Gov. Hutchinson announces appointments to commissions, special justices in SEECO case

Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) today announced the following appointments:

Steve Rogers, Russellville, to the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Board.  Appointment expires Sept. 1, 2021.  Replaces Kathy Wheatley.

Roy Wert, Menifee, to the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Board.  Appointment expires Sept. 1, 2021.  Replaces Susan Altrui.

Tony Warner, Malvern, to the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame Board.  Appointment expires Sept. 1, 2019.  Replaces Charles Dodson.

Rudy Ortiz, Scott, to the Minority Business Advisory Council.  Appointment expires at the Will of the Governor.

Sylvester Smith, Camden, to the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.  Appointment expires June 1, 2018. Replaces Jerry Adams.

Debra Hurd, Fayetteville, to the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board.  Appointment expires June 30, 2018. Replaces Laura Printz.

Dr. Leigh Anne Bennett, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board.  Appointment expires June 30, 2018. Reappointment

Dr. Meenakshi Budhraja, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board.  Appointment expires June 30, 2018. Reappointment.

Bennett Downs, Bryant, to the Arkansas State Respiratory Care Examining Committee.  Appointment expires Aug. 7, 2018. Reappointment.

Quinyatta Mumford, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Board of Health Education.  Appointment expires July 31, 2018. Replaces Rosemary Alcon.

Angela Turner, White Hall, to the Arkansas Board of Health Education.  Appointment expires July 31, 2018. Replaces Amanda Harvey.

Dr. Brad Erney, Jonesboro, to the Arkansas Board of Health Education.  Appointment expires July 31, 2018. Replaces Sabra Miller.

Bishop Gregory Brown, Osceola, to the Arkansas Veterans’ Commission.  Appointment expires Oct. 15, 2020. Reappointment.

Len Cotton, Dardanelle, to the Arkansas Veterans’ Commission.  Appointment expires Oct. 15, 2020. Reappointment.

Dr. Robert Mason, Fort Smith, to the Arkansas Veterans’ Commission.  Appointment expires Oct. 15, 2020.  Replaces Terry Williams.

Phillip Lea, Russellville, to the Criminal Detention Facility Review Committee, Judicial District #5.  Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2019.  Replaces Billy Sorrells.

Paul Boss, Green Forest, to the Criminal Detention Facility Review Committee, Judicial District #19 East.  Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2019.  Replaces Robert Tetu.

Howard Coston, Malvern, to the Criminal Detention Facility Review Committee, Judicial District #7.  Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2019.  Reappointment.

Stacey Caplener, Pleasant Plains, to the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board.  Appointment expires Oct. 14, 2018.  Reappointment.

Charles Johnson, Texarkana, to the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board.  Appointment expires Oct. 14, 2018.  Replaces James Tolewitzke.

Chad Mosby, El Dorado, to the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board.  Appointment expires Oct. 14, 2018.  Reappointment.

Earl Owens, Walnut Ridge, to the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board.  Appointment expires Oct. 14, 2018.  Replaces Christopher Jones.

Thomas Scott, Little Rock, to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.  Appointment expires July 1, 2019.  Replaces Nora Moses.

Whitney Weeks, Fayetteville, to the Arkansas Scenic Resources Preservation Coordinating Committee.  Appointment expires Oct. 1, 2019.  Replaces William Watson.

Billy Burrough, Hot Springs, to the State Marketing Board for Recyclables.  Appointment expires July 31, 2019.  Replaces Carl Freel. 

George Wheatley, Fayetteville, to the State Marketing Board for Recyclables.  Appointment expires July 31, 2019.  Reappointment. 

David Beck, White Hall, to the Information Network of Arkansas.  Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2017.  Replaces Matt Cashion.

Shelli Jordan, Little Rock, to the Information Network of Arkansas.  Appointment expires Dec. 31, 2017.  Replaces Fred Vining.

Andrea Walker, Jonesboro, to the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission. Appointment expires Nov. 15, 2018.  Reappointment.

Therral Story, Magnolia, to the Board of Trustees of Southern Arkansas University.  Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2017.  Replaces O.A. Franks.

Jana Brady, Fayetteville, to the Arkansas State Board of Acupuncture and Related Techniques.  Appointment expires July 31, 2018.  Reappointment.

Dillard Martin, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Board of Hearing Instrument Dispensers.  Appointment expires July 31, 2016.  Replaces Marlin Freeman.

Everett Elam, Little Rock, to the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas School for the Blind and the Arkansas School for the Deaf.  Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2016.  Replaces Roy DePriest.

Mike Horton, Hensley, to the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board.  Appointment expires Sept. 1, 2018.  Reappointment.

Connie Melton, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics Advisory Board.  Appointment expires Sept. 1, 2018.  Replaces Renee Mallory.

Mike Whitmore, Rogers, to the Arkansas History Commission.  Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2022.  Replaces Samuel Granade.

Dr. Mark Reiner, Jonesboro, to the Arkansas Board of Podiatric Medicine.  Appointment expires Sept. 1, 2018.  Replaces Dr. Harvey Brown.

Catherine Acre, Greenbrier, to the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee.  Appointment expires March 1, 2020.  Reappointment.

Sandra Pugh, El Dorado, to the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee.  Appointment expires March 1, 2020.  Replaces Deborah Gangluff.

Mandia Carden, Bryant, to the Arkansas State Occupational Therapy Examining Committee.  Appointment expires March 1, 2016.

Beth Rush, Hamburg, to the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board.  Appointment expires Aug. 1, 2019.  Replaces Heather Stevens.

Judge Rusty McMillon, Paragould, to the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board.  Appointment expires Aug. 1, 2019.  Replaces Kasey Summerville.

Kalene Griffith, Bentonville, to the State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2021. Replaces Mark Givens.

Richard Sims, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Fire Protection Licensing Board. Appointment expires April 1, 2018. Replaces Marylea Gazette.

Greg Ashcraft, Little Rock, to the Arkansas Lifeline Individual Verification Effort Corporation. Appointment expiresMarch 1, 2018. Reappointment.

Mark Spradley, Little Rock, as a Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas.  CV-15-493 Myrtle Steven v. SEECO, Inc.  Replaces Justice Rhonda Wood.

Steve Schulte, Roland, as a Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas.  CV-15-493 Myrtle Steven v. SEECO, Inc.  Replaces Justice Paul Danielson.

Keith Chrestman, Jonesboro, as a Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas.  CV-15-493 Myrtle Steven v. SEECO, Inc.  Replaces Justice Karen Baker.

Amy Driver, Fayetteville, as a Special Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas.  CV-15-493 Myrtle Steven v. SEECO, Inc.  Replaces Justice Robin Wynne.