current source roster
Met Cares Foundation
Board member
Current roster; earlier executive role separate
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
Historical record
University of Oklahoma
Reported BA and Master of Human Relations
2019 institutional biography; graduation years not established
Named role only; exact boundaries not inferred. No unilateral authority or institutional coordination inferred.
Interpretation
Reading the current roster carefully
PartnerTulsa and her current employer both list Philippsen as TDA chair. The City’s membership record still displays a July 31, 2026 term end. No later appointment or renewal date was established in the records reviewed, so this profile reports the current listing without inventing a renewed term. Her documented institutional reach comes from distinct roles in public redevelopment, education implementation and nonprofit governance. Those connections explain where she participates; they do not by themselves establish coordination, ownership or conflicts in any specific transaction.
Education and an early career in schools
A 2019 Oklahoma Policy Institute speaker biography reports a bachelor’s degree in Letters and a Master of Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma. It dates her entry into Teach For America’s Houston corps to 2007, teaching at YES Prep, and describes her as a founding administrator and dean at YES Prep Brays Oaks in 2009. In 2012 she moved into teacher-leadership development with Teach For America in Oklahoma. The same biography places her at Leadership Tulsa in 2015, developing programs including LEAD North and the Hispanic Leadership Institute, and as executive director of Met Cares Foundation in 2018. These are institutionally reported career milestones; the sources do not supply graduation dates.
From the mayor’s staff to nonprofit leadership
G.T. Bynum announced her appointment as deputy chief of community development and policy in December 2018, with a January 2, 2019 start. The City described duties involving community-development policy, Resilient Tulsa, north Tulsa development and support for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. A November 2020 announcement placed her in the role of deputy chief of inclusive economic growth. By August 2021, Our Legacy Tulsa identified her as ImpactTulsa’s senior director of community engagement and advocacy. PartnerTulsa’s March 2023 interview described her as interim executive director. These changes connect mayoral administration, education partnerships and redevelopment, but each title belongs to its own institution and period.
Greenwood planning and public-land development
In April 2024, the City reported TDA’s approval of a nine-member advisory committee to develop the framework, bylaws and policies for a community development corporation supporting the Kirkpatrick Heights–Greenwood master plan. Philippsen spoke as TDA chair about that next stage. The documented action is the authority’s committee approval, not proof that she personally controlled the future corporation. A separate 2026 City announcement quoted her as chair when TDA and PartnerTulsa sought housing proposals for three authority-owned sites. That announcement documents a solicitation, with a March 5 deadline; it does not establish which proposals were selected or that housing was built.
The youth office: early work, delays and a leadership transition
ImpactTulsa helped implement the Mayor’s Office of Children, Youth, and Families, and Philippsen helped lead its first-year work. The Tulsa Flyer reported in February 2026 that four of seven planned action alliances had started and that a fiscal map had been delayed amid Council pushback. City officials defended the year as necessary infrastructure-building. In April, the Flyer reported five alliances and plans for a dedicated City Hall director; a fiscal map and measurement framework had not yet been made public. This was a dispute over pace and delivery, not a finding of personal misconduct. The subsequent City announcement named Laura Latta as director, with a November 1 start. That establishes the next administrative step, rather than demonstrating that every earlier goal had been met.
Policy, philanthropy and a separately described business
Oklahoma Policy Institute currently lists Philippsen as its board secretary. Met Cares Foundation lists her on its board, separately from its executive staff; her earlier executive-director role there should not be carried forward as her current job. In PartnerTulsa’s 2023 interview she also described herself as founder of Yonda, a consulting and interior-design business. That is an attributed business connection at that date, without a verified ownership percentage, current revenue or an identified public contract. Her nonprofit positions establish board participation, not control of every policy position or expenditure those organizations take.
A dated compensation disclosure
ImpactTulsa Inc’s 2024 Form 990, covering its fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 and filed May 15, 2026, reports $165,120 in reportable compensation for Philippsen in Part VII, page 7. Schedule J, page 2, identifies the same amount as base compensation. The compensation reporting basis is calendar 2024; it is not her current salary rate, compensation from the City, or campaign money. Schedule J separately reports nontaxable benefits, while Part VII’s other-compensation column is zero, so the base figure should not be treated as an exhaustive statement of all benefits or personal income.
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Sources & corrections
Research checked 2026-11-01. Roles and financial figures retain their source dates. Sections appear only when supported material is available; an omitted section is not a finding that no such relationship exists.
- PartnerTulsa · Board of Trustees ↗
Primary source · Checked 2026-09-26
- City of Tulsa — Children’s Cabinet launch ↗
primary · Source date 2025-05-22 · Checked 2026-10-03
PublishedMay22,2025; archivedJune19 is not publication date. Membership includes Gilbert; MOCYF overseen by Deputy Mayor and staffed by ImpactTulsa.
- City of Tulsa — youth-office year-one presentation ↗
primary · Checked 2026-10-05
Linked as July2026; cover says May2026. PDF pp12–15 describe five activated alliances, future pilots, fiscal map and tracking infrastructure. Preserve date-label discrepancy.
- City of Tulsa: authorities and membership ↗
Primary institutional record · Checked 2026-11-01
TDA purpose, appointment and annual chair selection rules; seat5 Ashley Philippsen December18,2019–July31,2026. Current listing retained, renewal not established.
- Institute for Responsive Government: Ashley Harris Philippsen ↗
Primary institutional record · Checked 2026-11-01
Current Senior Implementation Advisor; prior ImpactTulsa and City work, current TDA chair and TAEO trustee.
- Oklahoma Policy Institute: 2019 policy institute speaker biography ↗
Primary institutional record · Checked 2026-11-01
Dated2019 self/institutional biography: 2007 TFA/YES Prep,2009 dean,2012 TFA,2015 LeadershipTulsa,2018 MetCares; BA Letters and Master Human Relations, OU. Graduation years not given.
- City: Philippsen to join Mayor Bynum staff ↗
Primary institutional record · Source date 2018-12-17 · Checked 2026-11-01
Announced January2,2019 start as deputy chief of community development and policy; duties and appointment distinguished from continuing employment.
- City: second-term administration positions ↗
Primary institutional record · Source date 2020-11-05 · Checked 2026-11-01
Deputy chief of inclusive economic growth, historical title.
- Our Legacy Tulsa: Ashley Philippsen ↗
Primary institutional record · Source date 2021-08-13 · Checked 2026-11-01
ImpactTulsa senior director of community engagement and advocacy; dated biography.
- PartnerTulsa: Meet our trustee Ashley Harris Philippsen ↗
Primary institutional record · Source date 2023-03-13 · Checked 2026-11-01
Interim ImpactTulsa executive director; self-description as founder of Yonda and involvement in redevelopment planning. No ownership percentage or income.
- Oklahoma Policy Institute: board ↗
Primary institutional record · Checked 2026-11-01
Current roster lists secretary Ashley Harris Philippsen. Employer paragraph remains ImpactTulsa and is not used as current employment evidence.
- Met Cares Foundation: team ↗
Primary institutional record · Checked 2026-11-01
Current board roster Ashley, misspelled Philipson, with Institute for Responsive Government affiliation and named AshleyPhilippsen image. Identity corroborated, distinct from executive staff.
- City: Kirkpatrick Heights–Greenwood plan update ↗
Primary institutional record · Source date 2024-04-25 · Checked 2026-11-01
TDA approval of nine-member advisory committee to develop CDC framework; chair statement. No individual roll-call vote inferred.
- City: request for proposals for three housing sites ↗
Primary institutional record · Checked 2026-11-01
2026 solicitation, March5,2026 deadline; three TDA-owned sites. Proposal solicitation is not completed construction.
- Tulsa Flyer: youth office first-year accomplishments ↗
Independent reporting · Source date 2026-02-11 · Checked 2026-11-01
Anna Colletto reporting: delays, four of seven alliances, City response emphasizing infrastructure; no unsupported attribution of all outcomes to one individual.
- Tulsa Flyer: a dedicated youth-office director ↗
Independent reporting · Source date 2026-04-24 · Checked 2026-11-01
Updated April27: five alliances, fiscal map and measurement framework not public, Philippsen advisory transition through May. Reported personal pay excluded pending original payroll verification.
- City: Laura Latta appointed youth-office director ↗
Primary institutional record · Source date 2026-08-07 · Checked 2026-11-01
Announcement specifies November1 start; public City director distinguished from prior contracted implementation leadership.
- ImpactTulsa Inc: 2024 Form990, filed May15,2026 ↗
Primary institutional record · Source date 2026-05-15 · Checked 2026-11-01
EIN88-4361936, period July1,2024–June30,2025. PartVII p7 Ashley row columnD reports USD165120; ScheduleJ p2 B(i) same base compensation, D benefits9774/Etotal174894. Calendar2024 compensation basis. Original rendered tables visually inspected November1. PartVII F zero conflicts with ScheduleJ benefits; do not claim comprehensive total from PartVII. No amendment/newer filing displayed in index.
- KRMG/FOX23: ImpactTulsa CEO resigns ↗
Independent reporting · Source date 2026-01-29 · Checked 2026-11-01
Departure announced, end-February expected; later reporting describes advisory transition. Do not invent exact employment end date.