Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
BUSINESS PEOPLE
Ross DeVol will join the Walton Family Foundation’s Walton Fellows Program. He will study national economic trends during his one-year tenure at the foundation. He is former chief research officer for the Milken Institute, an economic think tank headquartered in California. He has served as senior vice president of Wharton Econometrics, a predecessor firm of IHS Global Insight Inc., director of economic planning at CSX, economist at Chase Econometrics and economic analyst at Union Pacific. He is an appointee to California Treasurer John Chiang’s Council of Economic Advisors. DeVol holds a master’s degree in economics from Ohio University.
Happy Douglas joined the Rogers office of Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette. She joined the U.S. Navy after high school and spent four years as a religious program specialist at Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Texas. She then worked in business analytics and project management roles at the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. home office, Dell Inc., and Alltel.
Melanie Haney, APRN, AGCNS-BC, AOCNS, completed the Advanced Oncology Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist certification. The certification program requires participants to pass a three-hour exam, which is based on the results of a role delineation study of advanced oncology nursing practice, according to the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation website.
Elaine Porter, MSN, APRN, AOCNP, completed the Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner certification. The certification program requires participants to pass a threehour exam, which is based on the results of a role delineation study of advanced oncology nursing practice, according to the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation website.
Dr. Justin Hunt will take over as senior vice president and chief medical officer for Ozark Guidance on Oct. 30. He is a board certified psychiatrist and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program alumnus. Hunt most recently served as mental health assistant chief and psychiatrist supervisor within the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He earned a bachelor of science in biochemistry from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, where he graduated summa cum laude; a master of science in health and health care research from the University of Michigan; and a doctor of medicine from UAMS.
Weston Mars, a FedEx Freight truck driver from Fayetteville, was selected to join the Arkansas Road Team. Mars will join 12 other drivers responsible for sharing the trucking industry’s message of safety, importance and sustainability with the public. He is a member of the Lowell Service Center Safety Committee and a second-generation truck driver. Candidates for the Road Team competed in the final stage of a selection process on Oct. 9 in Little Rock.
Devin Dishner was named opportunities director in Northwest Arkansas for the Richland Group Inc., a digital marketing and design firm with offices in Fayetteville and Fort Smith. He is a Hubspot certified inbound marketing professional. Dishner graduated from University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and minors in marketing and journalism. He was the student marketing promotions director of the UCA Athletic Department, marketing coordinator at Salter Properties and public relations and sales intern with the Arkansas Travelers. Dishner is a member of an NWA chapter of Business Network International and a participant in the NWA Startup Junkie community.