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Arkansas Valley
Position	Name			Phone Number		AWIN Talk Group			Email
Co-Leader	Emily Johnson			479-573-3123					Emily.Johnson@mercy.net
Co-Leader	Randy Dickerson			479-667-4138		HO ARVAL			Randall.Dickerson@mercy.net
Secretary RRC	Courtney Wetherington Paul Pestel			479-243-2193 479-518-5560					Courtneyw@menaregional.com avrrc1@gmail.com
Metro
Position	Name			Phone Number		AWIN Talk Group			Email
Co-Leader	Diane Hughes			501-413-9354					Diane.Hughes@arheart.com
Co-Leader	Alan Forrest			501-202-1152		HO METRO			Alan.Forrest@baptist-health.org
Secretary RRC	Renee Fowler Jessica Howdeshell			501-202-2389 501-773-5647					Renee.Fowler@baptist-health.org metro.rrc@gmail.com
Northcentral Region
Position	Name			Phone Number		AWIN Talk Group			Email
Co-Leader	Sheila Crymes			870-269-4361					scrymes@wrmc.com
Co-Leader	Tamara McKee			501-887-3289		HO NCENT			Tamara.Mckee@baptist-health.org
Secretary RRC	Amie Mitchell Andrew Hradesky			870-262-5003 501-613-2882					amitchell@wrmc.com andrew.hradesky@outlook.com
Northeast Region
Position	Name		Phone Number			AWIN Talk Group			Email
Co-Leader	Bryan Mattes		870-208-2145						bmattes@sbrmc.org
Co-Leader	Karla Davis		870-919-3735			HO NEAST			kdavis@sbrmc.org
Secretary RRC	Carl Kirkendoll TL Davis		870-926-5051 870-240-0922						ckirkendoll@sbrmc.org tldavis1@sbrmc.org
Northwest Region
Position	Name			Phone Number		AWIN Talk Group			Email
Co-Leader	vacant			479-463-1846
Co-Leader	Eric Will			479-338-2989		NW-1 and			Eric.Will@mercy.net
Secretary RRC	Rhonda Woolridge Terry Lawson			479-587-5807 479-841-8658		HO NWEST			Rhonda.Woolridge@va.gov nwrrc1tl@gmail.com
Southeast Region
Position	Name			Phone Number			AWIN Talk Group			Email
Co-Leader	Larry Kennedy			870-541-7809						kennedyl@jrmc.org
Co-Leader	Phillip Gilmore			870-364-0568			HO SEAST			Phillip.Gilmore@acmconline.org
Secretary RRC	Shirley White Steven Smith			870-364-1272 870-317-8900						Shirley.White@acmconline.org Steven.Smith@acmconline.org
Southwest Region
Position	Name			Phone Number		AWIN Talk Group			Email
Co-Leader	Kelly Holybee			870-722-3891					Kelly.Holybee@steward.org
Co-Leader	Steven May			870-845-6950		HO SWEST			stevenm@howardmemorial.com
Secretary RRC	Clint Schooley Andy Threlkeld			870-845-8050 479-243-5076					clints@howardmemorial.com SouthwestARRRC@gmail.com
Arkansas Hospital Association (AHA)
Position		Name			Phone Number			Fax			Email
Vice President of Education		Lyndsey Dumas			501-224-7878			501-224-0519			ldumas@arkhospitals.org
Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA)
Position		Name			Phone Number			Fax			Email
Executive Director		Rachel Bunch			501-374-4422			501-374-1077			rbunch@arhealthcare.com
Emergency Preparedness		Tim White			501-374-4422			501-374-1077			twhite@arhealthcare.com
Director of Finance		Pam White			501-374-4422			501-374-1077			pwhite@arhealthcare.com
Arkansas Ambulance Association (AAA)
Position		Name			Phone Number			Fax			Email
Southwest AR Manager		John Gray			870-557-1259						jgray@paffordems.com
Arkansas Emergency Management Association (AEMA)
Position		Name			Phone Number			Fax			Email
OEM, Benton County		Michael Waddle			479-271-1004						Michael.Waddle@bentoncountyar.gov
Arkansas Department of Health (ADH)
Position		Name			Phone Number			Fax			Email
Finance/HPP Section Chief		Alyce Wagner			501-280-4174			501-280-4140			Alyce.Wagner@arkanas.gov
HPP Program Manager		Steve Whisnant			501-280-4166						Phillip.Whisnant@arkansas.gov
Planning Section Chief		Brian Elliott			479-614-5284						Brian.Elliott@arkansas.gov
Training/Exercise Program Manager		Christie Walls			501-280-4424						Christie.Walls@arkansas.gov
HPP Training Coordinator		Darla DalSanto			501-661-2713						Darla.DalSanto@arkansas.gov
HPP Exercise Coordinator		vacant
Operations Section Chief		Carol Walton			501-661-2249						Carol.Walton@arkansas.gov
ECC 24/7					501-661-2136

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