Officers
Chairman - Jim Cargill (Arvest Bank)
President & CEO - Jay Chesshir, President & CEO (Little Rock Regional Chamber)
Treasurer - Troy Wells (Baptist Health)
Chairman-Elect - Rajesh Chokhani (BOND.AI)
Immediate Past Chairman - John Burgess (Mainstream Technologies)
Executive Committee
Chairman, Economic Development - Laura Landreaux (Entergy Arkansas)
Chairman, Membership - Anthony Brooks (Platinum Drywall)
Chairman, Advocacy - Robin Miller (Coldwell Banker RPM Group)
Vice Chairman, Communications - David Surguine (McLarty Auto Group)
Vice Chairman, Education & Workforce - Nat Lea, (WEHCO Media, Inc.)
Vice Chairman, Public Safety - Ruth Whitney, (inVeritas)
Vice Chairman, Small Business - Gordon Silaski, (Centennial Bank)
Vice Chairman, Transportation & Infrastructure - Patrick Schueck (Lexicon, Inc.)
Vice Chairman, Community Development - Dexter Doyne (Doyne Construction Company, Inc.)
President, Fifty for the Future (ex-officio) - Patrick Schueck (Lexicon, Inc.)
At Large - Daryl Brown, (MISO Energy)
At Large - Robin Connell (leafscape)
Senior Council
Ronnie Dedman (AT&T Arkansas) - 2020
Kevin Crass (Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP) - 2019
Cathy Tuggle (Apartment Hunters) - 2018
John Riggs (Red Head Farm LLC) - 2017
Jeff Hathaway (Hathaway Group) - 2016
Board of Directors
Terms Expiring 2022
Hunter Bale - Bale Chevrolet Company
Anika Dixon - Goss Management & Realty
Dumas Garrett - De Wafelbakkers, LLC
Chris Heitzmann - Caterpillar, Inc.
Kristin Merlo - Delta Dental of Arkansas
Rodney Showmar - Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Will Thames - McGriff Insurance Services
Terms Expiring 2023
Curtis Barnett - Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
Michele Beasley - Telcoe Federal Credit Union
John Harris - Coulson Oil Company, Inc.
Barbara Sugg - Southwest Power Pool
Sam Walls III - Arkansas Capital Corporation Group
Heather Albright - Bank of America
Jessica Flake Dearnley - Flake & Company
Mary Parham - J. Kelly Referrals & Information Services
Carlton Saffa - Saracen Casino Resort
Rob Strickland - Georg Fischer Harvel LLC
Ex-Officio
José Aguilar, Deputy Consul, Mexican Consulate
Joe Bailey - Chairman, Little Rock Port Authority
Tad Bohannon - CEO, Central Arkansas Water
Bryan Day - Executive Director, Little Rock Port Authority
Marcy Doderer - President & CEO, Arkansas Children's
Dr. Christina Drale - Chancellor, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Dr. Ana Hunt - Interim Chancellor, UA Pulaski Technical College
Gina Gemberling - Chief Executive Officer, Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau
Anna Beth Gorman - Chairman, North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
Hon. Terry Hartwick - Mayor, City of North Little Rock
Gabe Holmstrom - Executive Director, Downtown Little Rock Partnership
Hon. Barry Hyde - County Judge, Pulaski County
Jim Keet - Chairman, Little Rock Advertising & Promotion Commission
Jared Landrum - Chairman, Create Little Rock
Bryan Malinowski - Executive Director, Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport
Dr. Charles McNulty - Superintendent, Pulaski County Special School District
Bruce Moore - City Manager, City of Little Rock
Col. Angela Ochoa - Commander, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base
Dr. Cam Patterson - Chancellor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dr. Gregory Pilewski - Superintendent, North Little Rock School District
Michael Poore - Superintendent, Little Rock School District
Greg Ramon - Manager, Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority
Hon. Frank Scott, Mayor, City of Little Rock
Dr. Roderick Smothers - President, Philander Smith College
Drew Tessier - Union Pacific Railroad
Andre Webster - 2021 Ambassador of the Year
Doug White - President/General Manager, Arkansas Livestock Show Association