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Governor Addresses Leadership Greater Little Rock Graduates

The 53 members of the Chamber’s Leadership Greater Little Rock Class XXX were honored at a graduation luncheon at Embassy Suites on Friday, June 26. Governor Asa Hutchinson was the guest speaker for the event.

The graduates were presented with certificates of completion by Class Chairman J. T. Ferstl, Ferstl Valuation Services, and Curriculum Chairman Kelly Brown, OneBanc. The event was sponsored by OneBanc in partnership with CDI Contractors.

The members of Class XXX and their employers/sponsors are as follows:

Andy Arnold
First Security Bank

Melissa Bandy
Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard, PLLC

Catherine Bays
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation

Tricia Beavers
Dillard’s Inc.

Andrew Boyd
RedStone Construction Group, Inc./Staley, Inc.

Lori Burrows
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation

Shawn Carroll
East-Harding Construction

Chad Causey
Noble Strategies

Brian Cherry
Baptist Health

Ramanda Cody
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Casey Covington
Metroplan

Josh Cummings
CenterPoint Energy

LaTina Curry
OneBanc

Marisha DiCarlo
Junior League of Little Rock

Mason Ellis
WER Architects

Key Fletcher
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center

Bradford Gaines
Hart Construction

Ted Garrison
CDI Contractors

Rebekah Gray
Colliers International

Becca Green
ACCESS

Shannon Hendrix
Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Nathan Hutchins
Sperry Van Ness/ArkBest Realty, Inc.

Clark Irwin
Irwin Partners

Sarah Kinser
Arkansas Community Foundation

Chris Klapsa
PDC Companies

Sharon Lamb
Advanced Tissue

Laura Landreaux
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.

T.J. Lawhon
Dover Dixon Horne PLLC

Libby Lloyd
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau

Josh Malone
Arvest Bank

Jeff Marcussen
Baldwin & Shell Construction Company

Esperanza Massana
Arkansas Economic Development Commission

James McBryde
Nabholz Construction

Kathleen McDonald
Beacon Legal Group, PLLC

Courtney Menefee
Regions Bank

Drew Mentzer
Flake & Kelley Commercial

Mason Miller
Tenenbaum Recycling Group

Eric Nelson
Moses Tucker Real Estate

Kevin Newton
C.B.M. Construction Company, Inc.

Antwan Phillips
Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP

Katie Pipkin
Bank of the Ozarks

Kim Prescott
Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects

Andrew “Vu” Ritchie
Hope, Trice, O’Dwyer & Wilson, P.A.

Jay Robbins
inVeritas

Nathan Rutledge
First Security Bank/Crews & Associates

Stephanie Shine
Robert Half International

Chris Stines
CHI St. Vincent

Matt Twyford
Arkansas Economic Development Commission

Dr. Michael Twyman
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Malina Vibhakar
Simmons Bank

Clint Whitley
Cromwell Architects Engineers

Jessie Wilson
Dale Carnegie Training/Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Little Rock

Jeremiah Wood
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP

Class XXX was presented by Chase in partnership with Arkansas Children’s Hospital and OneBanc.

Each year, approximately 50 class members are selected from many applicants to participate in the nine-month program. One day a month, October through June, the class meets at a different Central Arkansas venue to explore topics through expert speakers, panelists, tours and group presentations. Designed to develop a network of skilled leaders, the program informs, educates and trains participants on a wide variety of local and public issues.

To date, Leadership Greater Little Rock has graduated 1,435 community leaders, including a Secretary of State, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, two University Presidents, Adjutant General of the National Guard, five Chamber Chairmen and two Federal Judges.

Leadership Greater Little Rock is a program of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. For more information, contact Judy Love at 377.6004, or jlove@littlerockchamber.com.