Connections: New hires, promotions announced at regional planning commission

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission^[1] has added three employees in recent weeks. The commission, which provides a variety of planning and special project services, also promoted an employee.

NEW HIRES
Government
Madison Kienzle
Fayetteville
Employer: Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission
Title: regional planner
Previous employer: Benton County
Previous title: planning director

Stephanie Marpe
Bentonville
Employer: Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission
Title: fiscal operations manager
Previous employer: Downtown Bentonville Inc.
Previous title: operations director

Shimon Beazer
Springdale
Employer: Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission
Title: GIS analyst
Previous employer: OzarksGo
Previous title: GIS intern

Health Care
Dr. Katie McNiel
Fayetteville
Employer: TruHealth Family Care
Title: physician

Nonprofit
Sarah V. Livengood
Fayetteville
Employer: Fayetteville Area Community Foundation
Title: executive director
Previous employer: Girl Scouts – Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Previous title: program director

Real Estate
Heather Barnes
Bentonville
Employer: Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners
Title: senior property manager
Previous employer: Walmart
Previous title: director of real estate

Javier Solis
Bella Vista
Employer: Cushman & Wakefield / Sage Partners
Title: director of facilities and project management
Previous employer: Ledger
Previous title: general manager

Retail
Cheryl Yarbrough
Rogers
Employer: New Nexus Group
Title: vice president of partnerships
Previous employer: Nuqleous
Previous title: vice president of business development and head of marketing

PROMOTIONS
Government
Nicole Gibbs
Springdale
Employer: Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission
Title: assistant director
Previous title: transportation programs manager/regional planner

APPOINTMENTS
Health Care
Dr. Sheldon Riklon
Fayetteville
Employer: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
Title: professor
Appointment: commissioner
Organization: Arkansas Minority Health Commission

Legal
Tim Cullen
Fayetteville
Employer: Cullen & Co. PLLC
Title: attorney
Appointment: president-elect designee
Organization: Arkansas Bar Association

Karen Boston
Fayetteville
Employer: Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas
Title: senior assistant dean for student success and chief student officer
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Girl Scouts – Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

Tina Winham
Rogers
Employer: Conair
Title: Walmart Lead
Appointment: board of directors
Organization: Girl Scouts – Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas

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