THE JOURNAL RECORD Tuesday, April 24, 2007 www.journalrecord.com Vol. 112, No. 82 • Two Sections ‘Achievers under 40’ event May 17 Program to honor 39 young professionals OKLAHOMA CITY – Taylor Keen, an executive partner with Giant Partners, will be the speaker at the 2007 Journal Record “Achievers under 40” event honoring 39 professionals from the state. Keen was honored as one of last year’s “Achievers under 40.” From 2001-2005, Keen was a vice president of Cherokee Nation Enterprises Inc. whose projects include the Phase 1 develop- ment of the Cherokee Casino and Resort in Catoosa. Prior to that, he founded a private con- sulting practice named Native American Solutions, served in a logistics position for Budget Group Inc. and worked overseas for WorldCom International PLC in Business Development. The Journal Record’s “Achievers under 40: Rewarding the Climb” salute is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. May 17 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. “The Journal Record’s ‘Achievers under 40’ event is designed to recognize and celebrate the Vince Orza, dean of the Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University, speaks accomplishments of Oklahoma’s talented young during the 2006 “Achievers under 40” awards banquet in Tulsa on May 18. leaders,” said Mary Mélon, publisher. “This group PHOTO BY JENNIFER PITTS of honorees is all under the age of 40 but have already proven both their leadership skills and McVay & Murrah PC, Oklahoma City. ● David Le – podiatric surgeon, Oklahoma Foot Ankle ● Lester Claravall – child labor specialist, Oklahoma Specialist, Oklahoma City. their strong commitment to making Oklahoma a Department of Labor, Oklahoma City. ● Gavin Manes – president and director of research, better place to live and work.” ● Julie Cohen – president, Oklahoma Arts Institute, Oklahoma Digital Forensics Professionals Inc., Tulsa. The winners were chosen by a committee com- Norman. ● Michelle Martin-Coyne – artist, The Flaming Lips, ● David Cry – founder and CEO, The Oklahoma City. posed of area leaders and will be honored at the Adrenoleukodystrophy Foundation, Tulsa. ● Louisa McCune-Elmore – editor in chief, Oklahoma Today event and profiled in a special publication of The ● Jody Davis-Bergman – owner/president, Accent Moving magazine, Oklahoma City. Journal Record. Sponsors of the 2007 event are & Storage, Broken Arrow. ● Joy McGill – media relations coordinator, St. John Health Accel Financial Staffing Solutions; Alliance of ● DeeDee DeVore – project manager, The Banta Systems, Tulsa. Companies, Oklahoma City. ● Rick Nagel – partner, Acorn Growth Companies, Emerging Professionals; Bank of Oklahoma; ● Whitney English – principal, Whitney English LLC, Oklahoma City. Chesapeake Energy Corp.; Oklahoma City Oklahoma City. ● Kevin Ratliff – associate, Hartzog Conger Cason & University Meinders School of Business; Schnake, ● Jay Eshelman – area vice president, Gallagher Risk Neville, Oklahoma City. Turnbo, Frank; Third Degree and Tulsa Young Management, Tulsa. ● Sam Sims – senior public relations manager, Jones Public ● Kyle Essmiller – senior accounting manager, Chesapeake Relations Inc., Oklahoma City. Professionals. Energy Corp., Oklahoma City. ● Burt Smith – president, Executive Marketing To make reservations for the lunch, call Sunny ● Brian Fitzsimmons – president/architect, Fitzsimmons Information, Edmond. Cearley at (405) 278-2820 or e-mail her at Architects, Oklahoma City. ● Mark Smith – president and CEO, ChartMark ● Pam Gutel – director of public affairs, Federal Reserve Investments, Tulsa. [email protected]. Corporate Bank, Oklahoma City. ● Mason Sommer – vice president of investments, tables are $1,500 each and include a table for ● Kathryn Hall – marketing coordinator, Matrix Architects, Wachovia Securities, Oklahoma City. eight, a half-page ad and recognition at the event Engineers, Planners Inc., Tulsa. ● Amanda Spencer – vice president of strategic communi- and in the publication. Regular tables are $400, ● Molly Helm – director of marketing and communicating, cations, Third Degree Advertising and Communications, Autry Technology Center, Enid. Oklahoma City. and single tickets are $50. ● JJ Hurley – president, GDH Consulting Inc., Tulsa. ● Allison Starke – account executive, Schnake Turnbo The Journal Record’s fourth class of “Achievers ● Eric Johnson – attorney, Phillips McFall McCaffrey Frank, Tulsa. under 40” includes: McVay & Murrah PC, Oklahoma City. ● Dave Tedford – project manager, Cardinal Engineering ● Daniel Adams – vice president, MidFirst Bank, ● Mike Knopp – executive director, Oklahoma City Inc., Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City. Boathouse Foundation, Oklahoma City. ● Jeremy Tubb – shareholder director, Crowe & Dunlevy, ● Jeff Beasley – founding partner, Straxis LLC, Jenks. ● Laura Kriegel – director of marketing and communica- Oklahoma City. ● Shane Brown – photographer/artist, Lexington. tions, Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau, ● Anne Vermillion – staff engineer, Tronox LLC, ● Rebecca Bryant – owner, Council Creek Cheese & Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City. Cuisine, Tulsa. ● Stacy Kymes – senior vice president, corporate controller, ● Larry Wilhelm – president, Wilspec Technologies, ● Vickie Buchanan – director, Phillips McFall McCaffrey BOK Financial Corp., Tulsa. Oklahoma City..