Board of Directors

Board of Directors for 2022-2023

President

Whitney Yoder, PR Manager, Cox Communications

Past President

Kelly Carlson, VP Commercial Banking, Arvest

Treasurer

Matthew Hegi, VP Corporate Controller, JB Hunt

Executive Committee

Bill Akins, Chief Operating Officer, James & James

Ken Mantel, Senior Vice President Retail Development, ViacomCBS

Board Members

Ellie Bertani, Wells Fargo

Robin Copestick, Procter & Gamble

Kathleen Dalton, Kinetic Consulting, Ltd

Alan Dranow, Walmart

David Echegoyen, Cove Hill Partners

Albino Feijo, Tyson Foods

Sarah Goforth, University Arkansas

Elda Scott, Community Leader & Philanthropist

Eric Scott, Solamere Capital, LLC

Advisory Board

Bob Arvin, Walmart

Denise Garner, Feed Communities & Arkansas State Representative

Kalene Griffith, Visit Bentonville

Jill Grimsley, Mitchell Williams

Nancy Leake, Downtown Bentonville Revitalization