OUR TEAM
Joe Blankenship
Miriam Blankenship Boone
Miriam Blankenship Boone
Founder
Joe loves to tell the story of One Hope and our community in ways that offer God’s hope and love to all. Joe supports the Leadership staff in setting vision; sharing the vision in ways that encourage community collaboration; recruiting new staff, interns, fellows and volunteers; and counselor for staff and ministry.
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Miriam Blankenship Boone
Miriam Blankenship Boone
Miriam Blankenship Boone
Executive Director
Miriam Boone is a community developer, a chaplain, a poet, and an adoptive mom. She earned her Master’s degree in practical theology from The University of St. Andrews, where her research focused on prophetic imagination as a resource for cultivating resilience in communities experiencing ongoing trauma. Miriam has spent her professional life centering the marginalized and learning from her relationships with her neighbors. Her training along with her experiences in her neighborhood and as an adoptive parent and former police chaplain have made her passionate about the intersection of trauma, resilience, and hope. Miriam also has a certification in Biblical counseling from CCEF and is an alumni of Lead North and the Mine Fellowship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was selected as a 2025 fellow for the Center of Christianity and Public Life. At One Hope Tulsa, she serves as Executive Director, where she has developed and directed a variety of programs and community projects over the past decade, including a fellowship for young adults who want to experience spiritual formation in the context of ministry among the poor. Miriam coaches middle school basketball for fun, plans her year around March Madness, and loves having a full table. She and her husband Nate are parenting four amazing kids and have spent fifteen years living three blocks from the Rose Bowl and being a part of God’s family at their local church, Springs of Grace.
Matt Stavros
Miriam Blankenship Boone
Matt Stavros
Director of Operations
Matt is an ORU MBA grad with 4 years of corporate experience. Matt serves the community by managing behind-the-scenes things like HR and Finance. Outside of work, Matt enjoys making music, climbing, and backpacking.
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Caleb Walter
Jillian Hazel
Matt Stavros
Executive Assistant
Caleb initiates and maintains strategic partnerships, leads grant-writing efforts, and oversees neighborhood outreach. He also is program staff for Resilient Kids and plays a supporting role in other One Hope Programs.
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Jillian Hazel
Jillian Hazel
Jillian Hazel
Director of Children's Programming
Jillian has been teaching since she could talk. After getting degrees in English, business, and education, she moved from the PNW to Tulsa to work in One Hope's educational initiatives from 2009 to 2017. She lived and worked in a home for single moms and then became a foster parent and public school teacher. After a few years in school leadership, she returned home to One Hope in the summer of 2023.
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Fred Sabatini
Jillian Hazel
Jillian Hazel
Director of Development
Fred married his college sweetheart, Michelle, and they are blessed with five grown children, one son-in-law, one daughter-in-law and two
wonderful grandchildren. He is a graduate of Western Colorado University as a secondary teacher and coach, after which he taught and coached 5 years in private school, 5 years in public school. He has continued coaching football at all levels over a 30 year period. Fred was hired over a decade ago by Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and has worn multiple hats during his tenure with the RMCF team serving most recently as the Director of Compliance. In addition, he worked in both Support, Operations and Development for the Mid-Western region of the country as well as providing International operational and opening support in the Middle East, Central America and Canada. Fred and his family have been active members at Springs of Grace Church since moving to Tulsa from Denver in 2007. He has served as an elder for the past five years as well as holding a One Hope Board member position. Fred has been a long time encourager of the One Hope staff, interns and fellows through the years and in his own words “feels like God is calling me off the sidelines and onto the field”!
Jordan Allison
Jerusha Funderburk
Jerusha Funderburk
Youth Coordinator
Jordan, a Harding graduate, joined the team in the fall of 2021, moving from Dallas, Texas. He is excited to use the gifts the Lord has given him to see youth come to know and be impacted by who Jesus is and what He has done.
Jerusha Funderburk
Jerusha Funderburk
Jerusha Funderburk
Director of Youth Programming
After graduating from the University of Tulsa, Jerusha spent six years as a high school teacher at Booker T. Washington before completing her Master's in Social Work from OU-Tulsa and moving into her current role. She shares a home in Rose Crossings with her spouse, kids, and frequent neighbors and guests.
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Glory Blankenship
Jerusha Funderburk
Glory Blankenship
Community Development Consultant
Glory Be is a community developer and human rights’ advocate from Tulsa, OK who is interested in collective grief, cultivated resilience, and creative hope.
She completed her B.A. in Community Development from Covenant College and her M.C. in The Study of the Bible & Ethnicity from The Edmiston Center. She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana near her local church, favorite donut shop, and an old basketball court.
Rachel Willis
Rachel Willis
Glory Blankenship
Social Worker
Rachel Willis is a Licensed Master Social Worker who is passionate about creating safe spaces for children and advocating for immigrant and refugee families. She earned her Social Work degrees from ORU and OU-Tulsa and has experience in case management and psychotherapy. Rachel lives with her husband Ethan and her dog Colby Jack.
Wes Addington
Rachel Willis
Wes Addington
Artist in Residence
Wes is an alumnus of the University of Tulsa where he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Media Studies. He grew up in Fort Worth making short films with people around his community and has now brought that passion to the One Hope team. He worked with Every Campus a Refuge during his time at the University of Tulsa before coming to One Hope to intern in the summer of 2023. He loves playing tennis at McClure park, watching global cinema, reading books about art, and eating gluten-free pizza. His profile photo here was taken by one of our youth who he practices photography with!
