2012 roster - Regional Planning Advisory Council

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RPAC
Regional Planning
Advisory Council
2012 ROSTER
JUSTIN ACRI
Represents: City of Little Rock
Contact: [email protected]
MARY BETH BOWMAN
Represents: City of North Little Rock
Mr. Acri is program director and co-host of The Zone
103.7 The Buzz/KABZ-FM
in Little Rock. The awardwinning journalist came
to Arkansas in 1998 as a
news reporter at KATV-TV,
from KBJR-TV in Duluth,
Minnesota. In 2003, he
transitioned to the sports
department and joined The Buzz morning show.
He took over the program director position and
joined The Buzz full time in 2006. He is happily
married to his wife Kristi and they are the proud
parents of two boys, Parker and Maddux.
Ms. Bowman is Executive
Director of the Argenta
Community Development
Corporation. She is
interested in issues
pertaining to housing,
transportation,
neighborhood stabilization
and economic vitality.
BECKY ADAMS
Represents: Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)
Ms. Adams works for the
ADH, where she is Director
of Partnership and Policy
Support, Chronic Disease
Prevention and Control
Branch. Her expertise and
interest is in issues relating to
health and aging. She lives in
Maumelle and has two “mostly grown” children.
She has previously served on the TAC.
ELIZABETH BOWLES
Represents: Latino Communities
BOBBY BROWN
Represents: City of Little
Rock
Mr. Brown is President and
CEO of Interstate Signways.
SAM CHAFFIN
Represents: City of Benton
A graduate of University of
Arkansas with a Masters in
industrial engineering, Mr.
Chaffin is a consultant for
supply chain management
and logistical matters. He is
active in numerous professional and civic organizations, and was a member
of the TAC. He is married to
former State Senator Charlie Cole Chaffin; they
have three children and five grandchildren.
Ms. Bowles is fluent in
Spanish and active in
the Latino community.
Additionally, she works for
Aristotle and has an abiding
interest and expertise in
social media. She is married
to Raphael Bravo and they
have a daughter.
REGIONAL PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL ROSTER | May 7, 2012
TOM CLARKE
Represents: Little Rock National Airport (LRNA)
CHARLES CUMMINGS
Represents: Trucking & Freight
Mr. Clarke is Director of Properties and Planning at LRNA.
He is a native Arkansan with
over 30 years experience as
a consulting engineer specializing in planning, project
management, design and
construction. He previously
represented Memphis International Airport on the Memphis Urban Area
Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Mr. Cummings has owned and
managed carriers operating
in all areas of transport and
distribution, both domestic
and international. He has
been a member of the TAC
since its inception in 1993.
MARCIA COOK
Represents: City of Sherwood
Ms. Cook is the executive
director of the Sherwood
Chamber of Commerce.
She is a member of the
Sherwood Rotary Club and
is Assistant Governor for
Rotary District 6150. Ms.
Cook is also on the executive board of the Little
Rock Air Force Base Community council. She lives
in Sherwood with her husband, Jerry, and enjoys
relaxing on their Lake Hamilton property. Her
interest in the planning process is in the connection between quality of life and economic vitality.
KELLY COUGHLIN
Represents: City of Sherwood
Kelly Coughlin is an Arkansas native whose experience
spans two very different
locations—Silicon Valley, California, and Lonoke County,
Arkansas. She is the Economic
Development Director for
the Sherwood Chamber of
Commerce. Ms. Coughlin has
previously served on the TAC, and is now the designated alternate for the City of Sherwood.
KEVINDAVIS
Represents: City of Cabot
Mr. Davis is an alderman with
the city of Cabot. He is an
employee of FedEx, and serves
on the LRAFB community
council. He and his wife, Karen,
have a ten-year-old daughter,
Grace. Mr. Davis enjoys
traveling and has visited many
countries in connection with mission work. He is
also a marathon runner.
JIM DURHAM
Represents: City of Jacksonville
Mr. Durham has lived in the
City of Jacksonville since
moving there with his parents in 1956. He currently
serves as the city’s Director
of Administration. Together
with his wife, Darlene, the
Durhams own and operate
several retail and corporate
businesses in the Jacksonville area.
TOM EASTERLY
Represents: Saline County
Mr. Easterly’s background
in government covers more
than half a century of municipal and state, working in
both legislative and executive branches. He has worn
many hats and has been
involved in everything from
Urban Renewal to president
of a water district, and has experience dealing
with many other issues of transportation and
infrastructure. In addition, he has served on the
TAC for nearly ten years! Mr. Easterly lives in Hot
Springs Village.
SHELLY EHENGER
Represents: Housing
Contact: edlrhousing.org
Ms. Ehenger is executive
director of the Metropolitan
Housing Alliance (formerly
known as Little Rock Housing
Authority). She reports that
she loves her job and is a
proud “people person”. Ms.
Ehenger enjoys all kinds of
outdoor activities.
CHARLES FELKINS
Represents: Union Pacific
Railroad
Contact: charlesfelkins@
up.com
COREEN FRASIER
Represents: Bicycle Advocacy of Central
Arkansas (BACA)
Ms. Frasier is a member and
Past President of BACA and
the Arkansas Bicycle Club, and
also serves on the LR Bicycle
Friendly City Committee.
She is an avid cyclist and
bikes practically everywhere
throughout the metro area.
ROBIN FREEMAN
Robin Freeman (MPA, CVM)
is the planning director
for Central Arkansas
Development Council,
a 12-county nonprofit
community action agency
in central Arkansas that
addresses the economic
security, education, wellness
and prosperity of income
insecure Arkansans. She oversees grants,
publicity, outreach and the free tax preparation
program for the agency. She is a graduate of
UA Division of Agriculture LeadAR Class 14, and
serves on the Planning and Zoning Commission
for the City of Benton, among other numerous
community activities. She is married to Orlando
and they have a daughter.
Mr. Felkins is the UP public
relations liaison.
JAMIEGATES
Represents: City of Conway
BOB HARDIN
Represents: City of North
Little Rock
Mr. Gates works for the City
of Conway.
Mr. Hardin is an attorney
with the firm of Hardin &
Grace. He lives and works in
the Argenta neighborhood of
North Little Rock.
DAVID GREEN
Represents: City ofBryant
Mr. Green is the new Director
of Planning and Community
Development for the City
of Bryant. He is a graduate
of Oklahoma State University and has over 30 years of
urban planning experience in
Oklahoma and the Dallas/Fort
Worth area. Mr. Green has
also worked in the private planning sector with
Bauman Consultants Inc. of Arlington, Texas. He
is new to Arkansas, having recently moved here
with his wife Deby who is an Advertising Director
for Dilard’s Corporate in LIttle Rock.
(DR.) SYBIL HAMPTON
Dr. Hampton is immediate Past President of
the Winthrop Rockefeller
Foundation. Originally from
Springfield, Missouri, Dr.
Hampton grew up in Little
Rock and was a member of
the second class of black
students entering Central
High in 1959.
PAUL HASTINGS
Represents: City of Little
Rock
Contact: paulhastings@
gmail.com
Mr. Hastings is president and
owner of Little Rock Harbor
Service, Inc.
JEFF HATHAWAY
Represents: Business/Chamber of
Commerce
Mr. Hathaway has spent 28
years helping clients achieve
their goals with commercial
real estate, and currently
serves as President of
Coldwell Banker Commercial
Hathaway Group. He is active
in community promotion
through is volunteer work
with the LR Regional
Chamber of Commerce, and serves as Vice
Chairman of its Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee.
(CAPT.) SCOTT HENDRIX
Represents: Little Rock Air Force Base (LRAFB)
Capt. Hendrix grew up in
Denton, TX. He attended
Texas Christian University
(TCU) and commissioned
into the Air Force in 2006.
Upon completion of pilot
training and the C-130 school
house, he was assigned to
the 50th Airlift Squadron
at LRAFB. He has deployed twice to Iraq and
once to Afghanistan. Capt. Hendrix is an aircraft
commander with 1300 hours in the C-130, 700 of
which are combat hours. He is married to Lindsay
Hendrix, and they have a daughter, Natalie. The
Hendrix family lives in Cabot.
SCOTT HUNTER
Represents: Faulkner County
A resident of central Arkansas
all his life, Mr. Hunter has
worked in transportation and
logistics for 29 years, holds a
Class A CDL, and has logged
over 1,500,000 miles without
an accident. After nine
years as an over-the-road
driver, Mr. Hunter has also worked as a terminal
manager, a fleet manager, and a load coordinator.
He lives in Conway, is married to Leanne Lester
Hunter, has one child, Amanda, and two stepchildren, Kara and Jake.
LANE KIDD
Represents: Arkansas Trucking Association (ATA)
Mr. Kidd is president of the
ATA, and a member of the
TAC since its inception in
1993.
AARON KNIGHT
Mr. Knight is the
Advancement Research &
Communications Specialist
at the University of Central
Arkansas (UCA).
RODNEY LARSEN
Mr. Larsen is executive
director of Central Arkansas
Planning and Development
District, which serves the
counties of Lonoke, Monroe,
Prairie, Faulkner, Pulaski and
Saline. He has over 27 years
of experience working in
economic and community
development /planning at the local, regional and
state levels. Mr. Larsen holds a Master of Public
Administration from the University of Arkansas
at Fayetteville. He and his wife Patty are life-long
residents of Benton. They have two sons and two
grandchildren. He has also served on the TAC.
TODD LARSON
Represents: City of North
Little Rock
Mr. Larson is executive
director of the North Little
Rock Economic Development
Corporation. He is a long-time
member of the TAC.
PAUL LATTURE
Represents: Little Rock Port
Authority (LRPA)
Contact: platture@comcast.
net
Mr. Latture is executive
director of the LRPA. He has
lived throughout the South
and Southwest, and has served in executive
positions on a number of economic development
organizations and chambers of commerce.
MARK LEDBETTER
Represents: Faulkner County
Mr. Ledbetter is retired from
the Conway Fire Department
after 33 years of service.
He currently works for
the Faulkner County Road
Department. A Conway
native, he enjoys hunting and
spending time with his wife
and six grandchildren.
ED LEVY
Represents: BACA (Alternate)
Edwin Cromwell Levy is
a graduate of Auburn
University School of
Architecture and is a principal
at Cromwell Architects
Engineers in Little Rock.
An expert in sustainable
building design, Mr. Levy has
also received military training in antiterrorism
and has designed numerous buildings that are
incompliance with DoD standards for antiterror
safety. Mr. Levy is active in his church and
communitiy. He bicycle commutes 22 miles a day,
riding to work from his home on the banks of the
Arkansas River where he, his wife Mary and two
of their four sons live.
MATTHEW LONG
Represents: Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA)
Mr. Long recently moved
from Lawrence, Kansas to
central Arkansas, in order
to become CATA’s transit
planner. He has over five
years of experience in city
and transit planning, covering
communities in New Mexico and Kansas. He lives
in North Little Rock and enjoys walking to work,
riding the River Rail, and becoming part of the
metropolitan community.
TOMMY MAJORS
Represents: Pulaski County
Contact: majorstommy@
yahoo.com
Mr. Majors is the owner
of Olmstead Outdoors in
northern Pulaski County.
GARY MCMILLAN
Represents: Lonoke County
Contact: gmcmillan@
firstcommunity.net
Mr. McMillan is a vice
president at First Community
Bank in Cabot. In addition,
he serves as Chairman of
the Cabot Chamber of Commerce Economic
Development Committee, and is also a Past
President of the Chamber. He has served on
the Lonoke County Long Range Transportation
Committee.
(DR.) PETER MEHL
Dr. Mehl is Professor of
Philosophy & Religion, and
Associate Dean of the College
of Liberal Arts, at UCA. He
is active in the Conway
Advocates for Bicycling, and chairman of the City
of Conway’s Bicycle Advisory Board.
PAT MILLER
Mr. Miller is president of Mil-
lennium Capital Advisors, LLC.
STEVEMITCHELL
Represents: Arkansas State Highway &
Transportation Department (AHTD)
Mr. Mitchell is Senior
Transportation Planner at
the Arkansas Highway and
Transportation Department,
and is the department’s
liaison to the Central Arkansas
Regional Transportation Study
(CARTS). He has worked for the AHTD for 31+
years, and has served on both the Technical
Coordinating Committee and the TAC for longer
than he is able to remember. He is a North Little
Rock resident living within walking distance of
Metroplan in the Argenta Historic District.
KAREEM MOODY
Represents: Education/Youth Outreach
Mr. Moody works at Pulaski
Technical College, where he
is Director of the Network for
Student Success, a federally
funded program designed to
improve academic success
rates of African American men. The author
of Raise Them Up: The Real Deal on Reaching
Unreachable Kids, Mr. Moody has nearly 15 years
of practical, in-the-trenches experience working
for youth. He is a graduate of Henderson State
University, and is active in a number of civic
organizations. The married father of two counts
Chicago, Illinois, and Dumas, Arkansas, among his
“hometowns”.
SAM O'BRYANT
Represents: Clinton School / Education
Contact: sobryant@[email protected]
As the Assistant Director of
the Center on Philanthropy
at the Clinton School of
Public Service, Sam O’Bryant
is responsible for program
implementation and
organizational strategies.
In addition to his work at the Clinton School,
Mr. O’Bryant serves on the Boards of Directors
for the Leadership Greater Little Rock Alumni,
and the Centers for Youth and Families and
Promiseland Community Development
Corporation. He is also vice-chairman of the
Water/Wastewater Committee for the City of
Bryant. Mr. O’Bryant is married to an attorney,
Jacqueline, and together they have two sons,
Sam IV and Jacob.
TIM RAGSDALE
Represents: Disabilities Communities
Originally from Russellville,
AR, Mr. Ragsdale has lived
in Little Rock and worked
for the Department of
Human Services since 1988.
He was diagnosed with
Becker Muscular Dystrophy and has required a
wheelchair since 1992. Mr. Ragsdale also serves
on the CATA’s Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
committee.
MIZANRAHMAN
SMITH, DORIS
Represents: Mainstream
Mr. Rahman is owner and
CEO of ETC Engineers &
Architects, Inc. He is a professional engineer and has
previously served on both
the TAC and the Technical
Coordinating Committee.
Ms. Smith is employed
by Mainstream, ILC as an
advocate-trainer, and says
she loves the work. In
her spare time, she enjoys
family gathering, reading,
and watching cozy murder
mysteries along the lines of
“Murder, She Wrote”. Ms.
Smith has served on the TAC
since 2006.
DAN RODA
Mr. Roda is a real estate
attorney with the Davidson
Law Firm. He is also a
downtown resident of Little
Rock, which means he gets
to walk to Metroplan for
RPAC meetings.
FREDRICKA SHARKEY
Represents: Education/Communicatons
As Community Relations
Coordinator at the Little Rock
Metropolitan Campus of
Webster University, Fredricka
Sharkey is responsible for
strategic marketing and
public relations at the
graduate center. She has
an extensive background
in communications and marketing, and led in
the creation of Can the Grease, a campaign
replicated throughout the United States aimed at
educating consumers on the impact of dumping
cooking oil in sewers. Ms. Sharkey is married, and
she and her husband, Neal, are parents to three
children, Neal IV, Sarah, and Frederick.
PATRICK STAIR
Represents: Sierra Club
Mr. Stair works for the
Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) and has served
on the TAC since 2002. He
lives with his wife, Julie
McSpadden, in North Little
Rock.
JACK STOWE
Represents: City of Maumelle
Mr. Stowe is from Texas and
has lived in Arkansas the
last 14 years. He works for
the City of Maumelle as the
Special Projects Manager,
handling annexations, grants
and building projects. He has
served on both the TAC and
Green Task Force.
TOM SUTTON
Represents: LR National Airport
Mr. Sutton is the designated
alternate for Tom Clarke.
REGINA TAYLOR
Represents: Youth Outreach
Ms. Taylor is the Community
Programs Director for Girl
Scouts- Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. She
is a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
and the Clinton School of
Public Service. A Little Rock
native, Ms. Taylor is passionate about community and youth development
and loves working toward sustainable solutions.
She is happily married to her husband, Kevin.
NAO UEDA
Represents: Sustainability & Environment
MARY LOUISE WILLIAMS
Represents: Pulaski County
Ms. Williams is currently
serving her 8th elected
term on the Pulaski County
Quorum Court. She holds a
Master’s in Education and
Administration from the UAFayetteville, and retired from
the public education system
after 42 years as a teacher
and administrator. Ms. Williams remains active in
leadership roles in a variety of civic and religious
organizations, and has served on the TAC since
the mid-1990s.
(LT.) CRAIG WILLS
Represents: Little Rock Airforce Base (LRAFB)
Contact: [email protected].
mil
Lt. Wills is the designated
alternate for Capt. Hendrix.
Ms. Ueda studied international relations at
Georgetown University and
UALR. She will pursue a law
degree at the UALR Bowen
School of Law beginning
Fall 2012. She is currently
a commissioner for the
Little Rock Sustainability
Commission and co-chair
for the US Green Building
Council. In 2010, Arkansas Business named Ms.
Ueda as an Eco-Hero. In her spare time, Ms. Ueda
writes a popular blog called GreenAR by the Day,
which has attracted over 215,000 readers and
was named by Arkansas Times as one of the Best
Blogs in Central Arkansas. She lives in downtown
Little Rock.
METROPLAN MANAGEMENT STAFF
JIM MCKENZIE
Executive Director
Masters in Public Administration
American Institute of Certified
Planners (AICP)
RICHARD K. MAGEE Deputy Director, Director of
Planning
Master in Urban and Regional
Planning
Planners (AICP)
NILA CORBELL Administrator
Bachelor of Science in Business
Certified Public Procurement
Buyer (CPPB)
CASEY R. COVINGTON CARTS Study Director
Transportation Engineer
Master of Science in Civil
Engineering
Professional Engineer (PE)
CINDY SEGEBARTH Assistant Administrator
Degree
DRAFT
METROPLAN PROFESSIONAL STAFF
LYNN BELL
JASMIN MOORE
MARSHA GUFFEY
JEFF RUNDER Graphics Specialist
Bachelors in Graphic Design
Research Planner
Doctorate in Political Science
(PhD)
Masters in Public Administration
Professional Community &
Economic Developer (PCED)
Community Planner and Public
Outreach Coordinator
Master of Science in
Community & Regional
Planning
Planners (AICP)
Policy Analyst/GIS Planner
Masters in Geography
REGIONAL PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL ROSTER | JANUARY 18, 2012
METROPLAN PROFESSIONAL STAFF
SUSAN SIERRA DOLLAR
Transportation Planner/ Title VI
Coordinator
Master of Arts in Community
Planning
Planners (AICP)
HANS HAUSTEIN
Research Planner
Masters in Geography
Masters in Community and
Regional Planning
Planners (AICP)
GIS Planning Technician
REBECCA WHITNEY
GIS Planner/Analyst
Bachelor of Arts in Geography
Completing Masters in GIS
JONATHAN LUPTON
ALLEN SKAGGS Transportation Engineer
Master of Engineering in Civil
Engineering
Engineer In Training (EIT)
DRAFT
METROPLAN SUPPORT STAFF
SANDY GRAY
Bookkeeper
Associate of Science in Zoology
IRIS WOODS Secretary/Receptionist
Associate in Business Technology
Bachelors in Business
Management
REGIONAL PLANNING ADVISORY COUNCIL ROSTER | JANUARY 18, 2012

2012 roster - Regional Planning Advisory Council

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