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as senior vice president/private banking manager. He joined Signature Bank in 2004 as market president in Fayetteville. He was named chief lending officer and secretary in 2010.

Adam K. Motherwell

Beaver Water District

Adam K. Motherwell of Fayetteville joined the Beaver Water District staff in 2014 as the district’s chief financial officer. Motherwell is an honors graduate of the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business with 45 years of experience in corporate auditing, governmental auditing and financial accounting. From 2000 to 2014, Motherwell served as associate dean for finance and administration in the UA Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. His credentials have included certified public accountant (CPA), certified fraud examiner (CFE), UA Credit Union treasurer and chairman of the Audit Committee for the city of Fayetteville. Currently, he serves as chairman for both the southwest section and national audit committees of the American Water Works Association (AWWA).

Sylvia Murchison

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas

Sylvia Murchison is senior vice president and chief financial officer for Goodwill Industries of Arkansas. She is responsible for strategic financial planning and analyzing the organization’s financial strengths and weaknesses. Since joining Goodwill in 2012, the nonprofit has expanded to 44 retail and donation center locations in Arkansas, and revenues have more than doubled to $65 million.

Murchison’s accounting career began at Deloitte and Touche in Little Rock. She then moved into administrative and management roles with Little Rock Hematology Oncology, Arkansas Urology and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. She received two bachelor’s degrees and her MBA from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and has been a licensed CPA since 1996. She is a long-standing member and past treasurer of Rotary Club 99 in Little Rock.

Bill Pack

Conway Regional

Bill Pack is the current CFO at Conway Regional Health System. He is responsible for the financial operations of the health system, which includes Conway Regional Medical Center, Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, Dardanelle Regional Medical Center, Conway Regional Surgery Center and numerous outpatient centers and clinics located throughout north Central Arkansas.

Pack has more than 28 years of experience as a CFO in the health care industry. He has become an expert on acquisitions, initiated systems and programs, improved processes, and has developed strategies for hospitals and health systems.

Pack is certified in “Leading Change in Large Distributed Or- ganizations,” is a fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and a certified advanced health care security officer.

Phyllis Rogers

Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care

Phyllis Rogers is the CFO for the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC). She previously served as the CFO of Delta Dental of Arkansas for 17 years and as CFO for Forevercare. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and gained her CPA in 1987. In 2017, Rogers was named Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the UA Little Rock College of Business. In 2013 she was named as Outstanding CPA in Business and Industry by the Arkansas Society of CPAs.

Rogers serves on the board of Ronald McDonald Charities of Arkansas, where she is also treasurer. She is a member of the UA Little Rock College of Business Advisory Council, Rotary Club 99, International Women’s Forum – Arkansas Chapter, Arkansas Executive Forum and Arkansas Women’s Leadership Forum.

Kyle Sanders

NEA Baptist Health System

Kyle Sanders was born in Waco, Texas, and grew up in Newport. After high school, he joined the U.S. Navy and served from 1983 to 1989. He then attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, where he received a degree in finance in 1992 and an MBA in 1995.

Sanders began his career with NEA Baptist as a financial analyst and quickly became the controller. He became the CFO of the 228-bed NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in 2012, and in 2019 became the CFO of NEA Baptist Health System, which includes the hospital and NEA Baptist Clinic, the region’s largest multi-specialty group.

Overall, Sanders manages finance for the 2,000-plus employee system with a patient revenue of more than $330 million per year, which has seen steady growth since the opening of a $400 million campus in 2014.

Chris Shepard

Clark Contractors

Chris Shepard is Clark Contractors’ chief financial officer and has more than 13 years of experience in the financial industry. As CFO, Shepard’s primary role is to manage the financial resources of the company, ensuring that it remains financially viable and competitive in the industry. Working closely with other members of Clark Contractors’ leadership team, Shepard develops and implements strategic financial plans that support the company’s overall goals and objectives. He is a critical member of Clark Contractors’ leadership team, providing valuable insights and guidance on all financial matters for the company.

Before joining Clark Contractors, Shepard was the director of operations at The Alotian Club. He also worked at Hudson, Cis- graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business administration/ finance from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Sinh brings a wealth of financial, accounting and business acumen to Smiley and is key in both day-to-day operations, and longrange strategic planning.

Congratulations to Arkansas’s top executives, including our own Bob Fehlman, Jay Brogdon and Ann Madea.

As a community bank that’s been dedicated to moving Arkansas forward for 120 years, we’re especially honored to have three leaders included in the prestigious Arkansas Money & Politics list of executives shaping the future of our great state.

Christopher M. Wewers, CPA, CGMA Southern Bancorp Inc.

More than two decades in banking have provided Christopher Wewers with a wide range of executive experience. He served as COO, CFO and CEO of a num ber of financial institutions prior to join ing Southern Bancorp. Today, he devotes his expertise and experience to serving as the chief financial officer of Southern Bancorp, a mission-focused Community Development Finan cial Institution committed to creating access to financial op portunity for everyone, no matter the zip code, income level or financial history. Wewers is a proud alum of Henderson State University and the University of Arkansas, is an active member of both the ASCPA and AICPA, sits on the Henderson State Uni versity Foundation Board of Directors, and in 2014 was inducted into the Henderson State University Business Hall of Fame.