Jerry Goodwin, LP.D, MBA, is a dynamic educator and a highly-accomplished executive with a long-standing record of success in higher education, business, communications, and non-profit management. In education, Dr. Goodwin is a college professor in mass communication and journalism at Tulsa Community College and faculty adviser to the award-winning newspaper, TCC Connection. He is a former adjunct professor in marketing at the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Research at Langston University, the state’s HBCU. He is a contributing editor and writer for the state’s oldest African American prize-winning weekly newspaper, The Oklahoma Eagle. He is president of Goodwin and Grant, a public relations firm. Additionally, Dr. Goodwin is a founding member and treasurer of the National Association of Black Journalists – Tulsa chapter, president of the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists Pro Chapter, and a faculty member for the Oklahoma Collegiate Media Association. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and its Counselor Academy. Dr. Goodwin received his doctoral degree in law and policy from Northeastern University (Boston), a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Xavier University (Cincinnati).