OUR PROCESS
A selection committee chose 55 individuals, including 4 co-chairmen, to serve as the Steering Committee. Young professionals from the community at large were encouraged to apply. The Steering Committee began with a half-day work session on Sunday, September 11th, where they selected 6 areas of study:
Arts & Culture
Diversity
Economic Development
Public Education
Public Safety & Governance
Transportation & Environment
Additionally, the co-chairs have added a Messaging Committee to effectively communicate the progress throughout the year.
Task forces were formed for each of the study areas to define problems and develop implementable strategy proposals. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month from 2-5 pm at UALR’s Reynolds College of Business building. Members of each task force will work during the first 6 months to identify issues within their designated category and use the remaining months to identify potential solutions.
Arts & Culture
Diversity
Economic Development
Public Education
Public Safety & Governance
Transportation & Environment
Additionally, the co-chairs have added a Messaging Committee to effectively communicate the progress throughout the year.
Task forces were formed for each of the study areas to define problems and develop implementable strategy proposals. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month from 2-5 pm at UALR’s Reynolds College of Business building. Members of each task force will work during the first 6 months to identify issues within their designated category and use the remaining months to identify potential solutions.
CO-CHAIRS
Amanda Richardson
Think Big Little Rock Co-Chair |
Antwan Phillips
Think Big Little Rock Co-Chair |
Chris East
Think Big Little Rock Co-Chair |
Kara Wilkins
Think Big Little Rock Co-Chair |
Task Force Chairs
Chris Burks
Public Safety & Governance Chair |
Frank Scott, Jr.
Transportation & Environment Chair |
Jack Lofton
Arts & Culture Chair |
Phillip Butterfield
Economic Development Chair |
Nathan Thomas
Diversity Chair |
Rachel Norris
Education Chair |
Steering Committee & Active Members
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Keenan Abner, Stem, Inc.
Mitchell Adams, Hornby Zeller Associates Brandon Bibby, Witsell Evans Rasco Architects / Planners Steve Biernacki, Habitat for Humanity Cory Biggs, ForwARd Arkansas Charles Blake, Central Arkansas Transportation Sheila N. Bowers, ML Community & Lifestyle Magazine Chris Burks, Sanford Law Firm Phillip Butterfield, Stephens Inc. Breonna Coleman, Owens Insurance Agency Inc. Michael Daouda, Bank of the Ozarks Eddie Davis, CHI St. Vincent Heather Davis, Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects Juliana Echeverri, Communities Unlimited Sam Evans, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Shawn Flate, Molex, LLC Liz Floyd, studioMAIN Elston Forte, The Y.I.AM Project Shana Graves, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Becca Green, Rock Region Metro Bryan Griffith, City of Little Rock Sam Grubb, National Guard Professional Education Center Will Gruber, Pulaski County Civil Attorney's Office Chris Hancock, Winrock International Felecia Hancock, Rainwater, Holt & Sexton Sarah Hansen, Arkansas Community Foundation Braziel Hatch, FIS Shannon Heard, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Jennifer Hoss, Attorney Ivan Hudson, Ivan Hudson Agency Elmer Jackson, Department of Human Services Nikki Jackson, Consulting Management Innovators Kalena Jones, Baptist Health Medical Center Jared Landrum, TEKsystems Tameka Lee, The Design Group Jeff LeMaster, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute |
Bri Leniear, Pollution Management, Inc.
Jack Lofton, Johnson & Vines, PLLC Chris Long, musician at Chris Long Acoustic Sinovia Mayfield, Apptegy Evan McCombs, FF&S Solutions Kathleen McDonald, Beacon Legal Group, PLLC Anthony Moore III, Arkansas Highway Transportation Department Nikki Nichols, Baptist Health Medical Center Nicholas Norfolk, ConnectingDots Media Rachel Norris, Central High School Adam Osweiler, McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc. Miriam Pearsall, Public Consulting Group, Inc. Chauncey Holloman Pettis, City of Little Rock Isis Pettway, UAMS AlexAnne Pitts, First Orion Corp Jason Riley, Arkansas School for Math, Science, and Arts Kody Robinson, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation Brittney Roy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Jeremiah Russell, Rogue Architecture Frank Scott, First Security Susie Shinn, Razorback Foundation Abbi Siler, Stone Ward Cody Simon, Datamax Inc. Sarah B. Stricklin, Master of Arts in Arts Candidate Nate Thomas III, Clinton Foundation Kathryn Tull, McLarty Automotive Group Seth D. Ehrlich, United States Air Force Rhonna Wade, Arkansas Community Foundation Laura Chambers Waliski, Aristotle Matthias Wehnert, Perks Worldwide Veronica Wirges, owner at V-Star Salon Ellie Wheeler, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Emma Willis, Office of the Arkansas State Treasurer Olu Yerokun, Albright Ideas |