<div dir="ltr">Thanks Buffy and see you soon!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM Buffy Skee <<a href="mailto:Buffy.Skee@okcommerce.gov">Buffy.Skee@okcommerce.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg2746983184710858754">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Good afternoon Main Street!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Lisa Thompson with Main Street America put together a list of sessions that would be beneficial for new directors. This might help you navigate the conference a little easier.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">We also have a few Oklahomans speaking at the conference if you want to check them out.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Nancy Bruce (Owner Lambrusco’z to Go – Tulsa) + Cecilia Wessinger (Mass Collaboration):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/1d3f0529-cd65-4113-8696-7e391c5f3b62" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/1d3f0529-cd65-4113-8696-7e391c5f3b62</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Sam Extance (City of Tulsa, Destination Districts), Paulina Baeza (City of Tulsa), Nathan Foster (City of Tulsa), Rebecca Surber-Cantu (City of Tulsa):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/50201117-efd6-4a53-8504-215a9ab47ca6" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/50201117-efd6-4a53-8504-215a9ab47ca6</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Alejandro Garcia (ED, Tulsa Global District):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/cd6abd92-e489-4d8b-bdd8-d54716d0cbb5" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/cd6abd92-e489-4d8b-bdd8-d54716d0cbb5</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Alejandro Garcia (ED, Tulsa Global District), Cynthia Jasso (GKFF), Drew Sanchez Lucco (AndAccess) + Brandon Oldham (GKFF):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/dc8a617a-a98d-492e-b943-29b70acb8f11" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/dc8a617a-a98d-492e-b943-29b70acb8f11</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Shane Hampton (Main Street America – former director of OU IQC), Lisa Thompson (MSA), Luke Hallowell (MSA) + Joi Austin (MSA): <a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/1ad198b4-0aa2-438a-8048-d325ae765a67" target="_blank">https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/1ad198b4-0aa2-438a-8048-d325ae765a67</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Karla Jackson (OMSC) and Josh Kunkel (Method Group):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/f5f8d9f6-b83d-4236-b9f8-8956c12d3d02" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/f5f8d9f6-b83d-4236-b9f8-8956c12d3d02</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hannibal B. Johnson (Author, attorney, consultant and college professor):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/people/279febf6-ca20-4e05-acd2-fdc76b9b9afc/person/95c8fd10-e262-44e6-b3f1-4d814677d369" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/people/279febf6-ca20-4e05-acd2-fdc76b9b9afc/person/95c8fd10-e262-44e6-b3f1-4d814677d369</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Wei Liu (Assistant Professor, OU Gibbs College of Architecture):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/a3d1567f-f94a-4486-b075-7e6a6ce76ef1" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/a3d1567f-f94a-4486-b075-7e6a6ce76ef1</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Molly O’Connor (OU IQC): <a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/b8ee3a24-de5c-430d-97d3-dd37c40946d2" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/b8ee3a24-de5c-430d-97d3-dd37c40946d2</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Lynda Ozan (SHPO): <a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/056d3ce0-c8ca-4039-9e09-d81edf9668df" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/056d3ce0-c8ca-4039-9e09-d81edf9668df</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Jarica Walsh (Oklahoma Arts Council):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/5a10a0f9-0f7e-4c8f-8d76-8f9d18a260aa" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/5a10a0f9-0f7e-4c8f-8d76-8f9d18a260aa</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Chris Wilson (MSA Board Member and lives in Bartlesville), Mike Jackson (Upstairs Downtown), Bret Austin (All Phase Properties) + Dan Carmody (Upstairs Downtown):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/f702f6f5-20db-4d24-88ca-e4493ff6240c" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/f702f6f5-20db-4d24-88ca-e4493ff6240c</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Frances Wood (Method Group), Sarah Lembke (Main Street Iowa), Alex Huff (Main Street Oakland County) + Keegan Hall (Main Street Iowa):</span>
<span style="font-size:11pt"><a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/3b09a4b3-4d7f-4cc0-b0c1-f30baa4b7755" target="_blank">https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/3b09a4b3-4d7f-4cc0-b0c1-f30baa4b7755</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Nathan Woolard (University of Tulsa), Lane Perry (Western Carolina University) + Elena Kennedy (Elon University):
<a href="https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/7fc4ce5c-6690-4dce-b91c-1c216d6ebae8" target="_blank">
https://eventmobi.com/mainstreetnow26/session/7fc4ce5c-6690-4dce-b91c-1c216d6ebae8</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Have a great day,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Buffy<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Buffy Skee | State Main Street Director</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">Oklahoma Main Street Center | Oklahoma Department of Commerce</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:Buffy.Skee@okcommerce.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Buffy.Skee@okcommerce.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt windowtext;padding:0in">c. 405-664-1260</span><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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