Board of Directors

2025 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Josh Davenport, Seal Solar
Dr. Summer DeProw, UofA-Pulaski Technical College
Mason Doyne, MD Doyne Construction
Mike Fritz, Little Caesars Pizza of AR (Incoming Chair)
Anna Beth Gorman, Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (Ex-O/Past Chair)
Bobby Gosser, Jr., Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. (Ex-O/Past Chair)
Judge Paula Juels Jones, State District Court/NLR Division (Ex-O/Past Chair)
Kevin Newton, C.B.M. Construction Co. (Ex-O/Past-Chair)
Laura Nick, Garver (Ex-O/Past Chair)
Steve Owen, Complete Care (Ex-O/Past-Chair)
Thomas Pownall, Thomas Engineering
Chris Shelton, First Security Bank
Gordon Silaski, Centennial Bank
Payton Smith, Metro Disaster Specialists (Chair)
Nell Sterling, Bell & Company (Treasurer)
Robert Tellez, Tellez Law Firm
Cody Walker, Baptist Health Medical Center - North

2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jay Amberg - Cadence Insurance, A Gallagher Company
Haskell Anderson - Simmons Bank
J.D. Ashley Jr. - Ashley Group Commercial Real Estate
​Jon Beavers
Tara Beebe - Ms. Karen’s Dance Studio
Joel Blansett - McGriff Insurance
Nikki Courtney, Nabholz Construction
Kristin Cypret - Bank OZK
Tiffany Greenway - TruService Community Federal Credit Union
J. Fletcher Hanson III – Moses Tucker Partners
Ron Harris - Summerwood, Inc.
Scott Hilburn - Hilburn & Harper, LTD.
Melissa Johnston - First Orion
Lisa Lake - AT&T
Jeff Lewis - Eagle Bank & Trust Company
Kal Makan - Makan Hospitality Management
Eddie Martin - Coulson Oil Company, Inc.
Kevin McCollum, Jones Aur Commercial Real Estate
Laura McKinney - CDI Contractors, LLC
Lisa Meyer - McCain Mall
George Miller - NIBC
ReNae Patterson - Manpower
Courtney Probst - Makan Hospitality Management
Randy Southerland - Arvest Bank
Errin Stanger - Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
Maurice Taylor - Vivid Real Estate Learning Center
Wes Thomas - McLarty Nissan

2025 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Megan Bonney - CHI St. Vincent North
​Tad Bohannon – Central Arkansas Water
Jane English – State Senator District 13
Jay Hartman - Entergy Arkansas
Mayor Terry Hartwick - City of North Little Rock
Judge Barry Hyde – Pulaski County Government (Past Chair)
Chris Kent - Argenta Downtown Council
Rusty Mathis – Ben E. Keith Foods
Cathy Owen - Eagle Bank & Trust (Past Chair)
Dr. Greg Pilewski - North Little Rock School District
Maj. Cibeles Ramirez Rodriguez - Arkansas National Guard
Jamie Scott – State Senator District 12
COL Marty Smith - Little Rock Air Force Base
Drew Tessier - Union Pacific
Karen Trevino - North Little Rock Tourism
Nat Lea - Little Rock Regional Chamber Chair
Chad Williams - Vanguard
​Carlton Wing – State Representative District 70

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