2024 Chair
Teresa Rose
Chair of Greater Oklahoma City Chamber
Executive Director, Communities Foundation of Oklahoma
Teresa Rose is the executive director at Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, where she helps people and foundations thrive, grow, and contribute to causes meaningful to them. She has spent her career serving others and improving her community, holding a variety of executive positions, including senior leadership roles at Oklahoma City Community Foundation and Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
Her expertise in community relations, government affairs, philanthropy, and legal matters, combined with her heart for giving, enable her to provide individuals, families and organizations with guidance and options as they choose the best way to approach giving. Serving the donors of over 900 donor driven and scholarship funds and more than twenty community funds, Teresa supports and guides impact giving across the state.
Teresa earned both her bachelor’s and her law degrees from Oklahoma City University. She practiced law for several years, traveling the state and representing school districts in 150 different communities. Teresa has been active in numerous civic and community organizations throughout her career. In addition to serving as the chair of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, she serves as the chairperson of the MAPS 4 Citizens Advisory Board.