Invitation to Mayor Debate

To All Leadership Tulsa Members:

 

The Downtown Rotary Club of Tulsa cordially invites all Leadership Tulsa members to The Rotary Club's Mayoral Debate.  This debate between Tom Adelson and Dewey Bartlett will be held on October 14th from 1130 to 1 pm. The event will be hosted by John O'Conner.  Mr. O'Conner will ask each candidate the same question and allow the candidates equal time to respond.  The event will be held at the First United Methodist Church: 1115 S Boulder Tulsa, OK 74119 at 12:00 (noon).  We suggest arriving between 11:30 and 11:45 to allow for plenty of time to park and find a seat. Lunch will be served during the Mayoral Debate. 

 

Please RSVP to attend drew.casper@wellsfargoadvisors.com or Brenda.Melancon@mail.secureagent.com. Hope to see you on October 14th. 

 

Regards,

 

Drew Casper

 

Drew D. Casper, CRPC

Financial Advisor

Wells Fargo Advisors

2431 E 61st Street Suite 400

Tulsa, OK 74136

 

Office: 918/293-7253

Facsimile: 918/746-1099

 

Email: drew.casper@wellsfargoadvisors.com

Webpage: www.wfadvisors.com/drew.casper

 

 

 

2009 Critical Skills Advantage program offered

 Leadership Tulsa has newly redesigned its 2009 Critical Skills Advantage program to meet the needs of today's busy leader.   Three afternoon sessions featuring high profile community leaders will be held at the Tulsa Technology Center Lemley Campus on October 28, November 4 and November 11.   Participants will be able to sign up for one session or multiple sessions at a discount.  There will also be discounts for organizations sending multiple participants. 

 

Participants will have the opportunity to gain valuable insight on key leadership skills from some of Tulsa's most successful leaders.

 

Howard Barnett, the newly selected President of OSU-Tulsa, will speak on "Visioning in the real world: scars, successes and visionary leaders I have known."   A life-long Tulsan, Barnett served as chief of staff for Gov. Frank Keating and as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce. Earlier this year, Barnett was the chief negotiator for the OSU Medical Center Trust in its acquisition of the OSU Medical Center from Ardent Health Systems. He is also a former chairman of the Tulsa Metro Chamber and president of Leadership Oklahoma.

 

David Rutkauskas is Founder, President & CEO of Beautiful Brands International (BBI) and Tulsa's Entrepreneurial Success Person of the Year in 2007.  David will speak on "growing your business during America's longest and deepest recession since the great depression."   David knows what he is talking about!  BBI's first concept, Camille's Sidewalk Café was founded by David and his wife Camille at Woodland Hills Mall in 1996.  Since then, the franchise has become a regional and worldwide success story with double-digit sales growth, penetration into the global marketplace, and projected sales of over $100 million by 2008.

 

Other speakers include:  Colonel Anthony Funkhouser of the US Army Corps of Engineers, A highly decorated leader and West Point graduate with a civil engineering background.  Wendy Thomas, Executive Director of Leadership Tulsa, a frequent consultant with non profit organizations will speak on the differences in attitudes, motivations and values among and between the generations.  Malcolm McCollam a self-employed attorney with MalcolmLaw PC and a founder of the Oklahoma Academy of Collaborative Professionals who is also well known for his leadership in the biking community and his role as Event Director of the Tulsa Tough Ride & Race.  Larry Wofford, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at the University who also owns and operates the highly successful Route 66 Harley-Davidson and 5&Diner restaurant in Tulsa.

 

Get a registration form and read more about the program, speakers and presentation topics at http://leadershiptulsa.org/index.cfm?pageID=3&AID=411

Wendy Thomas, Executive Director
918-477-7079

 

 

Leadership Luncheon - September 18th!

Leadership Luncheon - Friday, September 18th!

 

What would you do if you found out a friend or co-worker was seriously depressed?  Suffering a serious mental health disorder?  Abusing drugs or alcohol?  Glenda Armstrong and Kelly Perry from the Long Term Care Authority will speak to us about Mental Health First Aid, a new program to train lay citizens to better support those having mental health emergencies. 

 

This luncheon will be held at OSU-Tulsa (located at 700 N. Greenwood Ave.) in the North Hall, Room 140.  It will start at 11:30 a.m. and conclude by 1:00 p.m. Reservations are limited to the first 40 who sign up.  The cost is $20 for dues paying members and $25 for non dues paying members.  Payment can be made online or at the door.  Please call 477-7079 or email nancy@leadershiptulsa.org to make your reservation.

 

Leadership Tulsa News!

Keep up to date on all the happenings at Leadership Tulsa by visiting our website at www.leadershiptulsa.org.  All the news is updated weekly and sometimes even daily.  Here are a few highlights!

 

• September Newsletter – Catch up on all the latest news!

 

• Leadership Luncheon – September 18 - What would you do if you found out a friend or co-worker was seriously depressed? Abusing drugs or alcohol? Suffering a serious mental health disorder?  Glenda Armstrong and Kelly Perry from the Long Term Care Authority will present on Mental Health First Aid, a new program to train lay citizens to better support those having mental health emergencies.  This luncheon will be held at OSU-Tulsa (located at 700 N. Greenwood Ave.) in the North Hall, Room 140.  It will start at 11:30 and conclude by 1:00. Reservations are limited to the first 40 who sign up.  The cost is $20 for dues paying members and $25 for non dues paying members.  Payment can be made online or at the door.  Please call 477-7079 or email nancy@leadershiptulsa.org.

 

·        Free Informational Breakfasts - September 10^th and September 22^nd! – Prospective candidates for Leadership Tulsa Class 43 will have a chance to learn more about the program at either of these two breakfasts.  The breakfasts will be held at the Aaronson Auditorium at the Central Library and run from 7:30 until 9:00 a.m.  Reservations are required and can be made by calling the LT office at 477-7079.  If you would like to nominate someone for LT 43, please submit a Nomination Form by September 15th.  Applicants will have until October 15^th to complete and submit their applications.

 

·        Leadership Tulsa is forming work teams for the United Way "Day of Caring" on Friday, September 11.  The event will kick off at H.A. Chapman Stadium at the University of Tulsa.  Breakfast will be served at Thomas Plaza, (west of the stadium) at 6:30 a.m. with the Campaign Kickoff at 7:30 a.m.  At 8:15 a.m., volunteers will leave for their assigned projects at one of TAUW's 63 partner agencies.  Our volunteer skills could be used for painting, yard work, light duty repairs, spending time with the elderly or reading to children, just to name a few.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact membership committee member Tracie Leonhart at tracieleonhart@yahoo.com.

 

As always, share your news with us, so we can share it with the Leadership Tulsa network!

 

Hope to see you soon!

 

Help Wanted - Women in OK Legislature

Interesting blog from the Oklahoma Policy Institute about the lack of women serving in Oklahoma's State Legislature.  What do you think are the reasons for this?  Is there anything Leadership Tulsa could do to nurture more woman talent for public service positions?