Published: May 09, 2009 12:48 am      

5-9 Business news in brief

Leadership Oklahoma Class XXII graduates announced

Fifty-one Oklahomans have successfully completed the Leadership Oklahoma program. Founded in 1986, Leadership Oklahoma is a nonprofit organization from which more than 1,100 people have graduated over the years.

“The graduates of Class XXII are a talented, diverse group of leaders who have so much to offer Oklahoma,” said Mary Mélon, chairwoman of the board of directors. “We look forward to their continued engagement in the Leadership Oklahoma organization and to working with them as we move our state forward.”

Graduates of Class XXII from Edmond are: Janet Barresi, Kyle Essmiller, Irene Lam, J.W. Peters and Ryan Stafford.

The graduates were selected from a wide geographic base representing diverse backgrounds to complete the acclaimed nine-month program. They attended monthly issues-oriented sessions held in communities throughout Oklahoma.



Edmond Medical Center hires six new RNs

Edmond Medical Center recently hired six new RNs, including Etsegenet Dibaba in ICU, Stephanie Kramer and Joan Miller in ER, Betty Smelser in Surgery, Michele Williams in the Autumn Life Center and Tony Wade in the Medical Surgical unit.



New technology developed at home

Ten years after Dr. David Albert and his daughter Kathryn made a discovery in the basement of their Oklahoma City home, a new product that will save lives has hit the market.

While Albert was testing a wireless heart monitoring device he had invented, Kathryn noticed the device also picked up the sound of the family’s smoke alarm. Paired with recent research that showed many people don’t reliably wake up to the sound of standard smoke alarms, the Alberts recognized they had a unique solution to a critical safety need.

The result is the Lifetone HL Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock, which began shipping to consumers this month. The Lifetone HL listens for the sound of standard smoke alarms. When one is triggered, the Lifetone HL emits its own low-frequency alarm and bed shaking alarm, which have been proven most effective at waking people up during a fire.

To bring his patented technology to the public, in 2004 Albert founded InnovAlarm, which has since evolved to become Lifetone Technology, Inc., based in Oklahoma City. He is now Lifetone’s chief scientific officer and board chairman. With the launch of the Lifetone HL, the company transitions from a development company to a revenue producing enterprise.

For more information, visit www.lifetonesafety.com.