Sanders Names Searcy, Conway Residents to State Boards

Governor Sanders appointments announced this week place residents from Searcy, Conway, Cave City, Lonoke, Mountain Home and Greenbrier on state boards and commissions, and fill a vacant Justice of the Peace seat on the Faulkner County Quorum Court.

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders named Melonaie Gullick of Conway to serve as Justice of the Peace for Faulkner County, District 10. Gullick will fill the remaining term of Andy Shock, which expires December 31, 2026.

Area Appointees

• Searcy: Andrew Baker to the 2030 Arkansas Complete Count Committee; Sherry Hunter (reappointment) and Christine Faith to the Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians
• Conway: Melonaie Gullick to the Faulkner County Quorum Court; Courtney Leach (reappointment) to the Arkansas State Rehabilitation Council; Ray Nabholz (reappointment) to the Contractors Licensing Board; William Morgan to the Medical Ionizing Radiation Licensure Committee
• Cave City: William Nesbitt to the Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board
• Lonoke: Alyssa Frisby to the Governor’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
• Mountain Home: David Stults to the Arkansas 911 Board
• Greenbrier: Jim Burcham to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board

Full List of Appointments

2030 Arkansas Complete Count Committee

• Shawntill Puryear, Hindsville. Term expires September 30, 2030. New position.
• Terence Fulce, Texarkana. Term expires September 30, 2030. New position.
• Andrew Baker, Searcy. Term expires September 30, 2030. New position.
• Jesse Turner, Pine Bluff. Term expires September 30, 2030. New position.
• Gina Gomez, Jonesboro. Term expires September 30, 2030. New position.
• Andrea Allen, Jonesboro, designated as chair.

Arkansas 911 Board

• David Stults, Mountain Home. Term expires July 24, 2027. Previously vacant position.

Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians

• Sherry Hunter, Searcy. Term expires June 30, 2028. Reappointment.
• Matt Jones, Blytheville. Term expires June 30, 2027. Previously vacant position.
• Russell Simmons, Benton. Term expires June 30, 2029. Reappointment.
• Christine Faith, Searcy. Term expires June 30, 2029. Replaces Vickie Burlsworth.
• David Murphy, Russellville. Term expires June 30, 2028. Reappointment.
• Julie Suhm, Little Rock. Term expires June 30, 2028. Previously vacant position.

Arkansas Board of Examiners in Counseling

• Sean Culpepper, Hot Springs Village. Term expires December 31, 2028. Previously vacant position.
• Lynda Johnson, Little Rock. Term expires December 31, 2028. Replaces Sherry Holliman.

Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission

• Landon Wilson, Jonesboro. Term expires March 29, 2030. Previously vacant position.
• Mike Callan, Barling. Term expires March 29, 2030. Previously vacant position.

Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board

• Rachel Howard, Maumelle. Term expires June 30, 2029. Reappointment.
• Michelle Wannemacher, Uniontown. Term expires June 20, 2029. Replaces William Parker.
• Mindy Moore, Little Rock. Term expires June 30, 2029. Replaces Susan Reasoner.
• William Nesbitt, Cave City. Term expires June 30, 2028. Previously vacant position.

Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners

• Dr. John Pate, Little Rock. Term expires September 1, 2030. Replaces Robert Carlisle.
• Dr. Tom Phelan, Little Rock. Term expires September 1, 2031. Replaces Jeff Wisener.
• Dr. Todd Higginbotham, Jonesboro. Term expires September 1, 2029. Replaces Cara Jones.
• Lucy Hagberg, Little Rock. Term expires September 1, 2031. Previously vacant position.

Arkansas State Medical Board

• Dr. Joseph Queeney, Fort Smith. Term expires December 31, 2030. Previously vacant position.
• Dr. Edward Gardner, Little Rock. Term expires December 31, 2031. Reappointment.

Arkansas State Rehabilitation Council

• Courtney Leach, Conway. Term expires February 1, 2029. Reappointment.

Blytheville-Gosnell Regional Airport Authority

• Seth Holifield, Blytheville. Term expires November 1, 2030. Previously vacant position.

Contractors Licensing Board

• Ray Nabholz, Conway. Term expires December 31, 2030. Reappointment.
• Doug Wasson, Little Rock. Term expires December 31, 2029. Reappointment.

Governor’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

• Alyssa Frisby, Lonoke. Term expires December 31, 2026. New position.

Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission

• John McGuirk Jr., Little Rock. Term expires June 30, 2031. Previously vacant position.
• Walter Lloyd, Jasper. Term expires June 30, 2029. Previously vacant position.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board

• Paul Cash, Garfield. Term expires January 14, 2030. Reappointment.
• Nathan Caldwell, McNeil. Term expires January 14, 2029. Replaces William Remy.
• Jim Burcham, Greenbrier. Term expires January 14, 2029. Replaces Damon Jackson.
• Nick Remy, Fort Smith. Term expires January 14, 2027. Replaces Gordon Cunningham.

Medical Ionizing Radiation Licensure Committee

• Jon Irons, Hot Springs. Term expires July 14, 2028. Previously vacant position.
• William Morgan, Conway. Term expires July 14, 2028. Replaces Tracy McKnight.
• Tyler Middlebrooks, Alexander. Term expires July 14, 2030. Replaces Paul Bruce.
• Inez Barnes, Hamburg. Term expires July 14, 2029. Replaces Jacovis Davis.
• Dr. Richard Nelson, Fort Smith. Term expires July 14, 2027. Reappointment.

Sex Offender Assessment Committee

• Teresa Belew, Little Rock. Term expires July 1, 2028. Replaces Dana Watson.
• Grant Humphries, Little Rock. Term expires July 1, 2030. Reappointment.
• Casey Beard, Little Rock. Term expires July 1, 2028. Replaces Lori Kumpuris.
• Birc Morledge, Little Rock. Term expires July 1, 2029. Replaces Marjorie Rogers.

Faulkner County Quorum Court

• Melonaie Gullick, Conway, Justice of the Peace for Faulkner County, District 10. Term expires December 31, 2026. Fulfills the remaining term of Andy Shock.

SOURCE: Office of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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