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Board of Directors

Phillip Baldwin
Phillip N. Baldwin
President & CEO
Southern Bancorp
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
    William Bynum
William J. Bynum
Chief Executive Officer
Enterprise Corporation
of the Delta / Hope Community Credit Union
Jackson, Mississippi
Ralph Christy
Ralph D. Christy, Ph.D.
Director
Cornell International
Institute for Food,
Agriculture and
Development
Ithaca, New York
    Cynthia East  Cynthia East
Owner
Cynthia East Fabrics
Little Rock, Arkansas
Andre Guerro
Andre Guerrero, Ed.D.
Director of Programs
for Language Minority Students

Arkansas Department of
Education
Little Rock, Arkansas
    Pledger Monk
Pledger E. Monk, III,
CPA, CFA, CFP®, CIMA

Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Little Rock, Arkansas
S. Yvette Murphy-Erby
S. Yvette Murphy-Erby,
MSW, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas School of Social Work
Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Toyce Newton
Toyce Newton
President &
Chief Executive Officer

Phoenix Youth & Family
Services, Inc.
Crossett, Arkansas
Daniel Rainey
Daniel V. Rainey, Ph.D. (Chair)
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural
Economics and Agribusiness
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Lisenne Rockefeller
Lisenne Rockefeller
Little Rock, Arkansas
Baxter Sharp
J. Baxter Sharp
(Chair-Elect)

Attorney at Law
Sharp & Sharp, P.A.
Brinkley, Arkansas
Chairman of the Board
Merchants & Planters Bank
Clarendon, Arkansas
Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney for the 
First Judicial District
    Lori Villarosa
Lori Villarosa
Executive Director
Philanthropic Initiative
for Racial Equity
Washington, DC
Diana Gonzales Worthen
Diana Gonzales
Worthen, Ph.D.

Director
Project Teach Them All
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
         
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