Innovator of the Year Profile: Leadership Oklahoma City

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Leadership Oklahoma City created its newest program in the fall of 2005 to bridge the gap between the organization's high school- age community leadership programs and its signature program for adults.

Linking OKC's Young Adult Leaders (LOYAL) program is designed for young adults (21 or over) who are not more than 10 years out of their last full-time educational experience.

Leadership Oklahoma City's intent in offering LOYAL is to connect young adults to this community through volunteer work and a network of friends and contacts in order to improve the chances that they will build their lives (in central Oklahoma), said Beth Shortt, executive director of …