Board of Directors

2023-2024 Board of Directors

President

Bill Akins | Honors Marketing Professor, University of Arkansas

Vice President

Kelly Carlson | Senior VP, Benton County Commercial Loan Manager, Arvest Bank

Secretary

Ken Mantel | SVP, Retail Development, Paramount

Treasurer

Albino Feijo | Strategy & Operations Transformation Executive

Past President

Whitney Yoder | AR Public Relations Manager

At Large Executive Committee

Ellie Bertani | President & CEO, Gitlab Foundation

Board Members

Robin Copestick | Senior Director, Walmart Category Advisor Team, Procter & Gamble

Kathleen Dalton | Inmar Intelligence, CHRO

Sarah Goforth | Executive Director, Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of Arkansas

Elda Scott | Community Leader & Philanthropist

Eric Scott

Jennifer Swartout | Associate Vice President of General Education, NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Rand Waddoups | Senior Director of International Sourcing Services, Walmart Stores, Inc.

Emma Willis | Consultant

Advisory Board

Bob Arvin | Divisional VP Supply Chain, Walmart Stores, Inc. (retired)

Kalene Griffith | President/CEO, Visit Bentonville

Jill Grimsley | Attorney, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC

Nancy Leake | Community Leader & Philanthropist, Downtown Bentonville Revitalization (retired)