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February 11th, 2010

11:30am - 1:00pm

Springdale Holiday Inn

This meeting is approved for HRCI credit!

Our February meeting topic will be "Keeping Employees Up in a Down Economy" featuring speaker Ethan Lightfoot of Lightfoot Consulting.  To keep your employees motivated and productive, you have to pr

ovide things that they want. Some of their desires may be hard to satisfy. Others may be surprisingly easy. This presentation will explore that itemized employee wish-list and some of the surprises it contains. Using the information provided, you can better fulfill some of your own managerial desires through your employees. 

Speaker Bio: Ethan Lightfoot of Lightfoot Consulting – his mission is to protect clients against catastrophic losses in the areas of Safety, Quality, and HR. Ethan is a native of Oklahoma and a highly-decorated, retired marine. For over three decades, he has served the government and private industry as consultant, troubleshooter, project manager, trainer, and professional motivational speaker. 

2010 NOARK Board Members

Rhonda Houser (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art), Past President

Darrin Coon (John Brown University), President

Brian Sorsensen (Tyson Foods), President-Elect

Tracey Kenney (Rockline Indrustries), Vice President

Missy Ross-Cole (Regency Hospital Company), Secretary

Pat Bates (Beaver Water District), Treasurer

Susan Kendall (Kendall Drewyor Law Firm), Programs Chair

Jean Madden (Youth Bridge), Legislative Chair

Nita Horn (Crafton Tull Sparks), Certification Chair

Megan Cherry (DB Squared), College Relations Chair

Elizabeth Farmer (Tyson Foods), Wage and Benefits Chair

Carol Jones (University of Arkansas), Workforce Readiness Chair

Katie Morris (Wal Mart), Communications Chair

Angela Robinson (The Job Guide), Technology Chair

Kris DeLano (Marshalltown Company), Public Relations Chair

Beverly Morrison (Will Staff), Diversity Chair

Denise Cate (Consumer Testing Laboratories), Membership Chair

NOARK End-of-the-Year Awards Announced

Committee of the Year: The NOARK committee that has made the biggest impact toward 

“Advancing the Profession” and “Serving the Professional”:

Beverly Morrison  (Willstaff)

Carol Jones (UofA)

Colleen Lightwine (Arvest)

Erin Poe (TEC)

Heather Kinyon (BNSF)

Jean Madden (Youth Bridge)

Michael Little (Sam’s)

Missy Ross-Cole (Regency)

Rhonda Stamps (Arvest)

Stephen Shearman (Tyson)

Suzanne Chitty (Kelly Services)

Toni Redman (Walmart)

Wanda Williams (Arvest)

Gretchen Laffoon (Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce)

HR Professional of the Year: The purpose of the award is to recognize an individual that has shown outstanding service 

and has promoted the profession of Human Resources Management:

Darrin Coon

Rising Star:The NOARK member who has demonstrated the potential to be an impact on the HR community:

Gretchen Lafoon

NOARK Member of the Year:  Not awarded every year, this award goes to the member 

whose contributions and participation made a high impact on the NOARK organization:

Katie Morris

NOARK Diversity Champion award—Recognizes outstanding efforts made by an individual in 

promoting diversity within the Human Resource Profession:

   Danielle Wood

Out-going President Rhonda Houser.

2009 Honorary Members of NOARK:

 Kay Jackson---JBU

Gail Eads—FirstStaff Staffing

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