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

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: Lauren Ellis President and CEO United Way of Southwest Oklahoma

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

12:10 to the Top: Candidate Brandi Sims Communications Manager Lawton Ft.Sill Chamber of Commerce

Undertaking communications for Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce is not your typical 9-to-5 job, relays publicist for Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce Brandi Sims.