About The Oasis Center
Our mission, vision, and guiding principles, as well as our Oasis Founding Members. For our board of directors, team members, please see the links below.
Our Mission & Vision
Our mission is to transform our community so all women and girls thrive.
We envision a world where everyone reaches their full potential.
Our History
In 2007, our founder Kelly Otte noticed a gap-there was no one organization focused on empowering and bringing together women and girls from all walks of life in our community.
The Oasis Center was created with the vision of being a diverse environment where women and girls from all walks of life are connected and empowered. Oasis aims to be the central resource meeting women where they are to equip them with the tools to reach their goals, and celebrate with them as they progress on their journey.
Our Values
Advocacy
We boldly advocate for women and girls and work to address the issues affecting their lives at home, work, school, and in our community.
Catalyst
We strive to be a catalyst for positive social change, igniting the spark that creates a better world.
Collaboration
We work together, side by side with women, girls, allies, and the organizations that serve them to address the myriad issues that affect their lives.
Empowerment
We believe that each woman or girl is the expert on her own experience and that women and girls have the right to self-determination.
Inclusion
Oasis strives to be a safe space for people from all walks of life who identify as a women or girls. We believe our strength lies in diversity.
Innovation
We develop and support innovative strategies to create a tomorrow that is brighter than today.
Integrity
We strive to be who we say we are, show up authentically, own our mistakes, and treat the time when we stumble as opportunities to be better.
Leadership
Women and girls are powerful. Oasis is a leader on issues affecting women and girls in our community. We elevate the visibility of women’s leadership and support the leadership of women and girls.
Sustainability
We operate using strategies that ensure Oasis is here to positively impact the lives of women and girls for years to come.
Our Seven Guiding Principles
Adopted Feb. 8th, 2008.
Principle 1
We believe every individual, group, family, and community has strengths.
Principle 2
We believe the struggles and obstacles of life may be challening, but they may also be sources of strength and opportunity.
Principle 3
We believe in women’s capacity for change and growth; helping them to expand their hopes, visions, and aspirations.
Principle 4
We believe our work with women is a partnership, acknowledging the wisdom, insights, and understandings they bring with them.
Principle 5
We believe that every environment is full of resources.
Principle 6
We believe that caring for others and being cared for is a basic human right.
Principle 7
We seek to understand women in the context of their community, society, and culture and recognize the impact of these entities on the lives of women.
Thank you to these incredible leaders
Founding Members
Our Founding Members are from all walks of life but have one thing in common-a shared belief that our community is stronger when women and girls thrive. Their initial support allowed The Oasis Center to become a resource for the community to come together and be a force for change.
Lifetime Founding Members
Ann Brennan
Lena Juarez
Gail Dixon
Kelly Otte
Catherine Jones
Kathy Bye
Pam MacDill
Claude Hendon
Martha Paradeis
Kay Casey
Kelly Dozier
Rosalie Hendon
Kathleen Brennan
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Marilyn Lawhon
Audrey Post
Tiffany Carr
Platinum Founding Members
Awards4U
Brightside Communication
David Brennan
Kristine Knab, in honor of Erin & Nathan Kenney
Barby Moro
Phil & Arlene Otte, in honor of Linda Otte
Mary Coburn
Fran Berry
Laura Osteen
June McKinney
Kathy Bell
Founding Members
Linda Alexionok
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Sarah “Tippy” Amick
Barrios-Kublin Family
Dianne Anderson
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Judy Bentley
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JoAnn Armstrong
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Barbara Boone
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Nina Ashenafi-Richardson
Nolia Brandt
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Loranne Ausley
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Pat Burns
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Jeri Bush
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Cindy Dick
Tony Carvajal
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Sue Dick
Kimberly Countryman-Galban
Danielle Dozier
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Tere Craig-Garren.
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Kristin Dozier
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Haley Cutler
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Vanessa Dozier Rowse
Joel Dawson
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Margaret Lynn Duggar
Danielle Galvin
C. Sha’Ron James
R. Jai Gillum
Sonia Jewell
Emma Good
Andrea Jones
Genice Harris
Kristin Dozier
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Shani Hervey.
Jeanne Kimball
Pat Holliday.
Summer Knight
Kelly Layman
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Aubrey Posey
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Kimberly Moore
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Stephan Przybylowicz
Debbie Moroney
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Brenda Rabalais
Martha Olive Hall
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Jennifer Roberts
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Samantha Otte
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Katryana Knight Rudegeair
Rachel Sutz Pienta
Carol Schee
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Sarah Schuetz
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Samuel “Buddy” Streit
Mia Shargel
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Sarah Sturges
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Catherine Shoultz
Tony & Mary Perry Sturges
Davida Silverman
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Shannon Sustacha
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Sharon Simmons
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Jennifer Roberts
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Traci Small & Daughters
Katryana Knight Rudegeair
Tallahassee Roller Girls
Karen Walker
Anita Favors Thompson
Fran Webb
Rosalind Tompkins
Shirley Webb
Marjorie Turnbull
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Kim Wiley
Steven Uhlfelder
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Sue Ann Williams
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda