Connections: ULI-Northwest Arkansas hires programs, communications director

NEW HIRES
Marketing & Advertising
Caitlyn Ford
Rogers
Employer: RichContext
Title: director of strategy
Previous employer: Empower
Previous title: director, digital commerce

Nonprofit
Susan Upchurch
Fayetteville
Employer: Excellerate Foundation
Title: chief financial officer
Previous employer: Tyson Foods Inc.
Previous title: director of revenue management

Real Estate
Rikki Manen
Bentonville
Employer: Urban Land Institute-Northwest Arkansas
Title: director of programs and communications
Previous employer: The Peel Compton Foundation
Previous title: director of development

PROMOTIONS
Banking & Finance
Mishelle Davis
Fort Smith
Employer: United Federal Credit Union
Title: regional market development manager
Previous title: branch manager

Engineering
Colby Post
Rogers
Employer: HP Engineering
Title: regional account manager
Previous title: project manager

Utilities
Nicole “Nikki” Holloway
Springdale
Employer: Beaver Water District
Title: laboratory supervisor
Previous title: laboratory analyst

APPOINTMENTS
Nonprofit
Michaela Martin-Worley
Bentonville
Employer: Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.
Title: clinical consultant
Appointment: member, board of directors
Organization: Habitat for Humanity of Benton County

AWARDS
Engineering
Rick Herrick
Fayetteville
Employer: Olsson
Title: transportation team leader
Award: Melvin B. Meyer Transportation Professional of the Year
Organization: Missouri Valley section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (MOVITE)