ARKANSAS - Key Persons


Allen Engstrom

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • CEO / CFO Network

Amy Porter

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman

Andrew Faulkner

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board

Ann Owens

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board
  • Director of Sales / Inn at Carnall Hall the University 's Front Porch

Antwanette Smith

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Candice Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Director of Communications / Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce

Cassidy Cook

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Chance Tharp

Job Titles:
  • Senior VP / Regions Bank

Chelsea Helms

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board

Clark Morse

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Relationship Manager / Encore Bank

Craig Cockrell

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board

David Bush

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board

David McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board
  • VP Sales

Delores Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board
  • President / Franchise Consulting Services, LLC

Dr. Synetra Hughes

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board
  • Director of DEI

Drew Williams

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Vice President of Business Development / Baldwin & Shell Construction Company

Eric King

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Director of Safety & Security

Erica Preston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Market Development

Erica Weston

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Fre Breathitt

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board

Gretchen Ritchey

Job Titles:
  • Development

Hannah Van Horn

Job Titles:
  • Attorney

Harper Hammer


Heather Baker

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • President / Publisher / AY Media Group

Jackie Worley

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager
  • Operations

Jamey Vaught

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board
  • Market President NWA

Jay Meador

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Market President / First Horizon Bank

Jenna Schill

Job Titles:
  • Controller
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board

John Eichler

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board

Jonathan Rushing - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Josh Hallenbeck

Job Titles:
  • Attorney / Mitchell Williams Law Firm

Kelly Suen - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Kenneth Bush

Job Titles:
  • District Manager / First Convenience Bank

Kirsten Rupple


Kristen Nicholson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Vice President of Public Relations

Landi Mkhize - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board

Larry Clark Sr. - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Founder

Lauren Ritchie

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager
  • Education

Linda Felton

Job Titles:
  • Senior V.P. - Retail Market Manager / First Horizon Bank

Lindsey Carnahan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board
  • Private Banking Advisor

Lindsey Coleman

Job Titles:
  • Attorney / Hilburn & Harper, Ltd

Lynn Dauzat

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chairman of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board

Magen Tune - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Marlee Ramirez Safreed

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board
  • VP, Market Sales Manager / Banco Si Bank

McCabe Reynolds

Job Titles:
  • Co - Owner

Meg Gullotta

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board
  • Senior Director, Walmart US Assistant Controller / Walmart

Michael Westerfield

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board

Morgan Wood

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager / First Service Bank

Mr. Alan Armstrong

Job Titles:
  • President & CEO of the Williams Companies
Mr. Alan Armstrong, President & CEO of The Williams Companies, is chairman of the Junior Achievement USA board of directors. Jack E. Kosakowski is the president and chief executive officer of Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement USA board members represent a wide range of businesses and academic institutions around the world. In addition, approximately 3,800 board members lead JA Area Offices around the United States. Tonya Villines is the President and CEO of JA of Arkansas. John Eichler, Senior Vice President and Controller Windstream Communications is the Chair.

Neill Linebarier

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Key Accounts Manager

Patrick Laughlin - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board

Russ Martin

Job Titles:
  • Chief Credit Officer / Relyance Bank

Sally Miller-Cheek

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas Northwest Region Board

Samantha Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Scott Schwartz

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Business Development Manager / Centennial Bank

Tatiana Herrington

Job Titles:
  • VP of Human Resources

Theodore Vail

Job Titles:
  • President of American Telephone & Telegraph

Tim Grooms

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Managing Partner / Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC

Tim Skinner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Junior Achievement of Arkansas State Board
  • Vice President of Operations Finance & Strategy for Walmart / Walmart

Tonya Villines - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
  • President & CEO - Leadership
Tonya Villines is a lifelong native of Arkansas that has devoted half of her life in the non-profit sector advocating for youth development. Villines is the President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Arkansas and the best part of her job is getting to see transformation happening in our young people and her community. Villines is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Tonya is a Certified Leadership Coach with the John Maxwell Team. She is a graduate of "Leadership Saline County Class XI" and Leadership Arkansas Class XIV". Arkansas Money & Politics named Tonya as their "2019 Arkansas Power Women" and AY Media Group named her as their "2020 Intriguing Women". Tonya and her husband, Chris, have been married for 28 years and are blessed with a son, Trevor and a daughter, Ali Grace. Tonya and her family enjoys spending time traveling, boating on Lake Ouachita, and cheering on the Razorbacks.

Tyler Choate

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Commercial Lending / First Community Bank