The newly opened Alice L. Walton School of Medicine recently announced several new hires at the Bentonville-based campus. The school opened July 14 and welcomed its inaugural class of 48 students. The first class graduates in 2029.
NEW HIRES
Banking
Rudy Upshaw
Bentonville
Employer: United Bank
Title: vice president, commercial lender
Previous employer: Cross Shield Strategies
Previous title: founder and CEO
Luke Wolfe
Rogers
Employer: First Community Bank
Title: mortgage loan originator
Education
Mindy Bowlin
Pea Ridge
Employer: Forward Arkansas
Title: program fellow and consultant
Previous employer: Pea Ridge School District
Previous title: principal
Dr. Jessica Atrio
Employer: Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
Title: associate dean, clinical research
Previous employer: Montefiore Health System
Previous title: professor and vice chair, research
Dr. Ed Childs
Employer: Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
Title: senior associate dean, clinical affairs
Previous employer: Morehouse School of Medicine
Previous title: professor and department chair, surgery
Dr. Loretto Glynn
Employer: Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
Title: associate dean, clinical affairs
Previous employer: NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine and NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island
Previous title: professor, surgery and pediatrics and director, pediatric surgery
Lauren Selby
Fayetteville
Employer: University of Arkansas Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Title: associate director of development
Previous employer: UA College of Education and Health Professions
Previous title: assistant director of development
Health Care
Dr. Kyle Arthur
Fayetteville
Employer: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Title: sports medicine physician; team physician, University of Arkansas Razorback sports
Previous employer: University of South Carolina
Previous title: team physician, South Carolina Gamecocks
Dr. Jake Martin
FayettevilleEmployer:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Title: sports medicine physician
Previous employer: UAMS Northwest Arkansas
Previous title: sports medicine fellow
Dr. Ron Schechter
Bentonville
Employer: Northwest Orthopedics – Bentonville
Title: orthopedic surgeon
Previous employer: NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital
Title: orthopedic surgeon
Dr. Jacob Smith
Fayetteville
Employer: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Title: sports medicine physician
Previous employer: UAMS Northwest Arkansas
Previous title: sports medicine fellow
Hospitality
Emily Reynolds
Rogers
Employer: The Compton
Title: director of sales and marketing
Previous employer: Phoenix American Hospitality
Previous title: regional director of sales and revenue
Legal
Madeline Taylor
Bentonville
Employer: Rose Law Firm
Title: member
Previous employer: Blue Crane
Previous title: vice president of operations
PROMOTIONS
Banking
Rob Keys
Fayetteville
Employer: Arvest Bank
Title: director of education and communication for Arvest Opportunity Fund
Previous title: senior manager of education and communication for Arvest Opportunity Fund
Retail
Hunter Wilson
Bentonville
Employer: Outdoor Cap
Title: territory sales representative for Arkansas and Mississippi
Previous title: inside sales representative, sports
APPOINTMENTS
Banking
Cody Mathews
Springdale
Employer: Mathews Management Co.
Title: McDonald’s owner/operator
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Arvest Bank – Springdale region
Zack Pianalto
Springdale
Employer: senior account manager
Title: Ozark Consulting & Marketing
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: United Bank
Nonprofit
Tammy Bullock
Eureka Springs
Employer: CS Bank
Title: senior vice president, loan officer
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas
Chris Hull
Springdale
Employer: Liberty University
Title: professor of counseling
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas
Ray Taylor
Bentonville
Employer: NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Title: director of construction technology
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas