Category: Guests (Page 6 of 11)

John Lee
Senior VP & Wealth Advisor, Northern Trust
Air Date, January 6, 2013

John Lee joined Northern Trust as a Senior Vice President and Wealth Advisor in the New York Office. Lee is a lead relationship manager for high net worth individuals, families and endowment & foundation clients. He brings 23 years of asset management and client relationship experience to the role. Previously, Lee was a managing director at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) in New York, supervising one of the firm’s largest wealth management offices. Before joining BBH, he spent seven years at U.S. Trust Company of New York in the Asset Management Group.

Lee received his Bachelor’s degree from Villanova University and is a graduate of The Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems, sponsored by the Fund for American Studies at Georgetown University.

Michael Thompson
Chairman/President, Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy
Air Date, December 16, 2012

Michael Thompson is currently the Chairman and President of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, a non-partisan Virginia focused foundation dealing with the issues of improving education, government reform, economic development and environmental stewardship. This foundation is the state’s premier independent public policy foundation and has gained broad based respect from political and business leaders throughout Virginia.

Prior to working for the Thomas Jefferson Institute, Mr. Thompson was for 24 years the owner and president of the Thompson Creative Marketing Group, a nationally recognized marketing and public affairs company in Springfield, Virginia. He was also the president of the Mather Furniture Company, a family owned business in Georgia. He is the past Chairman of the Virginia Leadership Council, the state’s Board of Directors for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s largest small business organization with over 6,000 members in our state, and remains on its Board of Directors. He served on the Attorney General’s Regulation Reform Commission in 2008-2009 as a member of the Infrastructure Task Force and on Governor-elect Bob McDonnell’s transition team on Government Reform. He is a member of the “Grow by Degrees” committee focused on higher education.

Kristen Cambell
Chief Program Officer, National Conference on Citizenship
Air Date, December 9h, 2012

Kristen is Chief Program Officer at NCoC where she is responsible for researching, developing and implementing all programs and special initiatives, including the Annual Conference, NCoC.net, and the Civic Health Index portfolio.

Kristen came to NCoC in January 2009 from the Case Foundation where she helped develop and administer Foundation initiatives, manage social investments, conduct partner marketing and maintain grantee and partner relationships. Major programs she was involved in include the Make It Your Own Awards grant program, focused on using citizen–centered dialogue to create community change; America’s Giving Challenge, an initiative which used Web 2.0 and social media tools as platforms for online giving to nonprofit causes; andSocial Citizens, which aims to take an in–depth look at how a new generation of young leaders are using digital tools and technology to create social change.

Prior to her years with the Case Foundation, Kristen performed a year of national service as an AmeriCorps*VISTA at the Points of Light Foundation. While there, Kristen oversaw a national 75–member VISTA grant and provided in–depth support to those focused on engaging faith–based organizations in volunteering. Kristen was also instrumental in the management of a $1 million grant focused on engaging 33 Volunteer Centers across the country in recovery from Hurricane Katrina, as well as capacity building for future disasters.

She was “Sooner Born and Bred” in her hometown of Norman, Oklahoma, and is a graduate of East Central University in Ada. Kristen is the former chair of the Independent Sector NGen Advisory Committee, is on the Alumni Council of the Fund for American Studies, and is involved in the DC chapters of Zeta Tau Alpha and Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy.

Jim Stovall
Motivational Speaker, Author, and Movie Producer
Air Date, November 18th, 2012

Jim Stovall is an American writer best known for his bestselling novel The Ultimate Gift. The book was made into the movie The Ultimate Gift, distributed by 20th Century Fox. The Ultimate Gift has a sequel out called The Ultimate Life.

He is a graduate of Oral Roberts University. On May 3, 2008, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Law from ORU for his work with the disabled.

Stovall is blind and is an advocate on behalf of people with blindness. He advocated for the blind by making television and movies accessible to the blind through his work as President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network.

In the book, Forbes Great Success Stories: Twelve Tales of Victory Wrested from Defeat (Hardcover) by Alan Farnham, Malcolm Stevenson “Steve” Forbes Jr., president and CEO of Forbes magazine, says, “Jim Stovall is one of the most extraordinary men of our era.”

Steve Agee
Dean of the Meinders School of Business, and Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch
Air Date, November 4th, 2012

Sherri Elliott-Yeary
Author
Air Date, October 28th, 2012
Sherri Elliott-Yeary is known as the Generational Guru and a leading expert on the generational differences in the workplace. She consults with C-level leaders on organization-wide strategies to reduce attrition costs, increase profitability and create agile workforces able to adapt to ongoing change. Sherri’s clients gain a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining and managing top talent. Her strategic expertise as the generational expert helps her clients refine their business model and practices by integrating cross-generational market trends into the company strategy.

Sherri advises CEOs, executives, business owners and Boards of Directors, often serving as an external expert and coach to create cultures of agility and innovation. She consults to Fortune 500 companies, privately held businesses and not-for-profit organizations from a variety of industries. Her expertise in the field of generational differences ensures her clients’ increased profitability, productivity and the ability to adapt in today’s changing market place.

Successes include costs savings of 2-3 times employees’ salaries through reversal of current turnover trends; recruitment and retention of key talent to prepare for leadership transition; strong cash position during “great recession” and readiness for sale of business; competitive advantage through accelerated workforce adaptation to business model transformation.

Carol Brickell
Author of Cinco the Clinick Cat
Air Date, August 20, 2012

Carol Brickell lives and works in Dallas, Texas. She loves to travel once a year to work in a school and clinic in Honduras. When visiting the school and clinic, she enjoys singing songs with children, reading stories, and giving eye tests. She is married, has two grown daughters, and has a cat named Linus she adopted from a local pet orphanage.

Carol’s encounter with a cat who lives at the clinic in Honduras was the inspiration for this story. Proceeds from the sale of Cinco the Clinic Cat will go to medical charities.

Dan Mahoney
Vice President, Communications and Community Relations Oklahoma City Thunder
Air Date, August 19, 2012

Dan Mahoney joined the Oklahoma City Thunder as vice president of Corporate Communications and Community Relations in August 2008. In that role he oversees the Thunder’s business public relations efforts, website (THUNDER.NBA.COM), broadcasting operation and community relations outreach.

From 1995-2003 he was director of communications for Gov. Frank Keating of Oklahoma. He later worked with Gov. Keating as senior vice president of communications and public affairs at the American Council of Life Insurers in Washington, D.C.

Consulting with the Gooden Group of Edmond, Okla., Mahoney coordinated public relations efforts for the Skirvin Hilton Hotel, a historic Oklahoma City landmark which reopened in 2007 after being closed for 18 years. He also assisted the Hornets during their relocation and two-year stay in Oklahoma City from 2005-07.

As director of communications for Gov. Keating, Mahoney was responsible for public information coordination for the State of Oklahoma and the governor’s office. That included the public information efforts during the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Following that tragedy, he consulted businesses and other government agencies on crisis communications.

Mahoney spent 18 years in radio and television as a news director, news reporter and sportscaster in Richmond, Va.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Oklahoma City. He is a native of Philadelphia and attended Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of New Mexico.

CoCo Jernigan Lyle
Author of Letters from England
Air Date, August 12, 2012

Conita ”CoCo” Jernigan Lyle graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BA in Sociology and Government. She is a Life Loyal Member of Tri Delta Sorority. Her Elementary Education Certification is from Texas Tech University. Conita has traveled extensively in Europe, Russia, Asia, South America, and Canada. Her interests include music, the Classic Standards and the Jazz of the 1950s and ’60s, oil painting, gourmet cooking, genealogy, and aerobic exercise. She has lived in Dallas, Texas, since 1965.

Senator David Holt
Oklahoma Senate District 30
Air Date, August 5, 2012

State Senator David Holt represents the 30th District of Oklahoma, which includes portions of Northwest Oklahoma City, Bethany, Warr Acres and The Village. David is a fourth-generation Oklahoman whose conservative values, experience, and deep roots make him uniquely qualified to serve. He was elected on July 27, 2010 with 64 percent of the vote in the Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election. He took office on November 16, 2010.

In the Senate, David serves in Leadership as Majority Caucus Vice-Chair. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, and Vice Chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee, responsible for Central Oklahoma. He also serves on the Senate Education, Transportation, and Rules committees, the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Legislative Water Committee.

Senate Career

In his first session in 2011, David emerged as a vocal advocate for taxpayers, leading efforts to restore taxpayer control over local government expenditures and to lower the Oklahoma income tax. David also established a reputation as an effective legislator, successfully shepherding multiple pieces of legislation into law.

David was the primary author of several pieces of legislation that were signed into law. Those included bills to facilitate prosecution of sex offenders, to make grand prix racing possible in Oklahoma, to change the 2012 presidential primary to March, to reform the disposition of surplus county property, and to name the Interstate 44 bridge over the Red River after President George W. Bush.

David also co-authored several pieces of legislation that became law, including bills to allow Oklahomans to consider lowering their property tax, to reform the state education board, to reform workers compensation, to encourage common education scholarships, to improve foster care, to encourage the aerospace industry, to require grading of schools, and to eliminate the social promotion of third-graders that cannot read.

Background

David was raised in Northwest Oklahoma City, attending Putnam City Schools from kindergarten through graduation. His path of public service led him first to the U.S. Capitol, where he served House Speaker Dennis Hastert during 9/11. David then spent two years in the White House of President George W. Bush before returning home as Oklahoma’s coordinator to re-elect the President in 2004.

David then served U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe and Lt. Governor Mary Fallin before becoming Chief of Staff to Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett in 2006, where he served until his election to the Oklahoma State Senate.

Community Involvement

A tireless volunteer, David has been a member of many organizations, including the following:

• Putnam City Schools Foundation Board of Directors
• Oklahoma County Republican Party Executive Committee
• Oklahoma Republican Party State Committee
• Northwest Oklahoma City Chamber Board of Directors
• Oklahoma State Chamber Congressional Activities Committee
• Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum Foundation Board of Trustees
• Oklahoma Municipal League Legislative Committee
• Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park Board President
• Oklahoma City Downtown Club Board of Directors
• Quail Creek Homeowner’s Association Board of Directors
• Allied Arts Board of Directors
• Cultural Development Corporation of Central Oklahoma
• ACM@UCO Business Development Center Advisory Board
• Oklahoma City Zoo Trust
• Arts Commission of Oklahoma City
• Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority Board of Trustees
• Lake Atoka Reservation Association Managing Board
• McGee Creek Authority
• Oklahoma Olympic Engagement Committee
• Big 12 Basketball and Baseball Championships Host Committees
• Oklahoma Academy for State Goals
• Leadership Oklahoma City Alumni Association
• American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)
• Council of State Governments
• National Conference of State Legislatures

David is also a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City Class XXVI. He was named “40 Under 40” by OKC Business News in 2006 and an “Achiever Under 40” by The Journal Record in 2010. A longtime grassroots Republican activist, David has attended two Republican National Conventions as a member of the Oklahoma delegation.

Personal Life

David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from George Washington University, and a Juris Doctor from the Oklahoma City University School of Law. He is an attorney with Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard in downtown Oklahoma City and an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University. David is also the author of the 2012 book Big League City: Oklahoma City’s Rise to the NBA.

David and his wife Rachel, a former Oklahoma County prosecutor, married in 2003. They have two children, George and Margaret. The Holts are members of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church. David is a member of the Osage Nation.

Committee Membership

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
Business and Commerce – Vice Chair
Education
Redistricting – Central Oklahoma Vice Chair
Rules
Transportation
Joint Water Committee