About

Diversity & Inclusion

The Heritage Hall Office of Diversity and Inclusion promotes, celebrates, and serves all members of our community.
Heritage Hall is committed to fostering an environment that recognizes and embraces the unique and different qualities of our students, faculty, and staff. We welcome and appreciate their various backgrounds, abilities, thoughts, and ideas, allowing everyone to be their authentic selves, fully engage, and flourish.

Heritage Hall strives to maintain a culture of inclusive and educational excellence where everyone feels accepted, valued, and respected and is provided opportunities to learn with and from diverse peers and faculty.

Other Program Initiatives

List of 5 items.

  • GSA Affinity Group

    Upper School student-led group aiming to create a safe, welcoming, and accepting school environment for all youth, regardless of gender or gender identity.
  • Weekly Reading Program

    Diversity staff and students participate in reading times with Early Childhood Center (ECC) classes to utilize storybooks that help our youngest students understand our similarities, differences, and the importance of acceptance and kindness.
  • Monthly Diversity Calendar Recognitions

    Recognizes and celebrates various cultures, holidays, and other forms of diversity within our student population to ensure that everyone feels acknowledged and accepted.
  • Charger Spotlight

    Lower School recognition of the many cultures that exist in the Heritage Hall and surrounding communities. Heritage Hall students and students from the University of Central Oklahoma SPICE Program share their culture and uniqueness through video and in-person presentations as part of the program.
  • Lunch & Learns

    Lunch-time faculty and staff video viewing and open conversations related to a variety of topics affecting the world today.

Our Team

List of 3 members.

  • Photo of Teresa Turner

    Teresa Turner 

    Director of Diversity and Inclusion
    405.936.3116
  • Photo of Kareem Hakim

    Kareem Hakim 

    MS English, Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion, MS/US Boys' Basketball
  • Photo of Rickey Tinney

    Rickey Tinney 

    LS Spanish, Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion
    405.749.3010
Heritage Hall is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse community promoting fairness, acceptance, equal treatment, and opportunities for all. With regard to hiring, student admission, allocation of financial aid, and educational policy, it is our policy not to discriminate and to comply with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, gender, national origin, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or other applicable protected classification.