Natalie is a graduate of Madill High School and earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Information Management from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2001. She earned her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in February of 2011. She received her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute in February of 2011 as well. Natalie is the Administrative Assistant in the Information Technology Department for the City of Ardmore. She volunteers her time for Ardmore YP on the Steering Committee as the Chair and helps organizes the annual poker tournament fundraiser. She was the recipient of the AYP "Rising Star" award at the 2011 Chamber of Commerce annual awards banquet.
She serves on the Grace Center of Southern Oklahoma Board of Directors and serves on their finance committee and as the Secretary. She is also a member of the Ardmore Personnel Roundtable and serves as the Treasurer, and a member of the National Society of Human Resource Managers. In the past she has served as the Event Chair, Accounting Chair, Logistics and Registration, and Corporate Chair for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Natalie is a graduate of the Oklahoma Community Institute's Citizens Academy, Class of 2007 and the Greater Ardmore Leadership Program, Class of 2008 and is also alumni of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority at SOSU.
Natalie enjoys spending time with her husband, James, and their son Rylan. They enjoy Sooner football, watching movies, and being outside enjoying the Oklahoma weather and outdoor grilling.
Trey is a graduate of Plainview High School. He received his Associates in Business Administration at Murray State College and will receive his Bachelors in Business Administration early next year. Trey is employed with American National Bank where he serves as the Collections Officer. He has been active with AYP for two years including chairing the 2010 MegaMixer. He has previously served on the Relay for Life committee, Festival of Lights committee, AYP MegaMixer Committee, and currently serves on the Grace Center Board of Directors.
In his spare time he enjoys relaxing with his fiancé, Chelsi, watching OU football, the Dallas Cowboys, going out with friends, or spending time with family.
Lesley Linney is originally from Wilburton, Oklahoma. She is employed for the Ardmore Development Authority at the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce. She is also the Ardmore Young Professional Chamber Liaison, Ardmore 2020 Visioning Coordinator, and the AYP Treasurer. Lesley is a graduate of the Greater Leadership Ardmore class of 2010. She is active in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, the Ardmore Recycling Committee, the Oklahoma Economic Development Council, the Southern Economic Development Council, and The Governor's Economic Development Marketing Team. She is also alumni of the Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority at the University of Oklahoma.
Lesley enjoys spending time with her twin sister and niece Linney Ann, Sooner football, Ardmore Tiger football, reading, cooking, and traveling.
Patrick is a Graduate from Plainview High School with a B.S. in Business Administration/Management from Oklahoma State University. He is employed at County Building Center where he is in Inside/Outside Sales. Patrick also manages property in the Ardmore Area. He strongly believes that people supporting local businesses will help Ardmore continue to grow where people can do more, see more, and live more.
Julie grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas, and moved with her two children to Ardmore in 2002. After moving to Ardmore, she worked as a Banker and a Realtor before returning to school and earning a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Julie is now the Executive Assistant to Laurie Anne Williams at Sutton-Williams, L.P. In addition to being involved in the Chamber of Commerce and Ardmore Young Professionals, she is also on the Board of the P.I.A. for Plainview Elementary, and serves on several other committees.
She has a passion for improving education, expanding conservation efforts, and making her community safer, friendlier, and more beautiful. It's wonderful that so many people in Ardmore have a passion for helping and Julie is proud to be serving with such amazing and caring people.
Eric is a graduate of Plainview High School, and attended Murray State College. Eric is employed with BancFirst where he serves as a Loan Officer.
He enjoys spending time with his wife Larissa, watching college sports and going on cruises.
Amy is a native of Ardmore. She and her husband, Joel, own and operate Joel Wisian Construction, Inc. and Reunion Homes, building homes and developing land in Southern Oklahoma. She works primarily on the planning, designing, and marketing of the various housing and commercial projects. Amy voluntarily works for the betterment of her community on special projects and working committees. Amy and Joel have been members of AYP since its inception and she is active in several AYP committees, currently serving as Membership Co-Chair.
Amy and Joel live north of Ardmore, where they enjoy sharing their home and recreational ranch with friends and family. Amy is a conservation-minded nature lover and enjoys hiking, wildlife viewing, fishing, water sports, and landscaping-while teaching her children along the way. She also enjoys working and learning more about how to serve in her various capacities more efficiently.
Tay Harvey, a native Ardmoreite, is the owner of Launchpad Strategy Studio, a strategic product marketing firm in Ardmore, and Conexus Bilingual Solutions, also in Ardmore. Tay earned her B.A. in Journalism and Advertising from the University of Central Oklahoma, and started her career in Ardmore working in marketing and sales for IMTEC, a global dental products company founded in Ardmore.
She is very active with United Way of South Central Oklahoma, where she serves on the Executive Committee. She also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the 2012 class of Leadership Ardmore.
When she has downtime, you can expect to find Tay trying to cook something strange that she's never cooked before while singing along to music and dancing with her toddler daughter, Willa, as her husband, Derrick, humors her by telling her she has a great singing voice and awesome moves.
Shelly is a graduate of Ardmore High School and the University of Oklahoma. She is a Certified Administrator of Volunteer Services. She is the Manager of Volunteer Services at Mercy Memorial Health Center. Shelly volunteers her time for Ardmore YP, United Way of South Central Oklahoma, Relay For Life and the Ardmore Soup Kitchen. She is a graduate of the Greater Ardmore Leadership Program, Class of 2009. She serves on the board for the Oklahoma Society of Directors of Volunteer Services and is active in the Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals.
Shelly enjoys spending time with her family and friends, going to the movies, listening to music, Sooner football and volunteering wherever needed.
Allen is originally from New Orleans, and a graduate of Tulane University with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. Allen came to Ardmore in 2004 from CITGO Petroleum in Corpus Christi, Tx., and is currently the Vice President/Plant Manager at the Valero Ardmore Refinery. Allen is an Eagle Scout, and serves on the executive board of the Arbuckle Council - Boy Scouts of America. He is also on the Board of Directors at Mercy Memorial Hospital, Ardmore Chamber of Commerce, and the Cornerstone Foundation. Allen is also a Leadership Ardmore alumni.
In his spare time, Allen enjoys golf, hiking, shooting, fishing, music, and financial planning.
Patrick graduated from Baylor University with a degree in biochemistry. During his studies in Waco, he worked as a paramedic, got his pilot's license, and was part of the intramural sailing team. On the weekends, he could be found teaching grade-school kids to sail at the marina and volunteering for Habitat for Humanity. After a yearlong application process, Patrick was accepted at John's Hopkins and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. After two years at UT Southwestern, he left medical school to pursue his passion as a pilot. Six months later, he completed his pilot ratings and headed to Alaska to for a commercial pilot position. A couple of thousand flight hours later he moved back home to Ardmore to join the family business. He has spent the last year in numerous professional schools and is currently pursuing multiple designations in insurance and surety bonding programs. Patrick is active in AYP and is part of the Leadership Greater Ardmore class of 2011. In Ardmore, he still flight instructs and leaps at the chance to go flying. He still enjoys sailing and plays golf.
Casey has been employed at Storts and Sudberry Family Dentistry for seven years. She has been involved with AYP for five years, serving on the Social Committee and the Poker Tournament Committee. She was the Event Chair for the 2009 Mega Mixer.
Casey also volunteers for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. She has been on the planning committee for the Relay since 2008, acting as Event Chair for 2009 and 2010.
In her free time she enjoys reading, going to the movies, and hanging out with friends.
Allen is a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones Investments in Ardmore. He graduated from Ardmore High School and Oklahoma State University with a B.S. in management. Allen serves on the AYP steering committee where he was the Chairman for 2011, Ardmore Chamber of Commerce Board, Sunshine Industries Board, and Oklahoma Wildlife Management Association Board and is also the President of OWMA.
He is an Ardmore native and avid outdoorsman who loves spending time with family and friends.
Keri is a graduate of Plainview High School and the University of Oklahoma. She is a Claims Representative with the Social Security Administration and a real estate agent with Maureen Realty in Ardmore. Along with volunteering with Ardmore YP, Keri is also actively involved in the Kiwanis Club of Ardmore where she serves on the board.
She lives in Ardmore with her husband, Shannon, and their two children, Abbie and Christian. Keri enjoys attending football and hockey games, swimming and travelling with her family.
Chelsi is a graduate of Plainview High School, Class of 2002. She has been employed with American National Bank for nine years. Chelsi started with American National Bank as a teller and Customer Service Representative at the Lone Grove Branch. She later moved to the Main Branch in Ardmore where she continued work in Customer Service. After being there a short period of time, she moved into the Operations Department working mostly in bookkeeping and processing. Chelsi is currently still in the Operations Department of American National. She has been involved with AYP for three years, becoming more active within the organization throughout that time. Chelsi also currently serves on the board of directors for MAMA Knows, Inc.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her fiancé, Trey. They enjoy hanging out with friends and family, playing games, taking care of and playing with their dogs; Dash and Koco. Chelsi also enjoys being a part of March of Dimes, along with co-workers at ANB; volunteering and helping out within the community.
As a native to this area, Sara grew up just north of Ardmore on her family's cattle ranch which offered her the opportunity to learn firsthand about hard-work, dedication, and determination. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, Sara moved to Nashville, TN for a few years thanks to the recruiting efforts of J. Alexander's Restaurant Corporation. When it was time to start a family, it was time to move home. After working numerous years in hospitality administration, she made the jump to the medical industry first working with 3M IMTEC's dental implant division and now working with Mercy in Business Development and Clinic Administration.
Sara loves to travel with her daughter, Abigail, and husband, Danny. The family recently purchased their own heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration company – Airtech, based in Ardmore; serving all of south-central Oklahoma and specializing in commercial refrigeration. In her free time, you can find her knee-deep in her flower gardens or curled up reading a good book.
Leslie is owner of 60/40 Realty Management and a RVP with Arbonne Intl'. Her involvement in AYP includes Service Committee Chair for 2009 and AYP Chair in 2010. Community activities include, Grace Center of Southern Oklahoma Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors, Ardmore Day Nursery Board, Ardmore Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the United Way Board of Directors.
Leslie is a graduate of Leadership Greater Ardmore, Member of Leadership OK Class XXIV and recipient of Ardmore Chamber's first "Rising Star Award" and 2009 Class of the Journal Records "Achievers Under 40".
Leslie enjoys volunteering, hiking, making new friends and learning more about everything.
Justin is a graduate of Madill High School, Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma City University School of Law. Justin also is a part owner of Landgraf Farms LLC which is a landscape tree nursery. He enjoys spending time with his wife Tara, working at the family farm in Madill, running, and anything that involves water.
Beth is a graduate of the College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, Class of 2003. She works with her husband Lance, at Oklahoma Property Management, designing and building houses and managing property in Ardmore.
Beth enjoys spending time with her three young children, Ethan, Miles, and Mollie. She also finds time for photography, reading and sewing.
After growing up in Pauls Valley and graduating from Millwood High School in Oklahoma City, Jennifer went to Smith College in Northampton, Mass., and earned a bachelor's degree in American studies.
She returned to her home state after graduating in 2008 and now covers the education beat for The Ardmoreite, the local daily newspaper.
A life-long Girl Scout, Jennifer leads Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Troop 622, serves on the local Community Service Team and organizes program aide training for Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma.
She stays connected to her alma mater by serving on the communications committee for the Black Alumni of Smith College.
In her limited free time, Jennifer likes to camp, rappel, watch television and travel, especially on road trips.
Sarah graduated from Ardmore High School in 1998 where she was a state champion in tennis and the captain of the cheerleading squad. She went on to receive her degree in Sociology and Public Relations from Baylor University. After Baylor, she spent a year at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and then went on to Optometry school at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While at Nova, she externed at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and completed her degree in May of 2007.
She is an Optometrist at Clay Optometry, a family owned practice in Ardmore, where she works with her father. Dr. Veazey sees patients of all ages and treats all different types of ocular diseases. She enjoys helping each patient with frame selection. Outside of the office, she serves as District Director for the Oklahoma Association for Optometric Physicians and is a Board Member of Ardmore CASA, the Greater Ardmore Scholarship Foundation, the Noble Scholarship Committee, and Cornerstone. Sarah is a member of the Ardmore Rotary Club and the First Baptist Church of Ardmore. She is a graduate of Leadership Ardmore, as well as past board member of the Ardmore Beautification Council Recycling Committee and YWCA. She has performed vision screenings throughout Oklahoma and organized the Iris Scanning event at the Carter County Fair in 2010.
In June of 2010, she married another Ardmoreite, John Veazey. John is a Trust Officer and General Counsel for First National Bank and Trust Company of Ardmore. John attended Texas Christian University, and since TCU has now joined the Big 12, Sarah and John consider themselves a "house divided." The two care for their labradoodle, Lilly, and in their spare time enjoy going to movies, cooking, and traveling.
This year, Sarah completed one of her bucket list items of growing out her hair to donate to Locks for Love. She is looking forward to setting her next goal and reaching it in the future.