Arkansas Leadership Academy

Partner Representatives

Business and Industry


Archie Schaffer Vice President archie.schaffer@tyson.com Tyson Foods, Inc. P.O. Box 2020 Springdale, AR 72765 (479) 290-7232 Fax (479) 290-7984	Sharon Bilgischer Manager of Corporate Education People Division smstewa@wal-mart.com Wal*Mart Stores, Inc. 2001 SE 10th Street Bentonville, AR 72712-1917 (479) 273-4000 Fax (479) 273-1917

Governmental Agencies


Ken James Director ken.james@arkansas.gov Arkansas Department of Education #4 Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-4204 Fax (501) 682-1079	William L. “Bill” Walker Director william.walker@arkansas.gov Arkansas Department of Workforce Education Three Capitol Mall, Room 406D Little Rock, AR 72201-1083 (501) 682-1500 Fax (501) 682-1509	Jim Purcell Director jpurcell@adhe.edu Arkansas Department of Higher Education 114 East Capitol Street Little Rock, AR 72201-3818 (501) 371-2030	Allen Weatherly Director aweatherly@aetn.org Arkansas Educational Television Network 350 South Donaghey Conway, AR 72032 (501) 682-2386

Education Service Cooperatives


Phillip Young Director pyoung@afsc.k12.ar.us Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative 101 Bulldog Drive Plumerville, AR 72127 (501) 354-2269 Fax (501) 354-0167	John Manning Director jmanning@crmail.k12.ar.us Crowley’s Ridge Education Service Cooperative 1606 Pine Grove Lane Harrisburg, AR 72432-9304 (870) 578-5426 Fax (870) 578-5896	John Ponder Director ponderj@dmec1.dmsc.k12.ar.us DeQueen-Mena Education Cooperative P.O. Box 110 Gillham, AR 71841 (870) 386-2251 Fax (870) 386-7731	Dennis Martin Director dennism@naesc.ncsc.k12.ar.us Northcentral Arkansas Education Service Center P.O. Box 739 Melbourne, AR 72556 (870) 368-7955 Fax (870) 368-4920


Buddy Auman Director buddy@starfish.nwsc.k12.ar.us Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative 4 North Double Springs Road Farmington, AR 72730 (479) 267-7450 Fax (479) 267-7456	Marsha Daniels Director danielm@gumbo.scsc.k12.ar.us South Central Service Cooperative 400B Maul Road Camden, AR 71701 (870) 836-2213 Fax (870) 836-5347	Lindy Franks Director lfranks@et.swsc.k12.ar.us Southwest Arkansas Educational Cooperative 500 South Spruce Hope, AR 71801 (870) 777-3076 Fax (870) 777-5793	Rodger Harlan Director rharlan@wilbur.k12.ar.us Wilbur D. Mills Education Service Cooperative P.O. Drawer 850 Beebe, AR 72012 (501) 882-5467 Fax (501) 882-2155


Carolyn McCoy Director mccoyc@aresc.arsc.k12.ar.us Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative 912 West 6th Street Pine Bluff, AR 71601 (870) 534-6129 Fax (870) 534-2847	Becky Jester Director beckyj@dawson.dsc.k12.ar.us Dawson Educational Service Cooperative 711 Clinton, Suite 201 Arkadelphia, AR 71923 (870) 246-3077 Fax (870) 246-5892	Suzann McCommon Director smc@griver.grsc.k12.ar.us Great Rivers Educational Cooperative P.O. Box 2837 West Helena, AR 72390 (870) 338-6461 Fax (870) 338-7905	Harrell Austin Director haustin@odin.nesc.k12.ar.us Northeast Arkansas Educational Cooperative 211 West Hickory Walnut Ridge, AR 72467 (870) 886-7717 Fax (870) 886-7719


Rick Nance Director rnance@oursc.k12.ar.us Ozarks Unlimited Resources Cooperative 525 Old Belefonte Road Harrison, AR 72601-5542 (870) 743-9100 Fax (870) 743-9099	Bruce Terry Director bterry@se2.k12.ar.us Southeast Arkansas Education Service Cooperative 1022 Scogin Drive Monticello, AR 71655-3507 (870) 367-6848 Fax (870) 367-9877	Guy Fenter Director fenter@waesc.wsc.k12.ar.us Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative Route 1, Box 104 Branch, AR 72928 (479) 965-2192 Fax (479) 965-2723

Higher Education Institutions


Reed Greenwood Dean mrgreen@uark.edu University of Arkansas, Fayetteville College of Education 324 Graduate Education Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-3208 Fax (479) 575-4681	Tony Finley Dean tfinley@harding.edu Harding University PO Box 12254 Searcy, AR 72149 (501) 279-4242	Patricia Phelps Dean pattyp@uca.edu University of Central Arkansas College of Education 201 Donaghey Avenue Conway, AR 72035-0001 (501) 450-5539 Fax (501) 450-5358	Merribeth Bruning Dean bruningm@obu.edu Ouachita Baptist University 410 Ouachita Street Arkadelphia, AR 71923 (870) 245-5154 Fax (870) 245-5161


Angela Sewall Dean amsewall@ualr.edu University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Education 2801 S. University Little Rock, AR 72204 (501) 569-3113 Fax (501) 569-8694	Peggy Doss Dean College of Education dossp@uamont.edu University of Arkansas at Monticello P.O. Box 3608 Monticello, AR 71655 (870) 460-1062 Fax (870) 460-1922	Calvin Johnson Dean johnson_c@uapb.edu University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff P.O. Box 4063 Pine Bluff, AR 71601 (870) 575-8256 Fax (870) 575-8261	Glenn Sheets Dean glenn.sheets@atu.edu Arkansas Tech University School of Education 204 Crabaugh Building Russellville, AR 72801 (479) 968-0350 Fax (479) 964-0811


Judy Harrison Dean harrisj@hsu.edu Henderson State University Box 7820 Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001 (870) 230-5367 Fax (870) 230-5144	Jerol Swaim President jswaim@wbcoll.edu Williams Baptist College P.O. Box 3578 Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 (870) 886-6741	Lyon College P.O. Box 2317 Batesville, AR 72503 (870) 307-7000 Fax (870) 698-4622	Ruby Burgess Dean reburgess@saumag.edu Southern Arkansas University 100 E. University, Box 9225 Magnolia, AR 71753-5000 (870) 235-4000 Fax (870) 235-5035


John Beineke Dean jbeineke@astate.edu Arkansas State University College of Education P.O. Box 940 Jonesboro, AR 72467-0842 (870) 972-3057 Fax (870) 972-3828	John Jones Dean jrjones@uafortsmith.edu College of Education University of Arkansas at Fort Smith 5210 Grand Ave., Math/Science Bldg. 111 Fort Smith, AR 72913-3649 (479) 788-7912 Fax: (479) 788-7914	James L. “Skip” Rutherford Dean srutherford@clintonschool.uasys.edu University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service 1200 President Clinton Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 683-5200 Fax: (501) 683-5210

Professional Associations

Rich Nagel
Executive Director
rnagel@nea.org
Arkansas Education Association
1500 West Fourth Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 375-4611 Fax (501) 375-4620

Dan Farley
Executive Director
dan@arsba.org
Arkansas School Boards Association
808 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 372-1415 Fax (501) 375-2454

Jeannie Cole
Immediate Past President
National PTA Legislative Committee Member
arpta_office@yahoo.com
Arkansas Parent Teacher Association
2200 North Poplar, P.O. Box 1015
North Little Rock, AR 72115
(501) 753-5247 (800) PTA-4PTA Fax: (501) 753-6168

Dale Query
dquery@flippin.k12.ar.us
Arkansas Rural Education Association
Flippin School District
210 Alford Street
Flippin, AR 72634
(870) 453-2270 Fax (870) 453-5059

Mary Gunter
Executive Director
mgunter@atu.edu
Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Arkansas Tech University
204 Crabaugh Building
Russellville, AR 72801
(479) 968-0374

Tara Thomason
tara.thomason@fcsd.grsc.k12.ar.us
Arkansas School Public Relations
Association
Forrest City School District
845 North Rosser
Forrest City, AR 72335
(870) 633-7141 Fax: (870) 633-7142

Emma Bass
Executive Director
ebass@astate.edu
NCA CASI AdvancED
Smith Center for Excellence
ASU, P.O. Box 719, Room 216
State University, AR 72467
(870) 972-2020 (870) 972-3008 Fax (870) 972-3945

Superintendent Representatives


Tony Wood Superintendent twood@ssmail.wmsc.k12.ar.us Searcy School District 801 North Elam Searcy, AR 72143 (501) 268-3517 Fax (501) 278-2220	Kay Johnson Superintendent kjohnson@greenwood.k12.ar.us Greenwood School District 420 North Main Greenwood, AR 72936 (479) 996-4142 Fax (479_ 996-4143

Ex-Offico Partners


Sherry Burrow sgburrow@mbcholdings.net Arkansas State Board of Education P.O. Box 19009 Jonesboro, AR 72402 (870) 932-1400	Legislative Liaison	Emily Jordan-Cox Emily.jordan-cox@governor.arkansas.gov Office of the Governor 250 State Capitol Building Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 682-2345 Fax (501) 682-3597