Marilyn Davidson, Founder and President
Marilyn Davidson has dedicated over 16 years to working in her community on improving Oklahoma. Her extensive experience at both the volunteer and professional level — combined with her diverse relationships — will provide you with indispensable guidance.
Marilyn has a unique background that has taken her from working at the local level with private companies in a variety of fields, to the state legislature, to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., and the U.S. Supreme Court. She began her career working on political campaigns performing fundraising responsibilities and executing grassroots strategies. It was this experience that ignited her passion for the community and her desire to work in the advocacy field. Her next step led to the Oklahoma State Senate working as a legislative aide. In this role she learned about the complexity of state government, the need for a clear message, and how to communicate with different citizen groups.
The American Heart Association hired Marilyn as Government Relations Director, and she was given the responsibility of performing the organization’s media outreach, grassroots strategy development and deployment, volunteer recruitment and management, and government affairs operations to advance the policy goals set forth by the national board of directors. From there the communications firm Saxum recruited her for their public affairs division. This job afforded her the ability to work in many different industries and with a variety of individuals. From 2014-2018 she worked on criminal justice reform and further corrections issues with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections as their legislative liaison.
Marilyn lives in Oklahoma City with her husband and son, along with their two rescue dogs. She is an avid reader, a sports lover, and enjoys searching antique stores for treasures. She is a proud graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma, with her B.A. in Public Relations, where she serves on their alumni board. She is also a graduate of Oklahoma City University with her Master’s in Business Administration.