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In May, we paid homage to the women leaders, mothers, wives and ladies of Central Oklahoma, and this month, we do the same for the men. In this issue, you'll read about six men ranging from early career to old guard who are shaping Central Oklahoma into what it is today. From young career-minded men who are helping build community to the men who have led Central Oklahoma for decades, these are just six who are making a difference in our community. Our friend Peter Levinson has some thoughts about the challenges of being a father for Father's Day. Whether you were raised with a father figure or without, it's a touching tribute to how to be a better man and father. We also sent our new editor Andrew Griffin out to hang out with The OKC Dodgers, our own hometown baseball team. Here's something exciting and new. Leading up to the Centennial of Route 66 in 2026, Oklahoma has launched the AAA Route 66 Road Festival, which kicks off this month in OKC and Tulsa. Our state is leading the way in all the celebrations about the famous Mother Road.
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Happy Father’s Day LEARNING TO BE A MAN AND A FATHER
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Being a father without having a father is a challenge many men face. I am more surprised when talking with another dad who can recall being raised by a father figure with fond memories. Too often today, men have been raised without a dad and by a woman in their life. I do not believe that a woman cannot raise a boy to be a man; I feel that not having that male role model gives many men today a challenge as they become fathers. I spent most of my childhood without a father figure in my life. I was raised by a mom, aunt, and grandmother until the time I moved out at 16 when I was becoming a dad. Yes, you read that right; I was a 16-yearold dad. I joined the Marine Corps at 17 when I graduated High School. I needed to learn to be a man to be a better husband and dad.
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My goal is not to make the article about me but to share what many men today struggle with, “How do I be a good father to my children when I don’t know what that looks like?” It’s an internal struggle that most men won’t share externally, and it’s how we are wired. It may be why many men run from the responsibility or how other men embrace the challenge with a determination to do better and be an example to their children they did not have in their own lives. I do find many resources to help on my road. The best I have come across is a book by John Eldredge called “Wild at Heart.” There is a quote in the book that says, “Every boy, in his journey to become a man, takes an arrow in the center of his heart, in the
place of his strength. Because the wound is rarely discussed and even more rarely healed, every man carries a wound. And the wound is nearly always given by his father.” If you are a dad present in your children’s lives, then great job, way to be there. We need more like you in the lives of families across this nation. If you read this and think I can do better, then there is no time like the present. If these words describe your father in any way or conjure thoughts of the silent battles he may have fought, then let him know this Father’s Day what he has done for you. With all this being said, “Happy Fathers Day,” my fellow dads.
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WITH A FAMILIAR FACE AT THE HELM, DEADCENTER FILM FESTIVAL MAKES A SPLASH IN OKLAHOMA CITY deadCenter Film, organizer of Oklahoma’s largest film festival, announced the annual deadCenter Film Festival has received designation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a qualifying festival in the categories of Animated Short Film/Live Action Short Film for the concurrent season. Beginning with the 2022 deadCenter Film Festival, award winners in these two categories will now be eligible to enter the Short Films competition. Which means this year is not the year to miss! But that’s not the only big news this year. A familiar face has returned to head up Oklahoma City’s popular film festival. Cacky Poarch returns as the interim executive director as the festival and staff prepares for a return to in-person festival events. Poarch was among the original organizers who developed the festival into what it is today during its early years. Under her leadership, the festival was named “Top 20 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine.
DEADCENTER 2022 The 22nd annual deadCenter Film Festival on June 9-12 kicks off with Opening Night and headlining films, as well as public outdoor screenings, Oklahoma features, special partnerships - featuring the fifth production by OKC Thunder Films - and the inaugural presentation of undeadCenter. The event returns entirely in-person, offering the usual festival-happenings, such as feature panel discussions,
film industry networking events, expansion to new venues… and parties! deadCenter Film programmers watched nearly 2,000 films during the first open call for programming since the pandemic. In addition, more than 1,000 films entered the Short film category in the first year after the festival was named an OSCAR ® qualifying film festival for live action and animated shorts. “Working to bring independent film back to the big screen in Oklahoma City has been a dream come true,” said Sara Thompson, director of programming. “I’m so proud of the lineup we have put together and can’t wait to share it with our audiences.” The Opening Night Film on Thursday, June 9, is the documentary MAMA BEARS, an exploration of the journeys taken by Sara Cunningham and Kimberly Shappley, and their journeys as conservative, Christian mothers whose profound love for their children has turned them into fierce advocates for an entire community. The Closing Night Film on Sunday, June 12, is Butterfly in the Sky, a documentary on Reading Rainbow, the beloved classic children’s literary television show that introduced kids of the 1980s and 90s to the wonder and importance of books, thanks in large part to one of the most adored television hosts of all time, LeVar Burton. Friday night, at the family-friendly Friday Night Frolic during Scissortail Park’s Night Market, OKC Thunder Films will debut their latest storytelling short film yet again at deadCenter, Seeds of Greenwood: A century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the fertile soil of the historic Greenwood District is being nurtured. Presenting the inaugural undeadCenter slate, Oklahoma filmmaker and festival alum Mickey Reece will curate a “Midnight Movie” genre of selections for the first time. For tickets or information, visit deadcenterfilm.org.
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Inaugural AAA Route 66 Road Fest Debuts This Year in OKC, Tulsa
Oklahoma City and Tulsa are first in line to celebrate the Mother Road’s approaching centennial year with the inaugural AAA Route 66 Road Fest this June. Tickets are on sale route66roadfest.com. The Road Fest is a weeklong celebration of the highway’s history, and the event will kick off a five-year countdown to the 2026 centennial to be observed in cities across the country and draw visitors from around the world. Oklahoma’s nine-day event will be held June 18-19 at the Bennett Event Center at OKC Fairgrounds, then open in Tulsa’s SageNet Center at Expo Square on June 25-26. There will be exhibits, classic cars, activities, food, and live music. “Tulsa entrepreneur Cyrus Avery is known as the ‘Father of Route 66’ and the historic highway crosses more miles in Oklahoma than any other state,” said Jared Peterson, president of AAA Oklahoma. “So, what better place to start the centennial celebration than the Sooner State?” Advance daily admission tickets can be purchased online at $20 for adults 18 and older, and $10 for 12- to 17-year-olds and $5 for children 5 to 11. Children under 5 are free. Visitors can explore Route 66 through the decades by touring interactive exhibits that include artifacts, history, photos, fashion, automobiles, and iconic brands that came of age on the Mother Road.
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The center attraction of the Road Fest will be the Route 66 Journey. The 14,000-square-foot interactive exhibit will illustrate what Route 66 looked like, sounded like and felt like in the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s, ’50s, ’60s and beyond with historical artifacts, photos, fashion, automobiles, music, and iconic brands that came of age through the decades on Route 66. The Route 66 Journey exhibit will begin with antique vehicles from the 1920s and take participants into the Future of Mobility which will include a self-driving shuttle and high-tech drones. There also will be a classic car show, vendor booths, and family activities that include virtual reality experiences, a remote-control car track, a pinewood derby competition and a Route 66 mini golf course featuring famous landmarks from the historic highway. Like any great festival, there will be plenty of food as well as live music from local and regional bands throughout the event. “The Route 66 Road Fest will be as memorable as the historic highway itself and it is destined to be a summer highlight for visitors across the state and the country,” Peterson said. In addition to tickets, Classic Car enthusiasts can sign up for the Road Fest Cars and Coffee event on the website. There also are a variety of booth spaces available for vendors who want to join the fun. For more details, email to: ronda.adkisson@route66roadfest.com.
T O P : Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, and AAA Oklahoma Executive Jared Peterson admire a 1923 Ford Model T Roadster , owned by Gene Hawkins, left. Oklahoma City.
B O T T O M : AAA Oklahoma Executive Jared Peterson talks about the car shows, bands, exhibits and more when the AAA Route 66 Road Fest opens on June 18 in Oklahoma City.
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OKC Dodgers Spotlight INFIELDER ANDY BURNS LIGHTS UP THE OKC BASEBALL SCENE ARTICLE BY ANDREW GRIFFIN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BURK
It was a clear and breezy April day at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Oklahoma City Dodgers were playing the Sugar Land Space Cowboys for a midday game. The score was 3 to 1., and the Dodgers were up to bat in the 5th inning. Suddenly, the danceable 1977 hit “Disco Inferno” by The Trammps blasts out of the speakers. Walking up to the plate was a tall, lanky infielder with a charming smile, wearing his number 9 jersey. Andy Burns is introduced by that disco classic, an introduction Burns will later say is a song that started right here in OKC. “I think I’ll have them use that song for the rest of my career,” Burns said. On this particular day he was burning up the field with his enviable athletic skills.
EARLY YEARS Now into his early 30s, Burns has long loved baseball. Born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado, Burns has had a deep passion for the game. “From an early age, my first word was ‘ball,’” Burns said, following a recent practice at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. “I’ve always had an interest in baseball.” That interest in America’s Pastime has taken Burns far from the windswept hills of northern Colorado in the intervening years. Burns found himself playing for baseball teams around the world, including Australia, Japan, Canada, Korea, Venezuela, Taiwan and New Zealand. After playing for Fort Collins’ Rocky Mountain High School and helping their team win two state championships, he competed in the Major League Baseball Diamond Skills championship at the 1999 MLB All-Star Game in Boston. As he continued to develop his game, the right-hander realized turning this passion into a professional career would be possible. In the minor leagues, Burns landed in Buffalo, New York, playing for the Bisons. In 2019, Burns was named the Bisons’ Jimmy Griffin Hometown Hero for his offensive statistics at home, with 19 home runs. But the weather was not a favorite for the standout ball player.
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“The weather in Buffalo can be pretty cold. But the home crowd there was always great. I always enjoyed playing at home,” he said. In May 2016, Burns crossed the US-Canada border to Toronto to make his first Major League Baseball debut, playing as a pinch hitter for the Toronto Blue Jays in a game against the San Francisco Giants. When Burns had been drafted in the MLB draft by the Blue Jays in 2011, he was at the University of Arizona.
WITH THE DODGERS In December 2020, he was signed by the Dodgers as a free agent. In 2021, he played for Oklahoma City, although he was called out to Los Angeles, playing nine games for the team of legends Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale, among many others. On an average day, Burns says he will get to the ball field between 1 and 1:30 p.m. to stretch and warm up. “I have to tune up for the game at 7,” Burns said. “One thing I’ve learned in my career is you want to be ready at 7 p.m., as much as anything. When the fans show up and they have all of that energy … it just really helps us out.” It was early in his minor-league career, playing for the Lansing (Michigan) LugNuts, that Burns met his wife, Kate, who had been a student at Michigan State University. They now have a 15-month-old daughter with another child on the way. Alas, while in El Paso in 2021, Burns was riding a scooter and hit a pothole, fracturing his right wrist. Though Burns worried his career could be over, his wrist healed. While playing the Albuquerque Isotopes, Burns racked up a career-high five RBI during the game, which was game two of a doubleheader. Burns also hit his team-leading seventh double of the season. “It’s a long season,” Burns admitted. “We’ve got another five months, so it’s early in the season. Still, we’ve got a lot of camaraderie, good team chemistry and I think we’re just a really good team.”
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Willie Nelson at the Zoo Amphitheater
ZOO AMPHITHEATR E, 2101 N E 5 0 T H ST., O K L A H O MA C I T Y Musical legend Willie Nelson performs June 1 at the Zoo Amphitheater. Willie Hugh Nelson is an American musician, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie, combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust, made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. Visit thezooamphitheatre.com .
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Children's Garden Festival at Myriad Gardens
MYRIAD GAR DEN S , 160 W. RENO This children's event features 10 days of activities and outdoor fun at The Myriad Garden's Children's Garden. Admission is free for Gardens' members, and features daily activities, crafts and events inspired by books. Visit myriadgardens.org for more information and for membership details.
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Oklahoma Brewers Festival
CHICKASAW BRICKTOW N BALL PA R K Oklahoma Brewers Fest is back for the 2nd Annual craft beer festival Summer 2022. Oklahoma’s only brewer-led festival features craft breweries from across the state with special beer releases just for this high energy, must-experience craft beer festival with more than 100 beers available. Two sessions are available between noon and 8 p.m.
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Black, Bold, Beautiful Bazaar: Juneteenth Edition
COLE COMMUN ITY CEN TER , 4 4 NW E XP R E S S WAY Celebrate Juneteenth with with the Black, Bold, Beautiful Bazaar from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Cole Community Center. This event features vendors creating art, soul food, spoken word performances, dance teams, crafts and more. The event honors Juneteenth, which commemorates the liberation of the last slaves in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had abolished slavery.
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ZZ Top in Concert
ZOO AMPHITHEATR E, 2101 N E 5 0 T H ST. ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. For 51 years, the band comprised vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and vocalist-bassist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. The band comes to OKC's Zoo Amphitheatre on June 25. Find tickets at thezooamphitheatre.com .
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Matilda The Musical
CIVIC CEN TER MUS IC HALL, 20 1 N. WA L KE R The Oklahoma City Civic Center presents "Matilda, The Musical" in June. This performance highlights the inspiring story of an extraordinary little girl who, gifted with a vivid imagination and a sharp wit, dares to prove that you can change your destiny despite all the odds. For more information or tickets, visit okcciviccenter.com .
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Does It Matter How Property is Titled in Divorce? Many individuals wonder whether it matters how property is titled in a divorce. In other words, some theorize that if an asset is in their individual name, it might mean that they will receive this asset in a divorce. It could be a variety of property or assets. Some might try to title a bank account in their own name. Others might purchase a vehicle and put it in their own name. In other cases, an individual might set up an investment account that only has their name on it, but not their spouse. The possibilities can be infinite. When a divorce takes place, many think the asset will be given to them by the court because it is not jointly titled with their spouse. A common question for many is whether this is accurate or not. The reality is that how property is titled in a divorce is normally not that important. Instead, in states where equitable jurisdiction is controlling, courts look to when the property or asset was acquired. If the property is acquired during the marriage, it is normally labeled marital property. However, if the property was acquired before marriage, it is presumed to be separate property. Courts then have to divide marital property in a just matter when consider-
ing all the factors. The factors can vary by state, but they can include different criteria. This includes contribution of each party, the length of the marriage, the education and work history of the parties, the conduct of the parties in some states, and a litany of other factors. In terms of the titling of the assets, it is truly not that important. If the asset is in one spouse’s name, it does not matter if the asset was acquired during the marriage. A party cannot purchase property or buy an asset with marital funds and assume that the asset will be allocated to them in a divorce. A prenuptial agreement is something to consider for those who have substantial property or assets prior to marriage. To ensure they receive it in the divorce, they must agree to it beforehand. Through a prenuptial agreement, the parties can agree to have property or assets set aside to them in the future. It is vital to draft the prenuptial agreement appropriately and that both parties have independent counsel. Other important criteria are that there needs to be full and fair disclosure and that there be no duress or undue influence. Even after the marriage, parties could enter into a postnuptial agreement to denote who would get what property or assets in the case of divorce. That said, parties sometimes have little incentive to
do this after the marriage. One potential exception is where a party receives inheritance or gifts during the marriage. Inheritance or gifts are generally viewed as separate property in a divorce. Thus, if parties place inheritance or gifts in a separate account away from other marital property or debt, doing so makes sense. Otherwise, there can be a risk that the separate property is commingled with other marital funds or property. When this happens, it can convert separate property into marital property. For this reason, parties who receive inheritance or gifts should speak to an attorney if they want to ensure that it remains their separate property. It often makes sense before they receive the inheritance or gift to ensure it is handled appropriately. A separate account in this instance may make sense for liquid assets. Stange Law Firm, PC limits their practice to family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, paternity, guardianship, adoption, mediation, collaborative law and other domestic relation matters. Stange Law Firm, PC gives clients 24/7 access to their case through a secured online case tracker found on the website. They also give their clients their cell phone numbers. Call for a consultation today at 855-805-0595.
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realty report A sample of recently sold properties in OKC. N E I GH BO RH O O D
OR IGIN AL PRICE
SO L D P RIC E
%SO L D/ O RIG
DO M
B DRM S
B AT H S
Gaillardia
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
100%
0
5
6.1
Nichols Hills
$2,450,000
$2,450,000
100%
59
4
4.2
Nichols Hills Add
$2,425,000
$2,425,000
100%
0
4
4.2
Nichols Hills
$2,150,000
$2,150,000
100%
0
4
3.1
Nichols Hills Wilshire
$1,895,000
$1,819,000
96%
0
5
5.2
Unplatted
$1,650,000
$1,500,000
91%
367
6
5
Oklahoma City Township
$1,650,000
$1,445,000
88%
28
5
6.2
Rose Creek Blks 14-19
$1,485,000
$1,400,000
94%
73
5
4.2
Nichols Hills
$1,449,940
$1,380,000
95%
156
5
4.3
Villagio At Deer Creek I Repla
$1,324,990
$1,250,000
94%
7
5
5
Black Oak at Iron Horse Ranch
$1,249,900
$1,242,400
99%
54
5
4.1
Creekside Estates
$1,375,000
$1,200,000
87%
7
4
4.2
Nichols Hills Add
$1,150,000
$1,150,000
100%
1
4
4.1
Iron Horse Ranch IV
$1,150,000
$1,110,000
97%
2
5
4.2
Oak Tree Blks 118 & 119
$1,170,000
$1,100,000
94%
2
5
4.1
Woody Creek 2nd
$1,225,000
$1,100,000
90%
199
5
5.1
Duffners Country Club Sec
$1,125,000
$1,100,000
98%
367
4
3.1
Montmartre I
$1,085,900
$1,085,900
100%
90
4
4.2
Crown Heights Add
$1,050,000
$1,025,000
98%
4
4
3.2
Hidden Lake Sec 2
$979,000
$1,009,000
103%
3
6
4.2
Data Obtained From: Oklahoma City Metro Association of REALTORS®, Inc 2022 All rights reserved. This data is a sampling of sold properties from April 2022.
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Last month, we featured City Lifestyle’s Women of Influence. This month, we honor six of our community’s outstanding male leaders as our Men of Influence. Here, they share their personal philosophies on the importance of giving back to the community and leadership. Some were expansive in their responses, some more succinct, but all expressed a strong desire to serve and pay it forward for what the community has given them.
DAVID L. BOECK ASSO CIAT E PR O F E S S O R , C H R I STO PH E R C . G I BBS COL L E GE OF ARCHITE CTU RE , THE U N IVE RS ITY OF OKL AHOMA
“For me, being an architect puts me in the center of creating the environments that make up the communities, like Norman, to grow in a healthy, supportive place to live. I have participated in many of the community’s activities to identify and structure elements of the community that will support this growth. Being a faculty member in the College of Architecture at OU, I see the importance of educating the students to not only be able to design buildings, but to be able to work in the communities where those buildings are placed, understanding the context of this placement, and seeing beyond the building and its function to its connection with the community. Citizens need to serve on various city commissions and committees to make this all happen.”
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From Trailblazers to Old Guard, These Generational Leaders Help Shape Central Oklahoma
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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?” This quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. encapsulates my attitude and approach to leadership. True leadership embodies the ability to inspire others through lending a helping hand, serving as a perpetual resource to the community, and being an example to all. There is no greater way to impact your community than by humbly serving your neighbor. This type of leadership is transformative because it’s embedded and driven by love.”
“Retirement afforded me the opportunity to reinvest my life skills and formal education back into my community. As the mayor of Norman, I can apply the practical skills learned and honed during a lifetime of leadership and problem solving. By my nature, I am a builder of systems to attain desired outcomes, and an innovator. Norman voters selected me to lead a transformation of our community, so this transformation must be pragmatic, productive and visionary. I stand humbled and blessed to be charged with this responsibility. I am excited to exceed the voters’ expectations as we redefine Norman into a city of excellence.” CONTINUED >
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MIKE HOA NG F O U NDER A N D C U R R E N T PR E S I D E N T, AS I A N D I ST RICT CU LT U RA L AS S O C I AT I O N ; OWN E R , K M C O M M U N I TIE S
“I believe we are placed in this world to make a difference in the lives of those around us. Our families should be better, our friendships, and our community. At the end of my life, I want it to be said, ‘Because Mike Hoang lived, the world is a better place.’”
ALE XA N DE R JON E S U RO LO GI ST, N O R M A N U R O LO GY AS S O C I AT E S
“I view giving back to the community as a way of paying it forward. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the countless family members, mentors, teachers and coaches who generously poured their time and effort into my development. Now that I can stand on my own two feet, I’m hoping to give that same gift to people I come into contact with, whether it be patients or coworkers at Norman Urology Associates, friends and family, or people I meet volunteering with my family. In my little experience, I’ve learned that giving not only helps others, but it has also brought a sense of joy and purpose to our household that we wouldn’t have without it. I want to help make the world a better place for our kids’ generations, and I think that can start by doing what we can here in our own communities.”
H. E. “ GE N E ” R A IN BOLT LO NGT I M E O K L A H O M A BA N K I N G L E A D E R
Noting that if there is a single driving ambition and philosophy in his life, it would be “the establishment of an Oklahoma in which every child has the opportunity to become all he or she can be,” he added his personal philosophy on giving back to one’s community: “Have a vision for the future with a commitment to action, as opposed to having just words.”
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INTRODUCING OUR 2022 MEN OF INFLUENCE DAVID L. BOECK As an associate professor of architecture at the University of Oklahoma, David L. Boeck focuses on housing issues, including aging in place and creating age-friendly and intergenerational communities. He has integrated Universal Design Principles into all studio projects, along with the concepts of sustainability. He brings a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to project development in his studio organization and project development, and his research has focused on the development of multidisciplinary tools for evaluating communities in terms of their age-friendliness. This process has included organizing community exhibits that incorporate multidisciplinary participatory action research, as well as dissemination methods. He is currently working to develop infill age-friendly and affordable housing units in Norman and has been appointed to various ad hoc citizen committees to oversee updates to the city’s ADA Transition Plan and to help develop an accessible housing policy in Norman. Dave has served on the Historic District Commission, the Planning Commission, the Mayor’s Environmental Concerns Committee, the Norman Senior Association and Union, as well as the Housing Authority and various long-range planning committees. He earned his bachelor of environmental design, bachelor of architecture and master of architecture degrees from the University of Oklahoma.
JUDGE ANTHONY BONNER Oklahoma County District Judge Anthony Bonner didn’t originally aim to be a lawyer, but he attended law school after one of his closest cousins went through the criminal justice system. Today, he serves as a district judge in Oklahoma County as well as a civil litigator and trial lawyer with hundreds of cases under his belt. After graduating OU Law, Anthony volunteered with the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s office and interned with a private law firm. He has also served as State Farm in-house counsel with Angela D. Ailles & Associates, Allstate
in-house counsel with the Law office of Steve Crittenden, and as an associate attorney with Cathcart & Dooley. In his mission to help those who struggle, Anthony served as staff counsel with Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, where he provided legal services to the indigent community in the greater Oklahoma City area, including assistance with VPOs, family and domestic disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, and social security benefits. He also fought for maintaining suitable housing for single mothers, obtaining VPOs for domestic violence victims, helping individuals secure Social Security benefits who had no other source of income, and working to increase equal access to justice to Oklahoma courts for everyone, but especially the disenfranchised. He is also involved with the Douglas High School Academy of Law & Public Safety, Guide Right/KappaLeague, Youth Builders Inc., Oklahoma Inner City Youth League and as an Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation little league coach.
LARRY HEIKKILA Larry Heikkila, who will be sworn in as Norman’s new mayor next month, worked for the City of Norman for 17 years, where he was employed as a street supervisor, personnel analyst and safety manager. He served for 26 years in the U.S. Navy, where he achieved the rank of E-9 and supervised and trained over 4,000 personnel. He spent four years in the Submarine Force and 22 years in the Naval Construction Force (SEABEES), eight of those as command master chief. He also worked for eight years in the University of Oklahoma Physical Plant. He and his wife of 45 years, Janet, have lived in Norman since 1978, and owned a small business on Main Street for four years. They have two grown children. Larry has given back to the community in a variety of ways, including as a chaplain and volunteer with Mission Norman and as an Oklahoma Jail and Prison Ministries chaplain reporting to the Cleveland County Detention Center. He has been a member of the American Legion Post 77 for 19 years, is an ordained deacon and Sunday school teacher at Bethel Baptist Church, and serves as treasurer for Gideons International, Norman camp.
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MIKE HOANG Mike Hoang is a founder and current president of the Asian District Cultural Association in Oklahoma City and owner of KM Communities, a social enterprise merging residential real estate investment and community development. He was recognized as among the top up and coming leaders in Oklahoma City under 30 years old, becoming financially independent at the age of 31. After the Communist takeover of South Vietnam, Mike’s father led a perilous expedition of 70 people to escape the country. As refugees in a new world, they were not a stranger to poverty. Through sheer grit and hard work, Mike’s family thrived in the United States. As a keynote speaker, Mike uses his experience in business and his family’s journey as immigrants to the United States as a platform to influence and inspire others. He has been invited to speak around the country and has spoken to crowds upward of 25,000 people. Mike accounts his drive to succeed in business and leadership to his family’s Vietnamese heritage and his faith.
ALEXANDER JONES Dr. Alexander B. Jones is a board-certified urologist. He completed his undergraduate years at Oklahoma State University in 2010 and medical school at the OU College of Medicine in 2014. He then went on to complete his general surgery internship and residency in urologic surgery at the University of Missouri - Columbia in 2019 and moved to Norman to join Norman Urology Associates shortly thereafter. Alexander lives in Norman with his wife and high school sweetheart, Blair, and their children: daughter, Liv, 4; son, Rory, 1, and two Australian shepherds, Benson and Beau. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, biking and spending time outdoors. Currently, the couple is involved with a new nonprofit called Doing What I Can, whose mission is to enrich the lives of neighbors experiencing homelessness by
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sharing a meal, some basic supplies and the love of Christ while meeting the neighbors where they are. Currently, DWIC serves 150-200 lunches to homeless neighbors every Sunday afternoon. While Alex and Blair help pack lunches, their children are decorate the lunch sacks.
H.E. GENE RAINBOLT In 1962, Gene Rainbolt acquired his first bank, the First American Bank in Purcell. In 1965 he acquired Federal National Bank in Shawnee, and in 1967 he and a group of investors commenced acquiring banks in Oklahoma, which led in 1985 to the formation of United Community Corp., the state’s first multi-bank holding company. In 1989, BancFirst was founded; it is now the largest state-chartered bank in Oklahoma, with assets of $9.6 billion and offices in 59 communities in Oklahoma, and Pegasus Bank, with three banking locations in Dallas. In 1999, Gene was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. He has received honorary doctorates from Oklahoma Baptist University, Oklahoma City University and Oklahoma Christian University. He has served in numerous civic, economic development, chamber of commerce, youth, medical, zoological, arts and banking organizations. One of his most recent projects is enhancing the entrepreneurial classes and entrepreneurial activities at universities in Oklahoma. Gene has served as president of the Oklahoma Bankers Association and chairman of the Academy for State Goals and the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, and he is a former director of Leadership Oklahoma and the Great Expectations Foundation. He was a founding director of Calm Waters and has served on many other charitable boards. He also is a member of the Leadership Council of the OU Health Charles and Peggy Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center and recently served on the Board of Visitors of M.D. Anderson Foundation. He and his family are committed supporters of OU, the OU Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
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