A partnership with TulsaPeople magazine
February 2010Scott Gaffen
House manager, Tulsa Performing Arts Center
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I am dedicated to Tulsa because Tulsa is home. My immediate family moved from Chicago to Tulsa in 1985 to open up the former Hot Dog Connection restaurant at the then-desolate corner of 71st and Mingo (we closed in 2002). I’m a very proud Union High School and University of Tulsa graduate. My professional career has taken me to Denver and St. Louis, and I keep coming back home to Tulsa. I’ve always found it very telling that so many of my friends and colleagues (all whom “couldn’t wait to get out of Tulsa and Oklahoma”) have come back to Tulsa to open businesses and raise their families. Tulsa is a lot like anything mechanical or electronic: if you treat it with love, it will treat you with love back! I ♥ Tulsa!!I am a member of Tulsa’s Young Professionals because I believe in the positive power a group of progressive, dedicated, energetic and like-minded people can instill in a community for the betterment of all … and because we are a bunch of happenin’ cool cats who throw some pretty slick social events!
I am an asset to Tulsa because not only are young professionals the future leadership within the community, they are a foundational driving force in its sustainability and growth. As one of the largest YP organizations in the nation, TYPros will assist in the continual recognition of Tulsa’s excellence while shaping its extremely positive and bright future … and did I mention that we’re pretty cool and our social events rock?
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