We are pleased to announce the 2015 National Philanthropy Day award winners. We received a fantastic amount of diverse and highly qualified applications for each and every category, and are looking forward to honoring the following outstanding volunteers, professionals, and youth in philanthropy from our Tulsa community at our NPD awards luncheon on Friday, November 6!

Outstanding Philanthropist: Kayla & Scott Vaughn

Kayla Vaughn graduated from Skiatook High School and Belmont University in Nashville, TN with a degree in Music Business. After college she returned to Tulsa and worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, and married husband Scott Vaughn. She has been active in Tulsa's Young Professionals and has served on the boards of Emergency Infant Services and the Tulsa Ballet. She is the current chairperson for the 2015 capital campaign for the Tulsa Ballet to raise funds for the building of a ballet school in Broken Arrow, set to break ground this summer. Kayla and Scott are parents to Benjamin, age 4. 
 

Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser: Isaac Rocha

Isaac Rocha received his Bachelors of Science in Management and Marketing from Oklahoma State University. Professionally, he works as the Community Relations & Development Officer at Bama Companies, where he strategically helps align philanthropic giving, government affairs, inclusion initiatives, and community impact. Isaac has been involved with several nonprofit organizations, and currently serves on the boards of the Oklahoma State Chamber, Tulsa Regional Chamber, and Workforce Tulsa and serves on advisory boards of the YWCA-Tulsa. Isaac recently graduated from the prestigious XXVIII Leadership Oklahoma class and has been recognized for his community achievements by numerous organizations including Journal Record, Achievers under 40, Tulsa Business & Legal News, and many more. 
 

Outstanding Fundraising Professional: Lucky Lamons

Prior to joining the Foundation for Tulsa Schools in 2010, Lucky Lamons worked for the Tulsa Police Department for 21 years. Lucky then represented the Tulsa region for four terms as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Throughout this time, he also served on numerous community boards and groups, and completed both Leadership Tulsa and Leadership Oklahoma. He holds a bachelor's degree from Cameron University, and three master's degrees, in criminal justice from Northeastern State University and in public administration and human relations from the University of Oklahoma. As the President and CEO of the Foundation of Tulsa Schools, Lucky has raised $8 million in just five years, and has steadily increased the organization's financial impact on and strategic alignment with Tulsa Public Schools. He continues to serve on several community advisory boards. 
 

Outstanding Diversity & Inclusion in Philanthropy: Hannibal Johnson & Tulsa Advocates for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Inc. (TARC)

Hannibal Johnson is a graduate of Harvard Law School and The University of Arkansas. Johnson is an attorney, author, and independent consultant specializing in diversity & inclusion/cultural competence issues and nonprofit governance. Johnson has also served as an adjunct professor at The University of Tulsa College of Law, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Oklahoma. He is past president of Leadership Tulsa, the Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League and the Northeast Oklahoma Black Lawyers Association. His further nonprofit involvement is extremely vast, having served on boards for organizations such as Planned Parenthood of Arkansas, The Community Leadership Association, The Rotary Club of Tulsa, Foundation for Tulsa Schools, and many, many more.

For more than 63 years, Tulsa Advocates for the Rights of Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, Inc. (TARC) has advocated for and supported children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families to get the help they need to have a high quality of life. TARC was founded in 1952 by a group of passionate and concerned parents who wanted to advocate for education and other support services for their children with developmental disabilities. Today, TARC continues to fight for the rights and full inclusion of people with developmental disabilities and is the only organization in Oklahoma dedicated solely to providing advocacy and support for people with developmental disabilities and their families. 
 

Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy: Keith Boyd

Ten-year-old Keith Boyd, CEO of Keith's Ice Cold Beverages, LLC, was born with nonverbal cerebral palsy and relies on a power wheelchair for mobility. Keith attended Little Light House in Tulsa from birth to age six, where he was assisted in receiving the technology he uses to communicate. In the summer of 2012, his entrepreneurial spirit lead him to have a lemonade stand in order to raise money for a toy. After exceeding his goal, he donated his excess earnings back to Little Light House. With the help of his Thrive15 mentor and a sponsorship from Chick-fil-A Eastside Market in Tulsa, Keith's Ice Cold Lemonade Stand later raised $140,000 for his alma mater. Since, Keith and his parents have developed and began manufacturing a private label lemonade, now being sold in Tulsa and Northwest Arkansas, with a portion of sales from each bottle going to The Keith Boyd Foundation to support Keith's mission to help other kids with special needs gain access to the tools they need to have a voice.

Spirit of Philanthropy Honorees:

David & Tracy Kyle; Assistance League of Tulsa

Philanthropists

Charles Strauser; Emeka Nnaka

Volunteer Fundraisers

Steffanie Bonner; Doug Thomas

Fundraising Professionals
 

Marlin Lavanhar; Tulsa's Young Professionals

Diversity & Inclusion in Philanthropy

Anna Bebermeyer; Jennelle Jacobs

Youth in Philanthropy