Edmond Champions of Character

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Branch Sales Manager for Reroof America, Tyler Shaw received recognition as Champion of Character for Trustworthiness at the Reroof America offices in Edmond on February 26. Tyler’s wife, Zana, their daughters, Maelynn, Mattie and Leah, his mother, Shelly Shaw and longtime friend, Justin Foglesong attended the ceremony. Character Council of Edmond board members, Jim Hulsey, Diane Krakowski and Gloria Baumann took part in the presentation of the Champion of Character certificate.

Tyler grew up in Edmond and graduated from UCO. Tyler and Zana have been married almost eight years and are expecting their fourth daughter in April. Tyler spent several years coaching football, wrestling, track and soccer at Santa Fe, Deer Creek and Memorial. He currently helps coach Edmond Memorial Girls Soccer. 

When Ms. Shaw nominated her son, Tyler, for the Champion of Character award, she described him as a man of faith, who from an early age demonstrated reliability and being true to his word. He is a dependable and devoted husband and father. Friends who have known him throughout his life, coworkers, clients and others would describe him as trustworthy. 

Tyler said, “I believe my faith is the number one most important thing and without Christ I would not be anywhere near where I am today.” A scripture passage that expresses Tyler’s core values comes from Luke 16:10-12. In verse 10, NIV Jesus says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”

Ms. Shaw said, “Tyler works hard and demonstrates love and reliability everyday to his wife and daughters and this gives them the confidence to know they can depend on him.”

Tyler said, “After being known as a man of God and a family man, being known as a man of my word is probably the next most important.”

One of the people in Tyler’s life who exemplified keeping promises was his dad, Shawn Shaw. Tyler said, “I still remember something so simple when I was young, he explained to me that true character is who you are when no one else is looking.” Those words continue to influence Tyler’s life.

Another example that Ms. Shaw gave of her son’s trustworthiness can be seen through his friendships. A couple of Tyler’s friends from childhood are Justin and Caitlin Foglesong. 

Justin and Tyler first met as teammates on the football team for Cheyenne Middle School. Tyler and Caitlin were already good friends from the 4th grade at Washington Irving. Their paths have crossed several times through the years and the two couples still get together on occasion. Their daughters play on opposing soccer teams.

Last spring a bad hailstorm came through Edmond. Justin and Caitlyn were concerned about damage to the roof and gutters on their home. Justin was impressed by Tyler’s willingness to swing by their home at the end of the day to check their roof, especially after a hailstorm when he was probably getting a lot of calls. Justin said, “Tyler was true to his word and showed up that same day to check out our home and make sure everything was okay.” 

As the Branch Sales Manager for Reroof America, Tyler works with many people who went through bad experiences in the past. They need their contractor to communicate honestly throughout the process. Tyler said, “It is important for homeowners to be able to trust their contractor to do things the right way. I have had several express their gratitude to me for the way I was honest and transparent with them to lead them through it.”

Justin said, “I would say that Tyler hits on all cylinders to the building blocks of relationship, through his character and the invisible things that he does that demonstrate his reliability” 

Tyler said, “If people can't trust you, you can't help them, you can't build a true relationship with them, they will not even be able to come to you with small matters.”

On behalf of the City of Edmond and the Character Council of Edmond, Tyler Shaw was honored as a Champion of Character for exemplifying the character trait of trustworthiness, defined by Character First as “Gaining the confidence of others by demonstrating reliability.”  The Character Council is a grassroots, nonprofit organization committed to creating a citywide initiative to build Edmond into a "Community of Character." 

Pictured: Justin Foglesong and Tyler Shaw

Please complete the form located on our website to recognize an EDMOND citizen for a specific character trait. Forms may be submitted from the website or mailed to the 

Character Council of Edmond 

Champions of Character

PO Box 392 

Edmond, OK 73083-0392.

or contact: Gloria Baumann (405) 317-9089    Gloria_Baumann@outlook.com  

Champions of Character Honorees

2014 to Present:

• Dena Jones Diligence January, 2025
• Tyler Shaw Trustworthiness December, 2024
• Jennifer Thornton Thoroughness October, 2024
• Linda de la Garza Loyalty August, 2024
• Amanda Jenson Positivity February, 2024
• Perry Sneed Dependability November, 2023
• Irene Liang   Punctuality October, 2023
• Jeff Morefield Courage July, 2023
• Shaun Pryor Flexibility June 2023
• Diana Pate Generosity April, 2023
• Jim Hulsey Enthusiasm March, 2023
• Carol Anderson Orderliness September, 2022
• Susan Isaacs Patience June, 2022
• Stephanie Carel Creativity April, 2022
• Salvador Garcia Trustworthiness March, 2022
• Beth Conner Diligence March, 2022
• Darrell Davis Respect January, 2022
• Judy Pike Thoroughness December, 2021
• Gary Wallace Loyalty September, 2021
• Sondra Reid Availability August, 2021
• Becky Crow Honesty March 2021
• Justin Rowley Positivity February, 2021
• Laura Liles Resilience December, 2020
• Pete Reeser  Courage December, 2020
• Amy Stephens Dependability  December, 2020
• Michelle Schaefer Discipline June, 2020
• Dick Opalka Generosity February, 2019
• Yara Ford  Attentiveness  March, 2019
• Chrislyn Sperry  Respect   January, 2019
• Kathryn Olds Persuasiveness  November, 2018
• Jill Castilla  Creativity  September, 2018
• Maureen Coury Compassion  January, 2018
• KC Williams Dependability October, 2017
• David Ford  Humility  July, 2017
• Steve Bowlware Enthusiasm, March, 2017
• Laura McGee Truthfulness, April,  2017  
• Richard Killgore  Generosity  February, 2017
• Peggy Geib Gratefulness  January, 2017 
• Dustin & Erikka Ault  Initiative  January, 2017
• Chris Waugh  Initiative  January, 2017 
• Nathan Walters  Orderliness  November, 2016 
• Kris Rush  Diligence  March, 2016 
• Jason Henley Compassion  January, 2016 
• Ray Vaughn Dependability  August, 2015 
• Jean Holt  Sensitivity  April, 2015 
• Brian Maughan  Availability  April, 2015 
• Chris Shorow  Joyfulness  October, 2014 
• Virginia Peters  Endurance  September, 2014 
• Bea Sprouse  Discretion  August, 2014 
• Krista Law  Creativity  July, 2014 
• Cora Stamps  Initiative  January, 2014