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Volunteer Speaker List


The Arkansas Small Business Development Center network is assisted by volunteer speakers. The statewide training program has grown through the support of these individuals, and we would like to express our sincere thanks to them for volunteering their time and expertise. The ASBDC relies on these individuals to provide high quality training in areas in which these professionals have expertise. The value of the services provided by our partners and sponsors contributed to more than $141,000 of inkind contributions to the ASBDC. We greatly appreciate their willingness to help us serve small businesses across the state of Arkansas.

Ken Abernathy
RedBall Productions

Orville Abrams,
Orville Abrams, CPA

Allison Adams, Beall,
Barclay, and Company

Sam Antar, Crazy Eddie,
Inc.

Dr. David Ashby,
Southern Arkansas University and Mustard Seed Financial

Johnna Bach,
U.S. Small Business Administration

Sharon Ballard,
EnableVentures, Inc.

Rebecca Barfield,
Arkansas Secretary of State

Jennifer Barrett,
Acxiom Corporation

Betty Ann Beckham,
Beckham Squared, LLC

Jane Becnel,
Southern Arkansas University College of English and Foreign Languages

V. Karl Benson,
V. Karl Benson CPA

Dr. Kevin Berisso,
Ohio University

U.S. Congressman Marion Berry,
United States House of Representative

Carrie Bishop,
Elk Horn Bank

Nina Bolling,
Bodz Gym

Loreesa Botkin,
Better Business Bureau

Barbara Boudreaux,
Southern Arkansas University Continuing Education Instructor

Kathy Boze,
Fort Smith Regional Airport

Lee Ann Branch,
Hot Springs Village Chamber of Commerce

Chris Brenegard,
U. S. Renal Care

Dan Brown,
State of Arkansas

Karen Buchanan,
Ms. Karen's Child Development Center

Camille Bennett Williams,
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's Office

Terry Carson,
Benefit Bank

Sue Coates,
Arkansas Procurement Assistance Center

Carol Coffey,
Central Arkansas Library System

Jim Coffey,
Metropolitan National Bank

Susan Cope,
Beall, Barclay and Company

Keith Cox,
Bank of Ozarks

John Craig,
Simmons First National Bank

Sean Cresswell,
Home BancShares

Craig Crews,
Internal Revenue Service

Pamela Cross,
Finders Keepers

Mary Daily,
Bank of America

Philip Davis,
Your Extra Specialties

Steve DeAngelis,
Enterra Systems

Anika Dixon,
AC Dixon & Associates Realty

Dr. Michael Douglas,
UAMS Arkansas BioVentures

Phebe Duff,
Dextera

Tabitha Dunbar,
UA Fort Smith

Charles Elliott,
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services

Kelly Ellis,
The Entrepreneur Authority

Allen Engstrom,
CFO Network, LLC

Everett Fair,
Beacons and Bridges

Ann Ferriter,
U. S. Food and Drug Administration

Ola Flucas,
Arkansas State Library

John Gardner,
Good Earth Natural Foods, Inc.

S. Christian Gunn,
Keisling Pieper & Scott PLC

Ron Gupta,
PricewaterhouseCoopers of Atlanta

Randy Hamlin,
SCORE

Glenna Harrell,
Beall, Barclay, and Company

Linda Harvey,
Jones and Company, Limited

Ken Haycook,
Kendel Group

Dr. Tom Hayes,
UA Fort Smith College of Business

Robbie Hemmer,
Metropolitan National Bank

Sherry Hensley,
Computer Tutor and Gilmore's Camo

Rey Hernandez,
Rey Hernandez Marketing

Kevin Hester,
First State Bank

Dr. Janie Hipp,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Kim Hodous,
Rockwood Jewelry Company

Will Hogg,
Twin City Bank

Mike Holcomb,
FranklinCovey

Steve Hollowell,
Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels' Office

Bill Horne,
Arkansas Capital Corporation Group

Denicia House,
House Catering

Edward House,
House Catering

Traci Hughes,
Southern Arkansas University College of Business

Donald Jenkins,
Jenkins Law Firm

Margaret Johnston,
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard

Josh Keifer,
Benefit Bank

Trent C. Keisling,
Keisling Pieper & Scott PLC

Heather Keith,
Simmons First Bank

Andy Lamonica,
U.S. Small Business Administrationv

Robert Laster,
First State Bank

Patrick Laughlin,
Bozell

Michel Leiderman,
El Latino

Kevin Lemley,
Allen Law Firm, P.C.

Lance Lemmonds,
Bozell

Shelley Loe,
Southern Financial Partners

Meredith Lowry,
Keisling Pieper & Scott PLC

Japhet Makia,
Southern Arkansas University College of English and Foreign Languages

Matt Mason,
Bank of Fayetteville

Lisa Massey,
Taylor, Rodgers, & Turner, PLLC

Eugene Matthews,
Matthews Computational Services

Quentin May,
Hilburn, Calhoon, Harper, Pruniski and Calhoun

Wanda May,
U.S. Small Business Administration

Mark McGovern,
Lockheed Martin

Clay McKinney,
Simmons First National Bank

Owen McNulty,
Edward Jones

Gregory Metcalf,
Internal Revenue Service

Calvin Miller,
Twin City Bank

Larry Millican,
Bedford Camera and Video

Pablo Moncho,
Twin City Bank

James Moore,
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department

Dr. Louella Moore,
Arkansas State University, College of Business

Richard Moreno,
ANPAZ

Linda Morton,
Best Books Plus

Fred Nash,
Visual Engineering

Linda Nelson,
U.S. Small Business Administration

Chad Niell,
Tiger Commissary

Regina Norwood,
U.S. Social Security Administration

Jeff Pace,
Sandbox Productions

Sheila Pearson,
Southern Arkansas University College of Business

Jason Pederson,
KATV

Kent Penney,
Fort Smith Regional Airport

Steven Phillips,
Farmers Insurance Group

Dr. Lawrence Powell,
UALR College of Business

U.S. Senator Mark Pryor,
United States Senate

Dr. Tina Quinn,
Arkansas State University, College of Business

Michele Raine,
Fayetteville Public Library

Dr. Srini Ramaswamy,
UALR College of Engineering & Information Technology

Jackie Randle,
ARVEST

David Rickman,
Arkansas Tax Associates

Dr. John Robertson,
Arkansas State University, College of Business

Linda Rogers,
LGR Bookkeeping, Inc.

Jim Sadler,
SCORE

Crissy San Roman,
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard

Ken Savage,
City of Fort Smith Transit

Cheryl Schluterman,
BKD

Dr. George Schmidt,
UA Fort Smith College of Business

Howell Schmidt,
Leap Stone Strategies

Leigh Ann Schults,
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard

Anita Sedberry,
Canine Country Club

Jennifer Shields,
End 2 End Business Solutions

Jeff Simmons,
Arkansas Tax Associates

Susan Slinkard,
Metropolitan National Bank

Jeff Spillyards,
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard

Liz Story,
Miller & Company

Debra Taylor,
Liberty Bank

Ray Taylor,
Ray Taylor, CPA

Dr. Dale Thompson,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham,
The University of Texas at Dallas

Henry Torres,
Rural Sourcing

Linda Tucker,
Consumer Credit Counseling Service

John Twyford,
Abacus Management Group

Pearl Vernado,
City of Little Rock

Mary Wagoner,
Abacus Management Group

Pat Walker,
U.S. Small Business Administration

Ted Walker,
Arkansas Tax Associates

Sheri Walls,
ASU Office of Research and Technology Transfer

Dr. Jane Wayland,
UALR College of Business

Debbie Wemette,
Churchill's Fine Cigars and Gifts

Teresa Whitmire,
Real Plan IT

Amy Wilson,
Promo Depot

Judy Wilson,
Metropolitan National Bank

Odies Wilson III,
City of Little Rock

Dr. Phillip Windley,
Brigham Young University

Robert Woods,
ARVEST Bank

Kelley Wyatt,
United States Postal Service

Liz Yakley, Beall,
Barclay and Company

Clevon Young,
Arkansas Human Development Corporation

Angelo Zambrano,
ANPAZ

Paul Zambrano,
ANPAZ

If you would like to be considered to speak at future Arkansas SBDC events, please contact us.

 

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The Arkansas Small Business Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business and other institutions of higher education. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. It is the goal of UALR to eliminate discriminatory harassment and to promote equal opportunity regardless of race, gender, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, religion, veteran’s status, or disability.