12:10 To The Top

12:10 to the Top: Tiffany Martinez Vrska

12:10 to the Top: Tiffany Martinez Vrska, Community Relations Director Lawton City Government

News Staff

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Helping the community stay connected, Tiffany Martinez Vrska, the City of Lawton’s first Community Relations Director, relays information between city officials and citizens while overseeing public affairs for many of the City’s major departments. “I love what I do,” she said.

12:10 To the Top Jeff Elbert

12:10 To the Top: Jeff Elbert

News Staff

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Sitting in the back of an Oklahoma Highway Patrol cruiser on New Year’s Eve 2012, Jeff Elbert had nowhere to look except up. Homeless at the time, he had just been arrested for driving under the influence. Elbert had joined the U.S. Army in 2005, serving in Afghanistan.

12:10 to the Top: CPT Justin Hayes Judge Advocate United States Army

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Not many children know what they want to be when they grow up; and far less know what steps to take to achieve their career goals. But Captain Justin Hayes, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, currently serving at Fort Sill, was not like most children.

12:10 to the Top: Lea Ann Chandler Executive Director Comanche County Memorial Hospital Foundation

News Staff

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

By helping Comanche County Memorial Hospital extend its services to more of southwest Oklahoma, Lea Ann Chandler believes she has found her calling.

12:10 to the Top Profile: Chris Martin

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Monday, February 17, 2020

When he picked up a camera at 6 years of age, photography quickly piqued the interest of a young Chris Martin, photographer at chrisMARTIN.tv. “There was something magnetic about it,” he said.

12:10 to the Top: Lauren Ellis

12:10 to the Top: Lauren Ellis President and CEO United Way of Southwest Oklahoma

News Staff

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Cultivating relationships and raising resources for United Way of Southwest Oklahoma’s partnering agencies in order to help others is something Lauren Ellis finds rewarding. “I’ve always had a passion for helping people and giving back,” Ellis said.

Cassandra Ersland President and CEO Chickasha Chamber of Commerce

12:10 to the Top: Cassandra Ersland President and CEO Chickasha Chamber of Commerce

News Staff

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Taking the chamber in a new direction may be a challenge, but President and CEO Cassandra Ersland enjoys seeing progress around her hometown. After earning her BA in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Oklahoma in 2006, the Chickasha native moved to Denver for a few years.

Mark Scott Vice President/ Commercial Relationship Manager Arvest Bank

12:10 to the Top: Mark Scott Vice President/ Commercial Relationship Manager Arvest Bank

News Staff

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Shortly after graduating from Oklahoma State University, Lawton native Mark Scott began his career with Arvest Bank. Along the way, he earned an MBA from Cameron University.

Dr. James Finck

12:10 to the Top: James Finck, Ph.D/ Associate Professor of History University of Science and Art of Oklahoma

News Staff

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Inviting some of the nation’s leading experts to Southwest Oklahoma, USAO’s Oklahoma Civil War Symposium promotes the university while providing insight to historical concepts.

Alberto Francesco Rivas Jr.

12:10 to the Top: Alberto Francesco Rivas Jr. District Manager/ Assistant Vice President City National Bank

News Staff

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Before graduating from Cache High School in 2007, Rivas had already begun his banking career as a retail teller with Bank of the Wichitas – now All America Bank. Twelve years later, he has earned his way to district manager and assistant vice president for City National Bank and Trust.

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