Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors

Mercy Health Foundation Board of Trustees

Chair
Mary Zettle
Director, Perishables Walmart
General Mills

Vice-Chair
Ashley Buchanan
EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer
Sam’s Club

Secretary
Liz Fernandez
VP, Marketing & Business Development
Twist Office Products

Treasurer
Pat Curran
Former COO
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Board Members

Dr. Jim Arkins
Retired Physician
Mercy Northwest Arkansas

Sr. Lisa Atkins
Sister of Mercy
Mercy Health System

Christy Blackshear
Volunteer
Mercy Hospital Auxiliary

Ben Blakeman
President
Blakeman’s Fine Jewelry

Clark Ellison
Regional Vice President
Mercy Health Foundation

Tom Hauge
Sales Director
InfoScout

Rick Kirk
JUUL

Chris O’Brien
Director – Client Relationship Executive
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Karen Parker
Retired
Walmart Foundation

Eric Pianalto
President
Mercy Health Systems

Susan Peacock
Communications and Development Consultant

Loriane Pickell
Senior Counsel II
Tyson Foods, Inc.

Eric Scott
Community Member

Heather Shell
Vice President of Logistics
JB Hunt Transport

Kim Simpson
Community Member

Serena Smith
Agent
State Farm Insurance

Benny Stover
CFO
Mercy Hospital NWA

Chris Turner
SVP and GM - Global Walmart Service Team
PepsiCo

Reg Yarbrough
President
The Consumer Products Group, LLC

Kasie Yokley
Co-Founder
3W Magazine

For additional information about Philanthropy, read the Donor Bill of Rights. Contributions to Mercy Health Foundation are fully tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.