CIOs/CTOs

Henry G. Torres Arkansas State University System

Henry Torres leads a team of more than 100 IT professionals across seven campuses. He is also adjunct instructor of information systems and business analytics at the ASU Neil Griffin College of Business in Jonesboro. Before moving to northeast Arkansas, Torres was an IT executive specializing in areas of distribution, logistics, store operations and e-commerce. His career included executive positions with WalMart, Neiman Marcus, CSK Auto and Frederick’s of Hollywood.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University, a master’s in business administration from Henderson State University and is working on his Ph.D. in business information systems at Kennesaw State University. He is a former board member of United Way of NEA, Hispanic Community Services Inc. and Mid-South Health Systems Inc. and currently serves on the boards of E.C. Barton Co. and Baptist Health of Arkansas.

Crenisha Wright Arkansas Foodbank

Crenisha Wright joined Arkansas Foodbank in July of 2021 and serves as chief information officer. In this role, Wright is responsible for leading the organization’s information technology department. As the CIO for the largest food bank in Arkansas, Wright’s work in technology impacts more than 330 agencies in 33 counties that serve more than 280,000 neighbors facing food insecurity.

Under her leadership, the Foodbank’s enterprise resource planning software was upgraded, computer systems were updated and migrated to Microsoft O365, an automated service desk was implemented and cybersecurity and network monitoring software was acquired. Wright’s department also was awarded a grant that funded 95 percent of the organization’s network infrastructure, licenses and support for five years. Wright received a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from the University of Central Arkansas, an MBA in management from Texas A&M University-Texarkana, an MS degree in information science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the computer and information sciences program at UALR.

Caring Beyond Healthcare

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We are a skilled nursing facility with a state-of-the-art rehab center offering personcentered care in a quiet and serene setting.

Awarded Bronze National Quality Award by the American Health Association.

We are a skilled nursing facility center offering person-centered

Awarded Bronze National Quality

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Awarded Bronze National Quality Award by the American Health Association.

We are a skilled nursing facility with a state-of-the-art rehab center offering person-centered care in a quiet and serene setting.

Awarded Bronze National Quality Award by the American Health Association.

1092 West Stultz Road, Springdale | 479.750.3800 | ShilohHR.com

Awarded Bronze National Quality Award by the American Health Association.

Awarded Bronze National Quality Award by the American Health Association.

1092 West Stultz Road, Springdale | 479.750.3800 | ShilohHR.com

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Is your leadership style more hands-on or hands-off?

My leadership style used to be more hands-on, but I’ve built such a great team, I can be a little more hands-off now. Even though I’m still involved in the everyday operation of my business.

What’s an alternate path you might have taken if things had played out differently? I grew up bussing tables, so it’s not surprising that this is the business I’m in. But growing up, I thought I’d be a kindergarten teacher.

Have you ever been mentored or mentored someone else? My dad, George Eldridge, has been my mentor in the restaurant business, and who better, since he has almost 50 years in this business.

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