Professional Advisory Board

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Mr. Harold D. Beaver, P.E.
District Engineer, Retired, Arkansas Department of Transportation 

Mr. Scott Bennett, P.E.
Vice President/Transportation Marketing Director, Volkert Inc.

Mr. Jack E. Buffington, P.E., RADM, USN (Ret.)
Director, Retired, Mack Blackwell Transportation Center

Ms. Cassandra Caldwell
Executive Director, Arkansas Waterways Commission

Ms. Caren Kraska
President and Chairman, Arkansas & Missouri Railroad

Mr. Dan Flowers, P.E.
Director, Retired, Arkansas Department of Transportation

Ms. Ann Gilbert 
Executive Director, Arkansas Transit Association

Mr. Gary W. Hunt
Vice President, Retired, ABF Freight System, Inc.

Mr. Michael (Mike) R. Johnson, P.E., RADM, CEC, USN (Ret.)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities, University of Arkansas

Mr. Chad Johnston
Protective Security Advisor-Arkansas, Region VI, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Dr. Kenneth Ned Mitchell
Research Civil Engineer, USACE Research and Development Center 

Ms. Shannon Samples Newton
President, Arkansas Trucking Association

Dr. Craig Philip
Civil Engineering Professor and VECTOR Director, Vanderbilt University

Mr. Michael J. Right
Vice President of Public Affairs, American Automobile Association

Dr. Matthew Smith, P.E.
Research Civil Engineer at US Army Corps of Engineers

Dr. Melissa S. Tooley, P.E.
Director of External Initiatives, Texas A&M Transportation Institute