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Dr. James Shemwell
Plastic Surgery in 1996. He is one of only two plastic surgeons in Arkansas to become a member of the Association of Plastic Surgeons.
President Arkansas Northeastern College
Joey Small
Dr. James Shemwell is a product of the very institution he now leads. Having left Blytheville High School after the 11th grade to attend what is now Arkansas Northeastern College, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Arkansas State University. He later earned a master’s degree in finance from Texas Tech University and a doctorate degree in organizational leadership from the University of Phoenix. Prior to ANC, he spent a decade working in banking and business consulting. Shemwell started out at ANC in 1994 as director of the college’s Osceola Center. He moved up the ranks to Dean for Technical Programs & Training in 1999, then to Vice President for Finance in 2010, where he served until his appointment as president in January 2013. Through his leadership, ANC has been recognized nationally for its successful model of workforce development, helping pave the way to Mississippi County becoming America’s new steel production capital. He also has spearheaded an outreach to underserved students. In 2021, the ANC minority graduation rate exceeded the national average for minority graduates by 10 percent.
President Small & Associates Financial Services/Ameriprise One of Central Arkansas’ prominent financial advisors, Joey Small is a private wealth advisor and president of Little Rock’s Small & Associates Financial, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services LLC. The firm provides financial advice “anchored in a solid understanding of client needs and expectations and built upon one-on-one relationships to help clients achieve their goals, today and tomorrow.” Small has 22 years of experience with Ameriprise Financial, during which time he has been named to Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors 2014-2022, Barron’s Top 1,000 Financial Advisors 2009-2013, to the Ameriprise Chairman’s Advisory Council 2007-2022, and Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors 2018, 2020-2021.
Brent Stevenson
President and CEO Brent Stevenson Associates
Kris Shewmake, M.D., FACS Owner Shewmake Plastic Surgery
Brent Stevenson is president and CEO of his own company, Brent Stevenson Associates, a public-affairs association management firm in downtown Little Rock. He represents clients in the public policy arena. He works with the Arkansas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Arkansas Forest & Paper Council. A graduate of the Institute of Organization Management, Stevenson has 37 years of experience in governmental affairs. He has previously served as regional manager, government affairs for Georgia-Pacific Corporation and director of government affairs in the Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office. Stevenson currently serves as secretary/treasurer of the board for the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches. He is a past board member of the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Executives, the Arkansas Society of Association Executives, the Arkansas Society of Professional Lobbyists and the Metro Economic Development Alliance and is a past president of the Arkansas Jaycees.
Dr. Kris Shewmake has been transforming the lives of his patients in his Little Rock private practice since 1996. His extensive experience with cranial and facial surgeries, including on infants with birth deformities, has allowed him to hone his skills for facial reconstructive surgeries and offer his clients the chance to look as young as they feel. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where he was president of his class and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Shewmake spent eight years in surgical training. His training included a general surgery residency at UAMS and a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency at the University of TexasSouthwestern Medical Center in Dallas. From there, he spent an additional year at UCLA working with children and adults affected by facial birth deformities. Upon completion of his fellowship in 1992, Shewmake returned to his native state and served as chief of plastic surgery at UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital before opening Shewmake F E B RUA RY 2 02 2
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