TEAM
PROFILES
Jennifer McCollum, APR, CRE
Principal Practitioner
Jennifer McCollum, APR, CRE is the co-founder and principal pracitioner of Tambourine PR. She was born in East Los Angeles and grew up across the rural plains. She has served as the PR director for two state agencies; the environmental public affairs officer for a military installation and Superfund site; the Public Information Officer for three major public institutions, and the executive director of four nonprofits. She currently remains wholly devoted to her work as the contract Executive Director of the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation.
For more than three decades, Jennifer has worked at the intersection of public affairs, nonprofit leadership, and storytelling, helping organizations communicate complex issues, build coalitions, and engage the public around ideas that matter.
As a nonprofit executive and accredited public relations practitioner, her work spans public policy, advocacy, fundraising, legislative engagement, crisis communications, and strategic communications for mission-driven organizations. She has worked with nonprofits, public agencies, and advocacy organizations across Oklahoma to build partnerships with foundations, corporate sponsors, and government leaders to support programs in education, public health, infrastructure, and community development.
Earlier in her career, she served as a public information officer and spokesperson for major public service institutions including the state’s largest ambulance service and utility. These roles required clear communication with the public during high-pressure situations and helped shape her approach to transparency, trust, and public engagement.
Alongside my professional work, she has spent more than 20 years writing long-form articles and photo essays documenting Generation X (1961–1981). She is currently writing a memoir with a working title, The Unauthorized Biography of Generation X. Her writing explores themes of memory, cultural change, preservation, and the lived experiences of a generation often overlooked in historical narratives.
Her background includes journalism, public affairs, legislative and stakeholder relations, coalition building, fundraising and grant development, crisis communications, digital strategy, and nonprofit governance.
Jennifer is married with three children and lives in Oklahoma City. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her Shetland Sheepdogs, writing, reading, photography and flower gardening.
Robert McCollum MPA, SHRM-CP
Operations
Robert McCollum is the co-founder and Director of Operations of Tambourine PR. In 2025, he stepped into his dream role as Tribal Administrator for the Pit River Indian Tribe, of which he is an enrolled member. To assume this position, he transitioned away from his day-to-day responsibilities at Tambourine PR and relocated to Shasta and Modoc Counties in Northern California.
Robert also serves as Executive Director of End Native Overdose, a nonprofit organization launched in 2023 by his daughter, Bridgette, to address the opioid crisis and overdose prevention in Native communities. He has accepted primary management of the organization while Bridgette completes her undergraduate degree at TCU.
Robert holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Finance from Oklahoma City University and a Master of Public Administration from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts.
Born in Oakland and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Robert built a long career in accounting and auditing within state government. He retired from the State of Oklahoma several years ago and has since embraced a second career in public and tribal service. Now that his children are in college, he is enjoying this new chapter, which brings him back to California and to service within his own tribal community.
In his free time, Robert enjoys spending time outdoors and traveling on weekends with his wife, Jennifer.
Sullivan McCollum
Assistant Principal Practitioner & Media Coordinator
Sullivan McCollum is sophomore honors student with junior standing at the University of Oklahoma. A film major, he is on the President’s Honor Roll (4.0) and is the recipient of numerous scholarships that fund nearly 100 percent of his education.
As a assistant principal practitioner and media coordinator for Tambourine PR, Sullivan creates highly engaging digital media projects targeted primarily to young audiences including Generation Z and Gen Alpha. He possesses stellar writing and editing skills; iphoneography skills; on-camera presence and voice talent. Sullivan is also the owner of Square Cinema Co., which produces independent films.
Juliette James, L.E., C.M.M.
PR & Nonprofit Coordinator; Event Planning Specialist
Juliette James studied art at the University of Central Oklahoma and later launched Juliette, Ink., a skin wellness and permanent makeup salon in Oklahoma City. She is a Licensed Esthetician (L.E.), Certified Medical Micropigmentologist (C.M.M.), Certified HydraFacilialist and a Certified Nursing Assistant.
In addition to serving as PR & Nonprofit Coordinator and Event Planning Specialist, she assists with the day to day operations of Tambourine. Her solid organization and communication skills, creativity and innovation, eye for detail and design and flexible nature make her a natural in the field of public relations.
Bridgette McCollum
Media Intern
Bridgette McCollum is a freshman at Texas Christian University where she was named a Four Directions Scholar and the recipient of a full, four-year scholarship. A member of Kappa Delta, she is a double major in journalistm and political science. Next year, she will serve as captain of the TCU Gymnastics Club, a student-led competitive program through the National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics. She is the founder of End Native Overdose, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on ending drug-related overdose among American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AIAN), and a student member of the Indigenous Journalists Association.
As an intern for Tambourine PR, she consults on digital media projects geared toward Generation Z. She also has intermediate design skills and advanced skills in WordPress.org.
Hi, I’m Bridgette, a media interna at Tambourine. I have advanced design and WordPress.org skills.
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