OKC FRIDAY Vol. 57 No. 48 • Three Sections • 32 pages • April 19, 2024
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OKC’s MOST POWERFUL YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
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J.D. BAKER Chairman Black Chamber of Commerce
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TRAVIS MASON Director Cushman and Wakefield
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ADAM RAINBOLT Senior VP BancFirst Insurance
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CLAY TAYLOR Lobbyist The Taylor Group
Baker tops poll again By Rose Lane Editor
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TOMMIE JOHNSON III Sheriff Oklahoma County
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COLLINS PECK Project Manager Lingo Construction
OKC FRIDAY: Fabulous at 50
Thoughts from the very first, second and third MPYP By Sunny Cearley President/CEO Allied Arts The visibility that I received as the result of my inclusion on the OKC’s Most Powerful Young Professionals list boosted my career and I know that it’s part of how I got on the community’s radar screen enough to eventually become
president and CEO of Allied Arts. My first job out of college was as the advertising and events coordinator at The Journal Record. Sometimes, when nobody more important was available to go, I would get to go represent the paper at a community event. This usually See 50, Page 5
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PHI NGUYEN COO Downtown OKC, Inc.
J.D. Baker once again topped OKC FRIDAY’s Most Powerful Young Professionals poll. This is Baker’s second No. 1 ranking— and only the second Most Powerful following Sunny Cearley’s three-year run. Travis Mason, Adam Rainbolt, Clay Taylor and Collins Peck held on to the top five positions, while Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III and Phi Nguyen climbed See MPYP, Page 2
FRIDAY’s
Dog of the Week Dixie is the sweetest puppy alive! She loves cuddles and her best husky friend Navy. Dixie has a big family! She loves her papa Jim and his three grandbabies. She loves cuddles and fetch. We saved her from homelessness, and knew right away she had to stay. She is exactly what our family needed. Email Dog, Cat and Baby of the Week submissions to rose@okcfriday.com.