Leadership Franklin County will hold its inaugural graduation ceremony Tuesday, May 7, at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus.
The ceremony, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be held in the Student Services Conference Center, 1700 Helberg Lane, with a reception following. Housed at Arkansas Tech-Ozark, LFC develops current and emerging leaders to work together to serve the good of Franklin County and the surrounding area. It provides four basic services to the communities and members: leadership development, in-depth knowledge of the county, community impact projects and networking. Graduating members of the 2013 class include:- Demus Shaw of Charleston, former Franklin County Quorum Court District 8 justice of the peace;
- Jonas Shaffer of Charleston, Greenhurst Nursing Center administrator;
- Eddie Melton of Altus, Bank of the Ozarks Franklin County president;
- Jennifer Ree of Ozark, First United Methodist Church assistant administrator;
- Corey Tedford of Altus, Ozark Police Department chief;
- Kevin Eveld of Ozark, Ozark Fire Department chief;
- Paul Post of Altus, Post Familie Winery vice president;
- Kecia Berry of Ozark, Ozark Ford co-owner;
- Rob Ratley of Fort Smith, OG&E community affairs manager;
- Cindy Kopak of Paris, Cass Job Corp center director;
- Aaron Mantooth of Ozark, Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation;
- Clay Crowley of Charleston-System Engineer, AVECC system engineer;
- Stacie Harden of Ozark, Arkansas Tech-Ozark fiscal support analyst;
- Frank Hug of Fort Smith, Hug Chevrolet president;
- Allison Davis of Charleston, Hug Chevrolet social media director;
- Laura Rudolph of Ozark, Arkansas Tech-Ozark community outreach director;
- Brittany Standridge of Alma, Bank of the Ozarks call center manager;
- Deborah Copsy of Paris, Baldor Electric materials manager.
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