NATHANIEL HARDING

Community volunteer Mollie Bennett McCurdy was selected as the Most Powerful Young Professional in our Reader’s Choice voting.

We printed the ballot in the March 26 edition of OKC FRIDAY.

Mollie is the daughter of the second Most Powerful Oklahoman Clay Bennett and his wife Elaine. Clay has held that position behind Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby for several years.

The results of that poll are revealed in OKC FRIDAY’s annual Celebrate Oklahoma edition near the Fourth of July.

Matt Burkholder, interim executive director of the Oklahoma Zoological Society, a write-in candidate, was No. 2.

Travis Mason, director, Cushman and Wakefield, was in the third place position. He also was third in the official voting.

Sonny Wilkinson, senior director of development for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, placed fourth. Musician Graham Colton, who is also with the Jones Assembly, and BancFirst Insurance Senior Vice President Adam Rainbolt tied for fifth.

The rest of the Readers Choice Top 50 included:

Collins Peck, Whitney Rainbolt, Abigail Ogle, Shannon Presti, Erin Engelke, Bailey Gordon, Nathaniel Harding, Alex Kaiser, Clay Taylor, J.D. Baker, Tommie Johnson, Casey Cornett, Alyx Picard Davis, Taylor Fudge, Adam Graham and Seth Lewis.

Also, Travis Weedn, Kimberly Worrell, James Cooper, Roger Dolese, Denise Duong, T.W. Shannon, John Symcox, Becky Taylor, Jeffrey Cartmell, Caroline Ikard, Kate Richard, Ronn Burton, Steven Curry and Elizabeth Gray.

Also, JoBeth Hamon, Davis Hudiburg, Kyle Impson, Kindt Steven Meyers, Allison Parker, Lexi Skaggs, Philip Busey Jr., Jeremiah Davis, Darci Lynne Farmer, Alana House, Amanda Kirkpatrick, Jane Lerum and Stephanie O’Gara.

McCURDY BURKHOLDER MASON WILKINSON COLTON RAINBOLT

Suzie Loveless soars to No. 1 in Facebook voting

OKC FRIDAY also posted the ballot on its Facebook page and garnered more than 500 responses.

Suzie Loveless, who was the director of programs for the Oklahoma Israel Exchange at the time the ballot was written, won the Facebook vote.

Keep Moving OKC Manager Kristi Birk Steinberg captured the second place spot. Chelsey Flint Events owner Chelsey Flint was third, followed by Simmons Bank Vice President Alex Kaiser in fourth place and Arts Council OKC Festival Director Seth Lewis was fifth.

Others in the Top 50 on Facebook were Janelle Archer, Brittany Attaway, J.D. Baker, Andre Caldwell, Sunny Cearley, James Cooper, Alyx Picard Davis, Roger Dolese, Dena Drabek, Erin Engelke, Taylor Fudge, Adam Graham and JoBeth Hamon.

Also, Skye Latimer, Rachael Leonhart, Michael Levine, Shannon Lockwood, Jessica McCool, Phi Nguyen, Lexi Skaggs, Selena Skorman, Lacy Swope, Kristen Torkelson, Sonny Wilkinson and Kimberly Worrell.

LOVELESS STEINBERG