About
Mission
Our mission is to give all college students access to internship opportunities in Tulsa while equipping them with the network to build community and envision Tulsa as their future home post-graduation.
Vision
Our vision is to contribute to Tulsa's most inclusive workforce yet with more interns in the city than ever before.
Meet the team
Brooke Randels
Brooke is a Tulsa transplant with experience working in higher education and K–12 environments. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Tulsa and earned a Master’s in Public Administration with an emphasis on Public Policy at the University of Oklahoma–Tulsa.
Curcio Smith
Smith, a native Oklahoman, proudly hails from North Tulsa where he developed an early passion for improving the lives of opportunity youth and adults in his community. Driven by this passion, Smith chose to pursue a career that focused on bridging the socioeconomic divide through education and vocational training.
Becky Kurtz
Becky Kurtz is a dedicated and detail-oriented mother of 3, who is driven by passionate people, the ability to affect change, and the power of positivity. Becky and her family moved to Tulsa in 2018 from Pittsburgh, PA; and she joined the Tulsa Service Year team as Program Coordinator in December of 2021.
Evan Barton
Evan is a long-time Tulsan, a proud TPS graduate, and a connector of people to opportunities. Having worked in the non-profit economic development space for the past four years, Evan looks forward to connecting more students and recent college graduates to early-career opportunities like internships, fellowships, and first jobs out of college. Evan is the host of Grow With Us, a Talent inTulsa podcast.
Tim Gowin
Tim is originally from Southern California, but has called Tulsa home for the past 15 years. He has 20 years of non-profit experience including 12 years in the Tulsa community serving at Youth Services of Tulsa, Emergency Infant Services and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Tim is a graduate of Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes!) and is married to his lovely wife, Heather of 22 years. They have a son, CJ (19), and a daughter, Kaylee (13).
Ream Ghanem
Ream Ghanem is a rising Senior at the University of Tulsa studying economics and finance. Ream interned with Campus Tulsa in the summer of 2024 and is excited to continue working with the Campus Tulsa team to support university students like herself.
Our Story
Campus Tulsa exists to help college students fall in love with Tulsa & launch their careers at area businesses and nonprofits after they graduate.
Campus Tulsa was founded in the fall of 2020 in response to the growing need for bachelor degree holders in Oklahoma. While there are over 67,000 college degree holders within a 50 mile radius of Tulsa, for the workforce to meet Tulsa’s growth trajectory, especially in skilled and niche areas, the city needs to take a systematic approach to attracting and retaining college graduates.
Diversity Matters
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Leverage our intentional approach to sourcing diverse intern candidates.
In today’s climate, more and more companies recognize the importance of inclusive teams, and internship programs can be a powerful engine for creating more diversity within your team now and in the future as interns transition to full-time hires.
However, companies often struggle to source diverse candidates using their traditional hiring methods and inroads.
Campus Tulsa intentionally partners with diverse student groups, institutions, and associations to create an inclusive internship search experience, especially among first generation and students of color.