Connections: Trent Goins appointed vice chairman of National Chicken Council

APPOINTMENTS
Nonprofit
Trent Goins
Fort Smith
Employer: OK Foods Inc.
Title: president and CEO
Appointment: vice chairman
Organization: National Chicken Council

Banking & Finance
Derek Eckelhoff
Fayetteville
Employer: First Security Bank
Title: assistant vice president
Appointment: secretary/treasurer; Emerging Leaders Section Council
Organization: Arkansas Bankers Association Leadership Conference

Aaron Burkes
Bethel Heights
Employer: Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority
Title: CEO
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Arvest Benton County

PROMOTIONS
Nonprofit
Taylor Harrison Speegle
Fayetteville
Employer: Walton Arts Center
Title: vice president of development
Previous title: director of corporate relations

Banking & Finance
Karen Gray
Fayetteville
Employer: Arvest Bank
Title: senior vice president, marketing manager
Previous title: vice president, marketing manager

Jessica Haffelder
Prairie Grove
Employer: Arvest Bank
Title: vice president
Previous title: branch sales manager