Executive Committee
Don James McLaughlin
President
University of Tulsa
Don James McLaughlin is an assistant professor of 19th-century and early American literature at The University of Tulsa. Specializing in the medical humanities, disability theory, and queer literature, he has published on the importance of disability history to understanding the life and writing of poet Walt Whitman. His book in progress explores the development of phobia as an available social and psychological diagnosis among writers ranging from Cotton Mather to Frederick Douglass. While completing his PhD, he partnered with Women’s History Curator Connie King to create an exhibit on LGBTQ history at the Library Company of Philadelphia titled “That’s So Gay: Outing Early America.” In his free time, Don James enjoys rock climbing, gardening, traveling, and playing fetch with his dog Parker. A dedicated advocate for queer interfaith representation in higher ed, Don James is honored to be joining the Little Blue House community.
Lexi Bollis
Vice President
City of Tulsa
Lexi Bollis is a Tulsa transplant, though living for six years in the 918 has her thinking she can claim to be a local. She moved to Tulsa upon joining Teach for America and taught Kindergarten and 1st Grade in Tulsa Public Schools. Now, she is the Community Engagement and Equity Specialist at Tulsa Area United Way, where she has worked for four years. Originally from St. Louis, Lexi earned her B.A. in English, Creating Writing from Kenyon College in 2017. She has since studied and earned her credentials as a Certified Diversity Professional. Her biggest accomplishment, however, is her role as cat mom to Jackie. Lexi is proud to serve on the Little Blue House Board and promote peace, justice, and equity in our community.
Eddie Careno
Treasurer
QuikTrip
Linda Davis
Secretary
Planned Parenthood Great Plains
Linda is a Tulsa native who earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Southern Methodist University and her Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management at Goucher College. She has served in the Tulsa nonprofit community for nearly 20 years—with six of them being the executive director for the Little Blue House! In her spare time, Linda is a dancer with Oklahoma Movement, an avid consumer of all things true crime, and spends time with her human and animal children. Linda is a staunch activist for women’s, LGTBQ, and environmental rights, amongst other causes. Linda is also the reigning 2x champion of the Little Blue Lip Sync competition. She would like for you to challenge her next year!
Members-at-Large
Vincent Blount
University of Tulsa Student
PRIDE at TU President
Danika Bryant
Jake Crystal
Rachel Gold
Rebecca Hurst
Green Country Psychology
Rebecca is a licensed psychologist and native Oklahoman. She earned her B.A. in Psychology
from Knox College and an M.Ed. in Adult and Higher Education, an M.Ed. in Community
Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. Rebecca
worked in college mental health for twelve years, where she served in several clinical and
leadership capacities and has been an advocate for social justice and equity within systems of
higher education. She has been actively engaged in collaborative initiatives to make university
classrooms more inclusive and to provide gender-affirming medical care for trans and gender
nonbinary students. Rebecca currently works as a clinical psychologist in Tulsa and serves as an
Adjunct Instructor in the Clinical Psychology program at The University of Tulsa, an Affiliate
Faculty for the Institution for Anti-Racism and Equity in Mental Health, and a Psychological
Consultant for IES Abroad. She is excited to serve on the Little Blue House Board and to
promote equity and justice within our local community.