MISSION
The purpose of Global Ties Arkansas is to unite emerging and existing international leaders in professional networks, linking Arkansas and the world to help build a state that is a thriving part of the global community. Global Ties Arkansas is part of a national network, Global Ties U.S., that receives governmental officials, journalists and nonprofit leaders brought to the United States by the U.S. Department of State, the Library of Congress and Congress.
These visitors are identified by U.S. Embassies in their countries as people in a position likely to influence issues related to America. More than 3,000 visitors come to the U.S. annually with more than 5,000 visitors in 2019! Arkansas hosts 125-150 visitors annually,and we are part of a network of 84 cities. Most visitors stay four or five days, but some are here one to four weeks.
STAFF
BOARD
LORETTA ALEXANDER
loretta.alexander@sbcglobal.net
TREASURER
HEALTH POLICY DIRECTOR,
ARKANSAS ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
RUSH DEACON
rdeacon@arcapital.com
CEO
ARKANSAS CAPITAL CORPORATION GROUP
DR. KALEEM SAYYED
KSAYYED@HOTMAIL.COM
TREASURER - SECRETARY - CHIEF QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTH
AMBASSADOR ALAN EASTHAM
EASTAW@PRODIGY.NET
UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR, RETIRED
DR. JIM STOCKTON
SILOAMJIM@GMAIL.COM
BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL ADVANCEMENT AT NORTH ARKANSAS COLLEGE; MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FORMER CHAIR, NCIV; FORMER ACIV CHAIR
SUSAN INMAN
SUSAN.INMAN@SBCGLOBAL.NET
PRESIDENT OF THE ARKANSAS COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSIONS ASSOCIATION; FORMER PULASKI COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
AARON LUBIN
ALUBIN@EXECRERUIT.COM
PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE RECRUITERS AGENCY, INC.
AMMAN ABBASSI
evitica@gmail.com
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER
KIM LANECEO
kim@arconductor.org
BOARD MEMBER
FACEBOOK CAREER CONNECTIONS LOCAL RELATIONSHIP LEAD
PRINCIPAL, KIM LANE CO.
SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK
1MC REGIONAL REP. FOR THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
