To support your career development, we will help you connect with our diverse MA alumni network during your time in our program. This network includes alumni working in local industries (UAMS, UA Little Rock, Arkansas Department of Public Health, Bridgeway Hospital, CARTI Cancer Center, Stephens Inc, Simmons Bank, Summit Utilities, etc.) and those working for national companies and nonprofit organizations (such as PBS, Adobe, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Heifer International, WinRock International, and more). We also have many alumni who work for universities, including Florida State University, UA Little Rock, University of Kentucky, Purdue, Clemson, and others. Check out some of our alumni whose careers span internal and external communication, training/education, and influencer/corporate leadership below.

Internal Communication/Organizational Development

Becky Harwell
Becky Harwell
Director of Talent Development, Simmons Bank
Lisa Wymer
Lisa Wymer Twillie
Manager of Learning and Development at Summit Utilities
Shelby Fray
Shelby Fray,
Learning & Leadership Consultant at Blue Cross Blue Shield 
Katie (Batson) Swearingen
Katie (Batson) Swearingen,
Organizational Development Advisor, CARTI

External Communication: Health Communication, Business Development, Sales

Heide Harrell
Heide Harrell, APR,
Director of Communications for Central Arkansas
Meg Mirivel
Meg Mirivel,
Director of Communications, Arkansas Department of Health

Bruce Trimble
Bruce Trimble.
Chief Experience Officer, Pillar Clinical Research, LLC
Fan Ku
Fan Ku,
Sales Manager (Specialties), Fuchs Lubricants Taiwan Corp
Nathan Jeffers
Nathan Jeffers
Director of Marketing & Public Relations at CARTI
Roza Bost Koonce
Roza Bost Koonce
Consumer Marketing Coordinator Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Training/Education

Jacob Jenkins
Jacob Jenkins
Associate Professor, California State University-Channel Islands
Nigel Spears
Nigel Spears
Community Philanthropist at Clinton School of Public Service
Andrew Pyle
Andrew Pyle
Associate Professor, Clemson University
Rebekah Whitaker
Rebekah Whitaker Assistant Professor, Director of Debate, Union University
Melanie Morgan
Melanie Morgan, Ph.D.
Professor & Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Purdue University
Melissa Johnson
Melissa Johnson
Director of Learning and Development, First Union, Little Rock, Arkansas
Marquese McFerguson
Marquese McFerguson
Assistant Professor, Florida State University
Robert C. Mock Jr.
Robert C. Mock Jr.
Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Kentucky
Michelle Malone
Michelle Malone,
Library Communication Specialist Ottenheimer Library

Corporate Leadership/Influencer

Adena White
Adena White
Founder & Chief Storyteller, Black Belt Media
Sajni Kumpuris
Sajni Kumpuris
People Analysis, Adobe, San Francisco, California
Sasha Arjannikova,
Sasha Arjannikova
People Analysis, Adobe, San Francisco, California
Tamidra Marable
Tamidra Marable
Global Talent Development Director, Heifer International
J. J. Pitman
J. J. Pitman
University of Arkansas 4-H Center Director