Mr. Cody Waits, Board Secretary
Director, Arkansas Office of Skills Development
Cody.Waits@arkansas.gov

Dr. Mike Hernandez, Ex-Officio Member
Executive Director-Elect, Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators
m.hernandez@theaaea.org

Ms. Esperanza Massana, Ex Officio Member
Director, Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
EMassana@arkansasEDC.com

Dr. Charisse Childers, Ex Officio Member
Director, Arkansas Division of Workforce Services
charisse.childers@arkansas.gov

Ms. Kristi Putnam, Ex-Officio Member
Secretary, Arkansas Department of Human Services
kristi.putnam@dhs.arkansas.gov

Dr. Andrea Henderson, Ex-Officio Member
Executive Director, Arkansas Community Colleges
ahenderson@arkansascc.org

Mr. Joe Profiri, Ex-Officio Member
Secretary, Arkansas Department of Correction
joe.profiri@arkansas.gov

Mr. Jacob Oliva, Ex-Officio Member
Secretary, Arkansas Department of Education
jacob.oliva@ade.arkansas.gov

Dr. Maria Markham, Ex-Officio Member
Director, Arkansas Department of Higher Education
maria.markham@adhe.edu

Mr. Hugh McDonald, Ex-Officio Member
Secretary, Arkansas Department of Commerce
hugh.mcdonald@arkansas.gov

Mr. Ross White, Ex-Officio Member
Director, Arkansas Division of Career & Technical Education
ross.white@ade.arkansas.gov

Mr. J.D. Lowery, Ex-Officio Member
Manager, Community & Economic Development, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.
jd.lowery@aecc.com