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The Board of Directors for Economics Arkansas is a liaison of statewide leaders representing the business, education, agriculture and government sectors. The board members are elected to a three-year term and are dedicated to promoting and supporting economic education in Arkansas.


Officers and Executive Committee Members

Chairman of the Board

   

Lou Graham, Associate Vice-President

Morgan Stanley

Little Rock

President of the Board

   

Dr. Tony Prothro, Superintendent

Benton School District

Benton

Vice-Chairman of the Board

   

Bob L. Burns, President & CEO

Farmers Bank and Trust

Magnolia

Vice-President of the Board

   

Kenneth Kirspel, Superintendent

North Little Rock School District

North Little Rock

Immediate Past Chairman

   

Robert Hopkins, President, LR Region

Federal Reserve Bank, Branch of St. Louis

Little Rock

Immediate Past President

   

Rogers Ford, Superintendent

South Mississippi County School District

Wilson

Treasurer

   

Del Rush, Audit Partner

Moore Stephens Frost

Little Rock

Secretary

   

Melinda Faubel, Director-External Affairs

A T & T Arkansas

Little Rock

Vice-President of Agriculture

   

Bill J. Reed, Vice-President Corporate Communications and Public Affairs

Riceland Foods, Inc.

Stuttgart

Vice-President of Business/Industry

   

Charles “Chuck” Spohn, Vice President and General Manager

Fox 16/CW Arkansas

Little Rock

Vice-President of Government

   

Senator Shane Broadway

State Senator

Bryant

Vice-President of Education

   

Dr. Ken James, Commissioner

AR Department of Education

Little Rock

Executive Committee Members

Jay Bradford, Director

Behavioral Health Services

Little Rock

Leonard K. Dunn, Commercial Sales Associate

Rector Phillips Morse

Little Rock

Donna Galchus, Partner

Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus

Little Rock

Luke Gordy, Executive Director

Arkansans for Education Reform

Little Rock

Representative Johnny Key

State Representative

Mountain Home

Allison Richardson, SVP-Finance & Administration

Communications Supply Services Assn.

Little Rock

Dr. Jim D. Rollins, Superintendent

Springdale School District

Springdale

Dr. B. Alan Sugg, President

U of A Systems Administration

Little Rock

Jim Walton, Chairman & CEO

ARVEST Bank Group

Bentonville

Bob Watson, Superintendent

El Dorado School District

El Dorado

Board Members

Senator Gilbert Baker

State Senator

Conway

Dr. Laura Bednar, Superintendent

Stuttgart School District

Stuttgart

Bob Boehmler, EVP-Loan Manager

ARVEST Bank

Bentonville

Dr. Roy G. Brooks

eStem Charter School

Little Rock

Brian Bush, EVP-Director of Capital Markets

Stephens, Inc.

Little Rock

Ed Clifford, President & CEO

Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce

Bentonville

Donald J. Cook, City President

Bank of America

Little Rock

John Dews, Chairman & CEO

Simmons First Bank

El Dorado

Dr. Don Diffine, Director

Belden Center for Private Enterprise Education, Harding University

Searcy

Scott Draper, VP Logistics Finance

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Bentonville

Representative David Dunn

State Representative

Forrest City

Dan Farley, Executive Director

AR School Boards Assn.

Little Rock

James Fourmy, SVP-Chief of Lending

First National Bank

Fort Smith

Dr. Benny L. Gooden, Superintendent

Fort Smith School District

Fort Smith

Andy Guffey, Coordinator of Education

Arkansas Farm Bureau

Little Rock

Ken Hammonds, President and CEO

Arkansas Bankers Association

Little Rock

C. E. Ned Hendrix III, President

Horatio State Bank

Horatio

Philip B. Hensley, President & CEO

Union Bank Shares, Inc.

Mena

Rich Hillman, President

Hillman Agri Development Co.

Carlisle

Edward Holt, President & CEO

First National Bank of Crossett

Crossett

Dr. Aaron Hosman, Superintendent

Paragould School District

Paragould

Polly M. Jackson

Retired ACEE Associate Director

Conway

Melody Key, Educator

Farmington School District

Farmington

Dr. Jack Lassiter, Chancellor

U of A Monticello

Monticello

Bobby Lester

Retired Superintendent

Jacksonville

Tracy Long, Vice President-Investor Relations

Baldor Electric Company

Fort Smith

Biff Morgan, Senior Vice President

Regions Bank

Little Rock

Bruce Munro, President

Munro & Company

Hot Springs

Mark Murphy, Executive Vice-President

Metropolitan National Bank

Little Rock

Dr. Bobby New, Superintendent

Fayetteville School District

Fayetteville

Dr. Robert Potts, Chancellor

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro

Dr. David Rankin, President

Southern Arkansas University

Magnolia

Representative Rick Saunders

State Representative

Hot Springs

Michael Stafford, Vice President of Process Development

ALLTEL

Little Rock

Diane Tatum, Regional Customer Service Mgr.

Entergy Arkansas

Pine Bluff

Dr. Lisa Toms, Dean of Business College

Southern Arkansas University

Magnolia

Lee Vent, Superintendent

Forrest City School District

Forrest City

Rep. Charolette Wagner

State Representative

Wilson

David Walt

Camp David Farms Partnership

Dumas

Janice Warren, Superintendent

Crossett School District

Crossett

Dr. Jane Wayland, Interim Dean of Business College

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock

Dr. Charles Welch, President

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia

Joe Wessell, President

BancorpSouth

Paragould

Dr. Kieth Williams

Harding University

Searcy

Rick Wohlschlaeger, President & CEO

ARKAT

Dumas

Dr. Tom Woodruff, Educator

Rogers High School

Rogers

Jim Wooten, President

Tiger Mart, Inc.

Beebe

Dr. Dan L. Worrell, Dean

Sam M. Walton College of Business, U of A

Fayetteville

Ron Wright, Superintendent

Farmington School District

Farmington



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