Ryan Jude TanneR

FOUNDER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

RYAN IS CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF TANNINGER COMPANIES. HE ALSO SERVES AS THE COMPANY'S CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER. RYAN HAS EMBRACED TULSA AS HIS OWN SINCE MOVING TO T-TOWN FROM QUINCY, ILLINOIS IN 2003, DEDICATING MUCH OF HIS ENERGY OUTSIDE OF WORK HOURS TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES.

RYAN GRADUATED FROM QUINCY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1997, AND EARNED HIS BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM ILLINOIS COLLEGE. UPON GRADUATION, RYAN WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE JAMES H. DUNN FELLOWSHIP, WHICH PROVIDED RYAN THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMMERSE HIMSELF IN THE OPERATIONS OF ILLINOIS STATE GOVERNMENT FOR ONE YEAR. RYAN WORKED IN LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS, MOST NOTABLY ON THE CONTROVERSIAL ILLINOIS “DEATH ROW 10” PROJECT, THROUGH WHICH THEN-GOVERNOR GEORGE RYAN COMMUTED SENTENCES OF ALL DEATH ROW INMATES IN ILLINOIS FROM DEATH SENTENCES TO LIFE TERMS.

RYAN SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SEVERAL NONPROFITS, INCLUDING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY; TULSA CARES; THE PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART; AND THE JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN CENTER FOR RECONCILIATION. OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS, RYAN HAS SERVED AS CHAIRMAN OF TULSA CARES' RED RIBBON GALA, RAISING MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION IN 2011, 2016 AND 2021.

jay krottinger

FOUNDER, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER & CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

JAY HAS SPENT MORE THAN A DECADE AS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL PARTNERS AT TANNINGER COMPANIES, FINDING HIS GREATEST SUCCESSES COME IN LEARNING FROM OTHERS. JAY’S STRONG PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS HAVE HELPED HIM LEARN EVERY BUSINESS HE’S ENGAGED WITH, AND NETWORKING HAS BEEN ONE OF THE PRIMARY KEYS TO HIS SUCCESS.
 
JAY EARNED HIS MASTER’S DEGREE IN MUSIC – VOCAL PERFORMANCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, AS WELL AS HIS BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN MUSIC AND MUSIC THEATER, WITH SIGNIFICANT UNDERGRADUATE WORK IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MARKETING. JAY BELIEVES THAT EACH PERSON HOLDS HIS OR HER OWN DESTINY; WHILE HIS LOVE FOR MUSICAL THEATER AND PERFORMANCE IS INGRAINED IN HIM, JAY’S DRIVE FOR SUCCESS IS FUELED BY HIS PASSION FOR THE CHALLENGE OF WHAT COMES NEXT—ALWAYS.
 
JAY’S COMMITMENT TO SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY IS AS STRONG AS HIS COMMITMENT TO BUSINESS; HE IS ENGAGED AT HIGH LEVELS WITH SEVERAL NONPROFITS IN THE GREATER TULSA COMMUNITY THROUGH BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND INVOLVEMENT, EVENT CHAIRMANSHIP, AND FINANCIAL DONATIONS.

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​WE FEEL A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR SOCIETY, WHICH DRIVES US TO INVEST TIME, CREATIVITY, AND RESOURCES IN THE ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CAUSES IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. WE WANT TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH AND ALONGSIDE TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE GREATER TULSA COMMUNITY AND BEYOND BETTER, STRONGER, AND SMARTER.

COMMITMENT TO QUINCY

BORN AND RAISED IN QUINCY, CO-FOUNDER RYAN JUDE TANNER IS PROUD OF HIS ROOTS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED SHAPE HIM. THROUGH TANNINGER PHILANTHROPIES, TANNER IS COMMITTED TO HIS ALMA MATER, QUINCY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — SPECIFICALLY THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT — AS WELL AS THE UNITED WAY OF ADAMS COUNTY. TANNER VIEWS BOTH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS AS VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY.

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

EDUCATION – THE NUMBERS ARE UNNERVING: JUST ONE IN FOUR OKLAHOMA FOURTH GRADERS IS READING AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL, AND 36% LACK EVEN BASIC LITERACY SKILLS. TANNINGER COMPANIES IS WORKING WITH READING PARTNERS TO HELP IMPROVE THOSE STATISTICS. READING PARTNERS’ ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING MODEL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER MENTORS WHO GIVE THEM INDIVIDUALIZED, PERSONAL ATTENTION. THE PROGRAM IS WORKING: SINCE 2013, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUILT TO 27 READING CENTERS, SERVING MORE THAN 1,600 STUDENTS; AFTER THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR, 89% OF READING PARTNERS STUDENTS WERE MEETING OR EXCEEDING THEIR PRIMARY END-OF-YEAR LITERACY GROWTH GOAL.

TANNINGER COMPANIES IS ALSO ACTIVE IN SUPPORTING THE MUSIC IN EDUCATION INITIATIVE AT BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL IN TULSA. STUDIES SHOW, CHILDREN WHO STUDY MUSIC TEND TO HAVE LARGER VOCABULARIES AND MORE ADVANCED READING SKILLS THAN THEIR PEERS WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC LESSONS. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH INDICATES THAT SECONDARY STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A MUSIC GROUP AT SCHOOL REPORTED THE LOWEST LIFETIME AND CURRENT USE OF ALL SUBSTANCES (TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, AND ILLICIT DRUGS). AS MUSIC PROGRAMS ARE CONSTANTLY IN DANGER OF BEING CUT FROM SHRINKING SCHOOL BUDGETS EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE PROVEN TO IMPROVE ACADEMICS, TANNINGER COMPANIES IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING MUSIC IN EDUCATION.

HEALTH – NEARLY ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES LIVE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS). TANNINGER COMPANIES PARTNERS WITH THE OKLAHOMA CHAPTER OF THE MS SOCIETY, ASSISTING WITH THEIR WORK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS IN OKLAHOMA AND RAISE FUNDS FOR CRITICAL MS RESEARCH.

COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL HEALTH

OUR WORK IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY EXTENDS PAST OUR BORDERS. IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF AFRICAN CHILDREN WHO ARE LIVING WITHOUT ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE, TANNINGER COMPANIES PARTNERS WITH LIGHT IN THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ON SURGICAL MISSION TRIPS TO THE COUNTRY.

COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

RYAN AND JAY ARE LIFELONG, FIERCE ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND ENGAGE AT ALL LEVELS OF THE EFFORT TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. TANNINGER COMPANIES HAS BEEN INVOLVED AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL ON THE DEATH ROW 10 PROJECT IN ILLINOIS STATE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE JAMES H. DUNN MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP; THE COMPANY HAS ALSO COMMITTED MONEY AND TIME TO PROMOTE EQUALITY IN EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY THROUGH READING INITIATIVES, SUPPORT OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS EVERYWHERE, ACCESS TO LIFESAVING HEALTHCARE, ADVOCACY FOR RACIAL EQUALITY, AND MORE.

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

AT TANNINGER COMPANIES, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ARE NOT BOXES TO BE CHECKED; OUR WORLD IS FULL OF DIFFERENT CULTURES, BELIEFS, AND COLORS. WE CELEBRATE UNIQUENESS AND EMBRACE PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, AND LEVERAGE THESE DIFFERENCES TO CREATE A CORPORATE CULTURE FULL OF POSSIBILITY WITH PERSPECTIVES THAT HELP MAXIMIZE BUSINESS OUTCOMES.
 
WE ACTIVELY SEEK PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS WITH OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS TO EXPAND OUR WORLDVIEW AND INCREASE EVERYONE’S POTENTIAL