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12318RESOLUTION NO. 12,318 A RESOLUTION TO RATIFY APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1. The following named persons are hereby appointed and reappointed as members of the Arkansas Arts Center: Janet Alley, appointed to her first full four year term, replacing Mike Mayton, said term expiring on June 30, 2010. Lisa Baxter, appointed to fill an unexpired term left vacant by the resignation of Mark Lee, said term expiring on June 30, 2007. Helen Buchanan, appointed to fill an unexpired term left vacant by the resignation of Margaret Whitlock, said term expiring on June 30, 2008. Francis X. (Skip) Frantz, appointed to his first full four year term, replacing Karen Mourot, said term expiring on June 30, 2010. Barbara Hoover, reappointed to her first full four year term, said tern expiring on June 30, 2010. Dr. J. Floyd Kyser, reappointed to her second full four year term, said term expiring on June 30, 2010. Robert W. Tucker, reappointed to her second full four year term, said term expiring on June 30, 2010. Alan Warrick, appointed to his second full four year term, replacing Dr. Terry Yamauchi, said term expiring on June 30, 2010. SECTION 2. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. ADOPTED: July 18, 2006 ATTEST: tk�'j N aki S. Blocker, Assistant City Clerk For Nancy Wood, City Clerk APPROVED: Barbara Graves, Vice Mayor July 6, 2006 The Honorable Jim Dailey, Mayor City Board of Directors City of Little Rock City Hall, Room 203 500 W. Markham Little Rock, AR 72201 Dear Mayor Dailey and City Directors: On behalf of the Nominating Committee and Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Arts Center, I respectfully submit to you the following nominees to fill vacancies on the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Arts Center- Mrs. Paul Hoover (Barbara) 5 Edgehill Road Little Rock, AR 72207 -5443 Dr. J. Floyd Kyser 2211 N. Spruce Street Little Rock, AR 72207 -4731 Robert W. Tucker 5225 Edgewood Road Little rock, AR 72207 Mrs. Sam Alley (Janet) 54 Chenal Circle Little Rock, AR 72223 -9566 (reappointment, term to expire 06/30/10) (reappointment, term to expire 06/30/10) (reappointment, term to expire 06/30/10) (appointment replacing Mike Mayton, term to expire 06/30/10) Francis X. (Skip) Frantz (appointment replacing 12127 Fairway Drive Karen Mourot, term Little Rock, AR 72212 -3428 to expire 06/30/10) P.O. Box 2137 MacArthur Park, 9th & Commerce Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 501- 372 -4000 • 501 - 375 -8053 Fax www.arkarts.com Alan Warrick Aegon USA P. O. Box 8063 Little Rock, AR 72203 Mrs. Sam Baxter (Lisa) 4812 Club Road Little Rock, AR 72207 -4702 Mrs. Gil Buchanan (Helen) 24 St. John's Place Little Rock, AR 72207 -3700 (appointment replacing Dr. Terry Yamauchi, term to expire 06/30/10) (appointment replacing Mark Lee due to resignation, term to expire 06/30/07) (appointment replacing Margaret Whillock due to resignation, term to expire 06/30/08) All nominees have been contacted and have agreed to serve. Resumes for nominees are attached. If you have questions or need anything further, please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely, Ellen A. Plummer Executive Director EAP:sIh Enclosures cc: Nataki Knight, City Clerk JANET ALLEY Address: 54 Chenal Circle, Little Rock, AR 72223.W Cellular. (501} 240 -4932 2 (501) 821 -4876 Email: ifalle)�2hotmail.com GENERAL INFORMATION SPOUSE- SAM ALLEY, CEO VCC CONSTRUCTION CO. ■ Daughters: Jessica, Mt St Mary's Class of 1999, Rhodes College Class of 2003, Uof A Law School 3L ■ Adrianna, Mt St Mary's Senior ■ Son: Derek, Catholic High Class of 2002, Stanford University Class of 2006 ■ Resident of Arkansas 26 years ■ Born in Jacksonville, Florida ■ Licensed Real Estate Agent in the State of Arkansas FUNDRAISING EXPERIENCE ■ Youth Home Exhibition Committee Member for several years. Served as Decorating Chairman. ■ Mediterranean Bash / Easter Seals Golf Tournament, Auction Chairman. ■ Bess Chisum Stephens Red "Y" and Blue fundraiser, Decorations committee and Corporate Sponsorship Chairman. ■ Bess Chisum Stephens Fashion Show fundraiser, Corporate Sponsorship Chairman. ■ Ladies Philoptochos Society Festival of Tables committee member ■ Arkansas Children's Hospital "Arkansas Ala Carte" Auction Chairman. ■ Greek Orthodox Church —Greek Food Festival. LEADERSHIP AND HOBBIES ■ Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Ladies Philoptochos Society - President • Bess Chisum Stephens YWCA Board —Vice President ■ Arkansas Children's Hospital Auxiliary member and past Historian and Newsletter Editor ■ Arkansas Symphony Guild Member- Past Day Chair at Designer House. ■ Hobbies: Golf, Cooking, Traveling, Reading RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION ■ Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church BIOGRAPHY Francis X. ( "Skip ") Frantz 12127 Fairway Drive Little Rock, AR 72212 227 - 7574/517 -7100 skip. frantz @sbcglobal.net Skip Frantz is Chairman of Windstream Corporation, which became a public company in July 2006 as a result of a spin -off by Alltel Corporation of its local telephone division and the concurrent merger of that division with Valor Communication Group. Windstream provides voice, data, and video services in markets across 16 states and has annual revenue over $3 billion and over 3 million customers. Prior to January 2006, Mr. Frantz was Executive Vice President — External Affairs, General Counsel, and Secretary of Alltel Corporation. In addition to serving as Alltel's Chief Legal Officer, Mr. Frantz was responsible for Alltel's mergers and acquisitions negotiations, wireline wholesale services group (which managed all aspects of carrier -to- carrier and universal service fund revenue and expense involving Alltel's wirelme business), and Alltel's wireless interconnection and universal service fund revenue and expense and partnership relations; federal and state government and external affairs; corporate communications; administrative services; and corporate governance. Mr. Frantz joined Alltel in 1990 as senior vice president and general counsel and was appointed corporate secretary in January 1992 and executive vice president in July 1998. Prior to joining Alltel in 1990, Mr. Frantz was a partner in the law firm of Thompson, Hine and Flory, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, where he specialized in corporate, securities, and business transactions. Mr. Frantz is the 2005 -2006 Chairman of the Board and of the Executive Committee of USTelecom (www.ustelecom.or ), a telecom trade association that represents over 1,000 member companies. During his association with USTelecom, he has served as First Vice Chairman (2004 -2005) and as a member of the Executive Committee (since 2004), Nominating Committee (2004), and Telecom Reform Task Force Committee (since 2004). Mr. Frantz is a member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Long -Range Planning Committee of Good Shepherd Ecumenical Retirement Center, a non - profit, ecumenical enterprise that provides safe, dignified, and affordable living arrangements to over 500 elderly in Little Rock and is a former Board member and President of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas. Mr. Frantz is a member of Christ the King Catholic Church in Little Rock, where he has served as a Eucharistic Minister and in the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration ministry, as a Board member and President of the Christ the King Catholic School Board of Education, and as a Board member of the Christ the King Parish Council. Mr. Frantz also is a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. Mr. Frantz is an honors graduate of the University of Akron and of the Ohio State University School of Law, where he served as Articles Editor on the Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He has been married since 1987 and has two teenage children. Alan F. Warrick 1400 Centerview Drive Little Rock, AR 72211 Cell: 501- 258 -5649 Business- 501-227-1008 Email address: AFWarrick(d),AEGONUSA.com CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES Sr. Vice President, AEGON USA Relationship Manager for Financial Markets Group dealing with top Institutional Partnerships PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE May 2004 to present — Senior Vice President, AEGON USA, Financial Markets Group Aug. 2001 to May 2004 — President & CEO, Transamerica Assurance Corp. - Member of the AEGON Insurance Group. Dec. 1994 To Aug 2001 — Managing Director, Corporate Investment and Insurance Services of AEGON Insurance Group. Dec. 1990 to Dec. 1994 — Senior Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch and Company. Dec. 1985 to Dec. 1990 — President, CEO, FirstSouth Capital Corporation Mortgage Banking and Investment Banking. Dec. 1982 to Dec. 1985 — Financial Consultant, Stephens Inc. Dec. 1973 to Dec. 1982 — Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch and Company. EDUCATION 1970 — Graduate, University of Arkansas, B.A. Economics Lisa Rice Baxter 4812 Club Road, Little Rock, AR 72207 * 501.661.9522 • LBAX4812 @yahoo.com Volunteer Arkansas Arts Center Experience Board of Trustees • Ex- Officio Trustee, 2002 -2003 & 2004 -2005 Arkansas Arts Center Fine Arts Club Board • Parliamentarian, 2005 -2006 • Tabriz Steering Committee, 2005 • President, 2004 -2005 • First Vice President and Newsletter Editor, 2003 -2004 • Second Vice President, 2002 -2003 • Corresponding Secretary, 2001 -2002 • Membership Chair, 2000 -2001 Central High School Parent Teacher Student Association • Treasurer, 2006 -2007 • Teacher Grants Chair, 2004 -2006 • Main Office Volunteer, 2003 -2006 Junior League of Little Rock • Administrative Vice President, 1999 -2000 • Cookbook Chair, 1998 -1999 • Editor, Apron Strings, 1997 -1998 • Holiday House Gourmet to Go Chair, 1996-1997 Trinity United Methodist Church • Youth Liaison • Committee on Education • Sunday School Teacher Professional Registered and Licensed Dietitian, 1985 -2006 Experience Clinical Dietitian, 1985 -1986 Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pine Bluff, AR Education Master of Science in Food Science, 1985 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas ■ Summa Cum Laude Graduate Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition, 1983 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas ■ Summa Cum Laude Graduate ■ Mortar Board; Blue Key; Cardinal Key; Cardinal XXX; Order of Omega; Phi Upsilon Omicron; Who's Who Among American College Students; Secretary, Chi Omega Fraternity References References available on request Helen Cress Buchanan 24 St. John's Place, Little Rock, AR 72207 -3700 Res: (501) 666 -0687, Mobile (501) 944 -1271 PAST PRESIDENT OR CHAIR: • Junior League of Little Rock • Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees • Arkansas Opera Theatre Board of Trustees • Metropolitan Y.M.C.A. Board of Trustees • Old State House Museum Board of Trustees • Arkansas Symphony Foundation Board of Directors • U.A.L.R. Foundation Board of Directors • Arkansas Repertory Theatre Board of Trustees • Arts and Humanities Promotion Commission • U.A.L.R. Friends of the Arts • Fine Arts Club of Arkansas • Friends of the Rep • Ballet Arkansas Guild 7-167TIU4 R1 J • United Way of Pulaski County • Museum of Science and History (1974 -1977) • Ballet Arkansas • Child Study Center • Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Guild • Y.M.C.A. Arkansas /Oklahoma Area Cluster • Museum of Discovery PAST EX- OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER: o Arkansas Arts Center