OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Governor Mary Fallin has tapped a Tulsa woman to advise her on Native American affairs.
Fallin announced Tuesday that Jacque Secondine Hensley will be her Native American liaison, an executive branch position created when the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission was eliminated in 2011.
Hensley has a bachelor's degree in education from Oklahoma State University and a master's degree in counseling and psychology from the University of Tulsa.
She is a special agent for the Department of Defense, where she investigates fraud in military contracts and health care. Hensley also has served as a special agent for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and was an adjunct professor at the Indian Police Academy in New Mexico.
Hensley is a member of the Kaw Nation.