 TULSA, OKLAHOMA – AUGUST 12, 2019 - PHILANTHROPIST AND ENTREPRENEUR PATRICIA CHERNICKY HAS JOINED RYAN JUDE TANNER AND JAY KROTTINGER AS CO-OWNER AND CORNERSTONE INVESTOR OF TANNINGER ENTERTAINMENT (FORMERLY SQUARE 1 THEATRICS). TONY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCERS TANNER AND KROTTINGER FORMED SQUARE 1 THEATRICS IN 2012 AND OWN TANNINGER COMPANIES, PARENT COMPANY OF TANNINGER ENTERTAINMENT.
FOR NEARLY 2 DECADES, CHERNICKY HAS DEDICATED HER TIME AND RESOURCES TO COUNTLESS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART, ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF TULSA, TULSA AREA UNITED WAY, TULSA CARES, AND THE TULSA BALLET. CHERNICKY HAS OFTEN HELD INFLUENTIAL LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THESE VITAL ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, CHERNICKY HAS SERVED AS CHAIRPERSON OF KEY FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SUPPORTING TULSA CARES, TULSA BALLET, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, AND TULSA AREA UNITED WAY TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY. IN 2016, THE TULSA CARES BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED THE PATRICIA CHERNICKY LUMINARY AWARD TO HONOR HER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS AND DEDICATION TO TULSA CARES AND THE COMMUNITY. CHERNICKY'S ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IS EQUALLY AS IMPRESSIVE. SHE CO-OWNED TULSA’S WNBA BASKETBALL TEAM, THE TULSA SHOCK, FROM 2009 THROUGH 2015. FROM 2009 THROUGH 2018, CHERNICKY SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PATRIOT BANK AND HELD KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES. LAST YEAR, SHE JOINED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BLUE SKY BANK. CURRENTLY, CHERNICKY IS PRINCIPAL AND MANAGING PARTNER OF TPC STUDIOS, TULSA’S ONLY HYBRID CREATIVITY FIRM DEDICATED TO EVENTS AND BRANDING. ADDITIONALLY, SHE SERVES AS MANAGING PARTNER OF ENDEAVOR HOLDINGS, A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FIRM ALSO CO-OWNED BY TANNER AND KROTTINGER. ENDEAVOR’S PROPERTIES INCLUDE THE FORMER SWINNEY HARDWARE BUILDING IN THE HEART OF TULSA’S KENDALL-WHITTIER SQUARE AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN DOWNTOWN TULSA. “THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING TIME ON BROADWAY AND I’M EXCITED TO JOIN RYAN AND JAY AT TANNINGER ENTERTAINMENT. WE’VE WORKED ON MANY COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS PROJECTS OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING MY EXPERIENCE TO THIS NEW ENDEAVOR. THE ARTS ARE NOT A LUXURY OF A COMMUNITY; THEY ARE A NECESSITY,” SAID CHERNICKY. |
