Commissioners
Members of the Commission are appointed by the Governor, filling positions that are designated in ACT 1288 to represent stakeholder groups. At present, the membership roster is as follows:
1. Deniece Beckman(Resigned- no replacement yet)– Classroom teachers (Recommended by Arkansas Education Association)
2. Sandy Button - Member at large
3. Amy Daniel - Local school boards of directors (Recommended by Arkansas School Boards Association)
4. John Davidson - Department of Career Education
5. Dr. Larry Evans - Physicians and psychologists who specialize in treating children and adolescents (Recommended by the Chief of Staff of Arkansas Children’s Hospital)
6. Vacancy, appointment pending - Physicians and psychologists who specialize in treating children and adolescents (Dr. Charles Feild resigned from this position in May 2010.)
7. Frank Holman - School district superintendents (Recommended by Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators)
8. Brett Smith- Department of Human Services
9. Ginny Kurrus – Parents (Recommended by the Arkansas Congress of Parents and Teachers)
10. Lori L. Lamb - Department of Education
11. Stacey Mahurin - Students with learning disabilities or attention deficit disorder (Recommended by the Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas)
12. Jim Morgan - School principals with alternative education experience (Recommended by Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators)
13. Jimmy “Don” Murray - Department of Health
14. Kenny Pennington - School principals with alternative education experience (Recommended by Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators)
15. Judge Cindy Thyer - Judicial system
16. Lillian Williams - Department of Higher Education