The Economics Arkansas staff consists of five, full-time professionals. The team works
diligently to promote economic literacy throughout the state via partnerships
with the education and business communities. Below is a listing of the Economics Arkansas
staff. Please feel free to contact us if you want more information about
our organization.
(The Economics Arkansas Staff: Geanie Channell, Program Coordinator; Donna Wright, Associate Director; Elisha Poteet, Program Assistant; Kathy Moore, Development Coordinator, and Sue Owens, Executive Director.)
Sue Owens joined the Economics Arkansas staff June 1, 2004 as Executive Director. Sue's professional career includes 24 years in banking, in addition to serving as the past Marketing Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas. Sue's primary responsibilities include: fundraising, mission advocacy, public relations, and program/organizational management. Please contact Sue if you can help Economics Arkansas raise awareness for this life-changing education, or if you would like to financially support our program. Email:
Telephone: #501-682-4349
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Donna Wright served as an economics education
specialist before joining the ACEE staff in July 1997 as Associate
Director. She is a co-writer of the K-2 "Financial Fitness for
Life" curriculum guides available through the NCEE. Donna's
responsibilities include coordinating the EconomicsAmerica Program,
serving as Stock
Market Game™ Coordinator, coordinating the Polly M. Jackson Master
Economics Teacher program and leading workshops and in-services statewide.
Donna has won multiple economic education awards at both the state and national levels.
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Geanie Channell worked as a classroom teacher for
more than 20 years and is a national and state winner of economic
education awards. She joined the Economics Arkansas staff in August of 2000 as Program
Coordinator. Geanie's duties include organizing the Economics Challenge,
the Bessie B. Moore Arkansas Awards Program, the Economics Arkansas's Teacher Grant Program and leading workshops
and in-services statewide.
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Kathy Moore joined Economics Arkansas’s staff in January 2001 as Development Coordinator. She has worked in the non-profit sector for more than 15 years. Kathy’s duties include coordinating fundraising efforts such as the Arkansas Bankers Campaign, Northwest Arkansas Campaign, Corporate Trivia Challenge Events, grants, etc. She also assists with the Economics Arkansas newsletter, maintaining the organization’s donor database and financial records, and updating the website.
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Elisha Poteet joined Economics Arkansas’s staff in April 2000 as Administrative Assistant, and in 2006 was promoted to Program Assistant. Her responsibilities include supporting Economics Arkansas’s program staff in conducting workshops and in-service training sessions, plus student-focused programs such as Stock Market GameTM and Economics Challenge competitions. In addition, Elisha assists with the logistics of teacher and student recognition luncheons, helping with curriculum development and correlating curriculum to Arkansas Frameworks, and Economics Arkansas’s Teacher Grant Program.
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