Colleen McCarty is an attorney and life-long advocate for a more just system. In 2017, McCarty went back to the University of Tulsa College of Law to attend law school (JD ‘20). She served as an Articles Submission Editor on the Tulsa Law Review. Her law review note, “When Voters’ Intent Backfires,” was published in the Spring 2020 Issue of the Tulsa Law Review. While in law school, McCarty assisted in the commutation of hundreds of felony drug sentences (both directly and indirectly) before the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. Since seeing the impact advocacy can have on our criminal justice system, she has served as Policy Counsel and Deputy Director of Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform. She is currently serving as the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. McCarty is married and is a mom to two kids and two energetic Australian shepherds.