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Contributing to the community is important to Karen Minkel, and she’s built a career around that goal. Minkel graduated from Northwestern University in 1999 with a degree in communications. In…
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Sharmila Mounce was the second employee hired at Arkansas Power Electronics International, a research and development and manufacturing company that specializes in advanced energy-system electronics. Since the company formed in…
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Bill Norman said growing up on a farm gave him a natural tendency to think about how things work. That led him to a career in supply chain management and…
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Nathan Ogden grew up on construction sites from the time he was 5 years old. Throughout high school and college, he worked construction jobs on the side. “When I got…
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Jeremy Pate has been involved in the city of Fayetteville’s growth since coming to work for the planning division in 2003. Pate became interested in urban planning while studying abroad…
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Northwest Arkansas has sold itself to Dana Paul. And she can thank her three kids for that. The Pine Bluff native, who has a law degree from the University of…
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Maggie Rice has always had the skills she feels are essential in her position. “I’ve always been a planner,” she said. “I like to make sure things are organized and…
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Katie Robinson is paying it forward. In her eight years working in banking, from an assistant branch manager position to her current role, Robinson knows well how important fiscal responsibility…
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Landon Shockey had all the design and technical skills he needed. It was the marketing tools he felt he was lacking to fulfill a dream of opening his own handcrafted…
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Nick Spicher had finally found his dream career field, and he knew it. “When I woke up with that feeling of loving what I’m doing and being excited about going…
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This time, it was grandma who knew best. “My grandmother always told me I would be an engineer,” Jeremy Stobaugh said. “I didn’t really even know what that was. I…
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Banking wasn’t on Landon Taylor’s mind when he first stepped on the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway in 1994. “I went to UCA with the intent of being…
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Being an attorney is in Vicki Vasser’s blood. While she dabbled a little as an accountant early in her career, Vasser always knew she wanted to follow in the footsteps…
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Confidence is an important ingredient to reach any career goal, and Gracie Ziegler admits it has helped her move quickly up the professional ladder. “You have to make yourself stand…
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A native of treeless north Texas, Adam Arroyos had always liked trees, and when he came to Fayetteville for a Walmart shareholders meeting in 1994, he fell in love with…
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One the most rewarding parts of Daniel Barnes’ job is McClelland’s longstanding relationship with the University of Arkansas. The two entities have worked on a bevy of projects over the…
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Growing up in a rural, medically underserved community in the tip of the Oklahoma panhandle, Chad Betts knew he wanted to be a physician. With an eye on becoming a…
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Brooke Bisbee said she’s always been drawn to surgery. She chose the field of podiatry so she could still perform surgery while also having the lifestyle she wanted. Bisbee graduated…
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Meredith Brunen’s always had a passion for helping students achieve their goals. “I consider myself a perpetual student,” she said. “What better way to give back and take part in…
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Caroline Clarke started with Wal-mart in 1997 as an intern in the real estate and design department. Today, the Little Rock native leads a team of more than 130 associates,…
