ENID, OK – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has announced Maggie Jackson as the new Regional Area Director (RAD) for District 2.
Located in north-central Oklahoma, District 2 includes Alfalfa, Grant, Major, Garfield, Blaine, Kingfisher, Canadian, and Logan Counties.
Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Spanish from Oklahoma State University and a Master’s in Public Health from the University of Oklahoma. She has served as the District 2 Director of Community Engagement and Health Planning since 2019 and has been with OSDH since 2012.
Jackson replaces Jan Fox who left District 2 in Fall 2021 to serve as the OSDH Deputy Commissioner of Health Preparedness.
“I am proud to have Maggie take on the role of Regional Health Department Director in District 2,” said Mendy Spohn, OSDH Deputy Commissioner of Community Health Services. “She has shown great leadership in her previous positions, so I have no doubt she will be a great Director."
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) protects and improves public health through its system of local health services and strategies focused on preventing disease. OSDH provides technical support and guidance to 68 county health departments in Oklahoma, as well as guidance and consultation to the two independent city-county health departments in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Learn more at Oklahoma.gov/health.
