The Provost Leadership Council is made of the deans of each college, graduate school, and law school and administrators from key departments and programs from across the UA Little Rock campus. The council meets twice a month. Once a month, an extended group consisting of additional members from various academic units, meets to discuss specific topics.
Provost Leadership Council Members
Ann Bain, Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Provost
Brian Berry, Vice Provost for Research/Dean, Graduate School
Colin Crawford, Dean, William H. Bowen School of Law
Sarah Beth Estes, Dean, College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education
Tom Clifton, Interim Dean, College of Business, Health, and Human Services
Jeff Connelly, Interim Dean, Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Jess Porter, Director for the Center of Arkansas History and Culture, Center for Arkansas History and Culture
William (Cody) Decker, Associate Provost and Chief Data Officer, Office of Institutional Research
Melvin Beavers, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor – Continuous Improvement
Simon Hawkins, Director, Donaghey Scholars
J.B. Hill, Director, Ottenheimer Library
Sharonda Lipscomb, Executive Director of Online Learning
David Montague, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success and Faculty Mentoring
Shannon Collier-Tenison, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Relations and Administration
Ross Bradley, Provost Chief of Staff
Aaron Duvall, Executive Director of Workforce Development
Extended Group Members
Sharon Sims, Finance Director (Office of the Provost)
Charnley Conway, Director of Concurrent Enrollment
Brittany Straw, Director of University Career Services
Christine Cotton, Director of UA Little Rock Extended Education
Carrie Phillips, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Office of Communications and Marketing
Elizabeth Small, Director of Business Networks and Real Estate Instructor
Marta Cieslak, UA Little Rock Downtown Director