President
Bea Nelson
Email:
President@pmiarkansas.org
The
President shall be the
chief executive Director
for the Central Arkansas
Chapter and of the
Board. The President
shall perform such
duties as are customary
for presiding Directors.
This includes presiding
at Chapter and Board
meetings, and making all
required appointments
with the approval of the
Board.
Beatrice Nelson is a project manager for Alltel Corporation and
has 10 years of service with the company. She has been a member of the Alltel
Enterprise Program Management Office since 1999 and has successfully managed a
variety of projects, from call center initiatives to wireless network quality
projects. In 2003, Beatrice served as a team member on the PMBOK® Guide 2004
Update Project (Communications Team, PMBOK® Third Edition).
Ms. Nelson has
volunteered for various chapter activities, which include serving as instructor
and coordinator for the chapter's PMP prep courses and serving on several
Professional Development Day committees. Beatrice has been a member of PMI and
the Central Arkansas Chapter since 1999. She obtained her PMP certification in
October 2003 and was named chapter Member of the Year for 2004.
Vice
President of Programs
Stephen Benson
Email:
Programs@pmiarkansas.org
The Vice President of
Programs of the Central
Arkansas Chapter of PMI,
Inc., is responsible for
the development,
scheduling and
coordination of programs
for the chapter meetings
and seminars. This
includes both developing
the chapter meeting
agenda, coordinating
program schedules, and
locating speakers.
Programs are aimed at
assisting non-certified
members of the Chapter
in their efforts to
attain certification as
Project Management
Professionals and
providing opportunities
for Chapter members who
are PMP certified to
earn Professional
Development Units.
Stephen Benson, PMP, is
a project manager for
Verizon (formally Alltel
Communications), for 11
years. He manages
multiple projects from
feasibility to closure.
His projects range from
networking
configurations to
customer service
objectives. Stephen has
been a member of the
CACPMI since 2002 and
received his PMP
Certification on May
2003. He volunteers his
time in the chapter
instructing the PMP Prep
course at Pulaski Tech
and UALR. He graduated
from the University of
Arkansas at Pine Bluff
with a Bachelor of
Science degree in
Computer Science.
Vice
President of Professional Development
Kent Bryant
Email:
ProfDevelopment@pmiarkansas.org
The
Vice President of
Professional Development
is responsible for the
development of a
long-range program for
the professional
development of the
chapter membership. This
includes both developing
programs aimed at
assisting non-certified
members of the Chapter
in their efforts to
attain certification as
Project Management
Professionals and
providing opportunities
for Chapter members who
are PMP certified to
earn Professional
Development Units.
Vice President of
Publicity
Email:
Publicity@pmiarkansas.org
The Vice President
of Publicity of the
Central Arkansas
Chapter of PMI,
Inc., is responsible
for directing all
Chapter activities
relating to the
publicizing of the
Chapter and of the
purposes and
objectives of the
Chapter and of PMI
to the general
public. The Vice
President of
Publicity assesses
the sponsorship
needs for planned
Chapter activities
and events, as well
as meeting with
potential sponsors,
and preparing and
maintaining a public
relations packet for
distribution to area
businesses.
.
 Vice President of
Communications
Tracy Sykes
Email:
Communications@pmiarkansas.org
The Vice
President of
Communications
of the Central
Arkansas Chapter
of PMI, Inc.
directs chapter
activities to
publicize PMI's
purposes and
objectives to
the chapter and
to the general
public via
newsletters,
program event
flyers and new
member
publications.
The Vice
President of
Communications
prepares
notifications
and website
updates to keep
the membership
informed about
chapter business
and activities,
organizes events
for publicity
and seeks
opportunities to
create an
awareness of the
PMI and the
Central Arkansas
Chapter of PMI.
Initially a
financial
software
developer, Tracy
has spent the
last 15 years in
leadership and
project
management roles
on IT projects
for the
financial
services
industry. In
recent years her
focus has been
lending and
leasing
applications for
large financial
institutions and
automotive
finance
companies. A PMP
since 1999,
Tracy enjoys the
opportunity to
merge business,
relationship,
technical, and
of course
project
management
training, into
her assignments
as project
manager
.
Vice President of
Membership
Connie Curtis
Email:
Membership@pmiarkansas.org
The Vice President
of Membership of the
Central Arkansas
Chapter of PMI,
Inc., is responsible
for maintaining the
Chapter’s mailing
list. This includes
compiling and
maintaining a
current file of PMI
members and
potential members,
maintaining the
membership drive
including providing
application forms
and PMI information
to potential
members, and
gathering names and
data on all meeting
attendees, including
non-members. He or
she also assists in
the preparation of
the semi-annual
chapter reports to
PMI.
Connie offers over
10,000 hours of
project management
experience during
the last 11 years
and over 30 years
experience in
Healthcare IT
Management. From
1997 to 2008, Connie
served as Manager of
the St. Vincent
System IT Project
Management Office,
leading large
system-wide clinical
and financial
projects. During
this time Connie
developed project
management
methodologies and PM
Best Practices for
the Eclipsys
Outsourcing
Division. Current
she is engaged as a
Project Manager III
for the Catholic
Health Initiatives
Enterprise Project
Management office
located in St.
Vincent. Connie has
been a member of
CACPMI since 2002
and earned her PMP
in April 2003.
Vice
President of Finance
Bill Craddock
Email:
Treasurer@pmiarkansas.org
The Vice President of
Finance manages all
Chapter funds, including
the receipt of all dues,
contributions and guest
payments, the payment of
all Chapter bills as
directed by the Board,
and the accounting of
all Chapter bank
accounts and other
financial activities.
These activities include
preparing an operating
budget with the approval
of the Board, for the
planning of Chapter
activities and for
inclusion in the annual
application to PMI for
charter renewal.
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