The CDI Advisory Board was formed in 2002 to assist UCA with development of CDI curriculum, marketing and promotion, resource development and external stakeholder support.
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Butch Calhoun
Director
Arkansas Department of Rural Services
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Kristy Carter (ex officio)
Director
Division of Outreach & Community Engagement
University of Central Arkansas
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Frank Crockett, CEcD
Economic Dev. – AR, LA, TX
Manager
AEP SW Electric Power Co.
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Melinda Faubel
Director – External Affairs
AT&T Arkansas
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Jamie Gates
Senior Vice President
Conway Development Corporation
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Steve Jones
Building & Sites Coordinator
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
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Ancil Lea
President & CEO
The Ridge Group
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Kelly Lyon (ex officio)
CDI Director
University of Central Arkansas
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Linsley Kincade, Advisory Board Chair
Program Officer
Winrock International
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Sherry McDonnell
Community Development Coordinator
Office of Economic Development, Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
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Dr. Elaine McNiece (ex-officio)
Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate School
University of Central Arkansas
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Jean Noble, PCED
President
Arkansas Community Development Society
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Ivy Owen, PCED; EDFP
Executive Director
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority
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Dr. Mark Peterson, PCED
Community Development Professor
University of Arkansas
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Skip Smart, PCED
CDC Council President
Director, Community Development
Louisiana Economic Development
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Diane Tatum, PCED
Regional Customer Service Manager
Entergy Arkansas
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Dr. Michael S. Yoder
Associate Professor
Interim Director of MSCED
Department of Geography
















