NEW Leadership Oklahoma 2004
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Thirty-three undergraduate students from 14 different colleges and universities ranging in age from 17 to 50 made up the 2004 class. Their home towns included Altus, Anadarko, Broken Arrow, Cherokee, Del City, Edmond, Kellyville, Lawton, Locust Grove, Marietta, Moore, Norman, Oklahoma City, Okmulgee, Perry, Purcell, Shawnee, Tahlequah, Tulsa and Wagoner. There were also students from Baxter Springs, Kansas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Ethiopia.

A00 Group Photo
Carl Albert Center staff Laurie McReynolds (center) and N.E.W. Leadership alumnae Carolyn Pickthorn (left, Class of 2002) and Erin Hasenfratz (right, Class of 2003) at Registration Table on Friday morning at The Sooner Hotel.

A01 NEW Leadership 2004 Registration
Participant Courtney Acevedo introduces first speaker, Oklahoma Secretary of State Susan Savage. Courtney was a N.E.W. Leadership intern during the 2003-04 year.

A02 Courtney Acevedo introduces first speaker
Oklahoma Secretary of State Susan Savage opens the program with a review of famous Oklahoma women and shares her personal reflections on women and politics in Oklahoma today.
A04 Susan Savage offers personal reflections
N.E.W. Leadership program coordinator Jean Warner reviews the contents of the Participant Notebook and leads the class in a get-acquainted exercise.
A05 Jean Warner provides program overview
Class members introduce themselves by identifying common traits and experiences. Participants discover that more than one of them have held challenging leadership positions in college, traveled to far off places, jumped out of an airplane, etc.
A06 Lucy Lazos plays 6-Degrees of Separation
Students go through the buffet line during the lunch break. The opening day program took place on the top floor of Dale Hall Tower.

A07 Lunch on Friday
Associate Director of the Carl Albert Center and N.E.W. Leadership program director Cindy Simon Rosenthal discusses women and politics. Here she presents findings of a study done by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP).

A08 Cindy Rosenthal presents “Political Women – An Overview”
Learning about women and politics

A09 Learning about women and politics
Scavenger Hunt Team 3 discusses the roles and influences of previous women leaders with Faculty in Residence JoKay Dowell (seated left) in Baird Lounge at the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
A10 Scavenger Hunt Team 3 with JoKay Dowell
Misty Spring Foley (right), Candace Arnold, and Sarah Lamb from Scavenger Hunt Team 2 discuss the legacies of past women leaders with Cindy Rosenthal (left).
A11 Scavenger Hunt Team 2 and Cindy Rosenthal
Faculty in Residence Patty Presley (left) and OU Political Science Professor Peggy Ellis help Scavenger Hunt Team 4, Brooke Wilson, Anita Russell, Jennifer Wynn and Jennifer Davies, discover the impact of past women.
A12 Patty Presley and Peggy Ellis consult with Scavenger Hunt Team 4

Professor Peggy Ellis (left) helps Rebekah Hancock and other Team 1 members finish their scavenger hunt assignment.
A13 Scavenger Hunt Team 1 presents findings to OU professor Peggy Ellis
Each team videotapes highlights of their findings to share with the whole class on Monday evening. Here Scavenger Hunt Team 3 videotapes a skit entitled “Political Football.”

A14 Videotaping Scavenger Hunt Findings
Carl Albert Center Archivist Carolyn Hanneman (left) quizzes Scavenger Hunt Team 4 on facts they discovered about political women.
A15 Carolyn Hanneman helps with scavenger hunt

Scavenger Hunt Team 1 members (L to R) Michelle Franklin, Jerica Flemmons, Jen Henson, and Mawerdi Hamid present their findings to JoKay Dowell.
A16 Scavenger Hunt Team 1 and JoKay Dowell
Students (L to R) Amber Maylen , Shai Rasmussen, and Brigette Workman enjoy dinner from La Luna Restaurant.
A17 Buffet line at Friday evening dinner
N.E.W. Leadership alumnae Kate Carney (Class of 2003) prepares for the Mexican Fiesta dinner. Kate also helped register students and drove one of the OU courtesy carts.
A18 Kate Carney

NEW Leadership alumna (Class of 2002) and former OU Student Body President Mary Millben officially welcomes this year’s class to the OU campus. Mary Millben shared with this year’s class some highlights of the first year program.
A19 OU Student Body President Mary Millben

After dinner, participants gather in the OU Honors College Library. Cindy Rosenthal (center), Patty Presley (left), and JoKay Dowell (right) discuss their roles as women leaders and inspired participants to pursue their dreams.

A21 Cindy Rosenthal with Faculty In Resident Patricia Presley and JoKay Dowell
As part of the program, each student introduces one of the speakers. Here Cheryl Casey introduces FIR JoKay Dowell from the Eagle and Condor Indigenous Peoples Alliance, who shared some of her experiences as a woman leader with the class.

A23 Cheryl Casey introduces FIR JoKay Dowell

The participants listen intently as the FIRs share many personal experiences throughout their careers and lives.
A24 Evening Program at the OU Honors College Library
Before the FIR panel, Jennifer Wynn (left couch), Brooke Wilson, Annie Atkinson, and Elizabeth Frame enjoy dessert buffet in the OU Honors College Library.

A25 Group shot – Girls enjoy dessert buffet
After a long first day, N.E.W. Leadership graduate intern Pat Wilson (left) and program coordinator Jean Warner reflect on the day and prepare for a busy Saturday.

A26 End of Day staff meeting, Pat Wilson and Jean Warner
Following her “Career Jump Start” presentation on how to get government internships, Federal Executive Board Executive Director LeAnn Jenkins (right) visits with Jean Warner.

B01 LeAnn Jenkins, Executive Director, Federal Executive Board of Oklahoma
Ginger Decoteau, founder and co-director of the Community Learning Council, Inc. leads a workshop entitled “Dreams to Realities: Successful Career Planning Strategies.”

B02 Ginger Decoteau workshop
Valerie Thompson, Executive Director of the Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City, leads a workshop on leadership effectiveness.

B05 Valerie Thompson workshop

A group of participants discuss qualities of an effective leader during the workshop led by Valerie Thompson.

B06 Team project
Grassroots organizer Catheryn Koss leads a workshop on Community Organizing at the Grassroots. The tree is a tool for identifying the root causes of a particular problem.

B07 Catheryn Koss workshop
Michelle Franklin (left) and Anita Russell (right) participate in Katheryn Koss’ Community Activism workshop.

B08 Michelle Franklin and Anita Russell with Grassroots Tree
During breaks, participants get a chance to visit one-on-one with FIRs and presenters.

B09 Catheryn Koss (left) and Shai Rasmussen visit during morning break
B10 Misty Spring Foley chats with Ginger Decoteau

B10 Misty Spring Foley chats with Ginger Decoteau
B11 Mara Jones chats with JoKay Dowell

B11 Mara Jones chats with JoKay Dowell
B12 Cindy Rosenthal, Jean Warner and Brooke Wilson visit

B12 Cindy Rosenthal, Jean Warner and Brooke Wilson visit
B13 Cameron University students Almarie Caldwell and Cheryl Casey

B13 Cameron University students Almarie Caldwell and Cheryl Casey
B14 LeAnn Jenkins talks with Sarah Lamb during a break

B14 LeAnn Jenkins talks with Sarah Lamb during a break

B15 Lainey Hefner and Jennifer Davies

B15 Lainey Hefner and Jennifer Davies
B16 Jean Warner with Oklahoma State University participants Brooke Wilson and Michelle Franklin

B16 Jean Warner with Oklahoma State University participants Brooke Wilson and Michelle Franklin
NEW Leadership alumna (Class of 2002) Leslie Blair, Assistant to Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce & Tourism Kathy Taylor, gives a “Career Jump-Start” on getting involved in political campaigns. She shares campaign stories and offers tips on how to get involved in political campaigns.

B17 Leslie Blair on Political Campaigning
B18 Candace Arnold, Courtney Acevedo, and Jennifer Wynn enjoy lunch.

B18 Candace Arnold, Courtney Acevedo, and Jennifer Wynn enjoy lunch.
B18a Diana Smith and Mara Jones

B18a Diana Smith and Mara Jones
Participants take a personality assessment in a team building workshop lead by Linda Terrell from the Center for Children and Families in Norman.

B19 Taking Linda Terrell’s “test” to see “what color your personality is.”

Linda Terrell leads the participants in discovering their true colors, a personality assessment which assigns colors to distinguish different types of personalities.

B20 Linda Terrell on Team Building
Misty Spring Foley (left) and Teri Spain (right) hold up a list of characteristics describing blues. Blue personalities are listeners and nurturers.

B21 Blues Report
Brooke Wilson (left) and Anita Russell (right) describe characteristics of Blue-Gold personalities. This personality is a mix of the blue listener-nurturer and the gold organizer-preserver.

B22 Blue-Golds Report

(L to R) Annie Atkinson, Jen Henson, Amber Maylen, and Cindy Rosenthal report to the class. Oranges are performer-leaders who value spontaneity and creativity.

B23 Oranges Report
Jennifer Davies (left) and Candace Arnold (right) hold up a list of values and stressors that describe Gold personalities. Golds are characterized as organizer-preservers; note their highly structured poster!

B24 Golds Report
Shai Rasmussen (left) and Brigid DeCoursey (right) explain the thought processes of greens. Green personalities are characteristically the thinker-visionary and are often compulsive about learning and improving.

B25 Greens Report

Saturday evening, the class moves to The Commons Restaurant for dinner and a campaign simulation exercise. After dinner, participants break into six teams to develop a campaign strategy for their candidate.

B26 Campaign Simulation Exercise at the Commons Restaurant
During the campaign simulation exercise, teams could purchase campaign advice from four experienced political consultants. Here campaign consultant Leslie Blair offers political advice to Shai Rasmussen and Amber Maylen.

B27 Participants consult with Leslie Blair
Campaign consultant Shelly Perkins (left) ran Jeff Cloud’s successful campaign to become an Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner. Shelly gives advice to Rebekah Hancock (right) and other members of the “Vote for Brooke Wilson” team.

B28 Shelly Perkins provides advice
Oklahoma City attorney Dana Murphy is Vice Chair of the Oklahoma Republican Party. As one of the evening’s four campaign consultants, Murphy discusses campaign strategy with the “Casey for Congress” team.

B29 Dana Murphy Consults with Team
Sarah Lamb (left) and the campaign team for Candidate Anita Russell purchase the consulting services of campaign consultant Sheryl Lovelady from the Oklahoma State Senate Democratic Political Action Committee.

B30 Sheryl Lovelady Consults with Team
B31 “Casey for Congress” Team Planning

B31 “Casey for Congress” Team Planning
Leslie Blair helps the “Bank on Banks” team prepare their campaign speech.

B32 “Bank on Banks” Team Planning

B33 Candidate Russell Team reports to Group

B34 “Hefner for 3rd District: Proven Public Servant” Team Reports to Group
B35 “Bank on Banks” Team Reports to Group

B35 “Bank on Banks” Team Reports to Group
B36 Vote for Brooke Wilson “Our Voice, Our Values” Team Reports to Group

B36 Vote for Brooke Wilson “Our Voice, Our Values” Team Reports to Group
B37 “Elizabeth Frame: Here to Serve” Team Reports to Group

B37 “Elizabeth Frame: Here to Serve” Team Reports to Group
Political consultants Dana Murphy, Shelly Perkins, Sheryl Lovelady, and Leslie Blair listen to each candidate’s presentation and grade them on both their presentation and campaign documents such as budgets. Here Dana Murphy, Vice Chair, Oklahoma Republican Party, gives her comments to each of the teams.

B38 Dana Murphy Critiques Teams
Sheryl Lovelady, Executive Director of the Oklahoma State Senate Democratic Political Action Committee, gives her critiques of each of the candidate teams, being sure to include suggestions on their events and planning.

B39 Sheryl Lovelady critiques the presentations
Rebekah Hancock (left) introduces panelist Penny Painter prior to the Community Activism Panel on Sunday morning.

C01 Rebekah Hancock introduces panelist

“Community Activism” Panelists (L to R) Sandra Rana (Islamic Society of Tulsa), Kay Holladay (PFLAG – Norman Chapter), Penny Painter (Resonance) and Native American artist and advocate Dana Tiger (following photograph) share private challenges and experiences related to the public policy issues that “are their passion.”

C02 Sandra Rana, Kay Holladay, Penny Painter, and Dana Tiger
C03 Dana Tiger visits with Jen Henson

C03 Dana Tiger visits with Jen Henson
C04 Sandra Rana, Mawerdi Hamid and Penny Painter

C04 Sandra Rana, Mawerdi Hamid and Penny Painter

US District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange shares stories and personal experiences with NEW Leadership participants.

C05 Vicki Miles-LaGrange talks to NEW Leadership participants
C06 Vicki Miles-LaGrange (right) and Cheryl Casey (left)

C06 Vicki Miles-LaGrange (right) and Cheryl Casey (left)
NEW Leadership participants visit with Langston student Patience Shelly who accompanied Judge Miles-LaGrange to the program.

C07 Candace Arnold, Patience Shelley, Jean Warner and Jerica Flemmons

Teresa Collado (left) with the Center for Alcohol and Drug Services of Norman leads participants in a diversity workshop. Students explore the diversities among themselves and within their personal environments.

C08 Teresa Collado and Diversity Workshop Sunday Afternoon
Part of the Diversity Workshop included organizing participants into small groups to discuss various aspects of their life - past and present. For example, one question asked the students to describe dinner time with their families.

C09 Small groups during the Diversity Workshop
Teresa Collado (right) talks to Candace Arnold, Brigette Workman, and Michelle Franklin about the differences they had discovered amongst themselves.

C10 Teresa Collado talks to one of the small groups

Misty Spring Foley, Sarah Lamb, and Geri Stockton discuss some of the negative stereotypes associated with being a woman.

C11 Misty Spring Foley, Sarah Lamb, and Geri Stockton at Diversity Workshop
The diversity workshop helps to define words that are often associated with distorted meanings -- words such as feminism, racism, and prejudice.

C12 Diversity Workshop
One team chooses to go outside to work on their assignment for the Diversity Workshop.

C13 Team working outside the Forum Building

Gaetane Jean-Marie, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at OU, helps students learn about effective tools to use when faced with situation of conflict and negotiation.

D01 Gaetane Jean-Marie leads Conflict Resolution workshop

Kathy Taylor, Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism, talks to participants about her career path and how she came to be in a position of leadership. Joining Kathy Taylor at lunch were many of the women on her leadership team. Students were able to visit with these women leaders following lunch.

D02 Kathy Taylor talks to participants at Department of Commerce
Representative Jari Askins introduces 2004 NEW Leadership participants in the House Chamber and says a few words about the program.

D03 In House Gallery watching legislative debate

Lou Kohlman, Law Clerk for Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Charles Chapel, talks to a small group of participants about jobs in the judiciary during a “Behind the Scenes” session at the State Capitol.

D04 Lou Kohlman “Behind the Scenes at the State Capitol”
Trish Weedn from the Oklahoma Association of Regional Councils poses for a picture with the students in her “Behind the Scences at the State Capitol” group.

D05 Trish Weedn “Behind the Scenes at the State Capitol”
One of the “Behind the Scenes” groups met with Margaret Erling, lobbyist and President, Erling & Associates of Tulsa.

D06 Margaret Erling and Elizabeth Frame

Anne Roberts (right), Executive Director of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, talks with her group about the challenges and rewards of lobbying on important issues.

D07 Anne Roberts “Behind the Scenes at the State Capitol”
The final session of the day was entitled “Issues and Opportunities in Government” and consisted of a series of Round Robin Networking Panels. Here (L to R) Mary Kay Salchert, Brigadier General LaRita Aragon (Commanding Officer of the Oklahoma Air National Guard), Michelle Franklin, and Vanessa Thurman (Chief United States Probation Officer in Oklahoma) visit prior to the start of the panels.

D08 Participants wait for Networking Session to begin
(L to R) Susie Graves, Executive Director of the Communities Foundation of Oklahoma; Gena Timberman Howard, Deputy Director of the Native American Cultural & Educational Authority, and Wanda DeBruler, President, DeBruler and Associates, discuss programs promoting economic self-sufficiency for women in Oklahoma.

D09 Networking with Susie Graves, Gena Timberman Howard and Wanda DeBruler

(L to R) Vanessa Thurman, Chief United States Probation Officer in Oklahoma; LaRita Aragaon, Commanding Officer of the Oklahoma Air National Guard, and Melissa McLawhorn Houston, Chief of Staff with the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, describe careers related to public safety and security.

D10 Networking with Vanessa Thurman, LaRita Aragon, Melissa McLawhorn Houston
Attorney and social policy consultant Sandy Ingraham (left) and Department of Human Resources Coordinator of Legislative Relations Sharon Neuwald (right) review policies, programs and career tracks related to children, youth and families.

D11 Networking with Sandy Ingraham, Sharon Neuwald
D12 Jerica Flemmons, Erin Means and Lucy Lazos

D12 Jerica Flemmons, Erin Means and Lucy Lazos

D13 Sandy Ingraham and Shai Rasmussen

D13 Sandy Ingraham and Shai Rasmussen
Lt. Governor Mary Fallin talks to the participants about her experiences both as an elected official and as a mother.

D14 Lt. Governor Mary Fallin
Members of the 2004 NEW Leadership class gather around program director Cindy Simon Rosenthal to be introduced to guests at our State Capitol Reception.

D15 Capitol Reception - Cindy Rosenthal and 2004 NEW Leadership Class

Many NEW Leadership presenters and guests attend the Capitol Reception Monday evening. In addition to celebrating women in government, the participants are able to interact with speakers and other women leaders one-on-one.

D16 NEW Leadership Reception guests include many women legislators
NEW Leadership staff (L to R) Cindy Simon Rosenthal (Director), Carolyn Pickthorn (Class of 2002), Mary Millben (Class of 2002), Jean Warner (Coordinator) and Pat Wilson (2003-04 Intern) surround 2004 participant Rebekah Hancock (center).

D17 Rebekah Hancock with NEW Leadership staff

D18 Erin Means, Jessica Hughes, Pat Wilson, Teri Spain and Mary Kay Salchert

D18 Erin Means, Jessica Hughes, Pat Wilson, Teri Spain and Mary Kay Salchert

D19 Brigid DeCoursey, Brigette Workman, Brooke Wilson, Jennifer Davies

D19 Brigid DeCoursey, Brigette Workman, Brooke Wilson, Jennifer Davies
D20 2003 Alumna Erin Hasenfratz and 2002 Alumna Carolyn Pickthorn

D20 2003 Alumna Erin Hasenfratz and 2002 Alumna Carolyn Pickthorn
D21 2002 Alumnae Carolyn Pickthorn and Mary Millben

D21 2002 Alumnae Carolyn Pickthorn and Mary Millben

D22 Cindy Rosenthal, Carolyn Pickthorn and Jean Warner

D22 Cindy Rosenthal, Carolyn Pickthorn and Jean Warner
Following the Capitol Reception on Monday night, students settle in at Sooner Hotel to watch the Scavenger Hunt teams videotaped skits. After much laughter and some serious discussion about “haw far women have come,” Dr. Rosenthal announces the winning team.

D23 Watching the Scavenger Hunt Videotapes
Not only do the participants watch the videos, but Cindy Rosenthal reiterates the accomplishments of the women brought out in the exercise.

D24 Cindy Rosenthal discussing the lessons learned from scavenger hunt

Shai Rasmussen and Misty Spring Foley celebrate their birthdays during NEW Leadership. They are presented with a cake as everyone sings happy birthday.

D25 The Birthday Girls
On Tuesday morning, the class breaks into three groups for a public policy simulation exercise. Each member is assigned a specific character to role play.

E02 Public Policy Simulation – Cindy Rosenthal’s circle
Jill Tao, Assistant Professor of Political Science at OU, guides participants as they portray various members of a community including the mayor, City Council members, presidents of local businesses, the high school principal, etc.

E03 Public Policy Simulation – Jill Tao’s circle

Peggy Ellis, Assistant Professor of Political Science at OU, directs her group through three policy setting scenarios as participants react to changes in area demographics, crime rates, labor market, and city elections.

E04 Public Policy Simulation – Peggy Ellis’ circle
After the Public Policy Simulation Exercise, the class broke for lunch. Some participants opted to listen to a nationwide interactive telephone conversation on women and business involving US Senator and presidential candidate John Kerry and members of Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP).

E05 Listening to Presidential Candidate John Kerry (WIPP)
On Tuesday afternoon, panelists Terry Neese, President of Women Impacting Public Policy or WIPP, and Nance Diamond, President of the Oklahoma Arts Institute, discussed the many options of public service. Neese and Diamond both ran for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in the past and now are highly successful in non-elective public service careers.

E06 Nance Diamond, Terry Neese, Jean Warner, and Cindy Rosenthal
Following the Tuesday afternoon panel, participants talk with panelists. Terry Neese (center) visits with Cheryl Casey (left) and Amanda Johnson (right). Following this panel, the participants received their completion certificates.

E07 Panelists visit with participants following their talk
E08 Visiting after the session - Nance Diamond, Geri Stockton, and Teri Spain

E08 Visiting after the session - Nance Diamond, Geri Stockton, and Teri Spain
E09 Brigid DeCoursey and Teri Spain

E09 Brigid DeCoursey and Teri Spain

E10 Michelle Franklin and Jennifer Davies

E10 Michelle Franklin and Jennifer Davies

f01 - University of Oklahoma student Courtney Acevedo (hometown Broken Arrow, OK)

f02 - Oklahoma City University student Candace Arnold (hometown Oklahoma City, OK

f03 - Rollins College student Annie Atkinson (hometown Tulsa, OK)

f05 - Cameron University student Cheryl Casey (hometown Altus, OK)

f06 - Northeastern State University student Jennifer Davies (hometown Tahlequah, OK)

f07 - University of Tulsa student Brigid DeCoursey (hometown Little Rock, AR)

f08 - Northeastern State University student Jerica Flemmons (hometown Tulsa, OK)

f09 -University of Oklahoma student Misty Spring Foley (Norman, OK)

f10 - University of Oklahoma student Elizabeth Frame (hometown Tulsa, OK)

f11 -Oklahoma State University student Michelle Franklin (Del City, OK)

f13 - University of Oklahoma student Mawerdi Hamid (Ethiopia)

f14 - University of Central Oklahoma student Rebekah Hancock (hometown Oklahoma City

f15 - University of Oklahoma student Lainey Hefner (hometown Wagoner, OK)

f16 - Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College student Jen Henson (hometown Baxter, KX)

f17 - University of Oklahoma student Jessica Hughes (hometown Marietta, OK)

f18 - University of Oklahoma student Amanda Johnson (hometown Oklahoma City, OK)

f19 - Tulsa Community College & OSU student Mara Jones (Tulsa, OK)

f20 - University of Central Oklahoma student Sarah Lamb (hometown Edmond, OK)

f21 - University of Oklahoma student Lucy Lazos (hometwon Moore, OK)

f22 - Rose State College student Amber Maylen (hometown Shawnee, OK)

f23 - St. Gregory's University student Erin Means (hometown Cherokee, OK)

f24 - University of Central Oklahoma student Shai Rasmussen (hometown Okmulgee, OK)

f25 - Rose State College student Anita Russell (hometown Oklahoma City, OK)

f26 - Tulsa Community College student Mary Kay Salchert (hometown Tulsa, OK)

f27 - University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma student Diana Smith (hometown Anadarko, OK)

f28 - East Central University student Teri Spain (hometown Purcell, OK)

f29 - University of Oklahoma student Geri Stockton (hometown Oklahoma City, OK)

f30 - University of Central Oklahoma student Kate Thrift (Edmond, OK)

f31 - Oklahoma State University student Brooke Wilson (hometown Edmond, OK)

f32 - Oklahoma City University student Brigette Workman (hometown Perry, OK)

f33 - University of Tulsa student Jennifer Wynn (hometown Kellyville, OK)