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Administration
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Strategic Plan
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The State Board of Workforce Education and
Career Opportunities is composed of seven members appointed by the
Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate. Act 803 of 1997 requires
the appointment of one member from each congressional district and three
members from the state at large. The members are to be selected from
among parents, business, industry, labor, persons with disabilities,
minorities, and other groups representative of the many career
opportunities available in the state.
The directors of the Department of General Education and the Department
of Higher Education serve as ex-officio members, and the director of the
Department of Workforce Education serves as ex-officio secretary. |
MEMBERS
STATE BOARD OF WORKFORCE EDUCATION
AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES (SBWECO)
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Mr. Jack Justus
Chairman
Little Rock
E-mail: circlej@aristotle.net |
Mr. Jack Justus has over 40 years of service to the farm community through the
Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Cooperative Extension Service. He
served as Executive Vice President of the Farm Bureau from 1982 -
1997. He is a native of Boone County and graduated with honors from the University of
Arkansas with a
BSA in Agriculture. In 1997, the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture, Food, and
Life Sciences named him an Outstanding Alumnus and he was also honored
with Progressive Farmer's "Man of the Year Award in
Arkansas Agriculture" in 1996.
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Mr. Phil Taylor
Vice Chairman
Jonesboro
E-mail: ptaylor@aui.org |
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Mr. Phil Taylor
is Executive Director of Abilities Unlimited
of Jonesboro, Inc., where he has worked for nearly 30 years. Mr. Taylor holds
Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Rehabilitation Counseling and a
Specialist in Education Degree from Arkansas State University in
Jonesboro. He is also certified as a licensed professional counselor, a
rehabilitation counselor, and a vocational evaluation specialist. Mr. Taylor is active in many professional associations
including the Arkansas Association of Community Rehabilitation
Programs, the United Way Directors Association, and the Vocational Evaluation/Work Adjustment Association of
Arkansas.
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Mr. Richard Smith
Member
Tillar
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Mr.
Richard C. Smith has served a long and distinguished career in
Arkansas education, beginning in 1949 as a high school teacher and
coach in the Parkdale School District and ending in June 1990 after
three years as a junior high principal in the McGehee School District.
Before McGehee, he worked as an elementary and high school
principal for nearly 25 years in the Desha Central and Delta school
districts.
Mr. Smith holds a bachelor's degree in History from the
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and a master's degree in
Educational Administration from Arkansas State University in
Jonesboro.
He is a former member and chairman of the State Board of
Education and served as a board member of the National Association of
State Boards of Education from 1992-1994.
He also currently serves as Vice President of the Housing Board
for the Southeast Arkansas Area Agency on Aging.
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Mrs.
Kathy Scarsdale
Member
Harrison
E-mail:
kscarsdale@alltel.net |
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| Mrs. Kathy
Scarsdale is Vice President in charge of sales for Arkansas Products
Company in Harrison, a hardwood flooring mill which has been owned
by the Scarsdale family since 1945. Mrs. Scarsdale is past president
of the Arkansas Wood Manufacturers Association and currently serves
on its board. Through her work, she has been active with job fairs,
plant tours, job shadowing, classroom presentations, the DECA career
and technical student organization, and is working with a new wood
apprenticeship program. Mrs. Scarsdale has also volunteered for
several civic and charitable organizations, including the Circle of
Friends for Arkansas Children's Hospital, the Boy Scouts of America,
the United Way, and the Harrison Chamber of Commerce. |
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Mrs. Lucy Ralston
Member
Fayetteville
E-mail:
lucyralston@hotmail.com
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Mrs.
Lucy Ralston of Fayetteville is a native of Bogata, Columbia.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Safacon College
Famenino, Bogata, Columbia, and a degree in Evangelism from YWAM Bible
Institute in Elm Springs.
Mrs. Ralston has served as a missionary in Mexico and Nicaragua
and has worked as an elementary school teacher, bank teller, and
cosmetologist. She is a member of the League of United Latin
American Citizens (LULAC) and the Hispanic Women's Association.
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Mrs. Martha
Dixon
Member
Arkadelphia
E-mail:
martha@marthaskids.com |
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Mrs. Martha Dixon graduated from Peake High School in Arkadelphia,
attended Henderson State University and received a degree in fashion and
design from Commercial Technical Institute in Little Falls, New Jersey.
She’s a businesswoman who owns and operates three companies in
Arkadelphia. Martha’s Fashion and Design produces tailor-made suits,
gowns, and mother-of-the-bride dresses. Dixon Manufacturing, Inc.
manufactures and markets uniforms used by health care institutions,
nursing schools, and food processing industries. Martha’s Kids markets
school uniforms all over the nation. Mrs. Dixon is also involved with
several civic and charitable organizations including: the Arkadelphia
Chamber of Commerce, Baptist Medical Center of Arkadelphia, the
Arkadelphia Rotary Club, the Arkansas Leadership Forum, the Winthrop
Rockefeller Foundation, and the Shadow Program, a program where business
students follow a businessperson around for a day. |
EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY
Mr. William L. "Bill" Walker, Jr.,
Director, Department of
Workforce EducationEX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Dr.
Jim Purcell, Director,
Department of Higher
Education
Dr. Ken James, Director,
Department of Education
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