Hello to healing.

Kindness is a gift that each of us is born with. And when we share it, the goodness that’s released is amazing. This human connection is important to our well-being, but it’s essential when we’re sick and hurting. We know from experience that treating every patient with kindness, empathy, and respect is key to their healing. We call this power humankindness. It has driven us for more than 130 years. It advances the medical excellence we provide to our communities now. And it leads us forward every day.

Rockefeller’s legacy, including the institute’s Walks with the Governor workshop. Harris speaks to groups frequently on the history and legacy of Gov. Rockefeller and is trained in facilitation and dialogue. Before joining WRI, Harris spent 20 years as a public administration professional in Arkansas, holding several executive leadership roles in state government. She holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a bachelor’s in public administration from the University of Central Arkansas.

Brock Hoskins Garver

Brock Hoskins is chair of Garver’s management committee and became the Arkansas company’s ninth president and CEO during the firm’s 100th year. Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned, multidisciplined engineering, planning and environmental services firm with more than 1,000 employees across the United States. It has been recognized as one of the best firms of its kind in the nation.

With more than three decades of experience, all of which have been with Garver, Hoskins has been responsible for designing and managing key infrastructure projects involving roadways, bridges, interchanges, airports, parking lots, parking decks, storm drainage, wastewater treatment and collection systems and site development.

Hoskins is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering. He founded and serves on the board of the Christian Orphan Fund, which has financially helped more than 150 families with adoptions over the past nine years. Brock has been recognized with several prestigious awards in recent years – notably the University of Arkansas Distinguished Alumni award in 2021 and the Arkansas 250.

Richard Howe

Inuvo

Richard Howe is an accomplished entrepreneur, technology executive and board member. He received a Bachelor of Engineering from Concordia University, where he graduated first in his class, and a Master of Engineering from McGill University, where he was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Scholar. His business successes have included building multimillion-dollar startups, running billion-dollar corporations, merging public and private companies, acquiring strategic assets, reinventing technology businesses and developing high performing teams across three continents. He has been involved in M&A activities in excess of $1 billion dollars and has served as an officer of two public companies.

Howe is a patented inventor having specialized in machine learning, analytics and big data technologies that have addressed problems in marketing, fraud detection and risk management. He currently is the chairman and CEO of artificial-intelligence technology innovator Inuvo, a roughly $80 million-a-year business that has reimagined how information is captured and used to create online audiences for brands and agencies.

Kevin Huchingson Colliers | Arkansas

Kevin Huchingson is chairman and CEO of Colliers | Arkansas as well as a founding partner of Tempus Real Estate Partners. He joined the Colliers’ (then known as Barnes, Quinn, Flake & Anderson) brokerage team in 1993, became a principal in 1997, was elected president in 2002 and became chairman/CEO in 2017. He has guided the firm through several mergers including its most recent 2016 merger with Irwin Partners in Little Rock as well as the firm’s 2004 affiliation with Colliers. Huchingson remains active in industrial, office and investment brokerage as well as consulting assignments for select clients. He has been honored with membership into Colliers’ exclusive Everest Club each year for the past 12 years in recognition of Colliers brokers nationwide who have performed in the top 10 percent of brokerage, valuation and corporate solutions based on revenue production.

Marla Johnson LeapXL

From 1995 through 2018, Marla Johnson focused on scaling complex internet-related applications and digital marketing efforts for businesses across multiple industries as CEO of the pioneering company Aristotle Inc. During that period of remarkable innovation, she became adept at prognosticating and advancing game-changing tech innovation – often on a speaking circuit, telling her audiences what was next and how they could ride the wave of digital transformation.

In 2018, Johnson and Brian Stack launched LeapXL to deliver on a dream of simple, fast cloud computing with no code tools for data connection, application development and deployment (Platform-as-a-Service), resulting in lightning-speed development and deployment of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), collapsing months of agile development into a few days. LeapXL has found a successful foothold in the financial services and tax areas by helping firms securely modernize and scale with innovative fintech to quickly respond to today’s demanding customers and get more products out to market faster without breakage.

Kenny Kinley Edafio

As president and CEO of Edafio Technology Partners, Kenny Kinley leads the charge in helping, building and protecting clients’ businesses through information technology, cloud computing, M365 and cybersecurity solutions.

Kinley joined Edafio as vice president in 2011, was named president six years later and assumed the CEO role in January 2020. During his tenure with the firm, he led the expansion of the client base both geographically and by industry and oversaw strengthened marketing and business development capabilities — initiatives that led to significant growth in market penetration and

Congratulations to the members of our executive leadership team who have been recognized as part of Arkansas Money and Politics’ distinguished C-Suite Executives for 2023.

Conway Regional has been the community’s hospital for more than 100 years, providing high-quality, compassionate care. As our community continues to grow, we are growing alongside you to ensure all of your healthcare needs are met right here in north central Arkansas.

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His near 25 years of experience in delivering technology products and services feature two decades in senior management. Prior to joining Edafio, Kinley held various client relationship and business development roles at Acxiom.

Kinley graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting; he is also a CPA.

Laura R. Landreaux

Entergy Arkansas

Laura Landreaux ensures that Entergy Arkansas meets the power needs of more than 722,000 customers every day. She is also responsible for driving the company’s financial and operational business results, customer service, safety, resource planning, economic development, employee development and regulatory and governmental affairs.

She became president and CEO on July 1, 2018. Her career with Entergy Arkansas began in 2007 in the legal department. She then became manager of regulatory affairs for Entergy Arkansas in 2012. She went on to hold other leadership positions, including finance director and vice president of regulatory affairs, where she was responsible for interactions between Entergy Arkansas and the Arkansas Public Service Commission.

A native of Little Rock, Landreaux earned her juris doctor and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and in law school was named to the Arkansas Law Review.

John David Lindsey Lindsey & Associates

John David Lindsey, the son of Lindsey & Associates founder Jim Lindsey was born in Fayetteville in February 1971. He later graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1989 and the University of Arkansas in 1994. After a brief mini-tour professional golf career, he joined Lindsey & Associates in 1996 as general manager. Since 1999, he has served as principal broker and has been instrumental in the company’s growth. Under his leadership, Lindsey & Associates has also expanded to include three locations ahead of its 50th anniversary.

Lindsey says, “Working for the company has been the professional honor of my lifetime. I’m eternally grateful for my father, JW Gabel and everyone who has contributed to Lindsey & Associates’ success.”

Sam Lynd

NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital

Sam Lynd was named administrator and CEO of NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in April 2020. Most recently, he served as COO for Baptist Memorial HospitalMemphis and administrator of Baptist’s system-wide emergency services. He joined Baptist Memorial Health Care as a Frank S. Groner Administrative Fellow in 2011 and was an assistant administrator at two Baptist Memorial hospitals, including NEA Baptist, before becoming administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton in 2014.

Lynd holds a master’s degree in health administration and an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a bachelor’s degree in health care management from the University of Alabama. He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves as president-elect of the Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development as well as a member of the Tennessee Hospital Association’s Small or Rural Hospital Executive Committee.

Alan Morse Ritter Communications

Alan Morse joined Ritter Communications in February 2014 as president and was named CCEO in October 2019. He is a highly accomplished telecommunications executive with an extensive background in strategic planning, sales, marketing, network engineering and operations. Immediately prior to joining Ritter, he was the principal of the Morse Consulting Group, having successfully served as president and CEO of Integrated Mobile Inc. leading up to its 2012 acquisition.

From 2002 to 2007, Morse was COO for iPCS Inc., a publicly traded wireless communications affiliate of Sprint based in Chicago with service areas spanning 15 states. Prior to that, he was COO for Telepacific Communications Inc., a private equity-backed CLEC providing business internet, telephone and data services in the California and Nevada markets.

Alan is a graduate of Ohio State University. He’s involved in numerous philanthropic organizations including the American Cancer Society, the Arkansas State University EARIS business incubator program, the Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce and the Ohio State University President’s Club.

Michael Morton

Central Arkansas Nursing Centers

Michael Morton incorporated Central Arkansas Nursing Centers in 1990 and has grown it into one of the state’s largest administrative services companies. It services 37 skilled care facilities, an assisted living facility and numerous other related businesses including a group purchasing organization, pharmacies, a mobile imaging lab and more, all owned by Morton. Central Arkansas Nursing Centers, based in Fort Smith, administers an annual payroll of roughly $150 million for more than 5,000 employees.

An Oklahoma native, Morton graduated from college at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah in 1972 and went to work as an accountant in an Oklahoma nursing home. By 1976, he and a partner had purchased a nursing home in Booneville and later built one in Perry County. Two years later, they purchased two more nursing homes in Hope, all before Morton’s 30th birthday and all of which he still owns and operates.

Michael Paladino RevUnit

As co-founder of RevUnit, Machael Paladino says he “built a team of really smart people who like to nerd out on technology and data.” Launched by Paladino and Joe Saumweber, RevUnit has grown into a thriving company that works to create real change in some of the world’s largest companies through data and process. It works to create enterprise change faster by partnering with leaders to help them turn data into insights, reinvent critical processes and upskill their teams.

RevUnit has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies four times, the Entrepreneur 360 list of America’s most innovative businesses and Entrepreneur’s top company cultures. Paladino is the former CTO for Arkansas startups Overwatch and Btiques, and he served in various tech leadership roles at Rockfish Interactive. The Little Rock native also served as chair of the Northwest Arkansas Tech Council.

Gary Paxson

White River Health

Gary Paxson, RN, BSN, MS, FACHE, is president and CEO of White River Health. Paxson provides vision and leadership to the organization’s mission of providing quality health care and improving the health of communities. Focusing on employee engagement, business fundamentals as well as innovation and growth, Paxson led the successful rebrand of the organization in 2022. At WRH, “Caring Beyond Healthcare” represents a deep-rooted dedication to building relationships that will ensure better health and brighter futures for the communities we serve. Stone County Medical Center and White River Medical Center earned the Chartis Center for Rural Health Top 100 designations since Paxson assumed leadership in 2019.

He is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the boards of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, Arkansas Health Executives Forum Board, Arkansas Hospital Association as well as the Lyon College Board of Visitors.

Brandon Pinkerton

HP Engineering Inc.

Brandon Pinkerton is a proud member of the Cherokee Nation and the CEO of HP Engineering Inc. He grew up asking the question, “Why?” He sought answers to everyday problems and was fascinated by the stories those answers provided. He graduated from the University of Arkansas and became a licensed professional engineer (PE) with licensure in 49 states and Puerto Rico. In 2007, he and his business partner opened HP Engineering with two employees.

Fifteen years later, HP has grown into one of the largest engineering design firms in the region, with almost 100 employees and five offices in Rogers, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas and Phoenix. In addition to his role as CEO, Pinkerton leads the company’s strategic planning and business development efforts. He has been the managing principal for HP’s tribal work, electrical design teams and alternative energy source designs. In the spring of 2022, he was inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineering for his achievements in the engineering industry.

Molly Rawn

Experience Fayetteville

Molly Rawn is the CEO of Experience Fayetteville, the city’s destination marketing organization. She is responsible for the organization’s $4.8 million budget and 19 full-time employees. During her tenure, the city has seen unprecedented tourism growth including its highest HMR tax collection month on record. Rawn was a member of the leadership staff that opened the Scott Family Amazeum, an interactive museum in Bentonville, where she served as director of development and communications, overseeing the completion of the museum’s $28.5 million capital campaign.

After growing up in Paragould and Little Rock, Rawn relocated to Fayetteville to attend the University of Arkansas, and decided to make it her family’s permanent home. She is passionate about community engagement, community building and expanding opportunities for women in civic leadership.

Shanna Richardson

Boy Scouts of America Quapaw Area Council

The only true failure in life is not trying. This simple yet profound statement summarizes Shanna Richardson’s professional scouting career, displaying a strong determination to take challenges and risks, with a firm belief that through focused efforts and persistence — positive results will follow.

She is a seasoned professional with more than 22 years in the movement. Growing and sustaining scouting is her true passion, and Richardson has taken on the role of CEO at Quapaw Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, covering 39 counties in Arkansas. She began her scouting career in 2001 as a “scoutreach paraprofessional” at the Trapper Trails Council in Ogden, Utah. She moved on to become a district executive at the Utah National Parks Council in Provo, a field Director for the Central Florida Council in Orlando and the assistant scout executive at the Gulf Stream Council in Palm Beach, Florida.

Chris Roberts Encore Bank

Chris Roberts is chairman and CEO of Encore Bank, a private boutique bank headquartered in Little Rock. Roberts’ journey with Encore Bank began in 2019 when he became the chairman and CEO of the Capital Bank in Little Rock, a small bank founded in 1997. With just seven associates, $159 million in assets, one office in Little Rock and a vision to build a different kind of bank, the University of Arkansas finance graduate and his team rebranded that small Arkansas bank as Encore Bank and within three years turned it into one of the fastest growing banks in the country, according to data collected from S&P Global Market Intelligence.