Profiles

A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards

NEA C-Suite: Pat Johnson

How would you describe your company? We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Eddie Mae Herron Center is a museum and community center dedicated to education and preserving African American…

How would you describe your company? Halsey Thrasher Harpole Real Estate Group (HTHREG) is a real estate brokerage company with disciplines in commercial and residential sales and leasing, and management…

NEA C-Suite: Carroll Caldwell

How would you describe your company? I started my career in real estate in construction in 1966 in Cherokee Village, Ark. During high school, I worked there in construction during…

NEA C-Suite: Chris Barber

How would you describe your company? St. Bernards is a community health endeavor, supported and sustained by the same communities we serve. The Olivetan Benedictine Sisters founded St. Bernards on…

NEA Women in Business: Sari Harlow

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies, Arkansas State University What was your dream job and why? I’ve dreamed of owning a bookstore and being an author since childhood….

NEA Women in Business: Melissa McDaniel

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in corporate finance and master’s degree in business administration, Arkansas State University What character traits do you feel have benefited you in your success? I…

NEA Women in Business: Pamella Niell

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Attended East Central University What is Tiger Commissary Services Inc.? All of Tiger Commissary’s customers are inmates and the county sheriffs or administration who run the jail….

NEA Women in Business: Melissa Parker Taverner

Residence: Batesville Education: Bachelor’s degree in biology, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; master’s degree in science virology, University of Reading, England; doctorate in environmental science, University of Virginia What was your dream…

NEA Women in Business: Lindsey Spencer

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree, Arkansas State University What was your dream job and why? I’ve always loved stories, so in high school and college I dreamed of making movies….

NEA Women in Business: Reba Shipley

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Enrolled agent/certified tax resolution specialist What has been the most fulfilling moment of your career so far? Being able to help people solve IRS and state tax…

NEA Women in Business: D Terrell Patterson

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Attended Arkansas State University; licensed cosmetologist, certified natural hair specialist and a certified trichologist What was your dream job and why? My dream job was to become…

NEA Women in Business: Kerri Parnell

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting and master’s degree in business administration, Arkansas State University; certified administrator of surgery center (CASC) certification What has been the most fulfilling moment…

NEA Women in Business: Andrea Andrews

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis in advertising, Arkansas State University What has been the most fulfilling moment of your career so far? The most fulfilling moment…

NEA Women in Business: Shunqetta N. Cunningham

Residence: Jonesboro Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, master’s degree in public administration, Arkansas State University What was your dream job and why? My dream job was to be president…

Forty Under 40: Lindsay Wilmott

When Lindsay Wilmott was a child, she was fascinated and intrigued with numbers. Both of her parents were educators, and she thought it would be natural for her to become a…

Forty Under 40: Chris Thompson

Five years ago, Chris Thompson was homeless in Los Angeles due to addiction. On Thanksgiving Day 2018, he started his sobriety journey. While living at a halfway house, he started…

Forty Under 40: Aayush Thakur

Aayush Thakur never intended to live and work in the United States. In 2010, he attended the University of South Florida seeking a master’s degree in civil engineering with an…

Forty Under 40: Joshua Sykes

Joshua Sykes understands that sometimes you have to walk away from a goal. He also understands that temporarily doing so does not keep you from reaching it. Sykes graduated from…

Forty Under 40: Lindsey Steiger-Muck

Lindsey Steiger-Muck found a love for teaching after a former college professor suggested it. The Fort Smith native started teaching after earning an MBA from the University of Arkansas in…

Forty Under 40: Hannah Stanley

Hannah Stanley knew she was going to become a doctor. Her father was a doctor, and when she was young, he battled cancer. The two spent a lot of time…