Board of Directors

2024-2025 Board of Directors

President

Bill Akins | Honors Marketing Professor, University of Arkansas

Vice President

Ellie Bertani | President & CEO, Gitlab Foundation

Secretary

Kelly Carlson | Senior Vice President, Benton County Commercial Loan Manager, Arvest Bank

Treasurer

Rand Waddoups | Senior Director of International Sourcing Services, Walmart Stores, Inc.

Past President

Whitney Yoder | AR Public Relations Manager, Cox Communications

Board Members

Amy Callahan-Flynn | SVP Customer Excellence, Inmar Intelligence

Robin Copestick | Senior Director, Walmart Category Advisor Team, Procter & Gamble

Kathleen Dalton | Inmar Intelligence, CHRO

Albino Feijo | Senior Strategy, Operations & Digital Executive, EY-Parthenon

Sarah Goforth | Executive Director, Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, University of Arkansas

Ken Mantel | Senior Vice President, Retail Development, Paramount

Elda Scott | Community Leader & Philanthropist

Eric Scott

Kirstie Sims | Group Director, Walmart.org Strategic Initiatives

Jennifer Swartout | Associate Vice President of General Education, NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Annie Walker | SVP Merchandise Operations Food

Emma Willis | Consultant

Advisory Board

Bob Arvin | Divisional VP Supply Chain, Walmart Stores, Inc. (Retired)

Kalene Griffith | President/CEO, Visit Bentonville

Jill Grimsley | Attorney, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, PLLC

Nancy Leake | Community Leader & Philanthropist, Downtown Bentonville Revitalization (Retired)