LeadAR Class 20 Members

Rachel Bearden

Hot Spring County Extension Agent-Staff Chair
UA System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service

Sherry Beaty-Sullivan

Polk County Extension Agent-Staff Chair
UA System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service

Chelsea Boozer

Government Affairs Manager
Central Arkansas Water

Arnetta Bradford

Owner
HeBrews 11:1

Sylvia Brown

Director, Strategic Operations 
Ruralorganizing.org Education Fund 

Harold Clark, Jr.

Battalion Fire Chief
Pine Bluff Fire & Emergency Services

Angelique Cooper

Community Partnerships
Southern Bancorp

Meagan Davis

Attorney
Maddox & Maddox

Jody Harris

Co-Owner
Harris Valley Springs Farm

Jason Kaufman

District Director
Arkansas Farm Bureau

David Long

Director of Engineering and Development, NWA
Cromwell Architects Engineers Inc.

Michael Mangrum

Owner
MLM Farms Inc.

Desarae Nelson

Director, TRIO Student Support Services
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Winfrey Norton

Outreach Editor
USDA, Economic Research Service

Daniel Phillips

State Surveyor
Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services

Wendell Scales Jr. 

Deputy Director of Innovation 
Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools 

Christel Taylor

Director of Workforce and Downtown Development
Newport Economic Development Commission

Priscella Thomas Scott

Instructor-4-H Events Coordinator 
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Dan Villamor

Research Scientist
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Stacy Walley

Southern Lumber Sales Manager
Weyerhaeuser Company

Anthony Whittington

Director of Parks & Trails
City of Hot Springs

 

Srinivasa Bande

President
SAI Strategic Solutions, Inc.

 

Scott Bass

Response and Recovery Director 
Arkansas Division of Emergency Management

 

Jesse Bocksnick

Arkansas 4-H Outdoor Skills Instructor 
UA System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service

 

Barrett Breeding

Vice President Corp. Services, CFO
Ozarks Electric Cooperatives, Inc.

 

Karyn Coleman

Midwest Regional Director
Association of State Democratic Committees

 

Tyler Davis

Market President
Diamond Bank

 

 

Brittany Farmer

County Executive Director
USDA Farm Service Agency

 

Shelby Fiegel

Director 
Center for Community and Economic Development

 

Courtney Fisher

Director of Student Services
Arkansas Northeastern College

 

Stacey Gorman

Director of Communications
The Cotton Board

 

Michal Harris

Associate Professor
Arkansas Baptist College

 

Tiffany Henry

Instructional Designer
UA Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

 

Susan Koehler

Manager 
NWA Land Trust and Benton County Fair

 

Mark Lambert

Director, Commodity Activities and Economics 
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation

 

Amanda Lance

Researcher 
Hempstead County Abstract and Title Company

 

Krista Patrick

Pathway Builder 
Canopy NWA New American Cities

 

Brigit Rollins

Staff Attorney 
National Agricultural Law Center

 

Brian See

Marion County Staff Chair
UA System Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service

 

 Jennifer Terry

Development Director 
Hamilton Center for Child Advocacy

 

 

Hazelle Whited

Small Business Economic Developer
Marketing Specialist, Sharp County Outdoors, LLC

 

Laura Wiles

Election Coordinator
Perry County

 

 

 

Dr. Julie Robinson

Associate Professor - Leadership
LeadAR Program Director

Lisa Davis

Program Associate - Leadership
Community, Professional & Economic Development