Wed January 15, 2025

By Press Release

 Sanders Announces Appointments
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine Keri Cody , Ashdown, to the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine. Term to expire August 31, 2025. Previously vacant position. Dr. Naval Patel , Little Rock, to the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine. Term to expire August 31, 2027. Replaces Mark Reiner. Dr. Laurel Tait , Little Rock, to the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine. Term to expire August 31, 2025. Previously vacant position. Arkansas Early Childhood Commission Tyra Greenwood , Sherwood, to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. Term expires June 30, 2027. Reappointment. Lorrie McClure , Batesville, to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. Term to expire June 30, 2026. Replaces Mark Taylor. Haley Sisson , Little Rock, to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission. Term to expire June 30, 2027. Replaces Tiffany Sharp.  Arkansas Natural Resources Commission David Gilbert , Mena, to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission. Term to expire January 14, 2029. Previously vacant position. Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Thomas McWilliams , Magnolia, to the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission. Term to expire March 29, 2025. Replaces Douglas Melton. Arkansas Rural Development Commission   Andrea Allen , Jonesboro, to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Term to expire December 31, 2027. Replaces Brent Keener. Jonathan Baugh , Greenbrier, to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Term to expire December 31, 2027. Replaces Martha McCaskill. Wendell Grubb , Charleston, to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Term to expire December 31, 2029. Replaces James Myatt. Jimmie Donald “Dondie” Guess , Des Arc, to the Arkansas Rural Development Commission. Term to expire December 31, 2027. Replaces John Prunty. Arkansas Tobacco Control Board Dr. Mark Wren , Texarkana, to the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board. Term to expire July 1, 2029. Replaces Shabbir Dharamsey. Arkansas Workforce Development Board Len Blaylock , Warren, to the Arkansas Workforce Development Board. Term to expire May 1, 2027. Reappointment. Mayor Ray Bowman , Southside, to the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, Chief Elected Official nominated by the Arkansas Municipal League. Term to expire May 1, 2028. Judge Brandon Ellison , Mena, to the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, Chief Elected Official nominated by the Association of Arkansas Counties. Term to expire May 1, 2028. Ken Warden , Ozark, to the Arkansas Workforce Development Board. Term to expire May 1, 2027. Replaces Maria Markham. Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners Dr. Gregory Ungerank , Wynne, to the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Term to expire June 9, 2029. Reappointment. Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy Walter Lyn Fruchey , Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. Term to expire June 30, 2030. Replaces Khalil Crouse. Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy Don Pierce , Hot Springs, to the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy. Term to expire July 1, 2027. Reappointment. Rachel Schaefer , Sheridan, to the Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy. Term to expire July 1, 2026. Replaces Robert Jordan. Arkansas State Medical Board Mark Camp , Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Medical Board. Term to expire December 31, 2025. Replaces Betty Guhman. Blytheville-Gosnell Airport Authority Donald Houseworth , Blytheville, to the Blytheville-Gosnell Airport Authority. Term to expire November 1, 2030. Reappointment. Board of Corrections Grant Hodges , Bentonville, to the Board of Corrections. Term expiring December 31, 2031. Replaces Tyrone Broomfield. Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas Robert Craine , Hindsville, to the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas. Term to expire June 15, 2028. Previously vacant position. Brent Staley , Little Rock, to the Board of Electrical Examiners of the State of Arkansas. Term to expire June 15, 2027. Replaces Charles Carrington. Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology Rebecca Rusnak , Sherwood, to the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Term to expire June 30, 2027. Reappointment. Mary White , Smackover, to the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Term to expire June 30, 2026. Replaces Aimee Cloud. Hope Wofford , Benton, to the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Term to expire June 30, 2027. Replaces Jennifer Simpson. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission Roderick Rogers , Fordyce, to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. Term to expire September 1, 2026. Replaces Nicole Yarbrough. Medical Marijuana Commission Kevin Case , Little Rock, to the Medical Marijuana Commission. Term to expire December 31, 2028. Reappointment. State Banking Board Todd Smith , Magnolia, to the State Banking Board. Term to expire December 31, 2029. Reappointment. State Library Board Sydney McKenzie , Rogers, to the State Library Board. Term to expire October 18, 2031. Replaces Anna Smith.  State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission Clint Gaston , Lakeview, to the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission. Term to expire January 14, 2031. New Position. Gordon Mitchell Allen , Little Rock, to the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission. Term to expire January 14, 2031. New Position. Jordan Wright , Fayetteville, to the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission. Term to expire January 14, 2031. New Position. Michael Ney , Rogers, to the State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission.  Term to expire January 14, 2031. Previously vacant position.
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