Contributions by these companies, organizations and their employees and individuals are being invested this year in Tulsa Area United Way's 59 partner agencies and seven community collaboration initiatives, and five innovation projects that improve lives every day. We invest in three building blocks: education, healthy and safety, and financial stability.
to support our 59 nonprofit partners, community collaborations, and social innovations
Companies and organizations participated in our campaign
volunteers helped improve lives in our six-county service area
Day of Caring projects completed to give back to our communities
pounds of food donated during the Day of Caring food drive
Total community impact
Our Groundbreaker Award goes to QuikTrip Corporation. For a seventh year, our friends at QT have run the only employee campaign in excess of $2 million!
This year’s Visionary Award goes to two amazing leaders in our community – Bank of Oklahoma and Williams – both of whom conducted campaigns that totaled more than $1.5 million!
ONEOK, Inc. is the recipient of this year’s Cornerstone Award for support exceeding $1 million!
Providing support of $500,000 or more, our Pillar Award goes to the George Kaiser Family Foundation, Magellan Midstream Partners, ONE Gas, Inc., and The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation!
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Ketchum Charitable Foundation
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation, Inc.
Jim Norton Toyota
NORDAM
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
AAON, Inc.
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
ARVEST Bank
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
Sanford & Irene Burnstein Family Foundation
City of Tulsa
D&L Oil Tools
Explorer Pipeline
Family & Children’s Services
First Oklahoma Bank
Frederic Dorwart Lawyers, PLLC
Hall Estill
HF Sinclair
Hille Foundation
Hilti
Kaiser-Francis Oil Company
Matrix Service Company
Melton Truck Lines, Inc.
Omni Air International
Price Family Properties
Ramsey Industries, Inc.
Saint Francis Health System
Samson Energy Company, LLC
T.D. Williamson, Inc.
TTCU Federal Credit Union
Tulsa Area United Way
American Residential Group
Ascension St. John
Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Businesses
Chickasaw Nation
Conner & Winters, LLP
Coretz Family Foundation
Cyclonic Valve Company, Inc.
Ernst & Young, LLP
FORVIS, LLP
The Sharna & Irvin Frank Foundation
GableGotwals
Gateway First Bank
Hillcrest HealthCare System
Hogan Taylor
Hub International Mid-America
Jim Norton Chevrolet
Jim Norton T-Town Chevrolet
Philip and Miranda Kaiser Fund
LIFE Senior Services
Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation
Mabrey Bank
Nadel & Gussman, LLC
Victor R. Schock Financial Literacy Fund
Senior Star
Scott and Vanessa Thompson Foundation
Tulsa County
Tulsa Public Schools
Union Public Schools
Vital Energy, Inc.
WeStreet Credit Union
Whirlpool Corporation
AVB Bank
BancFirst
Broken Arrow Public Schools
Joseph E. and Patricia D. Cappy Fund
Chris Nikel
Commerce Bank
CommunityCare
Enterprise Holdings
Goodwill Industries of Tulsa
Grand Bank
Greenheck
Hardesty Family Foundation, Inc.
Suzanne and Jim Kneale Family Foundation
LUXA Enterprises, LLC
Manhattan Construction Group
Mid-Continent Group
Morton Comprehensive Health Services
Neosource, Inc.
Omni Air Transport
OSU in Tulsa
PACCAR Winch Inc
The Robson Companies, Inc.
SageNet
Sapulpa Public Schools
Spirit AeroSystems
David E. & Cassie L. Temple Foundation
Tulsa CARES
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa New Holland
Vast Bank
Walmart Inc.
Warburton Capital Management
YMCA of Greater Tulsa
Youth Services of Tulsa
John Steele Zink Foundation
The Best of the Best Award recognizes organizations with a campaign increase of at least 5%, employee participation of 75% or more, and employee per capita giving of $250 or more.
The Arc of Oklahoma
AmeriTrust Corporation
Amplify
BancFirst Insurance Services, Inc.
The Bridges Foundation
Bristow Social Services
Broken Arrow Seniors
Budco
Camp Fire Green Country, Inc.
City of Tulsa
• Auditor’s Office
• Mayor’s Office
Commerce Bank
Community Bank – Bristow
D&L Oil Tools
Family & Children’s Services
First Oklahoma Bank
FORVIS, LLP
Frederic Dorwart Lawyers, PLLC
Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma
Greenheck
Hall Estill
Jim Norton Auto Group
• Chevrolet
• Toyota
• T-Town Chevrolet
Langdon Publishing Company
LIFE Senior Services
LUXA Enterprises, LLC
Morton Comprehensive Health Services
Neosource, Inc.
NuStar Energy L.P.
OG&E – Sapulpa
Omni Air International
Omni Air Transport
ONE Gas, Inc.
ONEOK, Inc.
Palmer
Pride Energy Company
QuikTrip Corporation
• Corporate
• Distribution
• Division
Ramsey Industries, Inc.
Samson Energy Company, LLC
Sand Springs Community Services
Schnake Turnbo Frank
Street School
Tulsa CARES
Tulsa Community WorkAdvance
Tulsa Regional Chamber
Warburton Capital Management
Williams
Youth Services of Creek County
The Award of Excellence recognizes organizations with employee participation of 75% or more and per capita giving of $185 or more.
Ability Resources, Inc.
American Residential Group
•BancFirst
•Glenpool
•Jenks
Bank of Oklahoma
The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges
Crosstown Learning Center, Inc.
Crowe & Dunlevy
Firstar Bank
Goodwill Industries of Tulsa
Harlan Ford, Inc.
Hospice of Green Country
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma and members of LSUW Local 2320
Morse & Co., PLLC
Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter
The Parent Child Center of Tulsa
PartnerTulsa
Prescott Group Capital Management, LLC
Regent Financial Services, Inc.
The Salvation Army – Tulsa Area Command
Tulsa Public Schools – Office of the Superintendent
Tristesse Grief Center
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Tulsa Area United Way
Tulsa Boys’ Home
Tulsa County
•Human Resources
•TAEMA
Tulsa New Holland
U.S. Pioneer, Inc.
WeStreet Credit Union
Youth Services of Tulsa
Zarrow Family Office
The Gold Award recognizes organizations with employee per capita giving of $125 or more.
A New Leaf, Inc.
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
Altman Energy, Inc.
American Bank & Trust Company
ARVEST Bank
Asemio
AVB Bank
BancFirst – Tulsa
BDO USA, LLP
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
Capital Advisors, Inc.
Carletti Dentistry & Associates
Child Abuse Network (CAN)
City of Tulsa
•Council
•Human Resources
•Legal Department
CompSource Mutual Insurance Company
Conner & Winters, LLP
Consolidated Turbine Specialists, LLC
Cowen Construction
Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, LLP
Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS)
Eide Bailly, LLP
Energy One Federal Credit Union
Ernst & Young, LLP
Explorer Pipeline
First National Bank & Trust
The First National Bank & Trust Company of Broken Arrow
GableGotwals
Global Gardens
Grand Bank
Grant Thornton
Green Country Interiors, Inc.
Harrison Energy Partners
HF Sinclair
Hogan Taylor
Hub International Mid-America
IBC Bank
Kaiser-Francis Oil Company
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation
Mabrey Bank
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Matrix Service Company
McAfee & Taft
Melton Truck Lines, Inc.
Mental Health Association Oklahoma
MidFirst Bank
Mysock, Chevaillier & Birdsong, LLP
Nadel & Gussman, LLC
NORDAM
Okmulgee County Family Resource Center
Pfizer
Pipestem and Nagle Law
Pray Walker, PC
Price Family Properties
Public Service Company of Oklahoma and members of IBEW Local 1002
Regent Bank
Resolute PR
Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis, Inc.
Safety Training Systems, Inc.
SageNet
Saint Francis Health System
Sapulpa Public Schools – Administration
Senior Star
Show, Inc.
Southwestern Payroll Service, Inc.
Stanfield + O’Dell, PC
System One
T.D. Williamson, Inc.
Tulsa Public Schools – Talent Management
Trailblazer Energy Resources, LLC
TSHA, Inc.
TTCU Federal Credit Union
Tulsa Airports
Tulsa CASA, Inc.
Tulsa County
•Board of Commissioners
•Clerk’s Office
•Court Services
•OSU Extension
Tulsa Day Center
Twenty First Properties, Inc.
Union Public Schools – Education Service Center
Vast Bank
Vertical Aerospace
Vital Energy Inc.
Williford Energy Company
World Travel Services, LLC
Yellowhouse Machinery Co.
The Silver Award recognizes organizations with employee per capita giving of $90 - $124.
Allied Motion
Boy Scouts of America, Indian Nations Council
Bristow Public Schools – Edison Elementary
Chart Industries
Chris Nikel
City of Tulsa
•Engineering Services
•Finance Department
•INCOG
Court of Civil Appeals – Tulsa Divisions
Cypress Environmental Partners, L.P.
Gateway First Bank
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Hilti
Holden Litigation
Hughes-Anderson Heat Exchangers
International Insurance Brokers, LTD
Johnson & Jones, PC
LD Kerns Contractors, Inc.
The Leinbach Company
Mid-Continent Group
OGI Process Equipment, Inc.
Rhodes Hieronymus, Jones, Tucker & Gable, PLLC
Rich & Cartmill, Inc.
Rupe Helmer Group
Sapulpa Public Schools
•Freedom Elementary
•Jefferson Heights Elementary
•Middle School
Security Bank
Solar Turbines, A Caterpillar Company
SpiritBank – Sapulpa
Tulsa Public Schools – Information Operations
Tulsa County
•Election Board
•Information Technology
•Treasurer’s Office
Woodrum, Tate & Associates, PLLC
YWCA Tulsa
The Bronze Award recognizes organizations with employee per capita giving of $55 - $89.
American Heritage Bank – Sapulpa
BancFirst – Sand Springs
Bristow Public Schools – Collins Elementary
Broken Arrow Public Schools – Highland Park Elementary
City of Tulsa
•Customer Care Center
•Municipal Courts
•Planning and Development
•Water and Sewer
City Year
CommunityCare
Covington Aircraft
FedEx
First United Bank of Sapulpa
GlobalHealth, Inc.
Housing Solutions
Jenks Public Schools – Child Nutrition
KIPP: Tulsa Public Charter Schools
KKT Architects, Inc.
M & M Lumber Company
McElroy Manufacturing, Inc.
Morris Public Schools
OSU in Tulsa
PACCAR Winch Inc and members of IAMAW Local 1461
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Resonance Center for Women, Inc.
Sapulpa Public Schools
•Holmes Park Elementary
•Liberty STEM Elementary
SpiritBank – Bristow
Terra Nitrogen, LP, a CF Industries Company
The Trane Company and members of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 430
Tulsa Public Schools
•Lewis and Clark Elementary
•Operations
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa County – Social Services
Union Public Schools
•Alternative School
•Boevers Elementary
•Grove Elementary
•Jefferson Elementary
Unit Corporation
YMCA of Greater Tulsa
Youth at Heart, Inc.
The Achievement Award recognizes organizations with employee per capita giving of $45 - $54.
Bristow Public Schools – Middle School
Broken Arrow Public Schools
•Arrow Springs Early Childhood Center
•Education Service Center/Central on Main
•Maintenance
City of Owasso
City of Tulsa – Streets and Stormwater
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Sapulpa Public Schools – Junior High
SpiritBank – Tulsa
Titus, Hillis, Reynolds, Love, Dickman and McCalmon PC
Tulsa Public Schools – Mayo Demonstration
Tulsa County
•Administrative Services
•Building Operations
•Retirees
Tulsa Tech
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway Co., LLC
Union Public Schools
•Cedar Ridge Elementary
•Darnaby Elementary
•Roy Clark Elementary
•Union High
Caring Companies support the Tulsa Area United Way with an employee campaign of at least $1,000.
AAON, Inc.
American Red Cross Northeast Oklahoma and Blood Services
AMSCO Supply
Ascension St. John
ASM Tulsa/BOK Center and Cox Business Convention Center
Avansic
Benham, a Haskell Company
Bixby Public Schools
Bristow Public Schools – High School
Broken Arrow Public Schools
•Centennial Middle
•Childers Middle
•Country Lane Intermediate
•Freshman Academy
•High School
•Lynn Wood Elementary
•Oak Crest Elementary
•Oneta Ridge Middle
•Sequoyah Middle
•Transportation
CAP Tulsa
Case & Associates Properties, Inc.
Central Bank of Oklahoma
Central Tech – Sapulpa
City of Bixby
City of Broken Arrow
City of Sand Springs
City of Tulsa
•Asset Management
•Fire Department
•Information Technology
•Parks and Recreation
•Police Department
•Working in Neighborhoods
Comgraphx
Community Service Council
CrossFirst Bank
Cummins Sales & Service, Gulf Region, Oklahoma Branch
District Court of the State of Oklahoma
Eller and Detrich, PC
Enterprise Holdings
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Equity Bank
Exterran Corporation
Faith Technologies, Inc.
GH2 Architects, LLC.
GRAND Addiction Recovery Center
Green Bay Packaging
Hillcrest HealthCare System
•Henryetta
•Tulsa
Holland Hall School
Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa
IBM
Ihloff Salon & Day Spa
Ingredion Incorporated, Tulsa Shared Service Center
Jenks Public Schools
•East Elementary
•East Intermediate
•Education Service Center
•Freshman Academy
•High School & Athletics
•Middle School
•Northwest Elementary
•Southeast Elementary
•West Elementary
•West Intermediate
Kevin Grover Buick GMC
KOTV – The News On 6
KWB Oil Property Management, Inc.
Littlefield Agency
Manhattan Construction Group
Midwest Measurement Society
Moyers Martin, LLP
Oklahoma Blood Institute
OSU Institute of Technology
Owasso Public Schools – Administration
PACCAR Winch Inc – Okmulgee
Physical Therapy of Tulsa
Prosperity Bank
RAM Energy LLC
Reading Partners, Tulsa
Sand Springs Public Schools
Sapulpa Public Schools – High School
Simmons Bank
Southern Hills Country Club
Spirit AeroSystems
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
Tulsa Public Schools
•Eisenhower International
•Financial Services & Budget
•Kerr Elementary
•Lindbergh Elementary
•Owen Elementary
•Robertson Elementary
•Salk Elementary School
•Teaching & Learning
•Transportation
•Wilson Teaching & Learning Academy
Tulsa County
•City – County Health Department
•City – County Library
•Court Clerk
•Juvenile Bureau
•Parks Department
•Sheriff’s Office
Tulsa Remote Members
Tulsa Transit
Tulsa World Media Company
Union Public Schools
•6th/7th Grade Center
•8th Grade Center
•Ellen Ochoa Elementary
•Jarman Elementary
•McAuliffe Elementary
•Moore Elementary
•Peters Elementary
•Rosa Parks Elementary
•Union High School Freshman Academy
United Parcel Service and members of Teamsters Local 516
The University of Oklahoma – Tulsa
The University of Tulsa
Whirlpool Corporation
Zeeco
American Federation of Teachers Local 6049
Oklahoma Education Association
Tulsa Area Classroom Teachers Association
Thanks to these companies and organizations who gave $1,000 or more and increased their gifts or employee campaigns by at least 8% over 2022.
A New Leaf, Inc.
Advance Research Chemicals, Inc.
Air Planning, LLC
Allied Motion
Altman Energy, Inc.
American Glass, Inc.
The Arc of Oklahoma
ARVEST Bank
ASM Tulsa/BOK Center & Cox Business Convention Center
Asphalt & Fuel Supply
BancFirst – Tulsa
BancFirst Insurance Services, Inc.
BDO USA, LLP
Benham, a Haskell Company
Walter E. and Dorothy Biery Charitable Fund
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma
Bixby Public Schools
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
Bob Pound Drilling, Inc.
The Bridges Foundation
Bristow Public Schools
•Collins Elementary
•Edison Elementary
•High School
•Middle School
Bristow Social Services
Broken Arrow Public Schools
•Arrow Springs Early Childhood Center
•Aspen Creek Elementary
•Childers Middle
•Education Service Center/Central on Main
•Highland Park Elementary
•Transportation
Broken Arrow Seniors
Budco
Camp Fire Green Country, Inc.
Capital Advisors, Inc.
Carson Foundation
Case & Associates Properties, Inc.
The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges
Central Tech – Sapulpa
Chart Industries
Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Businesses
City of Bixby
City of Tulsa
•Asset Management
•Auditor’s Office
•Council
•Customer Care Center
•Engineering Services
•Finance Department
•Fire Department
•Human Resources
•Legal Department
•Parks and Recreation
•Planning and Development
•Streets and Stormwater
•Water and Sewer
Commerce Bank
Communications Workers of America Local 6012
Community Bank – Bristow
Conner & Winters, LLP
Consolidated Turbine Specialists, LLC
Covington Aircraft
Cowen Construction
Creason & Associates, PLLC
Crosstown Learning Center, Inc.
Cyclonic Valve Company, Inc.
D & L Oil Tools
Davis H. Elliott Company, Inc.
Daylight Donut Flour Company, LLC
Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, LLP
Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS)
Explorer Pipeline
Exterran Corporation
Fabsco Shell & Tube, LLC and Fabsco Fin-Air, LLC
Faith Technologies, Inc.
Family & Children’s Services
Fleming Construction Group
GableGotwals
The Gelvin Foundation, Inc.
GH2 Architects, LLC.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma
Goodwill Industries of Tulsa
Grand Bank
Grant Thornton
Great Dane Trailers
Green Country Emergency Physicians
Green Country Interiors, Inc.
Greenheck
Greenhill Properties, LLC
Hall Estill
Heatherington & Fields
Heidi Hartman Consulting
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Hillcrest HealthCare System
Holland Hall School
Hughes-Anderson Heat Exchangers
Industrial Developers of Oklahoma
Intent Productions
Jackie Cooper Imports
Jim Norton Auto Group
•Chevrolet
•Toyota
•T-Town Chevrolet
George Kaiser Family Foundation
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KKT Architects, Inc.
Langdon Publishing Company
LD Kerns Contractors, Inc.
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
LIFE Senior Services
Littlefield Agency
Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation
LUXA Enterprises, LLC
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Manhattan Construction Group
The Ralph & Frances McGill Foundation
McNellie’s Group
Melton Truck Lines, Inc.
MidFirst Bank
Morton Comprehensive Health Services
Nabholz
Nadel & Gussman, LLC
Neosource, Inc.
Nike Exploration Company
NuStar Energy L.P.
Omni Air International
Omni Air Transport
ONE Gas, Inc.
OSU Institute of Technology
The Oven Foundation
Owasso Community Resources
Owasso Public Schools – Administration
PACCAR Winch Inc
PACCAR Winch Inc – Okmulgee
Palmer
The Parent Child Center of Tulsa
Pfizer
Pray Walker, PC
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Pride Energy Company
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Ramsey Industries, Inc.
Reading Partners, Tulsa
Regent Bank
Resolute PR
The Robson Companies, Inc.
Samson Energy Company, LLC
Sand Springs Community Services
Sanguine Gas Exploration, LLC
Sapulpa Kiwanis
Sapulpa Public Schools
•Freedom Elementary
•Jefferson Heights Elementary
•Liberty STEM Elementary
•Middle School
Virginia C. Schulte Fund
Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Show, Inc.
Southern Hills Country Club
Stanfield + O’Dell, PC
Street School
Summit Financial Group, Inc.
Terra Nitrogen, LP, a CF Industries Company
Titus, Hillis, Reynolds, Love, Dickman and McCalmon PC
The Trane Company
Transport Workers Union Local 514
Trust Company of Oklahoma
Tulco Oils
Tulsa Airports
Tulsa Boys’ Home
Tulsa CARES
Tulsa Community WorkAdvance
Tulsa County
•Building Operations
•City – County Health Department
•Human Resources
•Information Technology
•Sheriff’s Office
Tulsa Day Center
Tulsa Public Schools
•Eisenhower International
•Information Operations
•Office of the Superintendent
•Talent Management
•Transportation
Tulsa Regional Chamber
Tulsa Tech
Tulsa-Sapulpa Union Railway Co., LLC
U.S. Pioneer, Inc.
UMB Bank, NA
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Public Schools
•Alternative School
•Boevers Elementary
•Education Service Center
•Grove Elementary
•Jefferson Elementary
•Moore Elementary
•Union High School Freshman Academy
Unit Corporation
Vast Bank
Venture Properties, Inc.
Vital Energy, Inc.
Warburton Capital Management
Williams
Woodrum, Tate & Associates, PLLC
World Travel Services, LLC
YMCA of Greater Tulsa
Youth Services of Creek County
The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation
Zeeco
Hille Foundation
QuikTrip
The Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
The Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation
Thanks to these companies and organizations who gave to the United Way campaign for the first time in 2022.
Air Planning, LLC
ASM Tulsa /BOK Center & Cox Business Convention Center
Bledsoe, Hewett, Gullekson, PLLLP
Catoosa Public Schools
CCK Strategies, PLLC
Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc.
Empowered Life Counseling, PLLC
Fabsco Shell & Tube, LLC and Fabsco Fin-Air, LLC
Fleming Construction Group
Green Country Emergency Physicians
Green Country Interiors, Inc.
Holberton School Tulsa
Industrial Developers of Oklahoma
Intent Productions
Jackie Cooper Imports
Littlefield Agency
Mr. Ed’s Auction Company, Inc.
Nike Exploration Company
Owasso Public Schools
Pride Energy Company
Resolute PR
Sanguine Gas Exploration, LLC
Titus, Hillis, Reynolds, Love, Dickman and McCalmon PC
The Trane Company
UMB Bank, NA
PLATINUM
•WeStreet Credit Union
GOLD
•Bank of Oklahoma
•Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
•Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
•D&L Oil Tools
•Matrix Service Company
•Melton Truck Lines
•ONE Gas, Inc.
•TTCU Federal Credit Union
•Williams
SILVER
•Magellan Midstream Partners
•Omni Air International
•Vital Energy, Inc.
SIGNATURE EVENT SPONSOR
•Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
•Cherokee Film Office
•HF Sinclair
•LUXA Enterprises, LLC
•Mariner Wealth Advisors
•Webco Industries, Inc.
COMMUNITY SPONSOR
•QuikTrip
DAY OF CARING SPONSOR
•Public Service Company of Oklahoma
IN-KIND SPONSOR
•Cherokee Nation and Cherokee Nation Businesses
•Barnes: A Digital Company
•Bullseye Marketing
•Harwelden Mansion
•Tropical Smoothie
•Tulsa World
•Vast Bank, n.a.
•White Wolf Creative
UNITE SPONSORS
•Communications Workers of America Local 6012
•International Union of Operating Engineers Local 627
•Northeastern Oklahoma Labor Council
•Oklahoma State Building & Constructions Trade Council
•Oklahoma State AFL-CIO
•Pipeliners Local Union 798
•Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 430
•Transport Workers Union of America Local 514
The NextGen Volunteer of the Year Award is given to a NextGen United member who is dedicated to personal and professional leadership development and goes above and beyond to enhance their community impact by engaging in meaningful volunteer opportunities.
Aaron Winfrey is not just an accomplished professional in talent acquisition and human capital management at BOK Financial, but also a dedicated philanthropist with a passion for making a positive impact on his community. His background as a college football coach and recruiter give him a unique set of skills that make Aaron a sought-after leader in his field.
As chair of TAUW’s NextGen United, Aaron is a leader in the affinity group’s efforts to develop the next generation of community leaders and address some of Tulsa’s most pressing issues.
His passion for using his talents to help others is also evident in his volunteer work with Youth at Heart, Tulsa CASA and Reading Partners. As a Court Appointed Special Advocate for Tulsa CASA, Aaron advocates on behalf of children in the child welfare system, ensuring they have a voice and the support they need. He recently joined their board of directors. Aaron also volunteered as a Reading Partners tutor, helping elementary age students develop their reading and comprehension skills.
Through his volunteer work with TAUW and our nonprofit partners, Aaron is a valued member of our TAUW family making a difference and inspiring others to do the same.
Named in honor of the first woman to co-chair the Tulsa Area United Way campaign, the Clydella Hentschel Award recognizes a leader who strives toward the highest levels of personal and professional accomplishment, devotes time and energy to our local community, and inspires other women to reach their full potential.
Karen Keith is serving her 4th term as Tulsa County Commissioner for District 2. Some of the projects she is most proud of include efforts to rebuild the Tulsa/West Tulsa Levee system, the Gilcrease Expressway, and a new building for the OSU Extension on the OSU-Tulsa Campus.
Along with her work in public service, Karen is an active community volunteer. She currently chairs the Tulsa Area United Way Board of Directors and served as the 2021 campaign co-chair. Karen served as the 100thpresident of the Rotary Club of Tulsa and serves on a variety of Boards including the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, Tulsa Boys’ Home Advisory Board, the Will Rogers Memorial Foundation, the OKPOP Foundation and numerous others. She chairs the INCOG Board of Directors and is on the ARVEST Bank Board.
Among her many awards are: the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Tourism Partner of the Year Award 2023, Co-Recipient of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Award 2022 and Tulsa Community College Foundation Vision in Education Leadership 2019. Karen is a great example of the spirit of this award, and we know Clydella was proud to call her friend.