The work of South Central Industries (SCI) of Shawnee will be featured at the Seminole Chamber of Commerce monthly forum meeting on Thursday, March 12. The luncheon meeting will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Haney Center at Seminole State College.

Tina Hanna, who has served as the CEO of SCI and Housing since 2010, will be the guest speaker.

South Central Industries provides vocational training and occupational opportunities to over fifty individuals with developmental disabilities. Two group homes are located on the South Central campus that provide housing for twelve of these individuals. South Central’s job offerings include city beautification, janitorial, lawn care, pallet construction and product sales. Volunteer opportunities are also available through the Community Market, SPAR and Meals on Wheels and self-enrichment programs through the Shawnee Senior Center and Blue Zones of Pottawatomie County.

South Central strives to meet the vocational and residential needs, as well as, foster relationships and community outreach.

The ability to work in a fulfilling job, live as independently as possible, volunteer within one’s community, attend social activities, develop natural resources among neighbors and friends, pay taxes and experience a life affirming purpose are key tenants South Central strives to provide each PEEP (People Experiencing Exceptional Purpose) within its program. In addition, the daily programming provided affords South Central Peeps’ families the ability to pursue traditional standards.

Prior to overseeing South Central’s vocational, residential and business enterprises, Hanna worked in fundraising with Oklahoma Baptist University and Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children; the pharmaceutical industry; technology industry; banking industry, television industry and dance industry. She also has a diverse portfolio of real estate in Pottawatomie County.

Active in local and state organizations, she serves on the Shawnee Housing Alliance; SSM – St Anthony’s Hospital Board; Shawnee Forward; Central Oklahoma Work Innovation Board; START; Oklahoma Care Providers; Oklahoma State Use Advisory Council; and the Governor’s Task Force for Workforce Review.

SCI and Hanna have been recognized with a variety of honors and awards for civic and community service. Hanna was Com- munity Renewal’s WeCare-Okie Queen in 2023 and was selected as a member of Leadership Oklahoma Class 36.

She was featured in Oklahoma Baptist University’s “Profile in Excellence” in 2024 and was recently honored in the inaugural class of “Oklahoma’s Top 50 Women to Know.”

SCI was the recipient of Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma’s 2024 “REI Oklahoma Dream Big Award” and the Oklahoma Academy’s “Key Contributor Award” in 2025.

The forum meeting of local civic clubs is open to the public. Cost for the meal is $15 per person.

For more information about the forum program, contact the Chamber of Commerce office at 405382-3640.