EDUCATION PILLAR

EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE

The Educational Alliance will be responsible for improving student success in Pine Bluff’s three public school districts by the successful implementation of the LEAP strategy.

LEADERSHIP

Create Able and Committed District Leaders and Assist them

EDUCATION

Expand and Improve Opportunities for Closing the Skills Gaps that Impede Students from Seeking Employment or Continuing their Education at a 2 or 4-Year College.

ACCOUNTABILITY

Hold Educational Stakeholders Responsible for Policies, Actions, and Outcomes within the Scope of their Employment and Instill a Mindset of Accountability Among the Staff and Student Body.

PIPELINE

Attract Newly Graduated Educators to the City’s Three Districts

Pillar members participated in the design of the GFPB Plan.

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Scott Pitillo

Chair

Executive Vice President and CFO,
Relyance Bank

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Jane Wayland

Staff

Stephen Harrow Smith Dean of Business,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Michael Collins

Staff

Community Economic Development Specialist at UALR Institute for Economic Advancement

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Barbara Abraham

Industrial Hygienist
US Army Occupational Health Clinic

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Laurance Alexander

Chancellor,
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Stephen Bronskill

David R. Brown

Manda Burnett

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Earleen Collins

Retired Assistant Principal,
Pine Bluff High School

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Mattie Collins

Retired Educator

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Adrian Dhanaraj

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Willie Fulton

Associate Broker,
RE/MAX Solutions

Juawana Jackson

Deputy Chief of Staff,
Jefferson County Juvenile Drug Court

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Dr. Calvin Johnson

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Alexandra Kosmitis

Executive Project Manager,
Simmons Bank

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Dr. Sedrick Rice

Assistant Professor of Biology,
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Samarra Spears

Byron Tate

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Malinda Traweek

Retired

John Wall

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Shirley Washington

Mayor of Pine Bluff

Kurwin White

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LaTasha Woods