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Sponsorship opportunities and ticket sales have closed for the 2025 Shine a Light. If you are interested in joining the waitlist, please contact Angie Doss at adoss@sunbeamfamilyservices.org
Shine a Light supports Sunbeam's programs to help build brighter futures with all children and families.
Our event has been nominated as a finalist in the "Best Local Charitable Event" category for the Journal Record's Reader Ranking Program.
When
Thursday, March 27, 2025
6 p.m. Reception
7 p.m. Dinner
Where
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1700 NW 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Complimentary valet will be available provided by Jay's Valet.
An Evening of Celebration
Let your light shine! Join Sunbeam Family Services in lighting the way for Central Oklahomans at the 11th annual Shine a Light event, with honorary chairs Gail and Gary Huneryager. Enjoy dinner, drinks, and inspiring stories of hope on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. The reception begins at 6 p.m. with dinner to follow at 7 p.m.
At Shine, we will also celebrate 2025 Aspire Award Recipient Dr. Marny Dunlap for her dedication to helping build brighter futures with all children and families in Central Oklahoma.
Working together, we can “Shine a Light” on the needs of our community and help even more children and families find their light. Your generosity prepares babies and toddlers for school and life success through early care and education; and provide wraparound support with mental health services and connection to resources.
Sponsorship and Ticket Information
RADIANT SPONSOR - $10,000
- VIP seating for 16 (two tables of eight)
- 32 VIP drink tickets
- Prominent logo recognition on the invitation, program, presentation, and signage at the event
- Prominent logo recognition on ShineaLightOKC.org
- Featured in at least four social media posts
- Featured in at least two press releases
- Name recognition in two digital newsletters
- Special recognition in the remarks at the event
BRILLIANT SPONSOR - $5,000
- VIP seating for one table of eight
- 16 VIP drink tickets
- Premier name recognition on the invitation, program, presentation, and signage at the event
- Premier name recognition on ShineaLightOKC.org
- Featured in at least two social media posts
- Featured in at least two press releases
- Name recognition in two digital newsletters
SHIMMER SPONSOR - $2,500
- VIP seating for one table of eight
- 16 VIP drink tickets
- Prominent name recognition on the invitation, program, presentation, and signage at the event
- Prominent name recognition on ShineaLightOKC.org
- Featured in at least one social media post
GLOW SPONSOR - $500
- VIP seating for two
- 4 VIP drink tickets
- Name recognition on the invitation, program, presentation, and signage at the event
- Name recognition on ShineaLightOKC.org
INDIVIDUAL TICKET - $150
- One individual ticket to Shine a Light
2025 Aspire Award Recipient
Marny Dunlap, M.D.
Dr. Dunlap is a Professor of Pediatrics and Section Chief for the Section of General and Community Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC).
Dr. Dunlap serves in many leadership roles. She is the President for the Oklahoma American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Chapter. Dr. Dunlap also serves as the Oklahoma State Department of Health Child and Adolescent Health Medical Director.
She is on multiple national Reach Out and Read committees, including the Curriculum Development Working Group, the Litnet 2.0 Steering Committee, and the Medical Advisory Committee.
As the OUHSC Pediatric Advocacy Program Director she is responsible for development of the advocacy curriculum for the Department of Pediatrics. To promote advocacy training education to the next generation of healthcare professionals, Dr. Dunlap has established key partnerships with over 18 different community organizations, including Sunbeam. She also serves as the Medical Director for Super Niños Pediatrics, a community-based pediatric clinic serving a predominantly Hispanic population.
With over twenty years of experience in academic pediatric medicine, Dr. Dunlap’s passion continues to be early childhood advocacy.
2025 Honorary Shine a Light Chairs
Gary Huneryager graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Accountancy, becoming a CPA. With over 40 years of financial business experience, Gary spent six years as an Arthur Andersen Audit Partner in Boston, focusing on the energy and utility industry. In 2008, he was named the Distinguished Accounting Alumnus by the Oklahoma State University School of Accounting for his global public accounting service.
Gary's career took him to various cities, including Tulsa, Boston, Baltimore, and Houston. He joined OGE Energy Corp. in 2001, returning to his home state of Oklahoma, and was named Vice President in 2005. He also served as OGE’s Chief Ethics Officer, leading the company to receive the 2012 Oklahoma Ethics Compass Award. In 2014, Gary joined Enable Midstream Partners as Vice President – Internal Audit, developing a world-class independent Internal Audit Department before retiring in July 2018.
Throughout his career, Gary has been active in community and professional organizations, serving on the Board of Governors and Trustees of the Oklahoma State University Foundation, and as Treasurer of the First Tee of Metropolitan Oklahoma City. In August 2019, he was appointed to the Board of Sunbeam Family Services, where he has served as Treasurer.
Gail Huneryager has over 30 years of experience in marketing, business development, and public relations. She served as Chief Marketing Officer for HoganTaylor LLP for 10 years and as Business Development Director for Crowe & Dunlevy for 7 years. Gail has received numerous state and national marketing awards and is a three-time Journal Record “50 Making a Difference” honoree.
Active in the Oklahoma City community, Gail has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including Sunbeam Family Services, Allied Arts, The Myriad Gardens Foundation, The Library Trust of OKC, The First Tee, and Ronald McDonald House Charities. She has chaired multiple annual events and fundraising campaigns, including The American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women,” The American Cancer Society’s “Cattle Baron Ball,” and The Library Trust’s “Literary Voices” and Myriad Gardens’ “Splendor in the Gardens.”
Gail is a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma City and Leadership Oklahoma. She retired from HoganTaylor in the fall of 2023 and currently serves on the board of directors of The Myriad Gardens Foundation and is the incoming President of The Oklahoma Art League.
In their retirement, Gary and Gail enjoy traveling and spending time with their children and grandchildren.
2025 Shine a Light Emcee
Megan Gold, News 9
Megan Gold can be seen weekend mornings on News On 6. Born and raised in Oklahoma, Megan knows just how important the weather is to Oklahomans. The “weather bug” bit her at just six years old. While most kids watched cartoons on the weekends, Megan would tune in to local tv to watch the weather. She has wanted to be a meteorologist ever since.
Megan comes to us from the University of Oklahoma where she studied meteorology and broadcast journalism. While attending OU, she was involved in OU Nightly, the university’s student-produced daily newscast. She helped lead the weather team and worked behind the scenes in the show production.
Volunteering and giving back to the community have always been important to Megan. While at OU, she served her sorority, Pi Beta Phi, as VP of Philanthropy and held positions in Soonerthon and President’s Community Scholars. But the cause nearest and dearest to her heart is championing young students to become involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) studies. During the past couple of years, she has held the titles of Miss Tulsa and Miss Bricktown in the Miss Oklahoma Organization.
Megan landed her first job as a part-time meteorologist in Denison, Texas when she was just a sophomore in college. She gained experience forecasting everything from hurricanes to winter weather for Southeastern Oklahoma and Northeast Texas. Her second job took her to Springfield, Mo. where she gained even more experience forecasting weather for the Plains. Megan made the move back to her home State of Oklahoma with our sister station, News on 6, in Tulsa. Now Megan is excited to head down the turnpike to Oklahoma City with the News 9 team! You can catch her covering weather and traffic weekday mornings.
Sponsors of 2025 Shine a Light
Building Brighter Futures with All Children and Families