Oklahoma native Stacey Ninness has served as President and CEO of Neighborhood Services
Organization (NSO) since 2005. NSO is an Oklahoma City-based nonprofit founded in 1920, by Methodist
Women, and is Oklahoma’s only National Mission Institution. In 2020, the organization celebrated a
Century of Service. Born and raised in Shawnee, Stacey is a graduate of East Central University, where
she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Counseling, with a specialization in Rehabilitation and a
minor in Sociology.

Since Ninness took the helm at NSO, the organization has grown exponentially in terms of people served,
operating budget and public recognition. Because of her vision and the hard work of her staff and board,
NSO has gone from a small but noble nonprofit struggling to help a few people, to a large human services
agency providing more than 247,000 units of service to vulnerable Oklahomans in 2022. NSO regularly
takes the lead in tackling the community’s most pressing problems. This was especially true during the
COVID-19 pandemic. NSO’s doors never closed while many NSO programs grew their capacity to meet
urgent community needs.

Stacey has received many accolades for her commitment to and accomplishments on behalf of NSO.
These include induction into the Oklahoma Journal Record “Circle of Distinction,” in recognition of being
chosen three consecutive years as one of their statewide “50 Women Making a Difference” (2016-2018),
the Delta Dental of Oklahoma Challenge Coin for Achievement, the organization’s top honor, in
recognition of her service to the oral health needs of the state (2016), induction into the Oklahoma
Journal Record “Chain of Distinction” in 2015, in recognition of being chosen three consecutive years as
an Oklahoma “Most Admired CEO” in the nonprofit category (2013, 2014, 2015), graduate of the
Leadership Oklahoma City Class 28 and graduate of the SALLT and Light Leadership Training class six.
An avid baseball mom, Stacey enjoys watching her sons Gage (23) and Garrett (20) play baseball.
Stacey and Todd (a DME sales representative) have been married for 25 years.