Tulsa Area United Way Announces 2008 Campaign Cabinet

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2008

The Cabinet members for the 2008 Tulsa Area United Way Campaign held their first meeting April 15. This year’s chairperson, Bill Grant, President of The Holmes Organisation, Inc., welcomed and challenged the group, saying, “I’m delighted to head up such a dynamic leadership team with such a critical mission. Together, our efforts will impact thousands of lives through a dynamic 2008 campaign which kicks off in September. Each of our 65 member agencies and the community are counting on us to work tirelessly to achieve our goal.” As 2008 Campaign Chair, Grant will be responsible for leading the Campaign Cabinet and thousands of volunteers. The first responsibility of the newly announced Cabinet is to recruit the remaining volunteers needed for the fall campaign. “In our planning process, we evaluate the community’s need for services as well as the community’s willingness and ability to meet the needs,” Grant said. “TAUW’s Community Investments volunteers are in the process of assessing the agencies’ funding requests and determining the allocations for over 170 program services. They will bring their allocation recommendations to the Campaign Cabinet next month. Based on this recommendation and our analysis of the community- wide potential, the Campaign Cabinet will develop its goal recommendation which they will take to the TAUW Board of Directors for approval on June 24.” This year’s Campaign Cabinet has been restructured to better align with the community, according to Mark R. Graham, President and CEO of the Tulsa Area United Way. “I am very excited and energized about my first campaign,” said Graham. “With our remarkable Cabinet, volunteers and donors, I am confident that we will achieve great success this year which translates to serving more of our fellow citizens in need.” United Way’s area-wide campaign kicks off with the annual Day of Caring on Sept. 12, when an estimated 4,000 company volunteers will work throughout the six-county TAUW service area to complete projects for the 65 agencies. The official campaign closing date is November 11.

1430 S. Boulder PO Box 1859 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101-1859 918-583-7171 FAX 918-582-5588 Grant announced the Team Chairs and Division Heads recruited to date. They include: Industry and General Business Team Chair – Jim Kneale, ONEOK, Inc., and his Division Chairs – Michael Thompson, Bank of Oklahoma, N.A. – Business/Retail; Becky J. Frank, Schnake Turnbo Frank, PR – CommTech; Kelli Bailey, Matrix AEP – Construction; Bruce Heine, Magellan Midstream Partners, LP – Energy; Diann Bishop, Williams – Energy Services; Peggy Tanner, McElroy Manufacturing - Manufacturing; Greg Roberson, CB Richard Ellis/Oklahoma - Real Estate. Public Service and Government Team Chair – Tom Baker, City of Tulsa Mayor’s Office. Division Chairs are Paul Williams, Tulsa Police Department – City; Fred Perry, County Commissioner – County; LTC. Bernadine Thomson, PMP, US Army Corps of Engineers – Federal (CFC); Bill Major, LIFE Senior Services – Non-Profits; and LToya Knighten, Governor’s Office – State (SCC). Professional Business Team Chair - Chuck Pollard, Omni Air International. Division Chairs are Brad Stoots, Grant Thornton, LLP – Accountants; Tray Siegfried, The NORDAM Group - Aerospace; Gary Betow, Conner & Winters, LLP – Attorneys; Ed Fariss, MidFirst Bank – Finance; David Wagner, Saint Francis Health System – Healthcare; Nancy Pruitt, BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma – Insurance. Green Country and Commerce Team Chair – Stuart Sullivan, QuikTrip. Division Chairs are Carla Holzrichter, Carla Holzrichter Insurance Agency, Inc., and Holly Jamin, Community Volunteer - Bristow; Paula Cotten, QuikTrip – Hospitality; Nevyle Cable, First National Bank and Trust of Okmulgee - Okmulgee; Mike Bradley, Matrix Service Company - Port of Catoosa; Tim Watts, American Heritage Bank - Sand Springs; Dr. Joe Crowder, Sapulpa Schools – Sapulpa. Leadership Team Chair – Don Walker, ARVEST Bank. Division Chairs include Jim and Kristin Bender – Tocqueville Society; David Hogan, Hogan & Slovacek - Foundations; Eric Hansen, BKD, LLP - Trailblazers; John Wiscaver, State Farm Insurance Companies - Loaned Executives; John Gaines, Northeast Oklahoma Central Labor Council - Labor Chair; and David Littlefield, Littlefield, Inc. - Marketing Chair. The Tulsa Area United Way provides services to over 700,000 annually through its 65 member agencies in Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Rogers, Wagoner and Tulsa counties. It is the largest non-government funder of health and human services in Oklahoma. For more information, call TAUW at 583-7171 or visit www.tauw.org.

1430 S. Boulder PO Box 1859 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101-1859 918-583-7171 FAX 918-582-5588