Tom Verploegen is a downtown junkie. Having traveled to all 50 states, he invariably finds his way to a city's center wherever he goes. It's what a city is all about, says Verploegen, who recently was hired to become Downtown OKC Inc.'s first vice president of marketing and business development.

"What enticed me in terms of Oklahoma City was the leadership," he says, noting nearly a decade of experience working with current DOKC Inc. President Jane Jenkins. "The Downtown leadership and city leadership