BUSINESS PEOPLE

AGRICULTURE

Catrinia Rojas has been promoted to coordinator of policy development and legislative research at Arkansas Farm Bureau.

Thomas V. Maxwell, chairman and chief executive officer of Maxwell Hardwood Flooring, Inc., of Monticello, is the new president the Arkansas Forest & Paper Council. Tammy Waters, manager of communications and government relations at Domtar, is vice president. Lee Pittman, senior regional government relations manager for International Paper, is secretary-treasurer.

BANKING

Tommy Papasan of Danville has been appointed to the Chambers Bank Board of Directors.

Matt Kendall has been named president and chief executive officer of Arvest’s mortgage division and Arvest Central Mortgage Company, a role he has filled on an interim basis since February.

Chris Wolcott was recently hired as the vice president of commercial banking for Armor Bank in Hot Springs.

EDUCATION

Bill Sabo has been hired as the first Regional Office Director of the new Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith College of Business and Industry.

Elizabeth Small, primary instructor for the Real Estate program for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s School of Business, will take on an additional role with the university as director of business networks.

ENERGY

Jack Bosch has been named the first chief operating officer for Entegrity, an energy services company based in Little Rock.

Lauren Waldrip has been selected as executive director of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and its educational affiliate the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation.

MARKETING

The Communications Group, a marketing and public relations firm based in Little Rock, has hired Kassie Booker as office manager.

MEDICAL

Jonathan Tobey, MD, recently joined Baptist Health Orthopedics Clinic-Fort Smith.

TOURISM

Madison Dawson has been named director of tourism for the Eureka Springs City Advertising & Promotion Commission.