I guess we’re no longer the only media outlet in the state covering Shelly Zumwalt’s purge of old and frumpy employees from state agencies!
On Friday, Dylan Brown with KFOR put a big dent in his employer’s efforts to score Oklahoma Tourism Department ad dollars by following our lead and reporting that Zumwalt – the media-friendly shining star of the Stitt Administration who apparently has Lt. Governor aspirations – has been on the receiving end of multiple age discrimination complaints as she’s agency hopped around state government.
As we reported last week, one of those complaints – filed by former OHCA communication hack Jo Stainsby – was recently settled.
Probably because Attorney Mark Hammons loves to be on television, Dylan was able to score the details:
Stainsbury, according to court records was fired in 2019 and filed a case in 2021 claiming it was due to her age. Records state that Zumwalt was her boss at the time. Stainsbury’s case was settled for $85,000 in April according to Hammons.
As an Oklahoma taxpayer, I’d like to issue my condolences to Ms. Stainsby, or as KFOR calls her, Ms. Stainsbury.