U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation welcomes 3 new board members ahead of March meeting

The U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Fort Smith museum, will hold its next scheduled meeting on March 7. It will be the first meeting for three new board members — Neff Basore of Bella Vista, Ryan Gehrig of Fort Smith and David Harlow of Loda, Ill.

Basore is senior vice president of residential developer Cooper Communities Inc. in Rogers. He is also a captain in the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, where he commands the Reserve Division and a member of the Arkansas State Police Commission.

Gehrig is president of Mercy Arkansas Communities, leading all Mercy hospitals across the state. That includes its two largest hospitals in Fort Smith and Rogers. Gehrig first came to Mercy as the president of the Fort Smith hospital in April 2012.

Harlow, former acting director of the United States Marshals Service, worked for the U.S. Marshals Service from 1983 until his retirement in January 2018. He was a founding member of the U.S. Marshals Survivors Benefit Fund beginning in May 2011. Following his retirement, he was re-elected to the board and appointed secretary in April 2018.

Other foundation board members are:

• Doug Babb
• Carl Caulk
• Dwight Curry
• Megan Goins
• Robert Hornberger
• Ken Kilgore
• John Schmelzle

Cynthia Coughlin, owner of Coughlin’s Ranch in Centerton, chairs the board of directors. She started her term on Jan. 1 this year, succeeding Laurice Hachem of Rogers.

The March 7 meeting begins at 1 p.m. at the museum’s Doss T. Sutton Board Room.