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Step Up Tulsa! is structured in a way that ensures an organized process with input from a broad range of organizations, agencies, businesses and institutions in the Tulsa area. The success of the process relies on thorough research, strong communications, civic engagement and progress assessment.

Coordinating Council

Co-Chair: James Adelson, CEO, Nadel & Gussman
Co-Chair: Samuel Combs III, President, Distribution Companies, ONEOK
The governing body consists of 50 people. It is diverse to assure both public credibility and demonstrated competence and will hold the community accountable for implementing the plan.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee of the Coordinating Council is made up of the Coordinating Council's Chairpersons and the Chairpersons of all the subcommittees. The President of Funders Roundtable and Executive Director of Tulsa Community Foundation are also voting members.

Communications Committee

Co-Chair: Steve Kennedy, President, km2a Advertising
Co-Chair: Karen Szabo, Public Relations Manager, Cancer Treatment Centers
Tasks: Marketing / positioning / branding, media relations, website

Civic Engagement Committee

Co-Chair: Ken Busby, Executive Director, Arts and Humanities Council
Co-Chair: Michael Ordaz, Office Administrator, Department of Finance, City of Tulsa
Co-Chair: Casey Stowe, Vice President, Oklahoma National Bank
Co-Chair: William Tisdale, President, Tisdale Consulting Company
Tasks: Targeting 5,000+ participants from the community; Engaging government, philanthropic, not-for-profit, corporate leaders, as well as the general public in facilitated discussions/dialogues about the community's assets, service gaps, core issues and action steps

Research Committee

Co-Chair: Brent Isaacs, Community Planning Consultant
Co-Chair: Darcy Melendez, Area Development Director, Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber
Tasks: Collect, analyze and do coalescing work around the myriad organizational and collaborative plans in place in the community; Gather and present current reality data/information; Support Asset Mapping activity

Stakeholders Group

A group of 100-150 area residents/leaders that will use the information provided by the Research and the Civic Engagement Committees to identity Tulsa's unique strengths and opportunities, to assess Tulsa's specific service gaps, to develop the action plans required to resolve those gaps, and to build the public/private partnerships necessary to implement the action plans.

Evaluation

The process includes comprehensive qualitative and quantitative evaluation plan that measures, at a minimum, the following three elements:

The process itself: How effective is the design, leadership and support structure?
Actions: Did we do what the stakeholder group decided to do?
Results: What tangible outcomes were realized as measured by the community indicators?


Home Mission Leadership Committees Research Trendbenders Business Plans Public Events News E-Newsletter Links Contact Us	Committees Step Up Tulsa! is structured in a way that ensures an organized process with input from a broad range of organizations, agencies, businesses and institutions in the Tulsa area. The success of the process relies on thorough research, strong communications, civic engagement and progress assessment. Coordinating Council Co-Chair: James Adelson, CEO, Nadel & Gussman Co-Chair: Samuel Combs III, President, Distribution Companies, ONEOK The governing body consists of 50 people. It is diverse to assure both public credibility and demonstrated competence and will hold the community accountable for implementing the plan. Executive Committee The Executive Committee of the Coordinating Council is made up of the Coordinating Council's Chairpersons and the Chairpersons of all the subcommittees. The President of Funders Roundtable and Executive Director of Tulsa Community Foundation are also voting members. Communications Committee Co-Chair: Steve Kennedy, President, km2a Advertising Co-Chair: Karen Szabo, Public Relations Manager, Cancer Treatment Centers Tasks: Marketing / positioning / branding, media relations, website Civic Engagement Committee Co-Chair: Ken Busby, Executive Director, Arts and Humanities Council Co-Chair: Michael Ordaz, Office Administrator, Department of Finance, City of Tulsa Co-Chair: Casey Stowe, Vice President, Oklahoma National Bank Co-Chair: William Tisdale, President, Tisdale Consulting Company Tasks: Targeting 5,000+ participants from the community; Engaging government, philanthropic, not-for-profit, corporate leaders, as well as the general public in facilitated discussions/dialogues about the community's assets, service gaps, core issues and action steps Research Committee Co-Chair: Brent Isaacs, Community Planning Consultant Co-Chair: Darcy Melendez, Area Development Director, Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber Tasks: Collect, analyze and do coalescing work around the myriad organizational and collaborative plans in place in the community; Gather and present current reality data/information; Support Asset Mapping activity Stakeholders Group A group of 100-150 area residents/leaders that will use the information provided by the Research and the Civic Engagement Committees to identity Tulsa's unique strengths and opportunities, to assess Tulsa's specific service gaps, to develop the action plans required to resolve those gaps, and to build the public/private partnerships necessary to implement the action plans. Evaluation The process includes comprehensive qualitative and quantitative evaluation plan that measures, at a minimum, the following three elements: The process itself: How effective is the design, leadership and support structure? Actions: Did we do what the stakeholder group decided to do? Results: What tangible outcomes were realized as measured by the community indicators?
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