NextGen Under 30
Winners Archive
2022 Winners
Congratulations to all our Winners!
Category Nominated | Name | Name of Company | |
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Adult and Higher Education | Kaitlyn Burden | University of Central Oklahoma | |
Tori Burris | Holberton School Tulsa | ||
Abigail Caselli | University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | ||
Danielle Cornejo | Rose State College | ||
Esther DeClerck | Univ. of Central Oklahoma | ||
Allan Guerrero | Oral Roberts University | ||
Kayla Harp | University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry | ||
Jennifer Hernandez | Oklahoma State University- Oklahoma City | ||
Conner McDaniel | Murry State College | ||
Mackenzie McIntyre | Oklahoma City University | ||
Quin Moring | The University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc. | ||
Shania Muhammad | student | ||
Jose Olivo | Cameron University | ||
Angelique Price | University of Oklahoma | ||
Kelsi Rainwater | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | ||
Kelly Riebesell | University of Central Oklahoma | ||
Ethan Sacket | Northwestern Oklahoma State University | ||
Danielle Shipley-Crook | Oklahoma City University | ||
Joe Sims | Oral Roberts University | ||
Shane Timmons | Kiamichi Tech | ||
Bailey Trammell | Redlands Community College | ||
Evan Wheeler | University of Central Oklahoma | ||
Jarae Williams | Langston University | ||
Aaron Wilson | Tulsa Community Collge | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Animal Care | Natasha Dyson | Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden | |
Rachel Emory | Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
The Arts | Addison Baker | Self Employed | |
Cortlyn Birdsell | Selser Schaefer Architects | ||
DeQuan Cooper | Mad Dreams Cinema & Grand Gentlemen | ||
Sara Haag | Global Gardens | ||
Joseph Hetzer | Oklahoma City Ballet | ||
Jolie Hossack | 108|Contemporary | ||
Alexis Jenkins | From The Top Dance Blog Inc. | ||
Zach Junker | Step Back Zach | ||
Derek Kenney | Jewel Box Theatre | ||
Tyler Kupper | The Guitar Vault | ||
Marc LaManque | Cadenzo | ||
Tricia Miller | patriciap.co by Tricia Miller | ||
Erica Pretty Eagle Moore | NDNCollective | ||
Kelsey Paul | St. Luke's United Methodist Church | ||
Amairani Perez Chamu | Dream Action Oklahoma | ||
Kendall Ross | I'd Knit That LLC | ||
Virginia Sitzes | Sunny Dayz Mural Festival, Oklahoma Mural Syndicate, Board Bear Press, Art Group OKC | ||
Michelle Tardibono | Dove Dance School | ||
Raegan Thomas | Broken Bow Public Schools | ||
Thomas Tran | Oklahoma Arts Council | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Aviation | Kyle Ferguson | Oklahoma Air National Guard | |
Jacqueline McCrory | United States Navy | ||
Monica Suey | University of Oklahoma | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Education K-12 | Ashley Bates | Casady School | |
Brooks Bell | SchoolsLittle Axe Public | ||
Brian Berg | Union Public Schools | ||
Tia Blanchard | Putnam City Schools | ||
Meisha Bordofske | Broken Arrow Public Schools | ||
Tiffany Callaway | Oklahoma City Public Schools | ||
Edward Chiu | Tulsa Public Schools | ||
Morgan Collette | Casady School | ||
Ashley Cunningham | Waynoka Public Schools | ||
Bethany Deramo | Union public school | ||
Anna Evans | Northridge Elementary | ||
Kaylea Harris | Putnam City High School | ||
Sara Haueter | Surrey Hills Elementary School | ||
Jessica Huddleston | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Austyn Jackson | Ketchum Public Schools | ||
Lydia Jeong | Tulsa Changemakers | ||
Zana Johnson-Ebingha | Taft Middle School | ||
Kameron Keller | Tulsa Public Schools | ||
Cailee Kinder | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Kelsey Lyle | Casady School | ||
Shannon Mckenrick Okou | Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation | ||
Kylee Montgomery | Lawton High School | ||
Dakota Moran | Casady School | ||
Malorie Mudhar | Noble Public Schools | ||
Hannah Nelson | Sand Springs Public Schools | ||
Sandi Pool | Perkins-Tryon Public School | ||
Carlos Ramirez | Yukon Public Schools | ||
Rylee Rankin | Parkland Elementary School | ||
Lily Richardson | Norman Public Schools | ||
Makenzy Sanders | Piedmont Public Schools | ||
Hannah Sawyers | Piedmont Public Schools | ||
Cheyenne Short | OK Dept of Education | ||
Micah Stover | OKC Beautiful | ||
Emily Thompson | Jay Public School | ||
Cierra Tubbs | Oklahoma City Public Schools | ||
Ericka Turner | Tulsa Legacy Charter School | ||
Jessica Urbonas | Dove Public Charter Schools | ||
Kaitlin Wade | Casady School | ||
Rowdy Washburn | Norman Public Schools | ||
Kathyren White | Wetumka Public School | ||
Micah Wilson | Wapanucka Public School | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Energy & Transportation | Hunter Bellavigna | Continental Resources | |
Andrew Carlson | ONEOK | ||
will gibson | ABS Group | ||
Caroline Goodin | Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores | ||
Brandon Haddican | Continental Resources | ||
Ashlee Jennings | Chesapeake Energy | ||
DJ Lienhard | John Zink Hamworthy Combustion | ||
Austin Moore | Gulfport Energy | ||
Elizabeth Nordin | Martindale Consultants Inc. - Oklahoma City, OK | ||
Ryan Quattrocchi | Dunham's Asphalt Services, Inc. & Affiliates | ||
Jonah Sloup | Williams | ||
Hayley Stephenson | Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes Company | ||
Austin Welch | The Williams Companies | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Finance | Matthew Acee | Blue Sky Bank | |
Jasmin Alcala | |||
Mark Byers | Vision Bank | ||
Cheyenne Collier | Bank of Oklahoma | ||
Jaycie Conaway | Autry Technology Center | ||
Taelor Connell | Polston Tax | ||
Ryan Cox | KPMG | ||
Colton Crick | WEOKIE Federal Credit Union | ||
Demi Ditmars | Bank of Oklahoma | ||
Lauren Dobson | Bank of Oklahoma Private Wealth | ||
Jordan Edwards | LPL Financial Advisor | ||
Madison Edwards | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Corian England | First Liberty Bank | ||
Ryan Evans | Evans National | ||
Brandon Franklin | INTRUST Bank | ||
KENDALL GORDON | Paycom Payroll LLC | ||
Shannon Gray | Chickasaw Community Bank | ||
Jonathan Hampton | Infinity Capital Partners | ||
Audrey Harrah | Merrill Lynch | ||
Tori Hill | Bank of Commerce | ||
Kristen Hopkins | Legacy Financial Group | ||
Jacey Huckeby-Thomson | First United Bank & Trust | ||
Krista Kautz | Berrong Insurance Agency | ||
Tyler Konarik | Farmers Bank OK | ||
Chase Kuwitzky | QS Culinary | ||
Jared Kuykendall | JP Morgan Chase | ||
Liz Lewis | Chickasaw Community Bank | ||
Maarij Mahmood | RSM LLP | ||
Amador Martinez | Central National Bank | ||
Kennedy Merrill | Arvest Bank | ||
Payton Pleasant | Citizens Bank of Edmond | ||
Elle Prater | Humphreys Capital | ||
Luke Preaus | Inspire Financial Group | ||
Kelsey Scott | Sway Medical, Inc | ||
Nathan Sosa | Wall, Einhorn, & Chernitzer | ||
Brandon Stephenson | JP Morgan Chase | ||
Hudson Toews | WoodmenLife | ||
Ryann Warren | CrossFirst Bank | ||
Destanie Wilson | McAlester Regional Health Center Authroity | ||
Blake Witten | HoganTaylor LLP | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Healthcare | Alicia Baker | The Chickasaw Nation | |
Brian Bediako | SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital and Integris Health | ||
Ashley Benda | OU Health | ||
Abbagale Bond | Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences | ||
Madison Campbell | Larry G. Smith, DDS | ||
Emily Christie | Cherokee Nation Health Services | ||
KEDRIN COLEMAN | MCBRIDE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL | ||
Preston Cook | Native Chiropractic | ||
Kameron Dugan | McAlester Regional Health Center | ||
Adrian Francisco | Norman Regional Health System | ||
Carson Gee | Cockrell Eyecare | ||
Lauren Gee | Cockrell Eyecare Center | ||
Patience Gitau | Nurse on Demand | ||
Timothy Hicks | Muscogee Creek Nation Department of Health | ||
Corissa Hood | Halo Hospice | ||
Caroline Horn | ACES ABA | ||
Jordan Jones | Quest Pediatrics | ||
Cortney Jordan | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Madison Jose | Oklahoma City Indian Clinic | ||
Lauren Maci-Brooke Lambert | Premier Plus Urgent Care | ||
Emily Leib | St. Anthony's Hospital | ||
Clarence Long | Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City | ||
Meagan Mahtushquah | Oklahoma City Indian Clinic | ||
Sevda Maleki | Homeland | ||
Kelly Martin | Ocean Dental | ||
Katie Moritz | Stryker Medical | ||
Mercedes Nevland | Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center | ||
Blanca Oaxaca | Morton Comprehensive Health | ||
Kamryn Oliphant | Advanced Family Eyecare | ||
Olivia Oppermann | Commander Counseling and Wellness / Oklahoma City University | ||
Michaela Parrott | Oklahoma City Indian Clinic | ||
Laci Patterson | Valir PACE Rehabilitation Hospital | ||
Cecilia Ramirez | Integris | ||
Deanna Reed | Dragontale Yoga | ||
Tori Ritz | Oklahoma Heart Hospital | ||
Preston Smith | Smith and Nephew | ||
Michelle Tahah | Oklahoma Health Care Authority | ||
LaBrisa Williams | Tulsa Birth Equity Initiative | ||
Destanie Wilson | McAlester Regional Health Center | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Hospitality | Justin Barrett | Golden Mesa Casino / Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma | |
Jeslyn Chanchaleune | Ma Der Lao Kitchen | ||
Karlie Hart | Oklahoma Restaurant Association | ||
Andrew Ousley | Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper Funeral Directors | ||
Kathy Pham | Embassy Suites by Hilton Norman | ||
Lacey Pierson | Oklahoma Hotel & Lodging Association | ||
Erin Randall | Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau | ||
Arilla Broadus | Running Wild Catering | ||
Karlie Hart | Oklahoma Restaurant Association | ||
Chad Larson | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Logan Mitchell | Chicken N Pickle | ||
Isabelle Young | The Jones Assembly | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
The Law | Andrew Aldridge | Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Administration Office of the Courts | |
Rebecca Davis | Mugg Winston | ||
Gavin Fouts | Brown Law Firm | ||
Taylor Freeman Peshehonoff | GableGotwals | ||
Abigael Hood | Graft & Walraven, PLLC | ||
Jim John | Dunlap Codding PC | ||
Kaia Kennedy | Wirth Law | ||
Kelsee Kephart | Kephart Law PLLC | ||
Kayla Kuri | Phillips Murrah | ||
Taylor Ledford | Oklahoma Indigent Defense System | ||
Alison Nutt | Tulsa DA's Office | ||
Jacob Oliphant | Dunlap Codding, P.C. | ||
Jade Pebworth | BIC Legal, PLLC | ||
Ashton Poarch | Nix Patterson, LLP | ||
Jillian Ramick | Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertman, PC | ||
Emily Ramseyer | GableGotwals | ||
Ryan Raupe | Evans & Davis | ||
Jacob Reynolds | Wagner & Lynch P.L.L.C. | ||
Margaret Sine | Crowe & Dunlevy | ||
Justin Stevenson | KMM Sports | ||
Emilee Stinemetz | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Shelby Turner | Hogan Assessments | ||
Gabriella Velie | OnlineVisas | ||
Lauren Willoughby | Fulmer Sill | ||
Victoria Wilson | Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Manufacturing, Industry, the Trades, and Agriculture | Kari Chance | Empire Roofing | |
Glory Cing | AAON | ||
Amarie Griffeth | Oklahoma National Stockyards | ||
Joshua Jones | WELDON'S AUTO CENTER | ||
Collin McMichael | Ardent Servicing | ||
Lauren Meyer | Can-Tek Labs | ||
Brionne Owens | DT Specialized Services | ||
Ryan Quattrocchi | Dunham's Asphalt Services, Inc. | ||
Karisa Stults | Pfeiffer Farms | ||
Justin Turner | AXH air coolers | ||
Emily Worrell | Southwest Crop Insurance | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Media, Public Relations, Marketing & Advertising | Jeanine Bertou | Jones PR | |
Sean Borelli | Skyfire Media | ||
Lorenzo Brown | Valiant Artificial Lift Solutions | ||
Kyla Carter | University of Central Oklahoma | ||
Maya Castille | TBS Factoring Service | ||
Meg Cathey | Gooden Group | ||
William Cobb | Sagac Public Affairs | ||
Caroline Cocanougher | VI Marketing and Branding | ||
Annie Davenport | Candor | ||
Justyne Eden | Cherokee Nation | ||
Aspen Endriss | Hudiburg Subaru | ||
Edna Espino | OU Health | ||
Casey Farmer | OK Catalyst - University of Oklahoma | ||
Caitlin Fournier | University of Oklahoma Athletics Department | ||
Reese Gorman | The Frontier | ||
Brandon Green | McAlester Radio | ||
Lacey Grim | Paycom | ||
Karlie Hensley | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | ||
Ally Howerton | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | ||
Taelyr Jackson | Oklahoma Educational Television Authority | ||
Chania Kirby | Professional Insurors | ||
Tyler Klaassen | VI Marketing and Branding | ||
Tiffany Lane | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Brittany Laub | Evernorth | ||
Spencer Lee | Flight | ||
Connor Lisle | VI Marketing and Branding | ||
Micah Moore | Candor | ||
Macy Muirhead | Insight Creative Group | ||
Tristan Nelson | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||
Jaley Netherton | Vision Bank | ||
Haley Nolen | Ross Group | ||
jack Phillips | Jones PR | ||
Jillian Powell | Ackerman McQueen | ||
Kennedy Sepulvado | OETA | ||
Emiley Sexton | liquidfish | ||
Sarah Southerland | Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation | ||
Kayla Stump | Life.Church | ||
Zachary Thomas | Cherokee Nation Businesses | ||
Landis Tindell | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||
Cameron Walker | liquidfish | ||
Ashley Warlick | Polston Tax | ||
Drew Wood | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Non-Profit Organization | Sydney Alison | Kendall Whittier Main Street | |
Roxanne Bilby | Rogers County Volunteers for Youth | ||
Hillary Blackburn | YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City | ||
Allyson Broome | Marland's Place | ||
Bailes Chaples | YWCA-OKC | ||
Whitney Claybrook | YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City | ||
Hailey Drylie-Junker | Homeless Alliance / Curbside Chronicle | ||
Jema Esparza | United Way of Central Oklahoma | ||
Emily Harden | Techlahoma Foundation | ||
Brittany Jenkins | Jenks Chamber of Commerce | ||
Cassidy Johnson | Water4 | ||
Kristen King | Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce | ||
Callie Koch | Children's Health Foundation | ||
Rachel Kolarik | Tulsa CASA | ||
AnnaBelle Little | LifeShare of Oklahoma | ||
Kara Maness | Kiamichi Family Medical Center | ||
Mindred (Mimi) Martinez Herrera | Tulsa Area United Way | ||
Brittany McCulloch | Tulsa Area United Way | ||
Christian Monk | Dale K Graham Veterans Foundation | ||
Susan Nalley | Palomar | ||
Lindsey Percival | Make-A-Wish Foundation of America | ||
Linsey Phillips | March of Dimes | ||
Mark Pierce | YMCA of Greater OKC | ||
Mariah Reimer | Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation | ||
Haley Royal | United Way of Central Oklahoma | ||
Natasha Saya | CAIR Oklahoma | ||
Riley Scrivner | Children's Health Foundation | ||
Larod Snyder | American Indian Resource Center | ||
Taylor Trousdale | Positive Tomorrows | ||
Keaton Van Sickle | Oklahoma City Community Foundation | ||
Kylie Vanderslice | American Cancer Society | ||
Briana Washington | Oklahoma NextGen Under30 Foundation | ||
Annie Welborn | The Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma | ||
Hannah Whitten | Whitten Burrage | ||
Ashley Williams | Feed the Children | ||
Erik Williams | Greater Oklahoma City Chamber | ||
Lexie Wolfe | Mercy Health Foundation | ||
Sydney Woods | Diversion Hub | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Policy and Public Service | Lester Asamoah | U.S. Department of State | |
Nyomi Barrick-Wommack | Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority | ||
Laura Caston | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | ||
Kelsey Chambers | Farm Service Agency (FSA) | ||
Whitney Cipolla | Healthy Minds Policy Initiative | ||
Jonathan Curtis | Senator Carri Hicks and Julia Kirt | ||
Perrin Duncan | Arnall Family Foundation | ||
Grace Enmeier | U.S. Hosue of Representatives | ||
Eddie Faulkner | City of Catoosa | ||
Camerin Fite James | Cherokee Nation | ||
Emily Gise | State of Oklahoma | ||
Cedon Harazda | City of Sulphur | ||
Alexis Hilbert | Tulsa Community College | ||
Dalton Miller | The State Chamber of Oklahoma | ||
Demauri Myers | PartnerTulsa | ||
Maggie Sharum | United States Senate | ||
Smeyder (Steffi) Silvera | First United Bank | ||
jessi stringer | City of Collinsville | ||
Camden Thomas | United States House of Representatives | ||
Kathryn Tilley | Jason Bollinger for U.S. Senate | ||
Hannah Walcher | City of Edmond | ||
Brandi Williams | Oklahoma Department of Human Services | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Real Estate | Lori Davison | Coldwell Banker Select | |
Jenny Nguyen | Theo Properties | ||
Shelby RedCorn | Herbel Real Estate | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Retail and E-Commerce | Walter Agnitsch | RivrHub | |
CeJay Bonner | Hobby Lobby | ||
Shonna Chiles - Heintzelman | Cosmic Flora | ||
Michaela Fitzpatrick | Don't Stress Meowt - Cat Cafe | ||
Tiffany Holliman | Avari Bridal | ||
Laura McGraw | Homeless Alliance - Curbside Flowers | ||
Nick Nguyen | Inspire Brands | ||
Hannah Thompson | Jo & Co., LLC | ||
Heather Wheeler | Viridian Coffee | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Science, Technology, and Engineering | Blake Barnett | Paycom | |
Haydn Beatty | IMMY | ||
Nicholas Castilla | Casady School | ||
Hunter Conover | IMMY | ||
McKenzie Cooper | Paycom | ||
Cody Crow | Volt | ||
Katie Hobble | Boeing | ||
Anthony Johnsen | FSB Architects + Engineers | ||
Erica King | The Boeing Co. | ||
Lacey Lewey | Cory's Audio Visual | ||
Olivia Long | FSB Architects + Engineers | ||
Katie (Jeanes) McMurrain | National Technical Systems | ||
Ashley Medice | Boeing | ||
Mia Miles-Dunn | Smith & Pickel Construction, Inc. | ||
Glenda Parker | Seagate Technology | ||
Seth Roswurm | Advantage Structural Innovation, LLC | ||
Charles Sager | Sage Rock Technologies, LLC & Four Square Venture, LLC | ||
Lucas Shelley | Cory's Audio Visual | ||
Brenton Thomas | Casino Cash Trac | ||
Teddie Underkoffler | Alias Infosec | ||
Christina Varkey | The Boeing Company | ||
Marcus Washington | SGS | ||
Logan Woods | Greystone Environmental Services, Inc. | ||
Shannon Yang | Volt | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Sports and Outdoors | Ruth Allard | OSU Extension/Oklahoma 4-H | |
Lauren Chamberlain | Women's Professional Fastpitch, LLC | ||
Brittani Hunter | Agent Brittani H | ||
Jenna Mayes | OKC Storm | ||
Erin Miller Thiessen | Sooner Sports Properties | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Staffing | Kayla Albright | Cherokee Nation Businesses | |
Blake Best | American Health Staffing Group | ||
Taylor Clark | Inceed | ||
Colby Hicks | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma | ||
Cecely Jones | Hartwig Staffing | ||
Alexa Jow | Paycom | ||
Grayson Katigan | Addison Group | ||
Tristin Lackey | Chickasaw Nation | ||
Brett Lamb | Chickasaw Nation | ||
Brooks Lambert | St Luke’s Methodist Church | ||
Ashleigh Lucas | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Abigail Shreffler | OnCue | ||
Jacob Snider | Chickasaw Nation | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Tourism | Patti Krausert | Tulsa Regional Tourism | |
Taylor Steele | Ardmore Tourism Authority / Convention Center | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |
Other | Luke Bradshaw | Farmers Insurance | |
Olivia Hamilton | The Chickasaw Nation | ||
Lauren Clay | Lo & Co. Weddings and Events + LC Charcuterie | ||
Elizabeth Crossno | FSB Architects + Engineers | ||
Madison Dinh | Hobby Lobby | ||
Brittany Foster | Choctaw Nation Of OKlahoma | ||
Brittany Greer | MidAmerica Industrial Park | ||
Cynthia Jasso Burke | George Kaiser Family Foundation | ||
Juliana Lopez | OKC Latina | ||
Andrew Ously | Hahn Cook | ||
Hannah Parker | Counterpoise Press | ||
Kelsey Perry | Supreme Court of Oklahoma | ||
Anika Saynyarack | FSB Architects & Engineers | ||
Corey Seaman | Oklahoma Heart Hospital | ||
Chase Taylor | Leidos | ||
Bobby Trae Trousdale | Express Employment International | ||
Choua Vang | Dewberry Architects Inc. | ||
Madison Wedel | Wallace Design Collective | ||
____________________ | ____________________ | ____________________ | |


2020 Winners
Some good news for 2020!
This year is our 10 year anniversary and NextGen Under30 set another record for participants.
Congratulations to all our Winners!
2019 Winners
2018 Winners
2018 Awards Ceremony Program
(Order a printed copy here, or click image for a PDF version)
NextGen Under 30
Award Winners, 2011 to 2017
History
2011 to 2016
Don Swift, publisher of ionOklahoma Magazine, founded the 30 Under 30 NextGen Award program in 2011. Since then, over 3,000 outstanding individuals aged 30 years and younger have been nominated for their contribution to their organizations and communities. Originally focused primarily on Oklahoma City, in 2016 the program was enlarged to the whole state of Oklahoma. The number of winners was increased to 297 winning in sixteen career categories, and category sponsors joined the program to promote nominations in their respective fields.
The 2016 NextGen Awards Ceremony filled the banquet hall at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City with 1,100 NextGen winners, employers, colleagues, family, and friends.
2017
In 2017, the program was scaled back to 185 winners in 15 categories, along with other improvements that helped us serve the entire state. There were hundreds of applications that year, each including an essay that sometimes ran to three pages. The judges had a great challenge to choose the 2017 NextGen Under 30 Winners and the 2017 Honorable Mention Winners.
The 2017 NextGen Awards Ceremony was moved to a new home at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Norman.
2018
In 2018, the program was once again expanded, with 267 winners in 15 categories. The Awards Dinner and Ceremony was largely redesigned, streamlining the introduction of winners and featuring charismatic speakers from around Oklahoma. About 900 winners and their friends, colleagues, and family filled the convention center’s hall.
2018 NextGen Under 30 Awards Dinner & Ceremony
2016 – Sixth Annual NextGen Under 30
Award Winners at the Oklahoma State Capitol
2015 – Fifth Annual 30 Under 30
Award Winners

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jarod Armstrong | Enterprise Rent-a-Car |
Crystal Bland | Milo & Lily Boutique |
Tyler Bolton | Continental Resources, Inc. |
Wesley Burt | Hogan Taylor |
Ryan Cargill | Chesapeake Energy Corporation |
James Cotter | Cotter & Sons, Inc |
JaNiece Cranmer | KFOR |
Ryan Cunningham | Gaillardia Country Club |
Mickey Dollens | OKCPS Teacher |
Lauren Ferguson | Paycom Software, Inc. |
Sarah Finley | Addison Group |
Dalton Funkhouser | St. Anthony Foundation |
Nathan Gardocki | Nathan Gardocki Productions |
Jessica Green | Capital Distributing |
Philip Grenier | Booz Allen Hamilton |
Tessa Hager | Attorney Generals Office |
Baird Harper | MidFirst Bank |
Mike Hoang | KM Marketing |
Jon Hocker | Safe Families Oklahoma |
Katherine Horn-Davis | Heritage Hall |
Whitney Hufnagel | Heritage Trust Company |
Mary Johnston | First Liberty Bank |
Shannon Lavicky | Hall Capital, LLC |
Ben Lindsey | Legacy Bank |
Brent Nagtegaal | Armstrong International Cultural Foundation |
Erika Oliveira | Cars.com |
Jacob Oller | Love’s Travel Stops |
Christian Pearson | MidFirst Bank |
Jen Roberts | Kimray Inc. |
Chloe Shelby | Jordan Advertising |
Pervez Soomar | MillennialCFO and BOK |
Mitch Steichen | Jones Public Relations |
Katylee Strange | Liquidfish |
Clay Taylor | Taylor Capitol Group, LLC |
Ieshia Thomas | IT Music Group LLC |
Kyle Thompson | Gateway |
Peter Tran | American Fidelity Assurance Company |
Rachel Webb | Sonic Drive In |
Carlisha Williams | Lighthouse Academies |
Outside Oklahoma City
Ruth Addison | Crowe & Dunlevy |
Sarah Brown | Municipal Judge |
Taryn Calico | Cherokee Nation |
Bryce Chitwood | The Artesian Hotel and Spa |
Marissa Lightsey | Oklahoma Baptist University |
Martin Madewell | Cherokee Nation |
Brittney Orr | The Chickasaw Nation |
NOTE: September 22nd at 10:00, photo in the Blue Room at State Capital
with the Lt. Governor.
2014 – Fourth Annual 30 Under 30
Award Winners

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Anthony Hendricks | Crowe & Dunlevy |
Andy Campbell | Nix Law Firm |
Amanda Essalli | Elias Books Brown & Nelson Law |
Alixandra Marie Orza | Chesapeake Energy |
Ann Gray | Gray Strategy Consultants, Inc |
Ashlee Adams | St Anthony Foundation |
Chelsea Canada | Oklahoma Dental Association |
Carolyn Colby Wedel | Sandridge Energy |
Cory Jenkins | IBC Bank |
C Lauren Clark | Pruitt & Associates |
Canaan Duncan | Cherokee Nation |
David Adams | Chesapeake Energy |
Gina Yannarell | Koch Communications |
Jeff Kline | Bays Law Firm |
Jake Krattiger | Gable & Gotwals Law |
Jamie Bramble | Heritage Hall |
Jessica Webb | Feed The Children |
Katie McKnight | Ernst & Young |
Kelsey Quillian | Renegar Riggs, Abney |
Keshav Tyagi | Writer/Producer/Director |
Kirby Foster | Devon Energy |
Kristen Cory | Kaisers |
Kristina Evans | American Fidelity |
Lauren Ottaway | Crowe & Dunlevy |
Leif Francel | Deer Creek Schools |
Lincoln Ferguson | AG’s office |
Travis Stephens | The APP Shop |
Travis Brauer | OK Governor’s Office |
Whitley O’Connor | The Curbside Chronicle Founder |
Mark Pahl | Pharmaceutical Professionals |
Mary Ellen Knewtson | Gooden Group |
Matthew Bjork | Development Director at KIPP Reach. |
Megan Tilly | OK Asst ATT GEN |
Rachel Hays | OCPA |
Scott McGregor | Scott McGregor Homes |
Scarlet Le | Omega Investments, LLC |
Zach Summer | OK Lt Governor’s Office |
Steven Curry | Bank of Oklahoma |
Outside Oklahoma City
Katy Tipton | ONE Gas |
Shagah Zakerion | Tulsa Regional Chamber |
Lindsey Sage | Bama Companies |
Koshia Silver | Langston University |
Nicole Schultz | Chickasaw Public Relations |
Ryan Thorley | McDonalds |
Brett Knight | Chickasaw Nation Youth Program Director |
Cody Mosely | City of Guthrie Director |
2013 – Third Annual 30 Under 30
Award Winners

Adam Christensen | Christensen Law Group |
Allison Kennedy | Jasco Products |
Amy Hubble | Heritage Trust Company |
Anna-Marie Costello | Miss United States Organization |
Armand McCoy | Trifecta Communications |
Ashleigh Arnall | United Way of Central Oklahoma |
Bailey Lynn | Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb’s Office |
Barbara Miller | Mercy Hospital |
Becky Taylor | Infant Crisis Services |
Brian Burget | McAfee & Taft |
Brian Winslow | Interstate Helicopters |
Cameron Brewer | Downtown OKC |
Carly Hill | Chickasaw Nation |
Christopher Gilchrist | American Fidelity Group |
Colleen Burns | St. Anthony Hospital |
Dustin Akers | The Alliance For Economic Development of Oklahoma City |
Erica Gray | Addison Group |
Heath Hornbeek | Hornbeek Blatt Architects |
Isaac Rocha | BAMA Companies |
Jason Henderson | MAKO Surgical Corp. |
John Riesenberg | Devon Energy |
Karen Tibbets | Frates Insurance & Risk Management |
Katherine O’Brien | True North Living |
Lauren Dennison | Urban League of Greater OKC |
Lisa Riley | Dale Rogers Training Group |
Macie Craven-Tims | Designer/Artist |
Madeline Mitchell | Gov. Mary Fallin’s Office |
Matthew McCombs | Heritage Trust Company |
Megan Parrish | Community Learning Council |
Michael Reel | Chesapeake Energy Corp. |
Miranda Wilson | YMCA |
Mitch McCuistian | Evans & Davis |
Nam Do | Sonic Corp. |
Paige Williams | Chickasaw Nation |
Paul Goodman | Goodman Ventures |
Phil Wheeler | Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club |
Phillip Mazaheri | Price Edwards & Company |
Sarah Glaser | DRE Lighting, LC |
Shelby Norman | Orange Leaf |
Tina Dzurisin | Archdioceses of Oklahoma City |
Travis Jett | Fellers Snider |
Travis Mason | Cushman & Wakefield |
Whitney Rainbolt | Medallion Management |
2012 – Second Annual 30 Under 30
Award Winners

Jason Acock | Sonic, America’s Drive-In |
Nicole Bryce-Howell | OPUBCO Communications Group |
Britnee Bryles | KFOR/KAUT |
Sara Celi | KFOR/KAUT |
Christa Copeland | Midwest Regional Medical Center |
Caitlin Dempsey | Grubb & Ellis |
Holly Faurot | Paycom Payroll |
Elizabeth Gillum | Heritage Hall |
Bailey Gordon | Allied Arts OKC |
Elizabeth Gray | Walters Power International |
Robert Hefner V | Hefner Energy |
Jason Hines | Chesapeake Energy Corporation |
Ashley Hurney | MTM Recognition |
Kyle Impson | Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma |
Garrett King | U.S. House of Representatives |
Blake Lawrence | Hall Estill |
Katie McDonnell | Devon Energy |
Abigail Ogle | KSBI |
Blake Patton | Fellers Snider |
Greta Puckett | VI Marketing and Branding |
Jeff Riles | Phillips Murrah Law Firm |
Aasim Saleh | OKC Boathouse Foundation |
Jessica Shadid | Ackerman McQueen |
Andrew Silvestri | Office of Governor Mary Fallin |
Christine Soileau | Greater OKC Chamber |
Christopher Staine | Crowe and Dunlevy |
Juliann Strange | OKC Beautiful |
Mike Turner | State Representative-Elect |
Chris Watkins | Gaillardia Country Club |
Kelly Weldon | Precision Therapy Services |
Laura Duprez | Gaberino’s Homestly Italian Restaurant |
2011 – First Annual 30 Under 30
Award Winners

Bose Akadiri | American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma |
Trudy Baidoo | Verizon Wireless |
Matt Beckham | Quibids |
Mandi Briggs | Heritage Trust Company |
Joleen Chaney | KFOR |
Ashlie Cornelius | University of Oklahoma Career Services |
Jay Doyle | A-Tech Paving |
Kelli Dupuy | Sunbeam Family Services |
Taylor Fudge | Claims Management Resources |
Dacia Harris | The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
Lindsay Houts | NewsOK.com |
Blake Jackson | Chesapeake Energy Corporation |
Mike Jones | Scissortail Creative |
Amanda Kirkpatrick | Heritage Hall |
Brian Kouhdari | Cole & Reed, P.C. |
Lacey Lett | KOKI |
Regan Lynn | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Christopher Lloyd | Lloyd Entertainment Media Group |
Elisa Milbourn | Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Lauren Nelson | KWTV |
Wyas Parker | Chickasaw Nation |
Emily Rothrock | Science Museum Oklahoma |
Chauncey Shillow | Santa Fe South High School |
Emily Sutton | KFOR |
Lauren Toppins | Paycom Payroll |
Even Vincent | Crowe & Dunlevy |
Emily Virgin | State Representative |
Ryan Waters | Creative Oklahoma |
Zach Weldon | Precision Therapy Services |
Kyle Austin Young | Devotionality, LLC |