Institute appoints new advisory-board members

CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Community Development Institute has announced the appointment of five new advisory-board members, as well as two reappointments to the board.

The five new members include Shaneil Ealy, associate vice president of UCA Outreach and Community Engagement; Stacey Neal, director of community competitiveness at Louisiana Economic Development; Shelley Mehl, executive director at the Faulkner County Community Foundation; Patty Methvin, president of the Arkansas Community Development Society; and Matt Twyford, professional community and economic developer (PCED), senior manager of community development at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

The two reappointed board members are Sasha Grist, PCED, executive director of the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District; and Samantha Evans, PCED, community development adviser, Workforce Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Individuals are invited to join the CDI Advisory Board based on their experience and knowledge and their desire to work with the board for the purpose of advancing community and economicdevelopment practices in Arkansas and surrounding states. Advisory Board members work in conjunction with the staff at the UCA Center for Community and Economic Development to provide marketing assistance, coordinate activities and identify speakers for CDI.

For more information, visit www.uca.edu/CDI, or call Shelby Fiegel at (501) 450-5269.