Leadership

OUr Co-Founders

The Lemon-Aid Project started with four siblings and a single lemonade stand during a hot summer day in 1993. Fast forward three decades, and the Eller kids are still working together on this mission.

Katie Eller Murray

Anna
Smith

Madeleine
Eller

Ben
ELLER

Our Board

Our working board of directors is committed to driving The Lemon-Aid Project forward to achieve its full potential.

AMANDA BLAIR

Amanda Blair is a proud Tulsa native with deep roots in Oklahoma. She earned both her Bachelor of Arts in Communication and her Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma.

As Chief Operating Officer, Blair brings more than 20 years of experience in the Event and Fair Industry. She is skilled in large-scale event production and management, marketing, customer service, public relations, facility management, and client relations. She is known for her collaborative leadership style, balancing creativity with professionalism.

Blair is a Certified Fair Executive and a graduate of the IAFE Institute of Fair Management. She has served as Chair of the IAFE Young Professionals Initiative and currently represents Zone 6 as a Director and IAFE Board Member.

Beyond her professional role, she has held leadership positions with organizations such as Leadership Tulsa, Tulsa Tough, and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma. She thrives in fast-paced environments and believes that education is a lifelong journey.

Outside of work, Amanda enjoys time with her family, being outdoors, caring for her corgis, and searching for the perfect slice of pizza.

Caren Kelleher

Caren Kelleher is a serial creative entrepreneur, whose favorite hobbies as a kid were creating artwork and trading stocks with her allowance money. Her first creative business idea came in junior high with a Beatles-themed restaurant called The Octopus' Garden. It was such a good idea that the Fab Four threatened to sue her!

She most recently founded Gold Rush Vinyl, a new high-quality, fast-turnaround record pressing plant based in Austin, TX that helps musicians take advantage of timely marketing moments and the growing demand for vinyl records. Prior to founding Gold Rush Vinyl in April 2017, she co-founded a band management company called Sister Management, ran a marketing consultancy called C/MK, led music partnerships for Google Play, ran business development at Songkick and was hired as the first dedicated marketing employee of Paste Magazine.

Caren graduated from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University with a bachelor's degree in marketing and communications before earning her MBA at Harvard Business School.

Nathan
Miramontes

Katie
Eller Murray

CHRISTIE
OSBORNE

Nathan Miramontes is an attorney with GableGotwals who enjoys building connections and contributing to his community. While not originally from Tulsa, he proudly calls the city home and is committed to seeing it grow and thrive.

He brings a collaborative, detail-oriented approach to problem-solving and values opportunities to serve others and support local initiatives, including mentoring law students through the Tulsa County Bar.

Nathan is a graduate of Vanguard University, where he played college soccer and ran track and field, and The University of Tulsa College of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Barristers.

Outside of work, Nathan enjoys spending time with his wife and newborn, staying active, and being involved in the community.

Katie Eller Murray is the founder and principal of ROAM Communications, a boutique public relations consulting firm. Prior to founding ROAM in 2013, Katie worked in communications at Google and Fleishman-Hillard International Communications.

As a result of her work with Lemon-Aid, Katie received the National Caring Institute Award and the inaugural Prudential Spirit of Community Award, and in 2016, she became the first recipient of the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless' Heart of Henry Youth Philanthropy Award, now known as the Katie Eller Youth Philanthropy Award. She currently serves on the boards of Riverfield Country Day School and AWC-Tulsa, and previously served on the boards of America's Charities and the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless. Katie is part of Leadership Tulsa Class 68.

Katie graduated summa cum laude from Emory University, where she became a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity and rowed on the varsity crew team.

Katie returned to her hometown with her family in 2020.

Christie Osborne is a co-owner of a Tulsa tax and accounting firm where she works alongside a dedicated team serving individuals, families, and small businesses. Much of her work centers on developing people, fostering a healthy workplace culture, mentoring emerging leaders, and helping clients use their resources with intention.

Beyond her firm, Christie is invested in her community and in the next generation. She currently serves on the Riverfield Country Day School Board of Trustees, on the Advisory Board for WeStreet Bank, and as an intern with The Common Good Board. Christie has found a love for coaching youth basketball, where she is especially inspired by helping young athletes build confidence and resilience. She is also proud to be a part of Leadership Tulsa class 72.

At home, Christie and her husband are raising two energetic kids who regularly inspire family projects that blend creativity, learning, and fun. In her spare time, she can often be found with a good book or enjoying a challenging strategy game.

Our Advisors

We are grateful to have a wide variety of official and more casual advisors to help support our initiatives
on local, regional and national levels.

ANGIE HALAMANDARIS

BRYCE MURRAY

KRIS REYNOLDS

Angie Halamandaris is a leadership and life coach who draws on more than 30 years of leadership and management experience working internally in the nonprofit and healthcare fields. Her experience in working with Fortune 500 companies in supporting their community and philanthropic strategies have made a difference in the lives of thousands throughout the country.

She is the founder of Juniper Group, a leadership and life coaching practice. She previously co-founded and served as president of The Heart of America Foundation and was instrumental in helping develop Give Kids the World Village, a 75-acre resort for terminally ill children, helping raise more than $10 million for that effort.

She has also served as an advisor to The Caring Institute, The Frederick Douglass Museum, The Hall of Fame for Caring Americans, the National Capital Area Foundation of the March of Dimes, the DCPC Library Task Force, and the Weinberg Foundation Library Project.

Bryce serves as Principal on the HoganTaylor Talent team and co-leads the firm’s Private Equity Services practice. Prior to joining HoganTaylor, Bryce was the managing director of Talent Acquisition Group. Talent Acquisition Group merged into HoganTaylor’s talent practice in 2024.

Throughout his career, Bryce has helped lead consumer brands like Disney, Red Bull and JCPenney build or refine their talent acquisition capabilities. This included executive search, professional recruitment, high volume recruitment, campus recruitment, contingent workforce solutions, branding, talent acquisition training & development.
In addition to in-house talent acquisition leadership, Bryce spent several years building and growing agency recruiting businesses. He has worked across a myriad of industries including media & entertainment, technology, consumer packaged goods, and retail to recruit talent from the board to individual contributor level for clients ranging from seed stage startups to large enterprises.
Bryce holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Bioengineering: Bioinformatics from the University of California, San Diego and was selected as a National Collegiate Scholar.

Kris Reynolds is the founder of Arrowhead Consulting in Tulsa, OK. His areas of client focus include leading large, strategic programs for companies, consulting on project management best practices, developing custom methodologies, providing hands-on coaching to project managers, performing project audits, and conducting tailored learning events in a variety of industries.

Kris is a Six-Sigma Black Belt and Project Management Professional (PMP) He has been recognized for his work in setting up Project Management Offices and was listed among the top 25 Outstanding Organizations for his work on TV Guide’s PMO in 2008. He earned two bachelor’s degrees (Economics and Business Administration) from Centenary College in Louisiana, and a master’s degree in marketing from Oklahoma City University.

As a Nationally Licensed Soccer Coach, he takes the same competitive, goal-oriented approach in establishing project success criteria and helping lead project teams to World Cup caliber success. He believes that integrity on and off the field should be at the core of any business and those individuals leading them.

Kellie Stone

Kellie is new in her advisory role for Lemon-Aid but has been a supporter of the organization since volunteering for the Memorial Day event in 2019. Kellie has worked with various non-profits in Tulsa, serving on the boards of the Junior League of Tulsa and the Red Dirt Relief Fund. She is the CFO of a private equity group and the owner of The Collaborative Coffee. Her background draws her to the LemonAid Project as it highlights entrepreneurship and philanthropy among the youngest citizens of Tulsa.

In her spare time, Kellie enjoys traveling with her husband and son, attending concerts, and practicing yoga. She is looking forward to helping the next generation of leaders learn the skills needed to run Tulsa’s businesses and non-profit organizations.

Justin Thompson

Justin Thompson is the Proprietor Chef of the Justin Thompson Restaurant Group, owner of Farrell Bread & Bakery, and Author of Trial & Error: Recipes and Lessons Learned by a Chef & Restauranteur.

Before founding the Justin Thompson Restaurant Group, Justin opened and operated several local restaurant favorites in Tulsa, including Ciao, Baby!, Osage Restaurant at Gilcrease Museum, The Brasserie Restaurant & Bar, Sonoma Bistro & Wine Bar, and Duke's Southern Kitchen.

Throughout his career, Justin has been named best chef in Tulsa by Oklahoma Magazine, Tulsa Voice, Tulsa People Magazine and Urban Tulsa Magazine. He has received awards and recognition from the Chaine des Rotisseurs, has been featured in Saveur Magazine and served as guest chef at the James Beard House in New York City.

Justin is also involved in numerous charities in Tulsa, including 6 years of service on the Board of Directors for the Child Abuse Network, and 5 years on the Holland Hall Alumni Association. Justin and his restaurant group have contributed to over 100 different charities in Tulsa since 2011, including the United Way, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Youth Services of Tulsa, Family & Children's Services, Iron Gate Ministries, Catholic Charities, Philbrook Museum, Tulsa Ballet and many more.

Patti Jo Wolfson

Patti Jo Wolfson is an active and long-standing member of her community in Los Angeles, California, particular with organizations that support the community’s youth.

She has served as an educator at Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas for the last 20 years, supporting multiple grade levels and special needs students. Since 2001, she has also served on the Board of Directors for New Directions for Youth, a comprehensive youth development agency located in North Hollywood that provides direct services and programs to more than 3,000 at-risk youth annually, where she has held many roles including Chair, Vice Chair and currently Co-Chair. With New Directions, Patti Jo has supported various fundraising and networking activities that have raised more than $1 million to date for the organization.

Patti Jo is currently an active member of the Woodland Hills Rotary Club, the Wolfson Family Foundation and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

Patti Jo has been honored with several awards for her service including Best Board of Directors by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal when she was Chair and the Justice Armand Arabian Leader in Public Service Award by the Encino Chamber of Commerce.