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CDI Advisory Board

The CDI Advisory Board was formed in 2002 to assist UCA with the development of CDI curriculum, marketing and promotion, resource development, and external stakeholder support.

Amy Williams, PCED
Regional Manager, Northeast Arkansas
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
CDI Year 1 Class Director
Brittany Lutz, PCED
Community Development Specialist
Arkansas Economic Development Institute
CDI Advanced Year Class Director
Candace Williams
Executive Director
Rural Community Alliance

Chris Wasson, PCED
Region Manager Customer Service
Entergy Arkansas
CDI Year 2 Class Director
Dana Poindexter, PCED
Regional Manager, South Arkansas
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Advanced Year Class Director
Danny Presley, PCED
Human Resources Manager and Special Projects
City of Harrison

Julie Allen, PCED
Director of Chamber Affairs
Newport Area Chamber of Commerce
Julie Murray, PCED
Class of 2018
President & CEO
Van Buren Chamber of Commerce
Kevin Sexton, PCED
Director of Tourism and Community Affairs
Hot Springs Village
Year 3 Class Director

Linsley Kinkade, PCED
Chief Program Officer
Arkansas Community Foundation
Lisa Johnson
President/CEO
Bossier Chamber of Commerce
Year 3 Class Director
Lorie Robertson, PCED
Chief Development & Marketing Officer
Patriot Airpark

Matt Twyford, PCED
Director of Community Development
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Rhonda McClellan
Rhonda McClellan, Ph.D.,
Professor of Ph.D. Leadership Studies
University of Central Arkansas
Samantha Evans, PCED
Community Development Advisor, Workforce Development
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank

Sasha Grist, PCED
Sasha Grist, PCED
Executive Director
Western Arkansas Planning & Development District
Shelley Mehl
Executive Director
Faulkner County Community Foundation
Stacey McCullough, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President – Community, Professional & Economic Development (CPED)
Director – Public Policy Center (PPC)
Arkansas APEX Accelerator

Talicia Richardson, PCED
Eirene Mental Health Services & Business Consulting
Year 1 Class Director
Tandee White, PCED
Program Manager, Community Development
Entergy
CDI Year 2 Class Director

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Community Development Institute
University of Central Arkansas
201 Donaghey Avenue, BHCC 102
Conway, AR 72035
Phone: 501.450.3460
Fax: 501.450.5277

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