PORT OF LITTLE ROCK - Key Persons
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- Vice - Chair of the Board of Directors
- President of Jeffrey Sand Company
Clay McGeorge is the President of Jeffrey Sand Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel. He is a 4th generation McGeorge and works for his family business, which has been in operations since 1913. His career has taken him up and down the Arkansas River working with ready-mix concrete, asphalt, crushed stone, sand & gravel, and dredging the Arkansas River for construction products.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director / Mayor Frank Scott
Virgil Dexter Doyne is a Little Rock, Arkansas native. He began his construction company in
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Senior Vice President - Deputy General Counsel for Uniti Group Inc
Keith Harvey is the senior vice president - deputy general counsel for Uniti Group Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition and operation of mission-critical communications infrastructure. Since joining Uniti in 2015, Harvey has primarily focused on the company's strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions of fiber, wireless towers and other communication assets, along with overseeing general corporate governance, managing outside counsel, and negotiating commercial agreements.
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- Grants and Special Projects Manager
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director / Mayor Frank Scott
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, the Little Rock Port Authority Board of Directors meets on the third Wednesday of every month at the Arkansas River Resource Center; 10600 Industrial Harbor Drive, Little Rock, AR 72206. The meetings begin at 11:30 a.m. and are open to the public.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Certified Fundraising Executive and past President
- Director for Centers for Youth
Melissa Hendricks is the foundation director for Centers for Youth and Families and is currently serving her second year as chair of the Little Rock Port Authority Board of Directors. Prior to her current position, she served as the Director of Development at Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services.
Melissa is a Certified Fundraising Executive and past president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Arkansas chapter. In 2015, she was recognized as the Outstanding Fundraising Professional by AFP-Arkansas. Her previous development experience includes positions at Pulaski Technical College, Centers for Youth and Families and St. Vincent Foundation.
Melissa is a graduate of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce Leadership program and a past Arkansas Business 40 under 40 honoree. She was appointed in 2011 to her first term on the Little Rock Port Authority Board of Directors and reappointed in 2014. Since, she served as vice chair before being elected chair in 2018 and reelected in 2019.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- President and CEO of Interstate SignWays
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- Assistant Railroad Supervisor
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- Treasurer of the Board of Directors
- CEO of Moon Distributors, Inc
Stan Hastings is the CEO of Moon Distributors, Inc., a wine and spirit wholesale distribution company that distributes products from 30 countries across the state of Arkansas. He is serving his first term as a member of the Little Rock Port Authority Board of Directors.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Special Advisor to the Central Arkansas Water
Tamika S. Edwards is the special advisor to the Central Arkansas Water (CAW) CEO on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Engagement. She works across all departments and in partnership with community organizations to eliminate systemic organizational marginalization and promote inclusive practices for the betterment of the utility, the communities CAW serves,and the water profession overall.