Arkansas Public Administration Consortium awards 49 graduate certificates
University of Arkansas at Little RockNearly 50 people earned graduate certificates in public management, city planning, and volunteer management from the Arkansas Public Administration Consortium at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.A cooperative program of UA Little Rock, Arkansas State University, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the consortium has successfully trained and educated managers and leaders from the public and nonprofit sectors since 1984.The graduates were recognized during a May 17 ceremony at the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion. John Thurston, commissioner of state lands, gave a keynote address titled “Leading with Purpose.” The Certified Public Manager program awarded Grant Tomlin, program coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the Best Project Plan and Askew awards. His project was titled “Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Northwest Arkansas Shooting Sports Complex at Wedington Wildlife Management Area.”The consortium’s certificate programs include Certified Public Manager, Arkansas Governmental Manager, Certified Volunteer Manager, and Certified Arkansas Planning Official.Fourteen people received the Arkansas Governmental Manager graduate certificate, including:
Veronica Alexander, Arkansas Department of Labor, Little Rock
Darla Brooks, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, Little Rock
TyJunia Clark, Arkansas Community Correction, Little Rock
Mark Cutrer, Arkansas Forestry Commission, Little Rock
Maria Elena de Avila, SEARK Education Services, Little Rock
Tim Harrison, Little Rock Wastewater, Little Rock
Justin Homan, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Brinkley
Lisa Mayers, Pulaski County Assessor’s Office, Little Rock
Joshua Middleton, Disability Determination Services, Little Rock
Briana Miller-Zuber, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock
Mikel Murders, Little Rock Wastewater, Little Rock
Jimmy Powell, Pulaski County Assessor’s Office, Little Rock
Leonard Smith, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Little Rock
Shelle Stormoe, Arkansas Public Administration Consortium, Little Rock
Another 10 earned the Certified Public Manager certificate, including:
Joe Allen,Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Little Rock
Rhonda Barfield, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Little Rock
Shalon Bogard, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Little Rock
Betty Bryant, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock
Rebecca Edwards, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Little Rock
Leah Moseley, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock
Kelly Mulvihill, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Fort Smith
Susan Porter, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock
Shelle Stormoe, Arkansas Public Administration Consortium, Little Rock
Grant Tomlin, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Conway
An additional 20 people graduated from the Certified Volunteer Management program, including:
Hannah Barnett, Crowley’s Ridge Development Council, Jonesboro
Shaneice Batton, Central Arkansas Development Council, Arkadelphia
Logan Michael Camporeale, Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, Washington
Teresa Carlisle, Central Arkansas Library System, Little Rock
Neta Davis, Central Arkansas Development Council, Little Rock
Sonya Davis, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock
Ashley Doty, Hope Cancer Resources, Springdale
Laura Hendrix, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Coop Extension Service, Little Rock
Paulette Hogan, Arkansas Insurance Department, Little Rock
Jennifer Huie, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
Kaylah Jackson, Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock
Erika Jernigan, Branson Chamber of Commerce, Branson, Missouri
Janice Mooney, Saline County Memorial Hospice, Little Rock
Beth Moore, Arkansas Insurance Department, Little Rock
Ashley Moses, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Little Rock
Cindy Rhodes, Central Arkansas Development Council, Arkadelphia
Jannette Sanders, Central Arkansas Development Council, Benton
Elise Stuart, Alzheimer’s Arkansas, Little Rock
Rob Toonkel, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, New York
Mary Vickers, Central Arkansas Development Council, Benton
Amy Webb, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Little Rock
In the Certified Arkansas Planning Official program, five Arkansas city employees earned the graduate certificate, including:
