8-6-2024
Wendy Elliott is Vice President of Development at City Rescue Mission.
Born in Tyler, Texas, Wendy attended Texas Tech University where she earned her bachelor’s in social work and her master’s in public administration. Wendy also met her husband while in college, Stuart, who is from Kansas and graduated from OU. They relocated to the Kansas City area following graduation and moved to Oklahoma City in 2014 to be closer to family.
Community and volunteer minded, Wendy has served as a trainer on the national stage with various nonprofit organizations such as Volunteer Centers and Boys and Girls Clubs. She is a member of the Altar Society at Holy Spirit Catholic Church and serves as a mentor for OKC Latino Young Professionals.
Most days, you’ll find Wendy at the gym with her 17-year-old. Her favorite activities include volunteering, spending time with her family, and reading in her free time.
Rotarian sponsors Sarah Roberts, Farooq Karim, and Mary Blankenship Pointer
Mallory O’Neill is Director of Marketing with Johnson & Associates.
Born in Oklahoma, she grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Madison, Wisconsin. She returned to Oklahoma to attend Oklahoma State University to continue her family legacy of graduating from OSU where she earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and broadcasting in public relations. She moved to Oklahoma City following graduation and has been here since falling in love with the community.
Active in the community, Mallory currently is a ULI Oklahoma Member, City Care Odyssey Project Committee Member, and SMPS Member. She’s a graduate of LOYAL Class 10 and was recognized by OKC Biz Magazine as a Forty Under 40 recipient.
Mallory loves to spend time with her family and friends and her 16-month-old Lee is her greatest joy! She is passionate about Oklahoma City and supporting organizations and causes that provide homeless services to people in need. She also happens to love all OSU sports.
Rotarian sponsors Staci Sanger, Jane Jenkins and DeShawn Heusel
Nader Tavangar is Executive Vice President and Managing Director for Prairie Surf.
Born in Oklahoma City, he spent his formative years back and forth between Oklahoma and California. By early adulthood, he joined Ackerman McQueen as a driver and worked his way through the ranks for the next 24 years, leading relationships with their most important clients in London and Washington, D.C before joining Prairie Surf.
Nader is a member of the board of advisors for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, member of the OK State chamber, and an active volunteer with St. John the Baptist Church and Freedom City. He’s previously served on the boards of Heritage Hall and Youth for Tomorrow.
Nader’s hobbies include planning and traveling the world with his family. They are also a very physically active family. Both of his girls play competitive tennis, and you can find him and his wife at their local cross fit gym every morning at 6 am – likely to counteract his love of tacos that he says he could eat every day of the year. Nader revealed his now not-so-secret desire is that he’s always wanted to voice act an animated series.
Rotarian sponsors Jake Yunker, Lance McDaniel, and Dawn Byram
Brad Willis is Vice President and Business Development Officer with First Fidelity Bank.
Born in Kansas City, he grew up moving across the U.S. to Connecticut, Washington D.C., Illinois and California before moving back to Kansas City. He earned his bachelor’s at Pittsburg State University in finance before moving to Oklahoma City via a corporate transfer. He credits that as one of the best decisions he and his wife made for their family.
Brad stays active serving the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber on their Board of Advisors and also serves on the board of advisors for the Edmond Chamber.
Being a grandpa, or “Papa B”, is his new hobby, passion, and love. He and his wife, Dotty, love the outdoors and you can find them participating in most any sport but definitely hiking, fishing, and golfing.
Rotarian sponsors Lee Symcox, Melissa Pepper, and Meg Salyer
Bryce Johnson is Owner and CEO of Trinity Builds.
Born in Oklahoma City and raised on a farm in West OKC, he is a proud 5th generation Oklahoman. In fact, his family settled in Canadian County in the land run of 1889. Through the course of Bryce’s career, he’s continued his education and obtained certificates for Design-Build Institute of America and Certified Construction Manager before beginning his faith-based construction management firm in 2020.
Bryce serves on the CBMC PEER Advisory Board, the Oklahoma Children’s Health Foundation Advisory Board, is a member of the Association of General Contractors, and a member of the Discovery Church Yukon Leadership Council.
A lover of everything outdoors, Bryce loves to fly-fish, boat with his wife and three daughters, go quail hunting, and skeet shooting.
Rotarian sponsors Clay Cockrill, John Semtner, and Farooq Karim
Austin Klososky is Executive Director of Oklahoma Children’s Theatre.
Originally from Ponca City, he spent time growing up in several cities across Oklahoma before earning his Bachelor of Science in education from The University of Central Oklahoma. He settled in Oklahoma City in 2010 and calls the historic Gatewood neighborhood home.
Austin is a graduate of LOYAL Class 16, serves on the alumni board for Leadership Oklahoma City, and is a current member for Theatre for Young Audiences. A passionate supporter of SISU Youth Services, he has formerly served long stints as Treasurer on his Neighborhood Association Board and for the Windsor Area Business Group.
Austin is passionate about making Oklahoma City a welcoming place for all and strives to ensure that every child who comes through the door at Oklahoma Children’s Theatre feels respected and seen. Austin’s husband, AJ Stegall, is a professional photographer and together, they enjoy traveling and spending time with their two dogs and cat.
Rotarian sponsors Emily Taylor, Jerrod Shouse, and Michelle Morrow
Miguel Mireles is Executive Director and CEO for the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine.
Born and raised in Amarillo, Texas, college took him to West Texas A&M University before beginning his career. His long tenure with the Boy Scouts of America would take him to Louisville, Kentucky for almost a decade before relocating to Oklahoma to work for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
Miguel is a member of the Cristo Rey Corporate Work Study Board, member of the Governor’s Hispanic Coalition, former member of the South Amarillo Kiwanis Club, former Dumas, Texas Lions Club, former board member for Restorative Justic Louisville, and was a commissioner for the City of Louisville Human Relations Commission. He was recently recognized as one of the Top 40 Hispanic Leaders in Oklahoma City by the Oklahoma Hispanic Institute.
Some of Miguel’s favorite hobbies include sporting clay shooting, outdoor cooking & smoking meats, and is a blues enthusiast.
Rotarian sponsors Patrick Raglow, Chip Carter, and Brooke Haneborg
Lynann Sterk-Brooks is Regional Vice-President of Philanthropy at SSM Health St. Anthony Foundation.
Born in Wisconsin, her family moved to Norman when she was just two years old. College would take her to Oklahoma Baptist University where she earned her bachelor’s in English education before moving out of state to begin her career. Lynann returned in 2005 to be close to family and worked for The University of Oklahoma where she met her husband, Brandon Brooks.
Active in the community, Lynann is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City class 39, graduate of Leadership Norman, a recipient of the Norman NEXT Under 40 award, and is a former board member for Norman Public Schools Foundation, Norman Chamber of commerce, and 2020 Women on Boards Oklahoma Advisory Board.
Lynann loves to travel, spend time at the lake with her family, entertain with her husband’s excellent cooking, take long walks with her dog, and solve the world’s issues with friends.
Rotarian sponsors Sherry Rhodes, Kathy Williams, and Anne Holzberlein