Creativity Ambassadors
Creativity Ambassadors are Oklahomans who have been selected for their national and international creative accomplishments and have agreed to serve as representative for the state of Oklahoma to further the goals of Creative Oklahoma. These individuals have agreed to share their ideas and expertise on how to best advance the state using new approaches that will change perceptions about Oklahoma both within and without our state. Their involvement will include public service announcements, performances, speaking engagements, and sharing of their knowledge in their respective fields. This group of Ambassadors is expected to grow to include many other recognized Oklahomans over time.
Kim Henry, Co-Chair, First Lady State of Oklahoma
Bart Conner, Co-Chair, Olympian CEO, Perfect 10 Productions
Current Ambassadors
Elvin Bishop
Blues recording artist
David Boren
President, University of Oklahoma &
Former Governor of Oklahoma & US Senator
Chad Burris
Movie producer &
2007 recipient, Sundance Silverman Award
Lee Cockerell
Retired, Executive Vice President of Operations
Walt Disney World Resort
Graham Colton
American pop singer-songwriter with his hit song “Best Days” has appeared on American Idol and Kyle XY.
Nadia Comaneci
Nine-time Olympic gold medalist winner,
International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Wayne Coyne
Grammy Award winning rock musician, The Flaming Lips
Kyle Dillingham
Musician
Dayna Dunbar
Oklahoma Author and motivational speaker
Gray Frederickson
Oscar winning movie producer, The Godfather, part II and Apocalypse Now
Hanson
Three brothers, native of Tulsa launched their own independent record company in 2004, 3CG Records, millions of records sold, Their fifth studio album, Shout It Out, is set to be released on June 8th 2010
Benjamin Harjo, Jr.
Seminole-Shawnee and one of the nation’s leading American Indian artists, Awarded the 2009 Lifetime Achievement by NAASA
Sterlin Harjo
Film maker, Script writer & director
Goodnight Irene & Four Sheets to the Wind
John Herrington
Former NASA astronaut & US Naval Commander
First Native American in Space
Mat Hoffman
Six-Time X Games medalist winner
ESPN Action Sports Lifetime Achievement Award 2002
Wanda Jackson
Country & Rock-a-billy musician
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 2009
Toby Keith
Country Musician & Oklahoman of the Year 2004
Three AMA Awards, five Billboard music Awards, and two CMA Awards
Erik Logan
President of Harpo Productions and sits on the board of the Oprah Winfrey Network
Dick Lowry
Director, NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan and directed and/or produced over 60 movies and miniseries for network and cable television, including several Hallmark Hall of Fame movies
Hunt Lowry
Film Producer, A Walk to Remember, Last of the Mohicans and A Time to Kill
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Six prime-time Emmy award-winning casting director, NYPD Blue, Deadwood, and Prison Break
Ben May
Walt Disney World Resort Executive
Leona Mitchell
Operatic Soprano, Grammy for role as Bess in Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, London Records
Sandi Patty
Christian artist and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee with 39 Dove Awards, five Grammy Awards
G.D. Spradlin
Actor, Character actor, 1960s-1990s
Most known role as Sen. Pat Geary, The Godfather, Part II
Tom Stafford
NASA Astronaut
Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
Starlight Mints
Pop music group that includes four Oklahomans who have been jamming since the 90′s.
Dr. Jordan Tang
Medical researcher, Discovered important key in Alzheimer’s disease research
Jerod Tate
Composer and musician, recently debuted recording with the San Francisco Symphony
Michael Wallis
Author, Route 66: the Mother Road, Oil Man the Story of Frank Phillips & The Birth of Phillips Petroleum
Jimmy Webb
Composer/musician, Only artist to receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics, & orchestration
Mike Wimmer
Illustrator and artist, 23 paintings of Oklahoma history at the Oklahoma State Capitol