CFO of the Year: Introduction from Publisher Mitch Bettis
8 months ago
Chief financial officers don't usually grandstand or seek the limelight, so the idea of honoring them at an awards luncheon might seem unusual.
Chief financial officers don't usually grandstand or seek the limelight, so the idea of honoring them at an awards luncheon might seem unusual.
Scott Dendler believes in meticulous organization and planning.
From deer hunting to accounting, Jane Mote doesn't mind the push that comes from being challenged.
Barbara McCrory became a CFO before age 30 and is proud of that accomplishment, and of being a woman in the C-level suite, especially at one of the state's largest nonprofits.
Sara Lenehan likes to say she's had three careers — one in public accounting, a second in the private sector with Alltel, and a third as finance director for the city of Little Rock.
Julie Bates had taken the Law School Admission Test and been admitted to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. But the Alma native had a nagging feeling that there was something besides law in her future.
Karen Shaw wanted to pursue a professional business career that would have vast opportunities to serve others, be intellectually challenging and always be in demand. She found that and more with accounting.
For more than a decade, Bill Craig has watched Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville grow.
Vickie Judy signed up for an accounting class at Springdale High School because her older sister, Karen, was an accountant. It turned out to be a pretty wise life choice.
Johnny McCaleb remembers rolling west across the Mississippi River bridge at Helena en route to the start of his post-collegiate career in 1976. Looking back, the “Welcome to Arkansas” sign with its “Land of Opportunity” motto proved to be more than a drive-by greeting.
Maggie Hogan was never able to merge her love of horses and accountancy to have a career as an equestrian accountant. But she did find a winning combination that suited her.
A pandemic presents particular challenges to a hospitality company, whose business model revolves around getting people in the doors, but Stuart McLendon, chief financial officer of Dyne Hospitality Group since 2018, is proud of how his company has worked through those challenges.
Scott Rosenberg picked an interesting time to join Travel Nurse Across America, a crucial pipeline to hospitals desperate for reinforcements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dick Fletcher will soon be surrounded by construction — a consequence of his employer, CTEH, being bought by Montrose Environmental Group Inc. last year.
Daniel McAdoo has numbers in his genes and manufacturing in his blood. Not to mention big steel and Ginsu knives in his background.
Being a CFO, or any kind of executive, wasn't on his radar at first. Instead, Jarod Bridges wanted to be a rock star.
Corey Moline and his team at Arkansas Community Foundation were in some ways on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic when it first hit in March 2020, and meeting the challenges of the health crisis is one of his biggest career achievements.
Patricia Vangilder had success in local government as an auditor and comptroller, but she felt something was missing.
Jami Fisher is admittedly not a big hunter or angler, but she is a trailblazer.
After Jeff Mascagni graduated from Arkansas State University and joined Frost PLLC in Little Rock as a CPA, Central Arkansas Water was his first client, and a major client through five years in public accounting.
It was in the halls of education that Gloria Arcia realized she had a thing for numbers.
Jason Tolbert has been CFO of Ouachita Baptist University of Arkadelphia since 2015, but he'd been a member of the team long before.
Leslie Lowery celebrated her 23rd anniversary with Merchants & Planters Bank of Newport in September, and she's proud of helping her hometown bank adapt to changing technology.
Necessity has worked out well for Jonathan McNair.
In the last 18 months, COVID-19 has been the topic of nearly all conversations involving Melodie Colwell, Drew Memorial Hospital System's CFO.
In October 2019, Shawna Ives, at age 34, was named CFO of White River Health System in Batesville. A few months later, the pandemic hit, upending the financial health of hospitals around the country.
While in high school, Beth Lutes began working in the business office at a hospital and didn't leave.
