Connect Arkansas programs and organization development will be guided by the Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of strategic partners with an interest in promoting a more economically competitive Arkansas.
Board of Directors
Chair: Susan Norton
Chief Information Officer, Fayetteville Public Schools
Vice Chair: Dr. Edward Franklin
Executive Director, Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges
Representative Bill Abernathy
Honorary Member District 22
Dr. John Ahlen
President, Arkansas Science & Technology Authority
Greg Ashcraft
Chief Financial Officer, South Arkansas Telephone Company
Claire Bailey
Director, Department of Information Systems
Phil Billingsley
Director of Business Development, Information Network of Arkansas
Elizabeth Bowles
President, Aristotle
Senator John Paul Capps
Honorary Member District 29
John W. Caver
Area Business Director, Sprint Nextel
Tom Chilton
Technology Development Manager, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Larry Clary
President, CT&T
Maryce Cunningham
Manager Community & Government Relations, Suddenlink
Eddie Drilling
President, AT&T Arkansas
John W. Harvey
Regional Sales Manager, Open Range
Bill Hegmann
General Manager, Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative
Dan Hodges
President & CEO, Vue Inc., and TitleVue, Inc.
Chris Holmes
Regional Executive, IBM
Jeff Jones
Public Affairs Manager, CenturyTel
Katie McLane Burns
Manager, Regulatory/Government Affairs, CenturyLink
J.T. Meister
Vice President of State Government Affairs, Windstream Communications
Joe Molinaro
Executive Director, Arkansas Cable Telecommunications Association
Rex Nelson
Senior Vice President, Communications Group
Andrew Parker
Liaison, Office of the Governor
Dr. Mark Peterson
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
David Phillips
Director of Telecommunications, University of Arkansas Community College at Hope
Len Pitcock
Director of Government Affairs, Cox Communications
Ann Purvis
Administrator, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
Sherman Tate
Vice-President, Telecommunications – Verizon Wireless
Randy Veach
President, Arkansas Farm Bureau
Paul Waits
President, Ritter Communications
C. Sam Walls
Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Capital Corporation
Rickey Williams
Manager, RJB Broadband Holdings LLC
James Winningham
Insurance Deputy Commissioner, Arkansas Insurance Department
Officers
C. Sam Walls, President
Leslie Lane, Senior Vice President
Sam Walls III, Senior Vice President
Eileen Denne, Senior Vice President
Michelle Stockman, Vice President