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ARKANSAS VALLEY
Position	Name	Phone Number	AWIN Talk Group
Co-Leader	Emily Johnson	479-573-3123
Co-Leader	Randy Dickerson	479-667-4138	HO ARVAL
Secretary	Chris Key	479-229-6189
RRC	Paul Pestel	479-518-5560
Clinical Advisor	Steve Cranford	918-776-4281

METRO
Co-Leader	Diane Hughes	501-413-9354
Co-Leader	Jody Carter	501-231-9307	HO METRO
Secretary	Renee Fowler	501-202-2389
RRC	Jessica Howdeshell	501-773-5647
Clinical Advisor	Dr. Amanda Novack	501-940-0110
Clinical Advisor	Dr. Michael Stroud	501-658-6862

NORTH CENTRAL REGIONS
Co-Leader	Sheila Crymes	501-887-3293
Co-Leader	Frankie Feltrop	501-380-4918	HO NCENT
Secretary	Tamara Mckee, MSN, RN	501-887-3289
RRC	Andrew Hradesky	501-613-2882
Clinical Advisor	James Zini, M.D.	870-615-0401

NORTHEAST REGION
Co-Leader	Bryan Mattes	870-208-2145
Co-Leader	Carl Kirkendoll	870-919-3735	HO NEAST
Secretary	Yolanda Atkins	870-207-7387
RRC	Karla Davis	870-919-3735
Clinical Advisor	Shane Speights, DO, FAAFP	870-680-8196

NORTHWEST REGION
Co-Leader	Brittany Wilson	479-926-0297
Co-Leader	Eric Will	479-338-2989	NW-1 and
Secretary	Alex Hummer	575-649-1309
RRC	Terry Lawson	479-841-8658
Clinical Advisor	Holli Bagwell, DO, FAAP	417-207-9249

SOUTHEAST REGION
Co-Leader	Larry Kennedy	870-541-7693
Co-Leader	Phillip Gilmore	501-454-8576	HO SEAST
Secretary	Shirley White	870-364-1272
RRC	Steven Smith	870-317-8900
Clinical Advisor	Carol Anne Chisom	870-367-1292

SOUTHWEST REGION
Co-Leader	Kelly Holybee	870-722-3891
Co-Leader	Steven May	870-845-6950
Secretary	Clint Schooley	870-845-8050
RRC	Andy Threlkeld	479-243-5076
Clinical Advisor	Sonya Justice, RN	870-864-3498

ARKANSAS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA)
Vice President of Education	Lyndsey Dumas	501-224-7878	Fax: 501-224-0519
Quality Specialist	Cindy Crump	501-224-7878	Fax: 501-224-0519

ARKANSAS HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION (AHCA)
Executive Director	Rachel Bunch	501-374-4422	Fax: 501-374-1077
Director of Member Services	Cat Hamilton	501-374-4422	Fax: 501-374-1077
Director of Finance	Pam White	501-374-4422	Fax: 501-374-1077

ARKANSAS AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION (AAA)
AAA President	Amanda Warren-Newton	870-904-1573

ARKANSAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (AEMA)
OEM, Benton County	Bobby King	501-767-9311

OFFICE OF PREPAREDNESS & EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS (OPERS)
Director	Eric Kremers, DSc	501-683-4029
Assistant Director	Joe Martin, MS, NREMT	501-671-1452
Medical Director, Preparedness	Jerrilyn Jones, MD, MPH	501-683-0252
Operations Division Chief	vacant
Operations Program Manager	Darla DalSanto	501-661-2713
HPP/Logistics Division Chief	Alyce Wagner	501-280-4174
Special Projects Manager	vacant	501-537-9691
Readiness Program Manager	vacant	501-280-4424
Planning Program Manager	Shawn Howell	501-661-2249
PHEP Program Manager	Dana Dane	501-614-5284
HPP Program Manager	Scott Gann	501-671-1603
ECC Manager	Greg Knight	501-661-2136
Budget Analyst	vacant
SNS Coordinator	Tyler Sorrells	501-671-1603
HAN Coordinator/PHIN/IT	James Hicks	501-661-2085
Volunteer Program Manager	Makayla Tedford	501-661-2940
EMS Section Chief	Christy Kresse	501-661-2178
Stroke/STEMI Section Chief	David Vrudny	501-661-2096
Trauma Section Chief	Canara Banister	501-661-2084
EOC Technical Manager	Mike Wilson	501-280-4020
Training and Exercise Lead	Darla DalSanto	501-661-2713
Training and Exercise Coordinator	Emily Campbell	501-661-2808
Training and Exercise Coordinator	Danny Baxter	501-537-9694
HPP Grants Coordinator	Matt Johnson	501-280-4838
Administrative Analyst	Rebecca F. Wright	501-280-4383
Administrative Analyst	Brent Rowe	501-280-4375
Budget Manager	Jacqlyn Dillard	501-683-2886
Planner	Jerome Ngundue	501-661-2044

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