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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces Tuesday she will appoint 17 outdoor recreation and business leaders to the Natural State Advisory Council, serving alongside Arkansas’ First Gentleman Bryan Sanders, who will serve as chairman of the council.
Austin Albers, owner of Buffalo Outdoor Center in Ponca and Arkansas Parks, Recreation and Travel Commissioner has been appointed to the council.
Governor Sanders states, “These individuals bring the experience and expertise out state needs to promote tourism and grow our outdoor economy – sharing with the world what we already know: Arkansas is God’s Country.”
Chairman Bryan Sanders states “Working together, we will establish our state as a destination for outdoor enthusiasts from around the world and take our outdoor economy to the next level.”
The Natural State Initiative was created to further establish Arkansas as a leader in the outdoor economy and a destination for outdoor enthusiasts from around the world. The Natural State Advisory Council make recommendations on how the Governor may best advance outdoor recreation and the outdoor economy in Arkansas.
Other council members include:
– Katherine Andrews, Director, Arkansas Office of Outdoor Recreation, Little Rock;
– Bill Barnes, Owner, Mountain Harbor Resort, Mount Ida;
– Austin Booth, Director, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock;
– Devin Cole, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, George’s Inc., Springdale;
– Bill Dillard III, Senior Vice President, Dillard’s Inc., Little Rock;
– Anne Marie Doramus, Vice President, Arkansas Bolt Company; Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner, Little Rock;
– George Dunklin, Owner, Five Oaks; former Chairman, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; former President, Ducks Unlimited, Humphrey;
– Suzanne Grobmyer, Chief of Staff, Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, Little Rock;
– Hugh McDonald, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Commerce; Board of Trustees, The Nature Conservancy of Arkansas, Little Rock;
– Mike Mills, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, Little Rock;
– Bryan Sanders, First Gentleman of Arkansas, Little Rock;
– Phil Shellhammer, Director, Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville;
– Martin Smith, Principal, Ecological Design Group, Birdeye;
– Matt Tarver, Partner, RZC Investments, Bentonville;
– Dr. Tommy Wagner, Owner, Wagner Medical Clinic; Board of Directors, Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation, Blytheville;
– Tom Walton, Co-founder, Runway Group, Bentonville; and
– Mindy West, Chief Financial Officer, Murphy USA; Board of Directors, Ducks Unlimited, El Dorado.
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