The Regional Programs
Advisory Council consults on various aspects of planning and
implementation for the AHEC Program from a statewide perspective. The
Council is comprised of the Chair and Vice Chair of the advisory
councils of each of the seven AHECs and several partner members
representing statewide organizations that support and work with Regional
Programs to achieve our statewide mission. The Council has adopted
bylaws and elects a Chair and Vice Chair from the membership to lead the
organization. An internal advisory council offers valuable input from
various departments within the institution.
We are deeply indebted to these capable advisors.
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Harold Mitchell, CEO, Bradley County Medical Center,
Warren Susan Hanrahan, PhD, Dean, College of Nursing & Health
Professions, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro Ed Henley, PhD, Bruce Drugs, Inc., Smackover Sandi Klein, Education Director, West Central Arkansas
Center on Aging, Fort Smith John Lytle, MD, Advisory Council Chair, AHECPine Bluff Buddy McMahon, Fort Smith Sip Mouden, Executive Director, Community Health Centers of
Arkansas, North Little Rock Kirk Reamey, CEO, Ozark Health Medical Center, Clinton Curtis Shipley, Advisory Council Vice-Chair, AHEC
Northwest, Fayetteville Donnie Smith, Arkansas Department of Health and Human
Service, Division of Health, Little Rock Kevin Smith, Advisory Council Vice-Chair, Delta AHEC,
Helena
Russ Sword, CEO, Ashley County Medical Center, Crossett Ken Tillman, Rural Health Director, Arkansas Farm Bureau
Federation, Little Rock P. Vasudevan, MD, Helena Don Vollman, MD, Doctors’ Anatomic Pathology Services,
Jonesboro Fred Vorsanger, Fayetteville
Jess Walt, President, 1st National Bank of Altheimer Mark Workey, MD, Associate Chief of Staff for Education,
McClellan Memorial VA Medical Center, Little Rock Herbert Wren, MD, Advisory Council Chair, AHEC Southwest,
Texarkana
Internal Advisory Council
John I. Blohm, Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni
Affairs Geoffrey Goldsmith, MD, Chair, Department of Family and
Preventive Medicine Melony Goodhand, Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Affairs and CFO Claudia Barone, EdD, RN, Dean, College of Nursing Larry Milne, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and
Sponsored Research Stephanie Gardner, PharmD, Dean, College of Pharmacy Dick Pierson, Vice Chancellor for Clinical Programs Debra Fiser, MD, Dean, College of Medicine Ronald Winters, PhD, Dean, College of Health Related
Professions
