100 Ideas Advisory Board Members Named
The 100 Ideas Initiative, a statewide project launched a month ago to seek the best ideas for Oklahoma second century, has announced members of the project’s advisory board.
“Our advisory board members represent the best and brightest of Oklahoma’s various professions and backgrounds,” said Thad Balkman, Executive Director of 100 Ideas. “But one thing they all share in common is a thirst to bring innovation and new ideas forward for Oklahoma’s second century. I look forward to their participation in the idea gathering and selection process over the course of this year.”
Members of the board include: Carols Bermudez, Newalla resident and owner of Sonshine Services; Kirk Humphreys, former Oklahoma City mayor and real estate developer; Jonathan Small, resident of Edmond and a CPA; Daniel W. Pullin, Associate Vice President and Executive Director for the University of Oklahoma’s Center of Economic Wealth; Xavier Neira, Vice President Special Projects, Rooney Holdings, Inc.; Christopher B. Howard, Associate Vice President of the University of Oklahoma’s Honors College; veteran of the War on Terror; Rhodes Scholar and founder of the Impact Young Lives Foundation; Stuart Ericson, resident of Muskogee and a former lawmaker, now an attorney; Jason Ramsey, Policy Analyst OSU/A&M Board of Regents; Melissa McLawhorn-Houston, resident of Norman and a licensed attorney and Chief of Staff for the Office of Homeland Security; Tom Langdon, Edmond resident and vice president of Stephens Inc., an investment banking firm; Devon Shannon, Lawton resident, stay-at-home mother and wife of State Rep. TW Shannon; Tom Cooper, Tulsa resident and chairman and chief executive of the Warren Professional Building Corporation.
Along with House Speaker Lance Cargill, former Oklahoma governors George Nigh, David Boren and Frank Keating are serving as co-chairs of the 100 Ideas Initiative.
“I am honored to have these outstanding Oklahomans helping us find the best ideas from the best minds in Oklahoma as we seek citizen input from across the state,” said Cargill.
Executive Director Balkman said that 100 Ideas has partnered with the Oklahoma Community Institute, an organization focused on improving community planning and leadership and that 100 Ideas will share information about the project’s partners on a quarterly basis, beginning in the spring. Later this year, the advisory board will help review the ideas to select the best 100, to be published in a book.
IdeaRaisers are planned for February 13 in Tulsa at the Greenwood Cultural Center and February 16 in Tahlequah. In addition, future IdeaRaisers will address aviation, classroom education, public safety and transportation.
The first IdeaRaiser, held January 30 in Oklahoma City, attracted over 100 participants offering ideas on improving bioscience research and technology in Oklahoma.
For more information about 100 Ideas, visit the 100 Ideas web site online at www.100ideasok.org
“Our advisory board members represent the best and brightest of Oklahoma’s various professions and backgrounds,” said Thad Balkman, Executive Director of 100 Ideas. “But one thing they all share in common is a thirst to bring innovation and new ideas forward for Oklahoma’s second century. I look forward to their participation in the idea gathering and selection process over the course of this year.”
Members of the board include: Carols Bermudez, Newalla resident and owner of Sonshine Services; Kirk Humphreys, former Oklahoma City mayor and real estate developer; Jonathan Small, resident of Edmond and a CPA; Daniel W. Pullin, Associate Vice President and Executive Director for the University of Oklahoma’s Center of Economic Wealth; Xavier Neira, Vice President Special Projects, Rooney Holdings, Inc.; Christopher B. Howard, Associate Vice President of the University of Oklahoma’s Honors College; veteran of the War on Terror; Rhodes Scholar and founder of the Impact Young Lives Foundation; Stuart Ericson, resident of Muskogee and a former lawmaker, now an attorney; Jason Ramsey, Policy Analyst OSU/A&M Board of Regents; Melissa McLawhorn-Houston, resident of Norman and a licensed attorney and Chief of Staff for the Office of Homeland Security; Tom Langdon, Edmond resident and vice president of Stephens Inc., an investment banking firm; Devon Shannon, Lawton resident, stay-at-home mother and wife of State Rep. TW Shannon; Tom Cooper, Tulsa resident and chairman and chief executive of the Warren Professional Building Corporation.
Along with House Speaker Lance Cargill, former Oklahoma governors George Nigh, David Boren and Frank Keating are serving as co-chairs of the 100 Ideas Initiative.
“I am honored to have these outstanding Oklahomans helping us find the best ideas from the best minds in Oklahoma as we seek citizen input from across the state,” said Cargill.
Executive Director Balkman said that 100 Ideas has partnered with the Oklahoma Community Institute, an organization focused on improving community planning and leadership and that 100 Ideas will share information about the project’s partners on a quarterly basis, beginning in the spring. Later this year, the advisory board will help review the ideas to select the best 100, to be published in a book.
IdeaRaisers are planned for February 13 in Tulsa at the Greenwood Cultural Center and February 16 in Tahlequah. In addition, future IdeaRaisers will address aviation, classroom education, public safety and transportation.
The first IdeaRaiser, held January 30 in Oklahoma City, attracted over 100 participants offering ideas on improving bioscience research and technology in Oklahoma.
For more information about 100 Ideas, visit the 100 Ideas web site online at www.100ideasok.org
Labels: 100 Ideas Initiative, Lance Cargill, Thad Balkman
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