Board of Directors

Board of Directors for 2021-2022

President, Kelly Carlson VP Commercial Banking, Arvest

Vice President, Whitney Yoder PR Manager, Cox Communications

Secretary, Alan Dranow Director, Walmart Heritage Group

Treasurer, Matthew Hegi VP Corporate Controller, JB Hunt

Past President, Ken Mantel, SVP Retail Development, ViacomCBS

Bill Akins, Chief Operating Officer, James & James

Ellie Bertani, Senior Vice President Transformation & Services, Wells Fargo

David "Ech" Echegoyen, Operating Partner, Cove Hill Partners

Michelle Hayward, Fayetteville Public Schools

Elda Scott, Community Leader & Philanthropist

Eric Scott, Cheyenne Industries

Shannon Starr-Arcana, Fayetteville Public Schools

Advisory Board

Bob Arvin, Divisional VP Supply Chain, Walmart

Kathleen Dalton

Denise Garner, Feed Communities, Arkansas State Representative

Jill Grimsley, Attorney, Mitchell Williams Law Firm

Kalene Griffith, President, Visit Bentonville

Nancy Leake, Downtown Bentonville Revitalization