A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
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Jay Dennis has deepened his retail expertise under multiple business models and on a global scale. He’s worked in consulting and technology, supply chain technology, and consumer insights — always…
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Melissa Dysart is an accomplished member of the engineering industry, which is both male-dominated and rapidly evolving. She has worked more than 15 years as a drafter for Tatum-Smith Engineers…
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A year or two into his first job as an engineer, Jonathan Ely determined that business relationships are every bit as important to develop as technical skills. Now in his…
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Jason Flores caused a stir in his industry by passing all three levels of examination as a certified financial analyst, on first attempts, within 18 months. Flores now works as…
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Jake Haak recently accepted the position of chief financial officer for Rogers Public Schools, after spending five years in a similar role with Gravette Public Schools. He is one of…
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Kellie Holmes’ role as a vice president and credit analyst manager is not only critical to loan operations at Legacy National Bank, she is also founder of the bank’s “Legacy…
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The scale of Rex Holstein’s job is difficult to grasp. He leads teams to make sure Tyson Foods procures the best market prices for commodity items — grains, cooking oil,…
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Sarah Hood surprised her parents when the natural-born storyteller with a lifelong love of the English language opted to pursue an accounting degree. Not long into her academic career at…
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John James wrote his first computer program when he was 6 years old. Yeah, he was that kid. His self-deprecating way of describing his teen years is that he wasn’t…
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After high school, Eileen Jennings’ only career aspiration was to be a clothing designer. The St. Paul, Arkansas, native had been sewing since age 9 and could not imagine she…
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Erin Kyle was 16 when her father died from complications due to a stroke, in part due to poor lifestyle choices. Watching him struggle, she said, opened her eyes. “I…
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Melisa Laelan is the nation’s only certified court interpreter for Marshallese. She served 10 years in the U.S. Army and reached the rank of sergeant before she settled in Northwest…
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Meredith Lowry doesn’t see any limit to what Northwest Arkansas can become. As one of the area’s leading intellectual property lawyers, Lowry helps inventors, entrepreneurs and companies obtain patent, trademark…
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Frozen dinners and Pop-Tarts were never served in Matthew McClure’s childhood home. Both parents liked to cook and used fresh foods. McClure always had a comfortable grip on cooking as…
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During the dozen years J.R. Meeks has worked at Chambers Bank, the peaks have been magnificent and the valleys deep. He joined the bank, which his great-grandfather founded, while finishing…
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Dean Morris learned about the credit card industry from the bottom up. When he was just a teenager, he sat in the back office at his dad’s company, Community Bankers…
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Misty Murphy’s longtime passions for public service and biking came together last September when she started her work at the Northwest Arkansas Council. And the crowning achievement of her career…
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Marcus Necessary enjoyed a quick rise in the Northwest Arkansas real estate market to become the top overall agent at Weichert Realtors-The Griffin Co. in Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. He…
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Sach Oliver grew up on a cattle farm in north Arkansas, graduated as valedictorian from Viola High School and was later student government president at Arkansas State University. It was…
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You know you’ve made it when you have your own Wikipedia page. Just ask Buck Ortega. The former NFL journeyman and University of Miami tight end has had a charmed…
