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Chamber Team
CHAMBER

2026 Board of Directors

Executive Committee Board Members
Past Chairperson Marco Ayala; Simmons Foods
Brandon FIsher
Rebecca Brannon; Jernigan Law Group
Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative
Julie Murray Phyllis Thompson
President Director of Chairperson Susan Coulson; Generations Bank
& CEO Membership
julie@vanburenchamber.org phyllis@vanburenchamber.org Richard Harris Jennifer King; University of Arkansas -Fort Smith
Arkansas Tech University – Ozark Campus Dr. Philip Morton; MobileCare Dental
Vice-Chairperson Darrel Peters; Chambers Bank
Shea Foldvary Daniel Skipper; Citizens Bank & Trust Company
United Way of Fort Smith Area
Brian Summerhill; Van Buren School District
Executive Committee Ex-Officio
Emily Johnson
Judge Chris Keith; Crawford County
Hubbs & Whitehead CPAs
Pat Powell Jessica Blasingame
Director of Leadership Director of Stephanie Parson Mayor Joe Hurst; City of Van Buren
Crawford County Operations
pat@vanburenchamber.org jessica@vanburenchamber.org Baptist Health Maryl Purvis; Van Buren A & P
Ambassadors Legacy Heights and Memory Lane Dr. Terisa Riley; University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Holli Willis
Dr. Harold Jeffcoat; Van Buren School District

Jessica Odom .................................... Generations Bank
Nathan Riggs ..................................Turf & Pest Pro USA
Michelle Robinson .....State Farm-Dustin Booth Agency
Theresa Gilstrap ................................ Generations Bank
Brandy Karnes ..... Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Corey Story.....................................................Bank OZK
Martha Moore ................................................................
.......Sealtite of Arklahoma Green Asphalt Maintenance
Emily Parks ...............Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Kim Brown ................Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Melanie Allen ...................... CASA of Crawford County
Sherry Marshall ...............................................................
................... Ms. Arkansas Senior America Pageant, Inc.
Mishelle Davis.................................................................
...................Red River Employees Federal Credit Union
Alex Hagag ...............................................Dobson Fiber
Dayna Cochran ................ Van Buren Housing Authority
Larissa Ellison .................. Van Buren Housing Authority
Jessica Day ..................................................Firstar Bank Ready to Meet All Your Real Estate Needs!
Heather Patton ............................Direct Auto Insurance
Darrell Hovis ................Red Dirt Radio, The Kage 106.7 479-471-5557
Matthew Pewterbaugh 13:12 Cleaning and Restoration
Chris Barnes ................................................Arvest Bank
Dusan Stojanovic .....................................Cadence Bank
Patrick Harrington ......................................Randall Ford
Lacy Gasparotto ..................Rustic Farm & Pet Services Betty Lyles Broker Martha Rudell Mary Jo Weidman
Vanessa Caldwell ............................................................ 459-5368 650-0596 459-1002
.................Arkansas Department of Workforce Services
Jared Barnes .................. Cyberhelix Technical Solutions
Troy Anderson ...........................Ritter Communications
Jill Golding ....................... United Federal Credit Union
Jerel Driscoll Bob England Patricia Branson Tyler Jones
Savanah Conaway ............ United Federal Credit Union
883-6277 414-0804 353-2881 221-7640
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