Meet Our Staff
Toni Moore
Founder, President & CEO
Through her own personal experience with medical crisis and her experience in healthcare administration, Toni stepped out in faith in 2004 and, along with her friend, Brooke Gage, founded Hospitality House of Tulsa based on principles found in the Biblically defined practice of hospitality. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Information Systems, Mrs. Moore served fifteen years in hospital administration. She is currently working on writing a devotional book on Hospitality.
Toni also served as a board member for the Healthcare Hospitality Network which provides education, networking and certification resources to over 200 hospital hospitality houses nationwide. She speaks locally and nationally to healthcare entities, churches, and corporations regarding hospitality within healthcare, Biblically hospitality and the ministry of hospitality.
Toni and her team are dedicated to solving Oklahoma’s patient and caregiver lodging problem and significantly reducing families’ out of pocket expenses while improving outcomes for Oklahoma hospitals through Boundless Hospitality. She considers it a privilege to serve families in medical crisis through this ministry of hospitality.
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Ginelle Gordon
Business Operations Manager
A native Kansas girl, Ginelle has made Oklahoma her home since 2004. Her degrees in music and counselor education led her to a career in higher education. For more than 25 years, Ginelle served in both student affairs and academic affairs, beginning as an office assistant, serving as an academic advisor/educational specialist, and as director for federal TRIO grant programs. Most recently she served as an operations manager for the Performing Arts Center for Education at Tulsa Community College, where she was able to combine her love of music and experience in education administration to serve the college and Tulsa communities. Ginelle is excited to follow God’s path for her to Hospitality House where she can use her past experiences to serve staff and guest families through Biblical hospitality.
Outside of serving Hospitality House, Ginelle enjoys serving her local church in the worship ministry, singing, teaching children Biblically sound hymns, and leading a youth small group. She and her husband love to cook together and spend time with the family dogs and care for their small acreage of land.
Jeanne Blackwell
Administrative Assistant
Jeanne is a lifelong Tulsan whose career has provided opportunities to work as an administrative professional across the industry sectors of healthcare, higher education, and non-profit organizations. She brings many years of experience in non-profit development and fundraising administrative support to her role. Before joining the HHT team as our Administrative Assistant, Jeanne worked in the development offices at Oral Roberts University and Tulsa Community College Foundation. Most recently, she served as the Board Liaison for the Green Country Workforce Development Board.
Jeanne and her husband, Bruce, have two adult children. Jeanne enjoys spending time with her family and friends in her free time. She is active in her church where she serves on the Host Team.
Elise Gaulin
Guest Experience Director
A Broken Arrow native, Elise graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration before starting her hospitality career in hotels in Tulsa in 2013. She has held several different positions in hotel operations and hotel sales before joining the HHT staff in March 2020.
In her spare time, Elise enjoys spending time with her friends, being a dog mom to her rescue dog, Dixie, and serving at her church, Life.Church Jenks.
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Sommer Bailey
Guest Experience Ambassador/ Weekend Manager
A medical crisis first brought Sommer to Hospitality House, as a guest in 2016. The excellent care and compassion she received while a guest prompted her to come back and volunteer. In October 2017 Sommer became a permanent fixture at Hospitality House and joined the staff full-time. Sommer’s experience of being a guest at Hospitality House uniquely equips her to deliver the care most needed by our guests. When guests check-in with Sommer they experience kindness and compassion by someone who truly understands what they are going through. Sommer always has a pot of coffee on in the Welcome Center and a listening ear available for guests who need to talk.
When Sommer is not serving families she enjoys working in her garden, tending to her butterflies or traveling the open road with her husband.
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Kelsey Jones
Guest Experience Ambassador
Originally from Purcell, OK, Kelsey moved to the Tulsa area in 2017. She received a degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. In previous experiences, she worked in non-profit case management and as a Job Coach for people with disabilities. She came to Hospitality House desiring to grow spiritually in the Biblical gift of hospitality and to learn more about caring for others in a new way.
In her free time, Kelsey loves reading novels, taking walks, and spending time with her husband, Caleb. They enjoy board game nights with friends, hanging out with their families, and movie nights at home.
Rhonda Churchwell
First Impressions Ambassador
Rhonda is originally from Hugo, Oklahoma and has lived in Tulsa since 1997. She is a proud member of the Choctaw/Creek Nation. She has 4 children and 9 grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family, and outdoor activities such as riding bikes, flying kites, fishing, and playing with bubbles. She is always willing to help people and radiates kindness to those around her.