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N E X T G E N L E A D E R S H I P O K L A H O M A

WHAT IF?&WHY NOT?

DREAM IT, DARE IT, DO IT. A report

A Millennial Vision for a

Transformational Oklahoma

RECOGNIZING AND ENGAGINGYOUNG OKLAHOMA LEADERS

TO CONNECT AND CREATE THENEXTGEN OKLAHOMA.

TWO-DAY LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

CONFERENCESNetwork with thought leaders,

innovators, andpolicy makers to promote new ideas and boldaction to improve Oklahoma

ONE-DAY

LEADERSHIP TALENT-BUILDING

EXPERIENCESPresented strategically around Oklahoma to

encourage maximum participation and connectyoung leaders in your area

ANNUAL NEXTGEN UNDER 30RECOGNITION DINNER

AND CEREMONY

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You are cordially invited toNEXTGENUNDER30 Alumni Reception

for NextGen Under 30 Alumni, Friends & Guests

Thursday, May 5th, 2016 - 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

4:30: Shaping the Next Decade – Policy & Politics with the

State Chamber, Bradley W. Krieger, State Chamber Chairman

5:30: Cocktail Networking Reception

Guest Speaker Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb

Gaillardia Country Club

5300 Gaillardia Boulevard

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

RSVP by Thursday, April 28th by replying to [email protected]

Have a say about the future of your Oklahoma.

DREAM IT, DARE IT, DO IT.LEADING THE MILLENNIAL TRANSFORMATION IN OKLAHOMA

LEADERSHIPRETREATJULY 29-30, 2016

For young professionals of all ages

2 days at the Chickasaw Retreat & Conference Center in Sulphur, OK

Featured presenter Mike Knopp, Executive Director Oklahoma City

Boathouse Foundation.

Small group conversations with five Oklahoma executives who led

transformations!

Find YOUR leader voice!

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All inclusive

$249 (double occupancy)

$279 (single occupancy)Limit 50 persons at the resort hotel

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ANNUAL NEXTGEN ALUMNI

RECEPTIONInformal networking with past NextGen Under 30 classes

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The big dream: To make Oklahoma the state of choice for Millennials and future generations.

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BackgroundNextGen Leadership-Oklahoma is a leadership engagement and recognition project

encouraging the state’s next generation of leaders to be involved now.

The NextGen Under 30 recognition program is a centerpiece of the project. Since 2011

NextGen Under 30 has recognized 197 young leaders, primarily in central Oklahoma,

who have had an impact in their workplaces and communities.

In 2016, NextGen Under 30 launched its most ambitions recognition effort, going

statewide. This effort generated an unprecedented number of nominations in 16

categories of business, industry, education, not-for-profits, and government. The result:

a panel of judges selected 296 young leaders as exemplary by distinguishing themselves

for their contributions to their communities and workplaces. This testifies to the scope

and depth of young leadership talent in Oklahoma.

We want them to stay, prosper, and contribute to a vibrant future.

In the spring of 2016, NextGen Leadership-Oklahoma sent out a call to young leaders

around the state offering a retreat experience to meet executives who are making a

transformational difference in Oklahoma and to discuss their ideas of what Oklahoma

should be focusing on going forward to make it the state of choice for Millennials. This

group met July 29-30, at the Chickasaw Retreat and Conference Center near Sulphur,

OK. Their names are listed in the acknowledgements. This is their report.

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MILLENNIALSborn 1981-1997

23%30%

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TOTALPOPULATION

VOTING AGEPOPULATION

PRIMARY WORKING AGEPOPULATION

Hear our voiceWe are Millennials, and we are here. We want to create our future, not just inherit

it. We want to engage, to make a difference, and to do it now.

We didn’t pick the label for our generation, and it’s somewhat artificial, because we

are not a one-size-fits-all group. However, we know those who analyze

demographics need labels, so we’ll go along. We, Millennials (a.k.a. Generation

Y, or Gen Y), were born between 1981 and 19971. Nationally, we make up

approximately 23 percent of the total population, 30 percent of the voting age

population, and 38 percent of the primary working age population2. As a total

cohort group, there are more of us than the Baby Boomer generation that is

entering retirement years. And we are twice the size of the generation before

us–Gen X.

In 2014, we Millennials were 28% of Oklahoma’s population, ranking it 12th in

the U.S. for Millennials.3 We make up 23.9% and 22.8% of the population in

Oklahoma City and Tulsa respectively.4

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Why listen to Millennials?Every state is competing for Millennials. Oklahoma is no exception. They need to pay

attention to our priorities and issues as part of their overall strategic planning.

We are not the majority of CEOs and business leaders, but we will be someday.

While they are usually the ones leading think tanks, strategic planning sessions, and

policymaking groups, we have something to say about those discussions and the

direction of policy. Our future is at stake, and we are one of the largest stakeholder

groups. We realize others are talking seriously about many issues affecting Oklahoma,

but we haven’t been

present at the table.

What we value and

the way we see

our future might

be different from

the focus of those

planning sessions; so,

listen up.

We realize there is

much more to the

conversation than

what we had time to discuss at the “Dream It, Dare It, Do It” retreat. But we wanted to

dream together. We asked, “What if, and why not?” “How?” is for another day. We

offer these thoughts and ideas fully realizing that this is not the end of the discussion,

but maybe, it is the beginning of many more like it involving many more like us.

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What Matters to Millennials?

As one of our discussion teams stated during the summary section of our deliberations,

When we think of Oklahoma, we think of change. Everyone wants to have a

pendulum swing, but what we really need more of is balance: how we can take

the established generation and the up and coming generation and bring them

together. [Note: indented text is verbatim quotes from the group summaries.]

And another group commented,

Our team believes that in order to keep Millennials in Oklahoma we need to

unify as a state to make an effort to be progressive and inclusive, which would

change the current perception of Oklahoma.

The prominent words in our word cloud would include change, inclusive,

educational reform, collaboration, diverse, respect, balance, unity, innovation,

entrepreneurship, economy, rich culture, life style, and family.

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TransformationChange, to us, means transformation. Oklahoma is evolving, and we need to assure

that the evolution is also purposeful. We want to influence the direction of change so

that the next Oklahoma comes from the best of who we are and what we have to offer.

Oklahoma’s heritage of innovation and resilience has served us well. We will build

on it, seeking the balance of tradition and transformation. Indeed, our tradition is

transformation.

The transformation we have

in mind reinvents some of

our institutions, such as

education and government,

to create a new culture of

learning and collaboration. This

transformation will push us to

rethink some of the paths we

are now on and be willing to

take the road less traveled.

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How others perceive Oklahoma.

We want to live in an Oklahoma respected by others. This thought came up in several

ways, as one group expressed it,

We also envision a diverse and inclusive state that respects all individuals and

viewpoints. We also want to create a positive image for Oklahoma by fostering

an active and educated citizenry that is engaged in making decisions for our

future.

To attract Millennials to Oklahoma, they must see Oklahoma as an inclusive and

inviting state in all aspects. Whether it is political affiliation, the mix of cultures, life

style choices, variety of entertainment, religious and spiritual preferences, economic

opportunities provided by both small and large business, or a blend of urban and rural

experiences, all must be mutually inclusive and work toward a unified wholesome life

experience. One of our teams concluded,

In order to elevate our state as a whole and to establish our unique identity, we

need to invest in the arts, our culture, and our people.

Oklahoma must be seen as a unified whole, not a patchwork of special interests

jockeying for privilege.

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PrioritiesWe started with a blank page. No one suggested what we should mention as our issues

or ideas. We were simply asked to bring our big idea about what we wanted Oklahoma

to become.

We were asked to think in, what if? language. The wilder the ideas, the better.

Nothing was out of bounds. What if? language allowed us to think of what is

possible. It focuses on solutions instead of limitations. We decided to focus on our ideal

NextGen Oklahoma.

When we compiled our thoughts, our ideas clustered into the following categories.

Some of our ideas applied to more than one category.

• Education

• Economic opportunity

• Urban-rural integration

• Energy and environment

• Health and wellness

• Entertainment, the Arts, tourism

• Political reform

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EducationEducation is that one issue we absolutely have to get right. Hands down, and across the

board, quality education throughout the entire spectrum of pre-K through university is

our number one concern. Our chief want is for Oklahomans to be highly educated and

skilled. This goes for technology education as well as for life-long learning.

Our overarching question

was: “What if we restructured or redesigned our educational system?”

The issue goes way

beyond teacher salaries.

We should rethink and

reinvent the system.

Everything is on the

table–everything.

More money alone won’t

attract better or more teachers. We need to focus on what teachers love to do and

provide them the opportunity to do it: educate children.

We should ask:

• What if Oklahoma had the highest paid teachers in the nation?

• What if teachers from other states were waiting in line to teach in Oklahoma?

• What if children had more say about their education?

• What if teachers had more direct input into educational reform?

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Secondarily, we asked, “What if educational curricula were more relevant and well-rounded?”

Education is not something one does to a person; it is an experience one has that helps

them enlarge their expectations of living. An educated person has the knowledge to

make daily life decisions as well as plan for the future. Being educated goes beyond job

skills. It’s about being able to make a life that is meaningful and purposeful.

We should ask:

• What if education stressed more practical topics such as balancing a checkbook, credit scores, and mortgages, and so forth?

• What if every student knew how to use social media safely and appropriately?

• What if high school students were educated about student loans?

• What if we generated more investments in S.T.E.M. education? (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)5

• What if the arts could be studied along with S.T.E.M. instead of being cut completely?

• What if the arts, music, and physical fitness were part of the regular curricula?

• What if students learned critical and creative thinking?

• What if we taught children about meal planning and budgeting in elementary school?

• What if we could get college courses at a vocational school?

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Beyond the issue of funding, “What if legislators made public education their top priority?”

Again, we absolutely must get education right in Oklahoma. We Millennials are both

recent products of the system and future consumers of it as we start our families or

pursue additional education ourselves.

Getting this job done will take a political will by politicians of both parties that must go

beyond what we have seen to

this point. What if our political

leaders not only supported

innovations in the educational

process, but insisted on them?

We believe it is time to take

creative, but possibly drastic,

measures to turn around

Oklahoma’s educational process.

It’s not about throwing money at

the problem; it’s about generating ambitions, and maybe outrageous, ideas. So, what if

teachers and students, who are in the classrooms every day, had more input into what

schooling should be, more so than administrators who have an entirely different set of

responsibilities?

We should ask:

• What if there was a board of teachers that could influence legislation?

• What if legislators were required to teach in the classrooms?

• What if Oklahoma abandoned teaching to the standardized test and taught to the individual needs of the student?

• What if children had more opportunity to contribute to society as part of their education?

• What if public policy and private efforts converged to maximize their impact on generating new ideas and approaches to educating?

• What if rural schools were consolidated?

• What if college were free?

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Economic OpportunityWe want to prosper. We want a state where communities of all sizes have a viable

economic foundation. The NextGen Oklahoma will support entrepreneurship and

business start ups in any community, large or small, urban or rural. The NextGen

Oklahoma will be a hotbed of innovation making existing businesses stronger. The

NextGen Oklahoma will be a diversified economy that can weather downturns in any

individual business sector.

We should ask:

• What if Oklahoma were the entrepreneurial capital of the world?

• What if we had stronger partnership between business and education to strengthen the workforce?

• What if there was a greater collaboration between for profit businesses and nonprofit organizations?

• What if the economy were more diversified?

• What if the foundation of the economy were small businesses?

• What if small business was supported statewide?

• What if startups had more support?

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Urban-Rural IntegrationEconomic opportunity fits hand-in-glove with

the connection between urban centers and

rural Oklahoma.

Most of the U.S. population lives in urban

and suburban centers. 80.7% of the U.S.

population lives in urban areas.6 50.9%

of Americans live in 4.6% of the nation’s

counties.7 In Oklahoma, upwards of 58%

of the population is concentrated around

Oklahoma City and Tulsa.8

We Millennials might head for the urban

centers when younger, but we often head to

the suburbs or farther out into the exurbs and

rural areas when we start families. Many of

us grew up in rural communities and prefer to

remain there.

Regardless of where we live, we want the

best of both the urban and rural experiences

at the same time.

In the cities we want safe pedestrian access to

work, shopping, and entertainment. We want

plenty of green spaces for parks and exercise.

In the rural communities we still crave the

amenities of city living such as entertainment

and access to media. We want quality health

care and quick access to other communities

and urban centers.

We should ask:

• What if there were better public transportation connecting rural and urban areas?

• What if we had public transportation in the rural areas?

• What if there were more green spaces in our cities and inner cities?

• What if there was less traffic congestion in our cities?

• What if all parking was free?

• What if we spent less time waiting in lines?

• What if rural areas of the state were as inviting as urban areas?

• What if rural areas had more access to high speed internet?

• What if (urban) businesses gave employees the ability to work remotely from their rural homes?

• What if rural areas had easier access to critical care hospitals?

• What if rural schools were consolidated?

• What if there was more tourism in rural areas?

• What if there were different ways to utilize natural resources (in rural areas)?

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Energy-EnvironmentWe see our Oklahoma as pristine: land, air, and water that is pure and life giving. This

has implications in all aspects of living and doing business in Oklahoma.

The energy sector, especially oil and natural gas, has been a mainstay on the Oklahoma

landscape since before statehood. Now, wind energy is becoming an economic force.

Oklahoma is the number four generator of wind

energy in the U.S.9

Millennials support more environmentally friendly

energy resources as well as an overall emphasis on

making and keeping Oklahoma environmentally

clean. We want our Oklahoma to strive for a

balance in renewable energy and oil and gas

production, and we expect all energy production to

be environmentally responsible.

In addition, the NextGen Oklahoma will be a world leader in environmentally friendly

practices. Urban landscapes, rural land use, universal recycling will all reflect our

dedication to protecting our land, water, and air quality.

We should ask:

• What if oil & gas accounted for less a share of tax income?

• What if we had more renewable energy sources?

• What if we took our energy infrastructure in greener direction?

• What if recycling was more accessible for all sectors and individuals?

• What if recycling bins were located next to or near to trash bins?

• What if recycling was a free service?

• What if we used incarcerated people to staff recycling centers?

• What if oil companies were required to invest in greener energy?

• What if we were not required to be on an energy grid, but could have self-contained energy for homes and businesses?

• What if we revised (improved) water rights and had better water conservation?

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Health and WellnessWhen it comes to wellness, Oklahoma has some work to do. The United Health

Foundation ranks Oklahoma 45th in the general health of its citizens.10

We need more community wide wellness experiences like the movements in Oklahoma

City to develop the Oklahoma River riverfront area and in Tulsa to preserve the Turkey

Mountain wilderness area for walking and hiking. In addition we see the next Oklahoma

where all communities will provide venues for walking, biking, and other forms of

recreation available to all sectors of the population.

On the other hand, research is becoming more a

part of the Oklahoma health scene. Programs like

the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation make

us proud to be Oklahomans (https://omrf.org). It

makes us wonder why Oklahoma could not do even

more.

A responsive and high quality health care system

throughout the state that is flexible and easy to use

is important to a quality life style. As mentioned

in the urban-rural integration section, having access to quality care in the rural areas

would definitely be a plus.

In addition, we can

envision a state where

wellness for all ages is

stressed in every school,

every business, every

state agency, and in every

community.

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We should ask:

• What if Oklahomans were the healthiest people in the U.S.?

• What if we had a world class, statewide healthcare system?

• What if senior citizens had more access to senior health centers?

• What if we could grow organs?

• What if Oklahoma were the leading center of biomedical sciences?

• What if outside researchers relocated to Oklahoma?

• What if individuals who need an organ transplant received one?

• What if we could abolish child hunger in Oklahoma?

• What if we planned for the increase in homeless populations in relation to our growth?

• What if there were more farmer’s markets with organic products?

• What if all organizations emphasized the wellness of their employees?

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Entertainment, The Arts and Tourism

Entertainment and recreation is a vital part of a vibrant community. The arts and quality

entertainment attracts people of all generations. Oklahoma has a vibrant sporting

community with world-class venues and the Thunder NBA franchise. We deserve an

arts community to match. We especially would like to see more emphasis on the arts in

public schools again.

We should ask:

• What if we created more performing arts programs outside of school?

• What if Oklahoma were a prime tourism state?

• What if we conducted a national survey to see what the perception of Oklahoma is?

• What if our media campaigns promoted a statewide positive image for Oklahoma?

• What if we capitalized on the hiking aspect of Oklahoma?

• What if we promoted, “Oklahoma Strong” as part of the Oklahoma image?

• What if Oklahoma City and Tulsa had the same appeal as Nashville?

• What if Oklahoma had a “South by Southwest” type of program to learn about Oklahoma roots for film, music, and the performing arts?

• What if Oklahoma grew the film industry in the state?

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Political ReformWe Millennials are solution oriented. We believe in working together, collaborating to

accomplish significant and meaningful goals. We expect our leaders to demonstrate a

spirit of leading that lives up to those expectations.

We expect institutions to work on

our behalf if they are to gain our

trust. We look both to business

leaders and political leaders to

improve our lives.

The political leaders of the NextGen

Oklahoma will be more focused

on developing policies that reflect

a more unified and inclusive

approach to governing. Public interest must be more important than special interest or

self-interests. In short, we want a political system that works to create the Oklahoma

in which we want to live and prosper. We will exert our influence to produce a more

solution-oriented governing process at all levels of governance.

We should ask:

• What if we could talk about issues without fighting about issues?

• What if OK had the highest level of voter participation in the country?

• What if we had automatic voter registration?

• What if we could vote online?

• What if elections were non-partisan?

• What if we increased voter education and every voter understood the issues?

• What if redistricting was handled by an independent group?

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Concluding Thoughts

As Millennials and young leaders, we are a significant

population segment. Unlike our predecessor

generations, we are more connected and more

highly educated. We expect to be included in making

decisions now about issues that will directly affect us.

We are not willing to wait it out until someone gives

us permission to lead. Our time is now. We are eager

to engage and to lead the Millennial transformation in

Oklahoma.

NextGen Leadership Retreat photos - July

29-30, at the Chickasaw Retreat and

Conference Center near Sulphur, OK.

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The What If? processThe purpose of the What If? process is to generate ideas and to explore possibilities. The analysis of

ideas is deferred to another time. Therefore, the questions that should be asked are not intended to be

solutions. They are intended to be jumping off places for discussion and further exploration.

In context of the Dream It, Dare It, Do It retreat, participants were asked to think of the preferred state

they would like to see in Oklahoma in order for them to invest their lives here. Expectations must be set

before focused action can be taken.

As part of the What If? discussion,

participants were challenged to

think of how Oklahoma could

be a state where all residents

could find the quality of life they

expect. Therefore, in finding a

state that is ideal for Millennials,

how would that state also be the

state of choice for all generations

that inhabit it? Win-win is the

only acceptable scenario. In reality,

when some win and others lose,

the cumulative result is less than

optimum.

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The Millennial Transformation

What if? & Why not?Millennials are an emerging bundle of creative energy. They are a force.

There’s no holding Millennials in check. They are here . . . now. And they are ready to

engage. They are ready to change the world. To make it better, more inclusive, more

human, more humane, more harmonious.

They live in a world of What if? & Why not?. They are ready to lend their creative

energy to creative change. No more same ol’ same ol’.

Technology put the litany of best practices at their fingertips. They learn from the best

on their own terms. They recycle that generational knowledge into transformational

ideas and reinvent their world as they go.

Now what?

What’s next for NextGen Leadeship Oklahoma?

NextGen Leadership Oklahoma recognizes and embraces the power of the Millennial

transformation. We are inspired by the Millennials’ creative energy.

We should ask:

• What if Millennials scattered across Oklahoma had a way to channel their

collective creative energy so that everyone could benefit from it?

• What if Millennials stepped up now to take their place in leadership circles

instead of waiting another decade or longer to even try?

• What if the spirit of Millennials expressed itself in such a way as to make

everyone, of all generations, feel renewed and optimistic?

NextGen Leadership Oklahoma will look for creative ways to encourage and promote

the Millennial spirit in every city and town in Oklahoma that is ready and willing to

embrace it.

• What if Oklahoma became the state of choice for Millennials and future

generations?

• Why not create that Oklahoma starting now?

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Retreat participants and contributors to this report

Ta’Na Alexander, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Brenna Bagnaro, Roderick H. Polston Attorneys

Macey Barber, AtLink Services, LLC

Dallas Barber

Jillian Bishop, Oklahoma Restaurant Association

Trent Brewer, Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits

Britnee Bryles, Jasco

Gina Campbell, Koch Communications

Bryce Chitwood, Artesian Hotel

Corey Dozier, Jones PR

Ashley Elkins, Myriad Botanical Gardens

Kelley Gann, Freestyle Creative

Cameron Gillispie, Chickasaw Nation

Keegan Grooms, First Liberty Bank

Josh Jennings, Chickasaw Retreat and Conference Center

Alaina Jones, Risha Grant LLC

Shannon Lavicky, Hall Capital, LLC

Rebecca Lightfoot, Chickasaw Nation

Devin Loehrs, WeGoLook.com

Amy McCarter, Cherokee Nation Business

Adam McCreary, Cherokee Nation Business

Joy Moon, Chickasaw Nation

Chris Mott, WeGoLook.com

Anna Raney, Roderick H. Polston Attorneys

Kenny Reinbold, Express Employment Professionals

Drake Scifers, JustRewards App

Jaylea Thompson, Vision Bank

Ryan Waters, WeGoLook.com

Laura Wilcox, Jones PR

Darian Woolbright, Keller-Williams Elite

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AcknowledgmentsThe Executive Leadership Circles participants

Jennifer Anderson, VP Marketing and Communications, Express Employment Professionals

Robyn Elliott, Secretary of Communications and Community Development, the Chickasaw Nation

Tom McDaniel, President, American Fidelity Foundation, Chair Oklahoma City MAPS-3 Citizen’s Advisory Board

Ken Parker, CEO, NextThought

Marion Payden, CEO, Leadership Oklahoma

Robin Smith, CEO and Co-founder, WeGoLook.com

Retreat featured presenters and facilitators

Mike Knopp, Executive Director, Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation

Risha Grant, diversity advocate and consultant, Risha Grant LLC and Diversityconnex.com

Cyndi Dorber, dance instructor, A Dance with Me.

Lorinda Schrammel, Training and Development Manager, Oklahoma State Univeristy, and President-elect Tulsa chapter–Association for Talent Development.

Special thanks

Lynda McWatters for coordinating registration and assisting with preparing the retreat materials and on-site coordination.

Peter Preksto, for setting up and monitoring the on-line registration and promotional processes.

Diana J. Smith, Designsmith, Inc., for graphic design of the promotional information and the conference workbook.

The Chickasaw Retreat and Conference Center for their gracious hospitality. Especially Josh Jennings, general manager, and Twyla Johnson, sales manager and event director.

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1 Fry, Richard, “Millennials overtake Baby Boomers as America’s largest generation,” FactTank, April 25, 2016, Pew Research Center, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/04/25/millennials-overtake-ba-by-boomers/

2 Frey, William H., “Diversity defines the millennial generation,” Brookings, June 28, 2016, https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/06/28/diversity-defines-the-millenni-al-generation/

3 Maciag, Mile, “A State-by-State Look at Where Each Generation Lives,” Governing, July 31, 2014, http://www.governing.com/topics/urban/gov-generational-population-data-maps-by-state.html

4 Felder, Ben, “Cover story: Millennials are changing the city forever,” Oklahoma Gazette, January 7, 2015, http://okgazette.com/2015/01/07/cover-story-millennials-are-chang-ing-the-city-forever/

5 STEM Education, Oklahoma State Department of Education, http://sde.ok.gov/ sde/stem

6 Berg, Nate, “U.S. Urban population is up. . . But what does ‘Urban’ really mean?” CITYLAB, March 26, 2012, http://www.citylab.com/housing/2012/03/us-urban-population-what-does-urban-really-mean/1589/

7 Goddard, Sara, “Where do most Americans live?” Taegan Goddard’s Wonk Wire, Sept. 4, 2015, http://wonkwire.com/2015/09/04/where-do-most-americans-live/

8 Demographics of Oklahoma, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Oklahoma

9 “Wind Energy: Electricity and Economic Potential in Oklahoma,” StateImpact, https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/tag/wind-energy/

10 America’s Health Rankings. United Health Foundation, December 10, 2015, http://cdnfiles.ameri-cashealthrankings.org/SiteFiles/Reports/2015AHR_Annual-v1.pdf

Endnotes

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SPONSOR: Robert Funk, Sr., and Jennifer AndersonExpress Employment Professionals

SPONSOR: Robyn Elliott and Gov. Bill AnoatubbyThe Chickasaw Nation

Tom McDanielAmerican Fidelity Foundation

Robin SmithWeGoLook.com

Ken ParkerNextThought

Marion PadenLeadership Oklahoma

Thank you, sponsors and leadership circles leadersfor donating your time to support Oklahoma’s emerging leadership talent.


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