Board of Directors
The AYAA Board of Directors is composed of art teachers across the state of Arkansas.
Jason McCann
AYAA Director
Responsibilities:
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Lead and run council meetings.
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Meet with state officers and sponsors.
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Main contact for AAA.
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Give opening and closing remarks at the convention.
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Book the keynote speaker.
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Work with Finance Director on 501-C3 non profit status
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Book the convention venue.
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Arrange food services at the event
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Purchase event insurance.
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Organize a competition floor plan.
Madison Fontenot
Finance Director
Responsibilities:
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Process membership payments and deposits.
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Send payment receipts.
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Handle convention expenses, stipends, vendors, and scholarships.
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Prepare a year-end financial report.
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​Work with Director on 501-3C Non profit status
Christy Lawrence
Membership Director
Responsibilities:​
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Track school memberships and payments.
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Confirm membership records are correct.
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Keep organized school folders with all correspondence.
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Run the registration table at the event.
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Work with the treasurer to confirm payments.
Madeline Nelson Langston
Communication Director
Responsibilities:​
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Send updates and announcements to school sponsors.
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Share information with other council members.
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Manage social media accounts.
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Create flyers and digital materials to recruit new schools.
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Keep the website up to date.
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Oversee design of the AYAA logo.
Remy Tabor
Competition Director
Responsibilities:
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Recruit judges (college staff, local artists).
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Prepare judge books, track entries, and assign helpers.
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Guide judges on art categories (Abstract, Expressive, Realistic).
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Will work with the rest of the council to adjust or add/subtract categories in the competition based on number of entries from one year to the next.
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Will work with an assistant/co-chair to plan and run On-site competition
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Setup college fair with representatives from area universities there to judge artwork
Anji Franks
Scholarship Director
Responsibilities:
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Form a review panel for scholarship applications.
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Update and manage the scholarship application process.
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Collect applicant data and send award letters.
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Send payments to colleges after acceptance forms are returned
Shirley Tipton
Site Set-Up Director
Responsibilities:
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Set up tables and chairs for artwork displays.
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Bring student helpers for setup.
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Coordinate with audio/video technicians.
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Stay after the event to clean up and take down.
James Jumper
Awards Director​
Responsibilities:
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Order award plaques and Patron of the Arts plaque.
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Work with the Director to select Patron of the Arts.
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Order gifts for judges.
Keela Olson, Brent Hawley
Presentation Directors
Responsibilities:
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Create a slideshow for the Awards Ceremony.
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Coordinate with Competition Chair and helpers.
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Prepare slides to introduce college fair representatives.
Stacey Mitchell
On-site Competition Director
Responsibilities:
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Organize the On-site student roster provided by member schools by category
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Create Prompts for all 6 On-site categories
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Provide materials related to the categories and prompts
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Work with judges assigned to these categories at the AYAA convention

