AJ Griffin, Ed.D.
CEO
With strong Oklahoma roots and a professional background in business, education, politics and nonprofit work, AJ Griffin brings to Potts Family Foundation tremendous insight into some of the most challenging issues facing Oklahoma families today.
A life-long Oklahoman, AJ grew up on a family farm in Adair. The child of educators, she holds degrees from Oklahoma State University, the University of Central Oklahoma and a Doctorate in Education from Baylor University in Learning and Organizational Change.
AJ spent six years in the Oklahoma State Senate and passed landmark legislation for children including mandating insurance coverage for autism treatments, improving the foster care and juvenile justice systems, and focusing on health care access for all Oklahomans. She was the recipient of numerous awards for her work as a legislator including the Kate Barnard Child Advocate of the Year award.
Sherry Fair
Programs and Communications Manager
Serving children and families is a common thread running through Sherry’s career. She served as the Executive Director of Parent Promise/Prevent Child Abuse Oklahoma, an Oklahoma City nonprofit working to prevent child abuse and neglect, for eight years. While there, she oversaw four home visiting programs and the opening of one of the first three Family Resource Centers in the state.
Her Oklahoma City career began at a publishing company specializing in producing magazines featuring local business and civic leaders and later went on to manage the PR and communications department at what was Oklahoma’s largest urban school district at the time, Oklahoma City Public Schools.
Other career accomplishments for Sherry include leading a team of dedicated professionals in revitalizing a local nonprofit arts center and establishing a PR and communications department for a healthcare company specializing in the management of rural hospitals. Sherry has a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Purdue University.
Cassady Dixon
Office Administrator
Audra Haney
Early Relational Health Specialist/Oklahoma Association of Infant Mental Health Director
Audra has spent her career working on behalf of children and families. She has worked in foster care; outpatient mental health; for SoonerStart, Oklahoma’s Early Intervention Program, and most recently at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services as the Senior Manager for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. She has worked collaboratively with other child-serving agencies to support the social and emotional needs of infants, toddlers, young children and their families.
Outside of work, Audra is the proud aunt of two nieces and one nephew, and mom to her fur baby, Katniss. She enjoys singing with the award-winning O.K. City Chorus of Sweet Adelines International.
Audra was raised in southwest Oklahoma. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City and master’s in social work with an administrative focus from the University of Texas in Austin. Audra has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1998. She received her Endorsement as an Infant Family Associate in 2023 and is a certified trainer in Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN).
Haley Hegwood
Program Specialist/Training Coordinator
Haley has committed her professional career to serving Oklahoma children and families. This work is significant to her because she was born, grew up, and is now raising a family of her own here. Haley graduated from The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) and began her career providing home-based services to families facing difficult circumstances. Her passion grew and led her to earn a master’s degree from UCO focusing on family and child studies.
Her experience includes managing nonprofits, direct services to families and navigating systems that serve young children and families. She is a skilled trainer certified in The Growing Brain through Zero to Three, NEAR Science Mentor Trainer, and other trainings related to Early Relational Health.
Haley is motivated by the Potts Family Foundation vision of ensuring all Oklahomans can achieve their full potential. Her interests and expertise include Early Relational Health, Substance Use Disorder, Domestic Violence Education, Child Advocacy, Equity, Cultural Responsiveness, reaching underserved populations, and involvement in her faith and her community.