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CHAMBER

Leadership Crawford County

Leadership Crawford County (LCC),
the community leadership development
program of the Chamber, welcomed 25 new
participants to the Class of 2026.
This year’s participants are: Kylie
Ardemagni. Van Buren Police Dept.; Kyle
Arnold, My HR Pros; Stephanie Beadle, The
CALL in Crawford & Sebastian County; Blaine
Bell, Jimmy Bell Real Estate; Kim Brown,
Citizens Bank; Lauren Chambers, Flat Branch
Mortgage; Rebecca Correro, Fisher’s on Main;
Amy Ewing, Brownwood Life Care Center;
Rhonda Fow, UAFS Foundation, Inc.; Laura
Haney, Edward Jones; Patrick Harrington,
Randall Ford; Katee Jones, Methodist Village
Senior Living; Jennifer Lyon, Alma School
District; Charlene McDonnough, Crawford
County Library System; Laura McMillan,
Chambers Bank; Martha Moore, Sealtite of
Arklahoma; Kaitlyn Nolker, Mountainburg
Public Library; Tammy Predmore, WAPDD;
Chris Price, Crawford County Coroner; Sarah 2026 LCC Class Opening Retreat at Lake Fort Smith. Photo courtesy The Chamber
Rackley, Lumina Behavioral Health; Angie
Sellers, Hill Vision Center; Jake Simmons,
Heritage Church; Saige Small, The Guidance THAT'S MY BANK!
Center; Eric Waterbury, Elevate Event Rentals
and 188th Air National Guard; and Marykate FOR ALL OF
Wewers, United Way of Fort Smith Area.
Over the nine-month duration of the CRAWFORD 8 convenient
classes, participants will gain a deeper
understanding of various aspects of Business, COUNTY locations in
Government and Industry in Crawford County
Find us on Alma
and the State of Arkansas. Cedarville
New to this year’s curriculum is the cbankandtrust.com Mountainburg
Community Project. This year, requests for @Citizensbankvb Mulberry
proposals were sent to area non-profits and Van Buren
municipalities to identify real needs within the
community.
The class was organized into three teams,
and together they selected five projects to SUNDAY 10AM & 6PM
complete. Each team will complete its project
or projects and present its results—complete WEDNESDAY 7PM
with before-and-after photos—during the
closing session. BUTTERFIELDAG.COM
Thanks to the Community Project Sponsor,
the River Valley Democrat-Gazette, each team
received funding to help carry out its project. 1302 N. 30th Street,
Applications for the class of 2027 open in Van Buren, Arkansas
early 2026, and the new class will begin in
late August. Applications are available at
vanburenchamber.org.

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