Eyewitness Tour – Kari Watkins, Executive Director

Kari Watkins became the Memorial’s first staff member as the Communications Director in March 1996. Kari oversaw the design competition of the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial and the building of the Memorial Museum and worked with board and staff to raise $29 million dollars for construction. She was named Executive Director in 1999. Today, she oversees the operations of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, one of Oklahoma’s most visited sites and is Race Director for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.