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country of Kosovo, where she served as a community center coordinator for a center in the nation’s capital. After returning, she followed her call to a legal career at the TU College of Law. She enjoyed serving as a mentor in law school and continues to support and encourage new lawyers and law students entering their legal careers. After the COVID-19 pandemic left its mark on Oklahoma, Ms. Gage sought to find a way to further serve her recovering community. In that effort, she joined the OBA YLD as a member of the Board of Directors for District 6 and most recently served as treasurer. She dove headfirst into her duties and continues to show her willingness to serve the YLD and its members. She now seeks to continue her service on the Executive Committee as the board’s chair-elect.

2025 OBA YLD LEADERSHIP

2025 Immediate Past Chair

Laura Talbert Laura Talbert is the chief legal officer for the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs. Ms. Talbert graduated from

2025 Chair

Taylor C. Venus Taylor C. Venus is a native of Ponca City who graduated from OSU with bach elor’s degrees in economics

the OU College of Law in 2012. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball and cheering on the Sooners. She has been on the YLD board for seven years and is excited to continue serving.

and finance. While attending OSU, Mr. Venus had the honor to be Pistol Pete. Thereafter, he obtained his J.D. and MBA at OU. While in law school, he served as the articles editor for the Oil and Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Journal and as an officer or representative in multiple student groups. Mr. Venus has a passion for serving his local community and supporting other regional and statewide organizations. In Enid, Mr. Venus is the president of the Enid Public Schools Foundation, a member of Rotary and AMBUCS and actively volunteers with several other entities in Garfield County. Outside his local commu nity, he is the current chair-elect of the OBA YLD, a member of his fraternity alumni board and pres ident of the Cherokee Strip OSU Alumni Chapter. In his time out of the office, Mr. Venus enjoys spending time with his friends and family, golf ing, hunting and being an arm chair expert on his favorite sports teams and political views.

UNCONTESTED ELECTIONS

The following persons have been nom inated. They are running uncontested and will be declared elected at the OBA YLD meeting in July.

Chair-Elect

Secretary

Alexandra “Allie” J. Gage Alexandra “Allie” J. Gage graduated from the TU College of Law in 2019. She currently works as a

Clayton M. Baker

Clayton M. Baker is a part ner at Davis & Thompson PLLC in Jay.

Mr. Baker graduated

civil litigation attorney at Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson LLP. Ms. Gage has always had a strong commitment to community service and mentorship. Before attending law school, she lived and worked in the Eastern European

from Midwestern State University in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and political science. He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2015 with honors. Mr. Baker and his wife, Joanna, moved to Grove in

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