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Chief Technology O cer Rasesh Patel exemplifies our values of high-performance and thoughtfulness. We’re proud of his work and how he leads engineers. Together, Apptegy’s engineering team is building the tools that power the identity of over 3,000 school districts across all 50 states. Join Apptegy in Little Rock and do work that matters.

Congratulations, David Cobb, for being selected as a 2023 C-Suite Award recipient.

We commend your leadership in driving ArcBest’s financial growth forward and helping us continuously reach new heights. Thank you for 17 years of excellence and dedication to our company and industry.

David Cobb Chief Financial Officer

Katie Beck

Arkansas Hospitality Association

Katie Beck is the CEO of the Arkansas Hospitality Association, where she and her team serve as the voice of the hospitality industry, representing restaurants, lodging, and travel and tourism businesses throughout Arkansas. Previously, Beck served six years in the administration of Gov. Asa Hutchinson in a variety of roles. Prior to joining the association, Beck worked as communications director for Hutchinson and represented his office in Washington, D.C.

Beck is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, where she earned bachelor’s degrees in journalism and history. She received her J.D. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law.

Bret Carroll Conway Corp.

Bret Carroll serves as chief executive officer of Conway Corporation, a company that provides electric, water, wastewater, video, internet, voice and security services to the city of Conway. He began his career with Conway Corp. more than 20 years ago as chief financial officer. He earned a BBA in accounting and an MBA from the University of Central Arkansas and is a certified public accountant. He is recognized by the American Public Power Association as a certified public power manager.

Carroll serves on a number of industry boards, including the Arkansas Cable and Telecommunications Association, Arkansas Municipal Power Association, Arkansas One-Call, Conway Development Corporation, Mid-America Cable Television Association and the Mid-Arkansas Water Alliance.

He is active with numerous organizations and has served on several nonprofit boards, including the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, Gideons International, Rotary International, Salvation Army and the United Way of Central Arkansas.

Scot Davis

Arkansas Urology

E. Scot Davis is the chief executive officer of Arkansas Urology in Little Rock. He joined the clinic in May of 2013. Davis has nearly 30 years of physician practice management experience serving in a variety of roles with expertise in physician recruitment, joint venture arrangements, compensation modeling and operational efficiency. He also serves as the managing partner of Uroventures LLC, a management development company owned by independent urology physicians that seeks out innovative clinical ventures.

Davis is a partner in Freeway Park Properties, a urology-based properties holding company, and serves as the managing partner of Centerview Management Services, a physician practice-specific management support company.

Before moving to Little Rock, he served as CFO of Baptist Medical Group in Memphis and CFO of Northeast Arkansas Clinic in Jonesboro, where he served a dual role as interim COO.

Jay Chesshir

Little Rock Chamber

Jay Chesshir is well-known for his involvement in the capital city’s development. In 2006, the proud native of Nashville became the 15th president and CEO in the 143-year history of the chamber.

Chesshir began his career at the chamber in 2005 as economic development vice president. He also served as senior staff executive for Fifty for the Future and executive director of the Metro Little Rock Alliance, an 11-county marketing coalition dedicated to promoting central Arkansas. In 2016, Chessir was elected national board chair of the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE), representing more than 7,500 chamber professionals from more than 1,300 chambers of commerce across the United States and Canada. The next year, he became the only person in ACCE’s 103-year history elected to serve a second term as board chair.

Dennis Clay

Crews & Associates

Dennis Clay drives the strategic direction and operational performance of the Crews team as it assists clients in Arkansas and across the country in navigating financial markets. His commitment to stewardship and service – backed by delivering reliable value to investors and bond issuers – positions the organization for consistent performance long term.

Before becoming CEO in 2020, Dennis was head of sales and trading. His extensive background includes serving as a municipal underwriter for 28 years and underwriting more than $100 billion in municipal bonds. His experience includes developing a dedicated municipal sales force, building a super-regional competitive underwriting group that covered the entire country and constructing an internal system that pre-markets and distributes negotiated municipal bonds to numerous class investors.

Jessica Flake Dearnley

Flake and Company

Jessica Flake Dearnley has more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate. She is a chartered financial analyst (CFA), a certified public accountant (CPA) and a certified commercial investment member (CCIM). Dearnley is licensed in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a double major in cognitive psychology and creative writing, from the University of Miami with an MBA in finance and investments, from the University of Arkansas with a master’s degree in accountancy and currently is finishing a master’s in finance at Johns Hopkins University.

Dearnley serves on the Little Rock Tech Park Board, the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Board, Fifty for the Future, Member-