GIA NEWS & NOTES GIA introduces new additions to its board of directors
Miguel Lopez Board Chair Southern Bancorp
Elizabeth Small Vice Chair UA Little Rock College of Business
Troy Wells Past Chair Baptist Health
Carrie Harper Smith Secretary Sterling Seacrest Partners
Jay Meador Treasurer First Horizon Bank
Douglas Jackson Foundation Chair Merrill Lynch
Denise Luft Mission Chair Janet Jones Realty
Chris Amsler Commercial Mail Service, Inc.
Jeff Byers Mainstream Technologies, Inc.
Matuschka Lindo Briggs Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Ted Darragh, III Darragh Company
Danny Games Entergy
Fred M. Perkins, III Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
Mike Poore Education Partners
Gary Stark Walton Personal Philanthropy Group
Jay Stanley Stone Ward
Brad Walker Catlett Law Firm
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors beginning in 2025. Jeff Byers and Mike Poore will utilize their experience and expertise to contribute to the organization’s mission of changing lives through education, training and employment. Byers is vice president of software solutions for Mainstream Technologies, Inc. where he ensures associates have the essentials needed to provide a vast array of client solutions. Poore currently serves as the executive vice president of Ed- ucation Partners, an organization that aims to build a community of collaborative partners who share a common mission and vision for excellence in education. “We are thrilled to have Jeff and Mike join our board,” said GIA President and CEO Brian Marsh. “These gentlemen have deep relationships with GIA and leaders across the state, and we can draw from their respective backgrounds as we con - tinue to expand the positive impact our mission is making across the state.”
in memoriam – honoring and celebrating those we’ve lost Mitch Chandler
johnnie taylor Johnnie Camp Taylor, 81 Springfield, Arkansas, former - ly North Little Rock passed away on January 15, 2025. Johnnie was a long-time Executive Director of Goodwill Industries of Arkansas with a career spanning 36 years. During this time, she set the foundation which has allowed Goodwill Industries of Arkansas to thrive. Her legacy will live on for many years through the continued, transforma- tional work at GIA.
GIA celebrates the life of Mitch Chandler who passed away on November 28, 2024, in Little Rock. Mitch served on Good- will’s Board of Directors for more than a decade. Thank you for your service to Goodwill and the people of Arkansas.
For Mitch and Johnnie, the family requests memorial contributions can be made to Goodwill Industries of Arkansas. www.givetogood.org.
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mission magazine / volume 1 / spring 2025
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