Craig Russell – Chairman

• Director of Security, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas
• Adjunct Instructor of Political Science, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas
• President, Arkansas Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
• Email: crussell@harding.edu

Cary Jones – Vice Chairman

• Regional Loss Prevention Investigator, Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Arkansas
• Email: cjones@crackerbarrel.com

Joseph “Joe” Plouch – Vice Chairman

• Director of Executive Protection, Stephens Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas
• Certified Police Officer, Arkansas
• Chief of Police (Ret.), Cammack Village, Arkansas
• Pulaski County Sheriff's Deputy since 1979, Arkansas
• Email: jplouch@stephens.com

Bobby Hankins – Treasurer

• Director of Security, Stephens Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas
• Certified Police Office, Arkansas
• Director of Public Safety (Ret.), Arkansas State Hospital System
• Email: bhankins@stephens.com

John “Pat” Walsh, CFE, CPP – Secretary

• Vice President & CSO, Stephens Group Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas
• Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Police Firearms Instructor, Certified Protection Professional
• Member, Arkansas Board of Private Investigators & Private Security Agencies
• Email: pwalsh@stephens.com

Peter "Pete" Nutt – Immediate Past Chairman

• Security Supervisor/Trainer, Vinnell Corporation, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Certified Police Officer, Maine & Texas
• Certified Corrections Officer, Arkansas & Maine
• Certified Security Officer Training Administrator, Arkansas
• Affiliations: American Legion (Arkansas Post 21), Air Force Security Police Association
• Email: panutt@vinnellarabia.com

COMMITTEE CHAIRS & REPRESENTATIVES
 

[COMING SOON]

REGION VII

Ralph Sims, CSS – Regional Vice President

• Security Manager, Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas
• Certified Security Supervisor, Notary Public
• Member, Arkansas Department of Emergency Management/Local Emergency Planning Committee (ADEM/LEPC)
• Affiliations: American Legion (Arkansas Post 1 - Oratorical Committee member and Post SAL Advisor), Air Force Security Police Association, Boy Scouts of America (Pack 235, Den 1 – Assistant Den Leader), International Foundation for Protection Officers (Proctor)
• Email: ralph.sims@dfjclr.falconjet.com
   

Kenneth MacLeod, CHS, CPP – Assistant Regional Vice President

• Manager-In-Charge (MIC), Guardsmark, Little Rock, Arkansas
• Certified Protection Professional, Certified in Homeland Security (Level III)
• B.A. in Criminal Justice, A.S. in Police Organizational Management
• Senior Master Sergeant (Ret.), U.S. Air Force Security Police
• Affiliations: American College of Forensic Examiners
• Email: macleodkennethw@guardsmark.com

2004 Chapter Committee Chairs/Representatives will be announced at the January meeting and posted here in the near future.