DPS Commissioner Appoints First Female To Second-In-Command At Agency
DPS Commissioner Rusty Rhoades has appointed current DPS General Counsel Megan L. Simpson as Chief of Administration.
She was initially hired by Commissioner Rhoades as General Counsel for DPS in July 2018.
Simpson is the first woman to be hired as General Counsel for the agency and will be the first female to be second-in-command at the Department since its inception in 1937. She will also retain her role as General Counsel.
Simpson is from Enid and attended Dartmouth College, Phillips University and University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where she graduated in 1995 as a Chancellor’s Scholar, receiving her Doctor of Jurisprudence with an emphasis in public service law.
She brings 25 years of litigation experience to the agency and has worked in private practice as well as being a public defender. She was the first female prosecutor for Judicial District One and was also appointed by Governor Mary Fallin as Harper County Associate District Judge, becoming the first female district court judge in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
Simpson has received numerous awards including being honored as the inaugural recipient of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Criminal Law Section’s Professional Advocate of the Year Award in 2005. In 2014, she was named the first recipient of the Northwest Oklahoma Pioneering Woman of Industry Award which recognizes women who blazed a trail or in some way cleared the way for other women in industry, business or entrepreneurial endeavors.
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“I am excited to bring a fresh eye to DPS, especially to the civilian side of the agency. There are so many exciting opportunities to give excellent customer service to both our internal and external partners. Commissioner Rhoades, Chief Harrell and I share both the vision of DPS as a model for every state to follow in terms of true public service, and a deeply held personal commitment to fair and equitable treatment of all people, both employees of this agency and the patrons we all serve,” Simpson said.
“Megan brings a new perspective to the agency that I believe will revitalize many areas of our customer service. She shares a true love for public service and a vision for making DPS the best it can be, both on the civilian side and the trooper side. Megan has not only legal knowledge and a savvy business sense, but a personal integrity that aligns with the goals of DPS,” said Commissioner Rhoades.
Chief of Patrol Michael S. Harrell said, “I am looking forward to working with Megan in her new role. Her proven legal acumen, her common sense and her collaborative nature will all serve this agency to the fullest as we work together with the Commissioner to fulfill his mission of total transparency and outstanding customer service.”
