Board of Directors
Executive Board
Martine Pollard
Chair
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
Monica Kumar
Past Chair
Founder, Bridging Us
Chris Schnurbusch
Incoming Chair
Crossland Construction Company, Inc.
Brad Crain
Secretary/Treasurer
Arvest
Mary Heman
At-Large Member
Ocean Spray
Board of Directors
Chris Blair, Northwest Medical Center
Dr. Scott Cooper, Mercy
Lee Culpepper, Walmart
Lance de la Rosa, Sam’s Club
J’aaron “Jae” Merchant, Artist
Sapna Ramachandran, Kitestring Technical Services
Rafael Rios, Yeyo’s Mexican Grill
Laura Rush, Walmart
Toby Teeter, University of Arkansas
Ex-Officio
Bea Apple, Hillfolk
Andrew Branch, XNA Airport
Sam Dean, The Amazeum
Mayor Bill Edwards, City of Centerton
Mayor John Flynn, City of Bella Vista
Kalene Griffith, Visit Bentonville
Dr. Debbie Jones, Bentonville Public Schools
Dana Schlagenhaft, Downtown Bentonville Inc.
Nathan See, Mayor, City of Pea Ridge
Barry Moehring, Benton County Judge
Stephanie Orman, Mayor, City of Bentonville
Dr. Dennis Rittle, Northwest Arkansas Community College
Denise Thomas, Arkansas World Trade Center
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