ANGIE DOSS
DEREK DUTY
AGE 36
AGE 39
Chief External Relations Officer, Sunbeam Family Services
Director of Sales and Marketing, Anthem Brewing Company
Angie Doss serves as chief external relations officer with Sunbeam Family Services. The social service agency aids children, families and seniors in need in Oklahoma. It also provides mental health services and foster care. “What I love the best is that we really are holistic services that fit the needs of our community,” Doss said. “We are here to help, and we’ve been around since 1907.” Doss volunteered with Educare Oklahoma City, a Sunbeam program, for two years before landing what she called her dream job with the organization. As a member of the Sunbeam executive team, Doss oversees fundraising efforts and serves as a public face of the agency. She joined in September 2018 and played a key part in her department exceeding fundraising goals for the first time in three years. Her previous experience includes several years in the marking department of Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, serving as the organization’s director of marketing and communications from 2012 to 2018. At Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, Doss helped expand the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive from 28 to 190 Oklahoma cities. During this drive, mail carriers collect donated food while working their routes. Doss is from San Diego and moved to Oklahoma in 2008. She said Oklahomans have a welcoming nature she hasn’t seen anywhere else. “I think what surprised me most about Oklahoma is how generous the community is in terms of supporting individuals and families when they need it,” she said. “The kindness that radiates out of Oklahoma City is really comforting and inspiring.”
Derek Duty has found the perfect place for his mix of sales experience, love of craft beer and passion for community service in his position as director of sales and marketing with Anthem Brewing Company. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in communication from University of Oklahoma (OU), Duty worked in sales at various companies, including Yeti, before landing at Anthem Brewing about a year ago. He said the job has been perfectly suited to his desire to always “help people first.” He immediately set a goal to increase the company’s community presence and outreach. “We’ve always had a really cool community vibe about what we do,” he said. “But I really wanted to make that more of who we are as a brand.” To that end, he started a program called Cheers to Charity in which a local charity is featured each month and receives a portion of Anthem Brewing’s taproom sales. The idea initially grew out of a desire to help the population experiencing homelessness in downtown Oklahoma City. One early partner organization was Someday Soon Foundation, which provides basic necessities to those experiencing homelessness. Duty said it was important that the company also support community arts and culture, so Anthem has partnered with events like Norman Music Festival and Oklahoma City Pride. Although it is a craft brewery hoping to grow, Duty said community outreach will always be extremely important to the team. “Our situation’s like, ‘How can we use our brand to make this cool place way cooler and better and make the community better in a neat way?’” Duty said.
CELESTE J. ENGLAND, ESQ.
MATT FARLEY
AGE 33
Attorney, Celeste J. England Attorney at Law, PLLC
Celeste J. England, Esq. received her Juris Doctor in 2012 from Oklahoma City University (OKCU) School of Law. Shortly after, she opened a firm of her own, Celeste J. England Attorney at Law, PLLC, where she focuses on advocating for clients who are victims of domestic violence and providing low-cost mediation services. “I think what’s most gratifying about the day-to-day with my job is I’m helping people through one of the most difficult times of their lives,” she said. “But I’m helping them without sending them into bankruptcy.” England’s father was a small business owner who was unable to afford an attorney at different points of England’s childhood. She saw a need for affordable legal services. England also volunteers at Oklahoma County Courthouse Access Clinic, providing free legal services for guardianship and probate matters. Previously, England was involved with Oklahoma County Bar Association Lawyers for Learning, serving as vice-chair and chair. In 2017, she received the Oklahoma County Bar Association Community Service Award. England is passionate about public education and has held several independent fundraisers and book drives in support of Oklahoma City Public Schools. Starting in 2018, her firm has sponsored a local classroom for an entire school year. She and her husband coach and mentor young athletes. Volunteerism is so important to England that she provides paid time off to her employees to join volunteer opportunities. “I think it’s important to give back to our community,” she said. “We all need to stand together and help each other.” Recently, England was selected as part of the 2019-2020 Oklahoma Bar Association Leadership Academy.
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Business Development Executive, Insight Creative Group Matt Farley brings a passion for education and the state of Oklahoma to his work with Insight Creative Group, where he serves as business development executive. Farley graduated from University of Oklahoma (OU) with both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. His father worked extensively at universities, and Farley grew to love and value education. “Literally no one can take an education away from you,” he said. “I’ve seen it change people’s lives.” When he moved into working at marketing and communications agencies, he kept that passion for education alive. At Insight Creative Group, he was part of creating a marketing initiative for Oklahoma CareerTech, a statewide system of career and technology centers. He was also involved in the recent rebranding of Oklahoma City Public Schools, creating a new logo inspired by the scissor-tailed flycatcher bird. “The most gratifying thing for me is when we’re able to tell a great story that people are able to take a lot of pride in,” he said. Farley was among the marketing professionals selected for Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell’s OklaX initiative and Project Blue Sky. He calls himself an “Oklahoma lifer” and expressed enthusiasm for telling the story of Oklahoma and putting it on the map for the rest of the world. “Oklahoma City is crushing it,” he said with a laugh. Farley serves as vice president of membership for American Marketing Association OKC and as sponsorship committee chair for IgniteOKC. He sits on Oklahoma Memorial Union Board of Trustees. In 2017, he became part of Leadership Oklahoma City’s LOYAL Class XIII. In 2019, Farley was named to The Journal Record’s Achievers Under 40 class.