Jason Demke has been hired as chief operating officer at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. He previously was chief operating officer of West Valley Medical Center of Caldwell, Idaho.

Dr. Yong Zhu has been hired as associate director of population and translational sciences at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He previously served as co-leader of the Yale Cancer Center Prevention & Control Program.

Bri Clark has been hired as program coordinator at the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas of Little Rock. She will oversee the planning, management and execution of the WFA’s programs and initiatives supporting Arkansas women and girls. She previously worked at the Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center.
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