P H I L AN T H ROPY AMONG WOMEN COMES I N MANY S T Y L E S .
EDUCAT ION INSP IRAT ION EMPOWERMENT LEADERSH IP ACH IEVEMENT
POWER OF THE PURSE LUNCHEONNORTHWEST ARKANSAS | OCTOBER 5, 2012
LITTLE ROCK | OCTOBER 26, 2012
Northwest Arkansas Committee: Vanessa Miller, Committee Chair
Daymara Baker, Sarah Campbell, Azu Denton, Sandra Hubbard, Joan Johnson, Tonya Nkokkeli, Kim Randle, Kim Tisdale
Little Rock Committee: Phyllis Brown, Chair | Natalie Southard, Co-Chair
Elizabeth Bintliff, Lee Ann Blackwell, Mikki Deininger, Susan Dunn, Kathy Findley, Cathy Fox, Martha Hiett, Christy Hockaday
Julie Johnson Holt, Jai Lambert, Marla Johnson Norris, Cassandra Ramey, Patti Stanley, Sybil Taylor, Joyce Taylor, Jane Wayland
Power of the Purse Committees
A Celebration of Women
womensfoundationarkansas.org
Welcome
Vanessa Miller
I am so fortunate to have been introduced to the Women’s
Foundation of Arkansas. As the current President of the Junior
League of Northwest Arkansas I am exposed to a lot of
women's issues in Northwest Arkansas and beyond. With
promoting philanthropy among women to help women and
girls achieve their full potential as the mission of the Women's
Foundation of Arkansas I see WFA as a perfect compliment to
the work already being done here in Northwest Arkansas. It
seems that now more than ever there is a strong need for
women to ban together to continue fostering, inspiring,
empowering, and educating each other. When women
change the community changes. I couldn't be more delighted
to be a part of the Women's Foundation of Arkansas and have
the opportunity to welcome you to this event today.
ducation • Inspiration • Empowerment • Love • Achievement • Hope • Opportunity • Self Confidence • Courage • Leadership • PhilaEd nthropy • Motivation
Welcome
Phyllis Brown
It is an honor and my pleasure to welcome each of you as we
come together to celebrate Power of the Purse. We are all
blessed to have the opportunity to participate today and
support the mission of Women's Foundation of Arkansas. It has
been my lifelong good fortune to be surrounded by family,
friends, and professionals who offered encouragement and
taught me that I could be successful and accomplish anything
if I was willing to work hard and pursue my dreams - even
though I am a girl. Unfortunately, not all girls have that positive
influence; too often they are discouraged and told there is “no
way out.” I believe we all have an obligation to make a
difference in this journey called life and personally have
chosen to support a cause that is committed to the
empowerment of girls and women through mentoring,
education, and financial support. It is our goal to assist them in
reaching their full potential to become financially secure and
make wise choices for their children, healthcare, and
communities. What better way can we build a stronger
Arkansas?
ducation • Inspiration • Empowerment • Love • Achievement • Hope • Opportunity • Self Confidence • Courage • Leadership • PhilaEd nthropy • Motivation
Speaker - Northwest Arkansas
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Neale S. Godfrey is an acknowledged expert on family and children’s finances who has been in the financial field for more than 30 years. Neale became one of the first female executives at The Chase Manhattan Bank. Later, she became the president of The First Women’s Bank and founder of The First Children’s Bank.
In 1989, Neale formed her own company, Children’s Financial Network, Inc., whose mission is to educate children and their parents about money. Neale is the author of 26 books that deal with money, life skills, and value issues, and has been honored with a #1 New York Times Best Seller, Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible Children.
Neale was the first to develop money curriculum for children, entitled entitled The One and Only Common Sense/Cents Series and a CD-ROM called Money Town, and has curricula, Pre-K through High School. Neale was also a former Nationally Syndicated Columnist for the Associated Press.
Neale’s current program is LIFE, INC: The Ultimate Career Guide for Young People sponsored by Deloitte Foundation. This program serves over 500,000 middle and high school students. LIFE, Inc. also serves 200,000 youth of U.S. Military Personnel. The LIFE, Inc. video and program received the Mercury© Communications Award.
Neale’s latest work, ECO-Effect®: The Greening of Money, combines ECOnomics and ECOlogy to show adults and children how they can save money while also saving the environment. This Financial Literacy and STEM program consists of a book, web site, blog, lessons for school, lessons for home, games and activities to link parents, children, businesses, schools, communities . . . and the world so that together we can raise our consciousness and change habits.
Neale has served as a National Spokesperson for such companies as: Aetna, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Fidelity, Quaker Oats, Nuveen and AOL-Time Warner. She is a professional speaker for both domestic and international audiences. Neale has often appeared as a financial expert on programs like The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNBC, CNN, etc. She also starred in the PBS special Your Money, Your Children, Your Life.
Neale has been honored with awards such as “Woman of the Year”, “Banker of the Year”, “Child Advocate of the Year”, and the Femme Award from the United Nations. Neale was recognized as one of New Jersey’s “50 Best Women in Business”, was National Winner of w2wlink’s Ascendancy Awards for Business Women, and has been awarded Garden State Woman of the Year for 2011. Despite these achievements, what her kids really think is cool is that she was a question on Jeopardy! and an answer in The New York Times crossword puzzle!
Neale has served on White House and Governor’s Task Forces, as well as on the Board of Directors of The NY Board of Trade, UNICEF, University of Charleston, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, and YPO. Currently, she is on the Board of Directors of U.S. National Committee for UN Women. She also serves on NJ’s State Employment and Training Commission Council on Gender Parity in Labor and Education as well as NJ’s Science and Technology Workforce Subcommittee. Neale represents North America on a YPO Global Taskforce called RISE, which is creating an international ecological movement, and serves on the Advisory Board for environmental sustainability, AppliedSustainability Center at the Sam M. Walton School of Business, University of Arkansas. She is also a faculty member of the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV). Neale has been honored with a recognition from the White House via her program, LIFE, Inc. sponsored by Deloitte Foundation.
Neale S. Godfrey
Speaker - Little Rock
Chris Grumm
Chris Grumm grew up as the daughter of a Lutheran missionary with generations of pastors and bishops in her family tree. She has worked both in the church and with secular organizations to build an agenda of social change and justice, concentrating on change within communities on the ground as well as institutions and systems.
Most recently Chris Grumm was the CEO/President of the Women’s Funding Network (WFN). WFN is a vibrant network of over 162 women’s funds on six continents. During her 11 year tenure as CEO the network grew from 75 to over 160 with assets of over $500,000,000. Women’s funds have been a leader in the world of social change philanthropy and were key partners and leaders in the Women Moving Millions Campaign that raised over $200,000,000. Prior to WFN she was the Executive Director of the Chicago Foundation for Women.
Ms. Grumm also served as the first Vice-President of the newly formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and spent 4 years in Geneva, Switzerland as the Deputy General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. During that time she worked with church leaders both in the United States and around the globe in the development and execution of their public voice.
Ms. Grumm was trained as a health educator and worked for a number of years in California in the area of reproductive and maternal and child health. She is a trained community organizer, the principles of which she has applied to all of her work throughout her career. Currently she is consulting through her company, Chris Grumm Consulting Group. Her focus is leveraging organizations and leaders who can bring solutions to scale and create true social change impact in communities around the world.
Ms. Grumm has more than three decades of experience as a leader in effecting social change through civil society, especially through women’s philanthropy. Through her consulting firm, Chris Grumm Consulting Group, she works with organizations, community leaders and individuals in deepening their social and philanthropic impact. She has been an advocate and raised millions of dollars for women and girls’ issues. Chris is an enthusiastic, energetic and dynamic speaker, emphasizing the importance of harnessing women’s financial power, influence and voice to create a global impact.
Honoree - Northwest Arkansas - Woman Business Leader of the Year
Judy R. McReynolds
Judy R. McReynolds is President and Chief Executive Officer of Arkansas Best Corporation, a transportation services and solutions provider, based in Fort Smith, whose largest subsidiary, ABF Freight System, Inc., is one of North America’s largest and most experienced motor carriers of shipments moving in less-than-truckload quantities. Judy is also a member of the Arkansas Best Corporation Board of Directors and serves as Chairman of ABF.
As the only member of the Company’s senior management who serves on the Board of Directors, she provides significant industry-specific experience and unique expertise on both Arkansas Best Corporation and ABF Freight System, Inc. services, resulting from a 15-year tenure with the Company and over 20 years of financial experience in the less-than-truckload and truckload trucking industry.
Judy serves on various area boards, including those of OGE Energy Corp., Fort Smith’s First Bank Corp., First National Bank of Fort Smith, Fort Smith Regional Council, Westark Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Sparks Health System Board of Trustees, the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation Board, and the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas Dean’s Executive Advisory Board. She also serves as a member and leader of various boards and committees of the American Trucking Associations.
A native of Norman, Oklahoma, she is a 1985 graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Accounting
Judy and her husband, Lance, who is an active Fort Smith community volunteer, have two sons who attend the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Honoree - Little Rock - Woman of the Year in Philanthropy
Johnelle was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas. She attended the University of Central Arkansas in Conway where she majored in elementary education. She met Johnnie B. Hunt when she was a junior in high school and four years later they were married. She and J.B. were married 55 years and blessed with two children as well as seven grandchildren.
In 1962, the J.B. Hunt Company, a rice hull packaging company, opened its doors in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Johnelle worked part-time to help her husband get started in the business. As the company grew, she found herself working more and more – helping with correspondence, financial statements and doing bookkeeping. Before long she was working full time. In 1969 the couple co-founded J.B. Hunt Transport. Its success is a tribute to the Hunt’s entrepreneurial spirit and hard work. J.B. Hunt Transport is one of the largest transportation logistics providers encompassing Intermodal, Dedicated, Truckload, LTL, Delivery, Refrigerated, Flatbed and Expedited services. Among Johnelle’s jobs were the position of credit manager, which she held until 1986 and the board position of Corporate Secretary which she held until 2008. At her retirement from the Board of Directors of the company in 2008, Johnelle was recognized as being an active and important partner contributing to the company’s development and success.
Mrs. Hunt currently holds a seat on The Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute Advisory Board. She is the founding Chairman of the United Way Alexis de Tocqueville Society for Washington County as well as a founding Executive Board Member of the Ozark Affiliate of Susan G. Komen. In May of 2000, she accepted the position of Campaign Treasurer for the University of Arkansas’ Leadership Team entitled Campaign for the 21st Century, a major fundraising drive that raised over one billion dollars. Following the Campaign for the 21st Century, an Advisory Board was formed of which Mrs. Hunt served on the Executive Committee. She is currently Co-Chair of the University’s Campaign Arkansas Steering Committee. In 2003 she accepted the invitation to serve on the Board of Directors for The Beau Foundation benefiting prenatal care in Northwest Arkansas. She previously served on the invitation to serve on the Board of Directors for The Beau Foundation benefiting prenatal care in Northwest Arkansas. She previously served on the UAMS Foundation Board.
In 1990, she and Mr. Hunt were chosen as the Arkansas Easter Seals‘ Arkansans of the Year, the first couple to receive this award. In 1992 she was one of four women to receive the Worthen Professional Women of Distinction Award and has been included in “The Top 100 Women” list for Arkansas from 1994-1998. In 1996 the March of Dimes honored the Hunts as Citizens of the Year. In 2001 she and Mr. Hunt were inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
Since the passing of her husband in December of 2006, Mrs. Hunt has taken a very active roll in projects developed and managed by Hunt Ventures. The group is primarily responsible for the conception and development of the more than 600 acre project in western Rogers known as Pinnacle Hills. Johnelle is also actively involved with many other ongoing projects and companies started by Mr. Hunt including The Central Group, Northwest Arkansas Quarries, Haskell (Oklahoma) Sand and Gravel, Central Mortar and Grout (Muskogee, Oklahoma), J.B. Hunt Gas and Oil Drilling and a new rock quarry project in Honduras, Central America. Other companies she is associated with include BioBased Technologies and Mountain Valley Spring Water. She has also developed and constructed Northwest Arkansas’ newest cemetery, Pinnacle Memorial Gardens, along with an accompanying 3000 square foot chapel.
Johnelle Hunt
Tributes
Your leadership skills, your dedication, and your commitment to TOTR and to Sweet Adelines International have been an inspiration to TOTR for the last FORTY years.
William Arthur said, “The mediocre teacher tells, the good teacher explains, the superior teacher demonstrates.” Peggy Gram is a superior teacher. Whether she stands in front of an individual, a group, or the members of Top of the Rock Chorus, she superbly demonstrates each and every aspect of what she wants accomplished. We love you.
Peggy Gram
Your energy, your sense of humor, and your never ending support guides TOTR through each rehearsal and challenges us to be our very best for each performance.
Edward B. Butler said, “One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.” Kelly Causey brings enthusiasm to every aspect of everything that she does. She ignites the desire in others to do their very best. We love you.
Kelly Causey
Thank you, Cindy, for your guidance, wisdom and patience over these many years. You’re making early retirement possible for me, and you’ve also made me realize that “home is where the heart is” and I’m looking forward to coming home! You’re an incredible lady and I’m so glad (and so lucky) you’re my BFF.
Love ya,
Mary
Cynthia L. Conger, CPA/PFS
“Nobody, but nobody can make it out there alone.” Maya Angelou
Thank you Joanie for helping so many organizations in our community, such as our local SoNA. Your generosity and contributions are invaluable. With you, we will never be alone out there!
Daymara Baker & Tonya Nkokheli
Joan Johnson
Top of the Rock Chorus Honors
Tributes
To Dr. Joycelyn Elders – a visionary leader,
teacher, and advocate for women
adolescents and children in Arkansas.
Thank you for inspiring, challenging, and
mentoring us in our careers in public
health.
Honored by:
Gail Gannaway, Maria Jones, Martha Hiett
and Nancy Kirsch
Dr. Joycelyn Elders
Tributes
In honor of Jayne Ann Kita for her unwavering
commitment to the mission and principles of
Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(ACADV).
Jayne Ann serves as Executive Director for
ACADV and has championed domestic
peace for over 20 years. We salute her selfless
passion for healthy families!
Tribute by ACADV At-Large Board Members
Jayne Ann Kita
In honor of my daughter who inspires me daily.
Lynnette Hammons Watts
Samantha Watts Marquard
Tributes
In very loving memory and honor of our mother, Bobbi Goldman.
We could always depend on your loving, caring and unconditional love. Your grandchildren had the opportunity to meet you and enjoy your free spirit. Although the years have gone by a few you’re always in our hearts, wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend.
Mikki Deininger, Tami Neal, Sunni Smyth, Bryan and Eric Goldman
Barbara "Bobbi" GoldmanEvalena BerryEsther Frizzell Diana Glaze Dorothy Truex Mary Louise Williams
American Association of University Women Honorees
Honorary Life (50+ Year) Members of the Little Rock Branch of the American Association of University Women.
Thank you for blazing the trails and fighting the fight, helping Arkansas to be a better place for everyone.
In tribute to and in memory of a greatdaughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend, mentor and founding member of the Women's Foundationof Arkansas.
Jim Rule
Joan Campbell
Tributes
Nan received her BA in journalism from the University of Central Arkansas and her Masters’degrees in liberal arts and public administration from Southern Methodist University. She worked for federal agencies in Washington D.C., Little Rock and Dallas, and served as Federal Women’s Program Coordinator for the five-state Dallas region. She is a former member of the Arkansas Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women, the Governor’s Vocational-Technical Advisory Council, and chaired the Technical Education Enhancement Study Committee created by the legislature to recommend improvements in the provision of post-secondary education in Arkansas. She has also served as a board member of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, the Arkansas Women’s History Institute, and LifeQuest of Arkansas. She served as board president of the Arkansas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She currently serves on the boards of Encore for Women’s Health, the University of Central Arkansas Foundation, and the Archives of the Women of the Southwest at Southern Methodist University. In September 2012, she will be among those honored at SMU through its “Remembering the Ladies” program recognizing the contributions of women and women’s organizations thoughout the Southwest.
Dorothy graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BA degree. She was the editor of Marked Tree Tribune and co-owner of Tri-City Publishing Company. She served as Regional Director, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education & Welfare. In Arkansas, she is a Charter member and past president of Arkansas Press Women and was a member of the Election Research Council and the Constitutional Revision Study Commission; she was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. She has been a member of the University of Arkansas Board of Directors, the Arkansas State University Board of Trustees, and a member of the Arkansas Status of Women Commission. In Texas, she was the first woman to chair the Dallas Federal Executive Board and was named one of the Top Ten Women News Shapers by the Dallas Times Herald. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Southern Bancorp, and is a member of its Executive Committee and serves on the board of its nonprofit, Southern Bancorp Community Partners. She is a board member of the Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series. She has been the recipient of the Arkansas Press Women of the Year. She was awarded DHEW’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Medal, was named University of Arkansas Distinguished Alumna, and received the League of Women Voters Horizon Award.
Together, Nan and Dorothy wrote the award-winning biography, “ROBERTA: A Most Remarkable Fulbright,” highlighting the career of a pioneering businesswoman, newspaper publisher and mother of Senator William J. Fulbright. Nan also authored a World War II memoir, “Letters Home.” Both books reached the bestseller lists in Arkansas. They founded a management and publications consulting firm in Little Rock, Stuck and Snow Resultants, which they operated for 15 years before retiring.
Nan and Dorothy, thank you for inspiring so many of us. Your friendship is a blessing to me every day!
Leila
Nan Snow and Dorothy Stuck
WFA Wo(men) of Worth
In 2010-11, building on the vision of The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas’s 100 founding women and honoring the advent of its second decade, 40 women and men donated $2,000 each to help grow the Foundation’s three endowments. We gratefully acknowledge these individuals for their support of WFA’s mission, ensuring that Arkansas’s women and girls have every opportunity to acquire the necessary skills to build economic security and achieve success.
WFA Wo(men) of Worth
Pictured Left to Right:1. Sharon Allen2. Leila Alston3. Kay Kelley Arnold4. Deborah Baldwin5. Carolyn F. Blakely, PhD6. Margaret L. Bogle, PhD, RD, LD7. Bryce “Missey” Williams Reveley8. George Campbell9. Cynthia L. Conger, CPA/PFS, CFP10. Lee Lee Doyle, PhD11. Stacy Duckett12. Cynthia Neal Frazier, MD13. Sue Adcock Frueauff14. Karen G. Grant, MD15. Sue Griffin, PhD16. Maria Luisa Haley17. Dorothy Hall18. Catherine L. Hughes19. Johnelle Hunt20. Linda Stark Linn21. Gena Lovett22. Betty Ann Lowe, MD23. Melanie Masino24. Dorothy Morris25. Rosalind M. Mouser26. Marla Johnson Norris27. Debby Thetford Nye28. Amy M. Pierce29. Karen Potts30. Jim Rule31. Helen Boyd Selig32. Mary Gay Shipley33. Barbara Sugg34. Cynthia VanWinkle35. Lynnette Watts36. Jane Wayland, PhD37. Carolyn B. Witherspoon
Not Pictured:Olivia FarrellMaribeth FraserMartha Chowning Groff
“Supporting girls and women, and empowering
them, naturally creates a higher level of
development and value in all areas of life.”
Melanie Masino; Filmmaker/President of the
Jane Howard Foundation
WFA Designing Women
The Designing Women event showcases three women each year working in selected design fields. This year, WFA honored Cindy Momchilov, Photography; Nancy Ferrara, Graphic Design; and Yslan Hicks, Costume Design. In 2011, honorees were Kaki Hockersmith (Kaki Hockersmith Interior), Ellen Yeary (Lindsey Yeary Architects), and Cinde Drilling (Landscape Architecture Inc). Highlighting different design fields helps WFA draw a visible connection between women actively working in careers utilizing ESTEM (economics, science, technology, engineering and math) and its Girls of Promise conference series. In addition to honoring women in select design fields, the event salutes three incredible Girls of Promise alumnae selected through a juried essay contest.
Designing Women will be held April 18, 2013 at the Governor’s Mansion. You may nominate women in the design fields: Event Staging, Cakes and Floral Design.
To nominate a woman designer, visit WFA’s website: womensfoundationarkansas.org and click on the Designing Women tab.
WFA Girls of Promise - 2012 Essay Award Winner
Jennifer RobertsGirls of Promise-UALR 2005 AlumnaeJennifer attended Girls of Promise at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2005. She graduated from Pottsville High School. She is currently working on her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemistry with a double-minor in Biology and Spanish at Arkansas State University. In addition to volunteering with Girls of Promise conferences, Jennifer is also enjoys volunteering at the Humane Society and working for an orthodontist, Dr. Knoernschild, in Russellville. Jennifer intends to attend dental schoolafter graduating from ASU in May 2013.
What do you consider the impact of attending a Girls of Promise Conference to be on your life? If every eighth-grade girl in Arkansas attended a Girls of Promise Conference, what impact could that have on our state?
In 2005 I attended the UALR Girls of Promise conference. As an eighth grade girl, my eyes were open to opportunities in education and future careers that I imagined only happened in movies. It amazed me that I could be an engineer or a chemist or a doctor. Not only that, but that I could start down the path of success at fourteen years old. The impact of Girls of Promise was undeniable to me and the girls around me. To say that my participation in Girls of Promise was the sole driving force behind my education decisions would be incorrect. What is true, without a doubt in my mind is that it helped me transform my dreams into goals. Through middle school, if asked, I would inform anyone that I dreamed of a career in the science field. Could I see myself in college, then professional school and finally working on patients or pets or evidence? No. At the Girls of Promise conference I was encouraged to put myself in the picture. It sud-denly seemed important to research specific careers, to challenge professional women around me with questions about their field, and to start looking at, on what path I would most enjoy the journey and ultimately the career. An also very significant impact this program had on my life is to show me I was not limited. As important as it is to work toward achieving a successful career, it is just as important to protect your visions from any negative input. A final impact of the Girls of Promise conference was the overall feeling of encouragement. To see women who had never met a single girl in this group of young ladies be so uplifting and concerned about our futures was surreal. The speakers and volunteers had given up their day. We were worth their time and their words deeply expressed this. Women who have made a lasting impact on the world were telling eighth grade girls that they could see the future in them. I knew these women believed in me and that they were not the only people who felt this way. With the impact Girls of Promise had on my life, I cannot imagine exactly how big of an impact this program would have on the state of Arkansas if all 8th grade girls were given the chance to attend. Girls who have never been told “yes you can,” would reach for dreams they use to be too afraid to even picture in their minds. Thirteen and fourteen year old girls would begin to think about ACTs and college applications. If we encourage the young women of Arkansas, they will in turn encourage Arkansas. In the end, this would not only impact the girls, the future of Arkansas, to reach higher, but also the state of Arkansas would have to accommodate these girls. This could mean more institutes of higher education and more availability of programs and grants. The sky is the limit.*
*Full the full version, please visit womensfoundationarkansas.org
WFA Girls of Promise - 2012 Essay Award Winner
Deavon Smith-CollinsGirls of Promise-SouthArk 2009 AlumnaeDeavon attended Girls of Promise at Southern Arkansas Community College in El Dorado in 2009. She is currently attending Foreman High School and is interested in studying biochemistry at Texas A&M and dreams of studying genetics. Deavon volunteers as the secretary at St. John Missionary Baptist Church.
What do you consider the impact of attending a Girls of Promise conference to be on your life?If every eighth-grade girl in Arkansas attended a Girls of Promise conference, what impact could that have on our state?
In my opinion, attending a Girls of Promise conference helps boost confidence and helps girls across the state determine what they want to do later in life. I believe these two things because that is what the conference did for me. Confidence was a hard thing for me to keep up. Mistakes and failures would make my self-esteem absolutely plunge. When I went to the conference, I learned that we need to make mistakes and we need to fail sometimes. Without failure, and without simple trial and error, we wouldn't have many things that make life not easier, but more efficient. As for what I wanted to do with my life, all I knew is that I wanted to go to college, and do something with either my talents in art or science. Girls of Promise helped me map out my life. My eighth-grade year, my mind was opened to what all I could do with my talents and likes in mind. The Alumnae Track showed me how to get to my ideal future. A person can never make it to their ideal life if they do not know the path that leads them there. To reach success, a person has to learn the specific steps for reaching their achievements. If every eighth-grade girl in Arkansas went to a Girls of Promise conference, there would be more young women in the state who are educated on their future, and who know more about what they want from that desired future. If a girl knows exactly what she wants from the future, and she knows how to get there, it is more likely that she will end up in a wonderful situation than a bad one. If every girl attended this conference, we would have more girls using their talents and skills to their advantage and to the advantage of the next generation. We would have less girls feeling like there's no way for them to have the future that is labeled as “The American Dream.” In conclusion, the Girls of Promise program changed my life, and the lives of many other girls. This conference may be the very thing that holds up Arkansas females, and helps more girls know the way to their idea of a bright future.
WFA Girls of Promise - 2012 Essay Award Winner
Morgan SnellingGirls of Promise-UALR 2010 AlumnaeMorgan attended Girls of Promise at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2010 and participated in the Girls of Promise Alumnae Track at UALR in 2012. She is currently a Sophomore at Little Rock Central High School and is interested in attending Baylor University. Morgan, a member of the Little Rock Central High Cheer Team, has a dream to get her medical degree and become a pediatrician.
What do you consider the impact of attending a Girls of Promise conference to be on your life? If every eighth-grade girl in Arkansas attended a Girls of Promise conference, what impact could that have on our state?
Attending the Women’s Foundation Girls of Promise Conference made a great impact on me. It taught me valuable skills that will help me throughout my life such as planning for college, the importance of the STEM fields, and that I have power. During this conference Ginger Beebe, the First Lady of Arkansas, spoke to us about striving to help others because there are so many people who need help. As a tenth grader at Little Rock Central High School, I have started doing volunteer work. I’ve worked at a soup kitchen serving food to the homeless during Christmas and worked at RiverFest at the Kid Zone which was a lot of fun. This summer I plan on becoming a Big Sister for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas. During this conference, I learned that my happiness and future depends on my attitude which was my teams’ statement. Since I want to have an outstanding future and lots of happiness, I strive to have a good attitude towards adults and my peers. If every eighth grade girl in Arkansas attends the Girls of Promise conference, not only will they be taught about the STEM fields, but they would have the opportunity to meet new people and receive great advice on how to plan for a good future. The purpose of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas is to ensure that the women and girls have the necessary resources, tools and knowledge to reach their full potential. By attending the Girls of Promise conference, eighth grade girls can use this valuable information and can make the impossible a reality. This can lead to new discoveries, inventions, and ideas that can greatly benefit the state of Arkansas.
History of WFA
In 1998, a group of distinguished Arkansas women united to create a non-profit foundation that would harness the power of women and philanthropy. The group joined together to establish a charitable fund dedicated to investing in educational projects benefitting women and girls in Arkansas. One hundred women giving $1000 each raised the initial $100,000 used to create an endowment fund with the Arkansas Community Foundation to ensure a perpetual source of grant-making funds.
Today, the entire Women’s Foundation board, staff, and supporters remain united in the goal of ensuring the economic security of the women of Arkansas. As has been since the beginning, funding educational programming is the key strategy employed to achieve this goal. WFA seeks to increase the high school graduation rate of young women, increase the completion of higher education degrees or certificates by women and girls, and ensure that ample opportunities exist to assist the state’s women and girls to gain the self-knowledge and life-skills necessary to reach self-sufficiency.
The Foundation believes that when women are educated, their children are better educated, better nourished, and in better health; moreover, these benefits reverberate beyond their families to include entire communities. The Women's Foundation of Arkansas is the only not-for-profit, statewide organization with the sole focus of developing the professional, economic, and philanthropic potential of Arkansas women and girls by ensuring they have the necessary resources, tools and knowledge to reach their full potential.
Our Founders
Betty Abbott
Dr. Dana Abraham
Sharon K. Allen
Sandy Alstadt
Virginia Bailey*
Shelby Baker
Emma L. Bass
Dr. Carolyn Blakely
Jan Bolton
Sissi Brandon
Ellen Brantley
Patricia Rhine Brown
Dolores F. Bruce
Joan R. Campbell*
Mary Cantrell
Charlie Cole Chaffin
Sandra Cherry*
Ellon R. Cockrill
Ethel Cook
Judi S. Dawson
Lynn DeVault
Mary Dillard
Lee Lee Doyle PhD
Joy Drummond
Helen T. Dyke
Audrey R. Evans
Olivia Farrell
LaVerne W. Feaster
Karen E. Flake
Maribeth Frazer
Sue Frueauff
Marion W. Fulk
Rebecca Garner
Greer Grace
Dr. Karen G. Grant
Barbara M. Graves
Ellen M. Gray
Jane Hardin
Diana T. Hueter
Catherine L. Hughes
Johnelle D. Hunt
Janet Jones
Myra Jones*
Sissy Jones
Brownie W. Ledbetter*
Sharron Johnson Leslie
Jo Knight Light
Betty Lile*
Pat Lile
Linda Linn
Margo Low
Diane S. Mackey
Cora McHenry
Dr. Shirolyn Moffett
Dorothy Morris
Beverly Morrow
Billie Ann Myers
Susan Newkirk
Wanda L.N. Hartz
Martha Ann Norton*
Kay S. Patton
Karen E. Potts
Carolyn Pugh
Janet L. Pulliam
Lisenne Rockefeller
Judge Judith Rogers
Jane Ross
Amy Rossi
Jane P. McMullin
Charlotte T. Schexnayder
Helen Selig
Stacy Sells
Lottie Shackelford
Mary Gay Shipley
Billie Jo Starr
Jean D. Stockburger
Patti Upton
Cynthia VanWinkle
Sherry Walker
Helen R. Walton*
Millie Ward
Carolyn B. Witherspoon
*deceased
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Mary Jane CowanWendi Williams, PhDAzu DentonCatherine LuckKim TisdaleDenise GarnerHolly RozelleJanna Perry-HollowayKristen AlbertsonWendy J. PooleKim RandleDeborah BillingsleyJayshica Amargós
Men’s Advisory CouncilBill FitzgeraldLynn HamiltonShane HarrisonEdward HortonRobert S. LindleyDon MunroShawn SollowayDavid StricklinDan Robertson
WFA StaffLynnette Watts, Executive DirectorLorrie Barr, Executive Assistant
Board of Directors
Debby Thetford Nye - PresidentMarla Johnson Norris - First Vice PresidentJanet Ply, PhD - Second Vice PresidentKaren Potts - SecretarySue Tull - TreasurerLeila Alston - At-Large RepresentativeLee Lee Doyle, PhD - At-Large RepresentativeKristen AlbertsonElizabeth BintliffJo Alice Blondin, PhDJanet Cathey, MD
Past Board Presidents2011 – Leila Alston2010 – Cynthia L. Conger, CPA, PFA, CFP2009 – Margaret L. Bogle, PhD2008 – Dorothy Hall2007 – Dorothy Hall2006 – Amy Rossi2005 – Sherry Walker2004 – Carolyn Witherspoon2003/2002 – Ellen Gray2001/2000 – Jane P. McMullin
2012 Board of Directors - Current
NW AR Women’s Advisory Council
Cynthia L. Conger, CPA, PFA, CFPDorothy HallMichelle KaemmerlingLesley NalleyHeather NelsonMimi San PedroEsther Silver-ParkerElizabeth SmallJayne Wayland, PhDGinger Beebe, Honorary MemberKendra Glaspar, LRRCC Member
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Board of Directors
Past Board Members 1998-2011Diane Alderson
Dr. Susan Davis Allen
Leila Alston
Dr. Katherine Baltz
Ginger Beebe
Dr. Margaret L. Bogle
Jill Brown
Dolores Bruce
Lisa Buehler
Joan Rule Campbell
Carolyn Witherspoon
Andrea Cohen
Sercia Cole
Cynthia L. Conger
Kerri Daniels
Kathy Deck
Paula Dempsey
Cathy Dicus
Mary Dillard
Angela Doss
Dr. Lee Lee Doyle
Karen Flake
Vivian Flowers
Tracy Alderson Fort
Ellen Gray
Brenda Gullett
Dorothy Hall
Martha Harriman
Wanda Hartz
Tonya G. Hass
Terri Hollingsworth
Collette D. Honorable
Wanda Hoover
Catherine Hughes
Myra Jones
Janetta Kearney
Heather Larkin
Brownie Ledbetter
Pat Lile
Linda Linn
Margo Low
Diane Mackeys
Bettie Ann Mahony
Alice Mahony
Kathleen McComber
Cora McHenry
Sally McLarty
Jane McMullin
Angela Moody
Lena Moore
Beverly Morrow
Cynthia Nance
Margy Merkle Niel
Jamilyn Noble
Marla Johnson Norris
Martha Ann Norton
Debby Thetford Nye
Arlene Obrzut
Cindy Patterson
Kay Patton
Amy Pierce
Dr. Janet Ply
Karen Potts
Gerry Rayford
Trudy Redus
Mary Beth Ringgold
Lisenne Rockefeller
Amy Rossi
Charlotte Schexnayder
Helen Selig
Lottie Shackleford
Stephanie S. Streett
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Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors
Lucy L. Abraham
Kim Ahlgrim
Maxine Allen
Sharon K. Allen
Martha Alman
Leila Alston
Anonymous (2)
Janet Aronson
LuAnn Ashley
Mehreen Atiq
Toni Bachman
Deborah J. Baldwin
Marsha Ball
Katherine H. Baltz
Gillian Banks
Laurie & Jeff Barber
Catherine Barrier
Chris Barrier
Holly Barron
Janet P. Bastos
Ginger Beebe
Rita Bintliff
Peyton Bishop
Carolyn Blakely
Ginny Blankenship
Lakhiva C. Blann
Jo Blatti
Jo Alice Blondin
Margaret L. Bogle
Beeman Bond
Faye Bone
Charlotte Bradbury
Angela Bradford
Karla J. Bradley
Kirk Bradshaw
Robert Brqanch
Anncha Briggs
Ruby Bright
Phyllis Britton
Sheila Brooks
Caroline S. Brown
Charlotte B. Brown
Jill Brown
Sandra J. Brown
Sarah Bussey
Harriet E. Bynum
Sarah Campbell
Sandra H. Cavaneau
Chase Chandler
Ann Childs
Martha Clark
Jeanette Clausen
W. Dane Clay
Virginia Cobb
Patti Cogdell
Charles & Sandra Lee Cole
Jade Collins
Cynthia L. Conger
Lesley A. Cooper
Lance Corder
John & Laura Coulter
Rose Crane
Elsa H. Crocker
Jordan Cross
Cathy Cunningham
Cynthia M. Daily
Irene C. Davis
Lisa Davis
Rhonda Davis
Errin A. Dean
Katherine A. Deck
Eileen E. Denne
Nancy E. Dickins
Mable Donaldson
Julia Dorchester
Lee Lee Doyle
Cinde Drilling
Sarah E. Duncan
Kathy Edgerton
Dorothy S. Elliott
Marisa Ensminger
Edie Ervin
Judge Audrey Evans
Kim Evans
Olivia Farrell
Becky Farrow
Laverne W. Feaster
Karen Fetzer
K.G. Findley
First Security Bank
Tanya Fitzgerald
Jessica H. Ford
We know that there are many worthy charitable organizations and institutions that are in need of your support. That is why the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas is especially grateful for your gifts and would like to acknowledge your long-term vision and special generosity. Your gifts ensure that the women and girls of Arkansas, both in rural and urban communities, have every opportunity to acquire the necessary skills and guidance to guild self-sufficiency and achieve success. The Women’s Foundation appreciates your gifts and is touched by your desire to improve the state and the lives of women and girls living here.
Individuals
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors
Maribeth Frazer
June Freeman
Mary Mel French
Sue M. Frueauff
Retta Fulmer
Melinda B. Gassaway
John P. Gaudin
Patricia B. Goodson
Sally Gorrell
James H. Gray, Jr.
Joyce Griffin
Sue Griffin
Debbie Grooms
Ann Hair
Dorothy Hall
Sunny Hargis
Lois Hargrove
Donna Harkins
Wanda H. Hartz
Angela Hebert
Mary Hefley
Denise Henderson
Fran Henderson
Ann Henry
Martha Hiett
Kaki Hockersmith
Denise Hoggard
Annette Holbert
Ruthie Holland
Connie Hollenberg
Catherine Hughes
Johnelle D. Hunt
Vincent Insalaco
Mary S. Jacobs
Melinda Johnson
Alice W. Jones
Carol F. Jones
Maria Jones
Angela Kremers
Angela Lane
Regina L. Lawson
Patti Ledbetter
Lia Lent
Nancy C. Leonhardt
Bobbye Levy
Judge Alice Lightle
Pat Lile
Linda Linn
Margo Low
Betty Ann Lowe
Katherine Lu
Jo Luck
Elizabeth Lucker
Sally Malone
Joyce Mange
Melinda Martin
Lester & Joy Matlock
Kathy McBryde
Melissa McCauley
Pat McClelland
Maureen McGehee
Mary Ann F. McGinnis
Judi McGuire
Ronya N. McLelland
Barbara Melugin
Mary Michaels
Mary Jo Mizell
Korto Momolu Briggs
Lila Lee Moore
Dorothy Morris
Beverly Morrow
Rosalind M. Mouser
Don Munro
Cindy Murphy
Mary Lynn Nelson
Paige Newall
David H. Newbern
Linda Newby
David & Ann Nicholson
Bonnie Nickol
Jamilyn Noble
Marla Johnson Norris
Debby Thetford Nye
Tina Poe Obermeier
Sallie Overbey
Ann Owen
Georgia Pagan
Becky Paneitz
Debbie D. Partee
Lorrie Payne
Don & Nancy Pfeifer
Barbara L. Phillips
Individuals
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Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors
Harriett Phillips
Nancy & Tad Phillips
Amy Pierce
Janet K. Ply
Carolyn Polk
Ann B. Portis
Amanda M. Potter Cole
Karen Potts
Sloan Powell
Judy Pridgen
Mary Prince
Carolyn C. Pugh
Kim Randle
Trudy Redus
Maria Reynolds-Diaz
Mary Beth Ringgold
Paula K. Roberson
Sarah Ellen Roberson
Kathryn W. Roberts
Sandra Robertson
Faye Rodgers
Tiffany Rogers
E. L. Ronnel
Andrea Rowan
Charliss Russ
Jessica Rutherford
Mary Anne Salmon
Marge Schueck
Catherine Scott
Elaine H. Scott
Helen Selig
Mary Gay Shipley
John W. Shoptaw
Esther Silver-Parker
James D. Simpson
Phyllis Skaug
Diane Skinner
Barbara Skouras
Christine Slikker
Nan Snow
Shawn Solloway
Vicki Spears
Sarah M. Spencer
Patti Stanley
Denise Stewart
Cecilia Storey
Sandra J. Storment
Stephanie S. Streett
Julia Strickland
Gracia Stroud
Dorothy D. Stuck
Marlena Sweeney
Michelle Talley
Louise Terzia
Brandy E. Thomason
Cecelia Todd
Annabelle C. Imber Tuck
Sue Tull
Mary Van Eaton
Cynthia VanWinkle
Deborly Wade
Robert Wage
Beth Walker
Sherry Walker
Andy Watkins
Terry Watson
Lynnette & Michael Watts
Jane P. Wayland
Laura Wessinger
Julie West
Kirby Whetstone
Margaret M. Whillock
Wendi Whitehead
Charles Williamson
Mary Willmuth
Amy Wilson
Jajuanna Wilson
Carolyn Witherspoon
Kristina Woloson
Brenda Worm
Betsy Wright
Ellen Powell Yeary
James Yeary
Individuals
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Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors
Acxiom
Aristotle Inc.
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Destinations
Arkansas Heart Hospital
Arkansas Times Media
Arvest Bank
AT&T Arkansas
Bank of America
Bank of the Ozarks
Baptist Health Systems
Blackwell Moving Company
Boulevard Bread Company
Bridgestone Americas Tire
ByLites
Capital Hotel
CDP Strategies
Centennial Bank
Chartwells
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
Clear Pointe Technology Inc.
Community Bakery
Creative Convenience
Delta Trust & Bank
Ecofab Stores Inc.
HealthSouth Rehab Hospital
IberiaBank
International Interior Design
Kutak Rock LLP
Lake Point Conference Center
Liberty Bank of Arkansas
McDonald’s of Alcoa
McDonald’s of Benton
McDonald’s of Bryant
McDonald’s of Otter Creek
Metropolitan National Bank
Mitchell Williams Law Firm
Northeast Arkansas Baptist Clinic
Party Time Rentals
Prewitt Wealth Management Group
Quattlebaum Law Firm
Rader
Rizon Media
Southwest Power Pool
StrollerStrides of Little Rock, LLC
St. Vincent Health System
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Vision Information Technology
Wells Fargo
Winchester Business Services
Corporations
Arkansas Community Foundation
Bailey Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation
Heifer Foundation
Morris Foundation
Munro Foundation
Northwest Arkansas Community
College Foundation
University of Arkansas Foundation
Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Foundations
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Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
Audiology Department
Martha Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Dane Clay
John and Laura Coulter
Irene and George Davis
Nancy E. Dickins
Becky and Jackson Farrow
Retta Fulmer
James H. Gray, Jr. and Henry Louise
Joyce Griffin
Fran Henderson and Mike Watts
Connie and Fritz Hollenberg
Pat and John Lile
Joyce Mange
David H. Newbern
Ann and David Nicholson
Tina Poe Obermeier
Nancy and Don Pfeifer
Barbara Phillips
Nancy and Tad Phillips
Rose Law Firm Charitable Trust
Elaine H. Scott
James D. Simpson, III
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors
AAUW – Jonesboro Branch
AAUW – Little Rock Branch, Inc
AFP-Arkansas Chapter
Arkansas Tech University – President’s Office
Bentonville Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
CARTI
Heifer International
Little Rock Advertising & Promotions Commission
Little Rock Chamber of Commerce
Little Rock Restaurant Properties, LLC
Rogers/Lowell Chamber of Commerce
Russellville Advertising & Promotion
Russellville Rotary Club
University of Arkansas at Little Rock – Chancellor’s Office
University of Arkansas at Little Rock – Provost Office
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – Development
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – Deans Office
Jo Ann Branch by:
Robert Branch
George Campbell by:
Catherine Barrier
Chris Barrier
Anncha Briggs
Caroline S. Brown
Charlotte and Honorable Robert Brown
Organizations
Memorials
Leila Alston by:
Nan Snow
Kay Kelley Arnold by:
Cathryn H. Slater
Paula Aultz by:
Cindy Conger
Elizabeth Bintliff by:
Rita Bintliff
Cynthia L. Conger by:
Melissa McCauley
Mary Wilmuth
Suzanne Davidson by:
Cathryn H. Slater
Nancy DeLamar by:
Cathryn H. Slater
Paula Dempsey by:
Cindy Conger
Lee Lee Doyle by:
June Freeman
Susan Garner by:
Cindy Conger
Diane Gilliland by:
Cathryn H. Slater
Gretchen Hall by:
Little Rock Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Dr. Sybil Hampton by:
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Laura Hoey by:
Ruthie Holland
Melanie Keene by:
Cindy Conger
Bev Lindsey by:
Cathryn H. Slater
Rena Lundmark by:
Cindy Conger
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors
Marjorie Harrington Demace by:
Debbie Partee
Mary Bob Hodges Hammons by:
Lynnette Watts
Freda D. Heard by:
Karen Fetzer
Ollie Johynson Debusk by:
Johnelle D. Hunt
David DeBusk
Dennis DeBusk
Cleo Faye Taplin by:
Dr. Lee Lee Doyle
Dr. Janet Ply
Lynnette Watts
Memorials Honoraria
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Amanda Potter Cole by:
Charles H. & Sandra Lee Cole
Cathy Slater by:
Lynnette Watts
Mary Jane Spillers by:
Reba Pridgin
Dorothy Truex by:
Mable Donaldson
Sandra Robertson
Ruth Jane Stuck by:
Maria Jones
Judy Tenenbaum by:
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ronnel
Sue Tull by:
Cindy Conger
Hilda Turner by:
Reba Pridgin
Kathy Ann Ward
Monica Harkey
Amy Pierce
Jan Warner by:
Dr. Angela Kremers
Mojgan Watson by:
Terry Watson
Mary Willmuth by:
Cindy Conger
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors
Ronya McLelland by:
Gillian Banks
Lajuanna Wilson
Dr. Hanna Norton by:
Sara Beth Phillips
Kathy Palazzi by:
Mary Van Eaton
Dr. Becky Paneitz by:
Sara Beth Phillips
Lori Phillips by:
Sara Beth Phillips
Kathy Potter by:
Amanda Potter Cole
Honoraria
ducation • Inspiration • Empowerment • Love • Achievement • Hope • Opportunity • Self Confidence • Courage • Leadership • PhilaEd nthropy • Motivation
Cynthia L. Conger
Ronya McLelland
Amanda Potter Cole
Karen Potts
Lynnette Watts
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Donors
Holly Barron
Mary Helen Henry
Martha S. Hiett
H. Lynn Hopkins
Ronya McLelland
Reba Pridgin
Amanda Potter Cole
Georgina Toward
Lynnette Watts
Dr. Wendi J. Whitehead Williams
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*Every effort has been made to provide accurate information. We apologize forany errors that may be found in this listing. If your name or gift has been listed incorrectly, please let us know – we want to make sure your contributions are recorded correctly. Thank you for your understanding.
In addition to the financial support necessary for Women’s Foundation of Arkansas to fulfill its mission, the Foundation relies upon the donation of time and talent from volunteers. More than 400 dedicated and passionate philanthropists contributed a recorded almost 4,000 volunteer hours in 2011 to spread the reach of WFA’s initiatives to the women and girls throughout our state.
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Volunteers
List of VolunteersEllie Abad
Kristen Albertson
Regina Alexander
Terry Allen
Leila Alston
Faith Anaya
Lisa Anderson
Martha Anderson
Lindsay Andrews
Jaynee Arrigo
Zainab Atiq
Katie Atkins
Christine Audo
Monique Bailey
Christin Baker
Maegan Ballard
Melissa Bandy
Tara Banks
Carrie Barber
Corey Barnett
Jill Bayles
Ginger Beebe
Linda Beene
Ashlee Bell-Cohn
Mirna Benitez
Jessica Berrens
Elizabeth Bintliff
Paulette Blacknall
Lee Ann Blackwell
Jo Blatti
Jo Alice Blondin
Margaret Bogle
Caprice Borgeson
Angela Boswell
Shauna Bowen
Kindra Brewer
Marilyn Brewer
Cindy Bridges
Jill Bristow
Jessica Broner
Christie Brooks
Annette Brown
Jill Brown
Kelsey Brown
Robert Brown
SiKia Brown
Stephanie Brown
Jennifer Browne
Merribeth Bruning
Sydney Bryant
Patricia Buford
Miranda Burris
Athena Burton
Sarah Campbell
Brett Carr
JoNece Carter
Amy Casavechia
Tracy Casey
Maria Chona
Kate Christenbury
Lisa Chrzanowki
Shannon Clardy
Misti Clark
Natalie Clark
Renae K. Clark
Skyy Clark
Whitney Cobb
Brittney Cochran
Jennifer Coleman
Chastity Collins
Ramona Collins
Sandra Combs
Nona Comer
Cynthia Conger
Mary Connor
Debra Conventry
Lynita Cooksey
Jamie Coonce
Rebecca Cooper
Lance Corder
Sean Corrothers
Lois Coulter
Debra Coventry
Dee Cox
Kimberlee Crosby
Susanne Crouch
Elizabeth Cummings
Sumonia Daniel
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Volunteers
List of VolunteersKerri Daniels
Brittny Daubenheyer
La'Shara Davenport
Irene David
Julia Davis
Julie Davis
Amber Davis-Tanner
Charity Dawson
Susan DeBlack
Kathy Deck
Joy DeClerk
Azu Denton
Enkeleda Dervishi, Ph.D.
Cathy Dicus
Caroline Dominick
Caroline Donahue
Laura Downing
Myriah Downs
Lee Lee Doyle
Jo Driggers
Lori Ducey
Kayla Dwelle
Denice Eaves
Shawna Edwards
Lisa Ellington
Sydney Ellis
Elizabeth England
Carolyn Eoff
Sherry Eskridge
Erica Estes-Beard
Kayla Eveld
Kathy Manis Findley
Debra Fithen
Bill Fitzgerald
Trish Flanagan
Janet Ford
Desiree Fowler
Tiffny Frazier
Kourtnee Funk
Brehan Furfey
Dana Gaddy
Robin E. Gann
Becky Gifford
Kendra Glasper
Mary L. Good
Rene Goodwin-Lee
Charlie Granberry
Melissa Graves
Taylor Grayham
Princess Greenberry
Ashley Greene
Susan Greenwood
Anne Grippo
Robin Guadanini
Roger Guevara
Kristina Gully
Maryam Guppy
Kate Haagensen
Dorothy Hall
McKenzie Hall
Summer Hall
Sybil Hampton
Valerie Harden
Vikita Hardwrick
Joslyn Harney
Allison Harris
Erica Harris
Gienysa Harris
Leslie Harris
Yasheika Harris
Judy Harrison
Shane Harrison
Johnna Hart
Tonya Hass
Angela Hebert
Bernie Hellums
Jill Hendricks
Melissa Hendricks
Michele Henry
Lori Hensley
Kyndra Hicks
Billie Hill
Cody Hill
Morgan Hill
Michelle Hobbs
Jennifer Holbrook
Ruthie Holland
Tonya Hooks
Mica Hornes
Ed Horton
Tanya Hosks
Cora Housley
Sara Hubbard
Jonell Hudson
Julie Huggins
Natasha Hull
Jenny Hunt
Tamhra Hutchins-Frye
Lara Irvin
LaJasmine Jefferson
Becky Jester
Melinda Johnson
Sherry Johnson
Marla Johnson Norris
Natalie Johnson-Leslie
Derika Jones
Dez' Jones
Malindi Jones
Jacquiline Jones Martindale
Michelle Kaemmerling
Robin Kanatzar
Aman Kaur
Jessica Keahey
Janetta Kearney
Heather Keathley
Desiree' Kelly
Joyce Kennedy
Rachel Kluender
Nancy Knighten
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Volunteers
List of VolunteersAngela Kremers
Sarah Kresse
Diane LaFollette
Barbara Landrum
Leslie Landrum
Heather Larkin
Lashundra Larkin
Tiffany Latz
Christine Le
Catherine Leach
Xue Lee
Lia Lent
Nancy Leonhardt
Carolyn Lewis
Leah Lewis
Thomas Lipham
Louise Livesay
Polly Lockett-Fox
Patricia Loy
Laura Lucas
Daryn Lyndsey
Cindi Maddox
Padma Mana
Deepa Manjanatha
Catherine Marlowe
Dawn Martin
Jaime Martin
Miranda Martin
Irene Martz
Teresa Mason
Andrea Massie
Joy Matlock
Megan Matthew
Rebecca Matthews
Reagan McClure
JoBeth McElhanon
Sarah McGaha
Emily McIllwain
Samantha McKinzie
Katie McLean
Ronya McLelland
Constance Meadors
Ginny Meek
Allison Mencer
Asha Merrill
Patti Miley
Cynthia Miller
Terri Milligan
Katina Mitchell
Fara Moore
Hayley Moore
Katie Moore
Holly Morado
Hannah Moreland
Kaye Morgan
Tammy Morgan
Beverly Morrow
Rosalind Mouser
Courtney Mullen
Brandi Muradian
Kathy Murphy
Suzanne Murphy
Mari Alison Murry
Stephanie Neely
Sandra Nienmeyer
Valerie Nix
Jamilyn Noble
Susie Norman
Debby Thetford Nye
Janice O'Donnell
Sharon O'Hara
Shannon O'Niel
Chihiro Oishi
Cara Osborne
Champagne Owens
April Pantall
Rebecca Parr
Debbie Partee
Cheryl Payne
Lorrie Payne
Keyun Payne-Allen
Amy Pearce
April Pentall
Lindsey Pesek
Freddye Petett
Connie Phelps
Ember Phillips
Lori Phillips
Sarah Beth Phillips
Amy Pierce
Shelby Pierceau
Janet K. Ply
Ruth Plymale
Kathy Potter
Karen Potts
Katherine Prewitt
Grace Price
Betty Ramsey
Lynnette Rancifer
Andrea Razer
Trudy Redus
Erika Reed
Joanne Reilley
Kiva Reinbold
Tabitha Reynolds
Stacie Rhoads
Tammy Rhodes
Rita Richardson
Donna Rippey
Carrie Roberson
Loren Roberson
Hunter Robinson
Hannah Rodgers
Sabrenna Rodgers
Susan Roehrig
Alicia Rose
Penny Rudder
Charliss Russ
Kayleigh Sagar
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Volunteers
List of VolunteersJennifer SamuelsLisa SanbokJennifer SaxtonDusty SchmidShaun ScottMary SeitzTatiana SerranoSara SeydaVirginia ShackelfordStephanie ShankDarinda SharpDebbie SheaLatina SheardDebra ShiellBeverly ShivelyKunjal ShroffPam ShurettEsther Silver-ParkerTracy SimpsonSowmya SivakumraCarrie SlantonCarrie SlatonElizabeth SmallLaurie SmallingAnna SmithCatherine SmithMargie SmithMetta SmithRickie Smith
Sandra SmithSusie SmithTerri Sue SmithMichelle SnortlandSociety of Women EngineersShawn SollowayMaralyn SommerPatti StanleyWanda StephensAngie StevensSuzanne StoferAmber StraughnElizabeth StreettDavid StricklinBarbara SuggGlenna SumnerShu Lan TangSara TariqDiane TatumCelya TaylorGinger TeasterBillie Jean ThomasHolly ThomasKaty ThomasKimberly ThomasTerry ThomasHannah ThompsonSarah TiptonKimberly TisdaleKanika TopiwalaSara Torres
Letecha TownsendDuyen TranBrenda TriggBrandi TrippJulie TrivittMary Beth TrubittHilary TrudellSue Tull Alison TurnerGinger TurnerUALR Donaghey College of EITMeagan UhligJillian UnderwoodLea Ann VanWinkle GislerLisa VernonCatherine VestKim VickeryHina WalajahiSherry WalkerMichelle WallaceZhu WangDerrick WarrenAmy WarrickMiyiah WashingtonShya WashingtonVictoria WashingtonStacie WassellDe'Shuna WatersMojgan WatsonJane Wayland
Ann WebbTammy WebbKaren WeidoCathryn WellsVernita WellsSusan WestJulia WhiteheadLynsie WhitlowKellie WilhiteMelinda WilkinsAmber WilliamsTemper WilliamsWendi J. W. WilliamsStacey WilliamsonBeth WilsonSamantha WilsonAnne WintzerTonya WittKristina WolosonRebecca WordDashun WorthenCharolotte WrightMeredith WrightSandy WrightAmy WyniaKatie YoungYalanda YoungSara YoungbloodKimberly Zoldak
Honoring
Johnelle Hunt
Woman of the Year in Philanthropy
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Emerging Leaders
In 2008-2009 WFA piloted the Emerging Leaders Program. Twenty-five talented women from around the state took part in a series of “issue days” where they gained a deeper understanding of the most pressing issues facing the community at that time. Emerging Leaders met monthly for eight months to analyze how government, political, non-profit, corporate, and civic institutions shape the state’s collective identity. While the program was discontinued after its first year, WFA is proud of this group of pioneering women and their continuing accomplishments and on-going impact on Arkansas.
“I believe that by supporting the WFA, there will be a positiveeconomic impact on the state. WFA supports programs thatempower women to becomefinancially self-sufficient, businessleaders, and agents of change intheir communities.”
Jane Wayland, PhD, Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Department of Marketing and Advertising at UALR
WFA Girls of Promise
Since 2000, the WFA’s Girls of Promise™ program has introduced over 4000 eighth-grade girls across Arkansas to information about careers in areas related to economics, science, technology, engineering and math (ESTEM) while giving them the opportunity to meet with women professionals for greater understanding of their own potential and power. Every year at Girls of Promise conferences, the young women meet and learn from women with amazing careers, such as scientists, astronauts, physicians, computer systems engineers, and others.
Eight conferences were held in 2012, reaching 477 eighth-grade girls and 23 tenth-grade girls across the state. Conferences were held on the campuses of Arkansas State University, Arkansas Tech University, Harding University, Henderson State University/Ouachita Baptist University, NorthWest Arkansas Community College, Southern Arkansas University, University of Arkansas at Little Rock and University of Arkansas at Monticello. The acclaim Girls of Promise enjoys in the local communities hosting the conferences has enabled the Foundation to draw highly qualified professional women as speakers and role models year after year. This year’s conferences utilized the talents of inspirational speaker Mrs. Ginger Beebe, First Lady of Arkansas and keynote speakers Dr. Jo Alice Blondin, Lesa Handly, Dr. Michelle Moss, Dr. Janet Ply, Dr. Amber Straughn, KarenAnn Terrell, Dr. Paula Tkac, and Shannin Rae Watkins. Girls of Promise will expand to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and the University ofCentral Arkansas in 2013.
ducation • Inspiration • Empowerment • Love • Achievement • Hope • Opportunity • Self Confidence • Courage • Leadership • PhilaEd nthropy • Motivation
WFA Girls of Promise
Benefactor Level Sponsors:Entergy CorporationBHP Billiton
Patron Level Sponsors:AramarkAcxiomArkansas Children’s HospitalHenderson State UniversityMolex IncorporatedSouthwest Power Pool
Friend Level Sponsor:Albemarle FoundationFarmer’s Bank & Trust Junior Auxiliary of Russellville, Arkansas, Inc.Kenneth LongSouthern Medical GroupVision Information Technology ConsultantsWalmart Foundation
T-Shirt Sponsors:Dr. Lee Lee Doyle Dorothy Morris
Water Sponsor:Pepsi Beverages Company
Girls of Promise Sponsor:AAUW Benton CountyAngela and Dale BaileyBancorp SouthBridgestone Americas Tiers Operations, LLCThe Children’s ClinicColumbus County Community Foundation
2012 Girls of Promise Sponsors
Azu DentonDrew County Farm Bureau
Dr. Camella Montez Knoernschild, DDSDrs. Johnston and Richardson, PLLCJunior Auxiliary of MonticelloMagnolia Junior Charity LeagueMonfee Medical Clinic, P.S. Neca PharrMr. and Mrs. Ben RothwellUAM FoundationWhitehead Forestry Services, Inc.
Individual Donors:AAUW – Jonesboro BranchAndrea AlbrightBibler Brothers Lumber CompanyDr. and Mrs. Robert H. BowmanSheila BrooksFocus BankAndrea RowanRussellville Kiwanis ClubMarlena SweeneyNan SnowTabitha Watkins
In-Kind Donors:AAUW-Jonesboro BranchAG EdwardsAndrew’s Candy CompanyAramarkArkansas State UniversityASU Chancellor’s OfficeASU LibraryArkansas Tech UniversityArvest BankBancorp SouthGovernor and Mrs. Mike BeebeBrookshiresBurris, Inc.
Chartwells Dining ServiceChick-Fil-ADelta DentalEducational Renewal Zone, UAMFarmer’s Bank & TrustFOCUS BankHarding UniversityLaura HaywoodHealth SouthHenderson State UniversityKids Directory of NWAL’Oreal MaybellineMagnolia Regional Medical CenterEllen NeuborneNorthwest Arkansas Community CollegeNWArestaurants.com/Parachuting PenguinsDr. Becky PaneitzJoanne ReilleyOuachita Baptist UniversityPeekaboo MagazinePepsi Beverages Company Rose Drug StoreElizabeth SolanoSouth Arkansas Math & Science STEM CenterSouthern Arkansas UniversitySouthern Medical GroupUnileverUniversity of Arkansas at Little RockUALR Chancellor’s OfficeUniversity of Arkansas at MonticelloUAM’s Chancellor’s OfficeUAM Office of AdmissionUAM Office of AdvancementUAMS Chancellor’s OfficeVision IT Consultants, LLC
WFA Girls of Promise
Arkansas State University8th Grade Students:Blytheville Middle SchoolCave City Middle SchoolForrest City Middle SchoolKIPP Delta College Preparatory School –HelenaNettleton Junior HighOsceola Middle SchoolAlumnae Track Students:Earle High SchoolForrest City High SchoolMarked Tree High School
Arkansas Tech University8th Grade Students:Atkins Middle SchoolDardanelle High SchoolHector High SchoolLamar Middle SchoolMorrilton High SchoolPottsville Junior HighRussellville Junior High Alumnae Track Students:Clarksville High SchoolDanville High SchoolRussellville High School
Harding UniversityAhlf Junior High SchoolAlpena Junior High SchoolBald Knob Middle SchoolBeebe Junior High SchoolGreenbrier Junior High SchoolPulaski Heights Middle SchoolLonoke Middle SchoolPrescott High SchoolQuitman High School
2012 Girls of Promise Participating SchoolsRiverview Junior High SchoolHenderson University/Ouachita Baptist UniversityBenton Junior High SchoolCutter Morning Star High SchoolFouke Middle SchoolFountain Lake Middle SchoolGary E. Cobb Middle SchoolGoza Middle SchoolMalvern Junior High SchoolNashville Junior High SchoolOuachita High SchoolStuttgart Junior High SchoolYerger Middle School
Northwest Arkansas Community College8th Grade Students:Alpena Junior High SchoolBerryville Middle SchoolCedarville Middle SchoolElkins Middle SchoolElmwood Middle SchoolGentry Middle SchoolGeorge Junior High SchoolKirksey Middle SchoolLynch Middle SchoolPrairie Grove Middle SchoolSouthwest City Alumnae Track Students:Bentonville High SchoolFarmington High SchoolLincoln High School
Southern Arkansas UniversityColumbia Christian SchoolEmerson High SchoolLafayette High SchoolMagnolia Junior High School
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 8th Grade Students:Batesville Jr. High SchoolBergman Middle SchoolChrist The King Catholic SchoolDunbar Middle SchooleStem Middle SchoolFlippin Middle SchoolForest Heights Middle SchoolFuller Middle SchoolHenderson Magnet Middle SchoolHome Schooled StudentsJacksonville Lighthouse Charter SchoolLonoke Middle SchoolMabelvale Middle SchoolMaumelle Middle SchoolMayflower Middle SchoolPulaski Heights Middle SchoolRose City Middle SchoolSheridan Middle SchoolSt. Edwards Catholic SchoolSt. Joseph's Catholic SchoolAlumnae Track Students:Foreman High School
University of Arkansas at MonticelloDermott Junior High SchoolDumas Junior High SchoolHamburg Middle SchoolLakeside Junior High SchoolMcGehee Junior High SchoolSheridan Middle SchoolStar City Middle SchoolWarren Middle School
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