Smart Growth Tulsa was honored recently by Tulsa’s Young Professionals (TYPros) at the organization’s 2016 Boomtown Awards Ceremony at the new River Spirit Casino Resort Ballroom. The recognition of SGT with the Urban Advocate Award, highlighted our support for urban revitalization to enhance the quality of life and attract young professionals to our community.
It was particularly reaffirming to be included alongside two other highly deserving nominees, including Debbie Ruggles, for her work with MTTA, and the Downtown Tulsa Coordinating Council. We acknowledge the great work they do, and look forward to working with each of them in the future.
It was a spectacular evening, where TYPros members and supporters gathered for a night to honor the dreamers and doers that shape our city and to celebrate the big ideas and bold actions of Tulsans that advance the TYPros mission to attract and empower young, creative talent.
All proceeds from the evening benefited the TYPros Foundation which provides strategic funding to projects and programs that engage young Tulsan’s in economic development and placemaking. So, in addition to the Boomtown Awards, the Foundation announced the recipients of its latest grant cycle, exciting projects and programs that will enhance Tulsa’s sense of place. Congratulations to the 2016 grantees: The Outsiders House Museum, Kitchen 66 Food Truck, Parking Lot Art, Rainy Day Poetry and #TulsaFlag.
ABOUT TULSA’S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Founded in April 2005, Tulsa’s Young Professionals has grown into one of the largest and leading YP groups in the nation. It provides its members with opportunities to build relationships with local community, business and government leaders and gives a voice to Tulsa-area young professionals 21-40 from all professions.
They attract talent. The build leaders. Simply stated, they are the voice of Tulsa’s Young Professionals.
THEIR MISSION
The mission of TYPros is to attract and retain young, creative talent to the Tulsa region while also developing the next generation of leaders and enhancing Tulsa’s sense of place.
THEIR OBJECTIVES
- Focus on attracting and retaining young talent
- Develop, enable and educate Tulsa’s next generation of leadership
- Work to make Tulsa a great place to live, work and play for young professionals
- Showcase Tulsa as a dynamic community to young professionals
- Address issues affecting this demographic and work to find solutions
THEIR PURPOSE
TYPros is a quality group of diverse young professionals working together to showcase the awesomeness of Tulsa. TYPros provides its members with opportunities to get in front of and build relationships with local community and business leaders. Not only does TYPros give young professionals a voice – it gives them an outlet for affecting change in the Tulsa community. TYPros seeks to work hand-in-hand with current community and business leaders to learn from their experiences and to create a young professional-friendly atmosphere.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Diversity is a founding principal of the TYPros organization. From the programming developed for its members to the leaders they cultivate, TYPros champions inclusion of diversity as a critical component to achieving their mission… to attract and retain young talent to the Tulsa region.
THANK YOU TYPros
Within our community resides a group of young professionals who are well-educated, broadly diverse, extremely motivated and highly organized. At Smart Growth Tulsa, we could not be more proud to be recognized for our efforts by such a highly respected group. We lift them up, we support them and we look for opportunities to collaborate with them in pursuing our shared goals for Tulsa.
