Profile in Leadership
Camille Coker Wrinkle
Executive Director
Harvest Texarkana Regional Food Bank
Graduate of Leadership Texarkana Class of 2014 

Camille Coker Wrinkle was born and spent most of her childhood in Texarkana, before moving to Ashdown during her high school years. She received both her Bachelor of Arts in Business, and Master of Science in Accounting, from Hendrix College. Camille spent over ten years in Little Rock, working for such non-profits as Arkansas Children’s Hospital and CARTI Cancer Center, where she held roles that covered all aspects of fundraising and development. She moved back to Texarkana in 2013, to begin her current role as Executive Director of Harvest Regional Food Bank.  Camille is a member of Wilbur Smith Rotary Board of Directors, Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Board of Directors, Texarkana Homeless Coalition and Texarkana Area Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster. Camille is married to Tommy and they have three children, Emma, Caroline and Benjamin.  

 Leadership Texarkana/LIfT for Texarkana Gazette Progress Edition

Personal Perspectives 
Ruth Ellen Whitt, Executive Director
May 13, 2016/ May 23, 2016

It is my privilege to presently serve as the Executive Director of Leadership Texarkana (LT), with which I have been affiliated in various other roles since completing the flagship annual program in 1989. In the 27 years since, I have led opening retreats for many LT classes and have facilitated numerous Quality of LIfe sessions, and in the process, I have heard firsthand from hundreds of the most committed and connected LT participants from every demographic. For the past six years as LT Executive Director, I have had the truly unique opportunity of annually hearing the leaders in every sector of our community share their perspectives on the state of their industries (whether of healthcare, education, economic development, government, quality of life initiatives, etc), their challenges, along with the opportunities they are pursuing.  

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP 
Landon Huffer
Executive Broker
Schimming Company Commercial Real Estate
Leadership Texarkana Class of 2014

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP 
Sarah Berry
CPA
Leadership Texarkana Class of 2011

“Leadership” has many definitions depending on what a person’s life perspective is. To me, the embodiment of a perfect leader is Jesus. Leadership is not a dictatorship, it is servanthood. Leadership is serving others and not being served yourself.  There are times that leaders must make hard choices, they seem unpleasant and unpopular. However, leaders must be able to see past their present situation and into the vision of where they want to be five years, ten years, even twenty years down the road. Leaders must be able to make the hard decisions that are for the greater good in the long run. “

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP 
Beverly Ann Jack Webb
Guidance Counselor for Union Elementary School
Texarkana, AR Schools
Leadership Texarkana Class of 2014

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP 
Trish Russell Reed
Assistant Vice President/Corporate Marketing
Guaranty Bank and Trust 
Leadership Texarkana Class of 2001
Yet Another Best and Brightest Native

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP 
David Magness 
Partner
Magness Financial Group

Leadership Texarkana Hosts 7th Annual Lunch with Leaders as part of LIfT; 
Honors Local Citizens with Awards for Community Leadership

Texarkana, USA - April 12, 2016 - Leadership Texarkana celebrated local excellence in leadership at the 7th annual Luncheon with Leaders at Texarkana Country Club on April 12. Part of the celebration included the awarding of the organization’s Leader Of The Year Award, as well as the Wilbur Awards. 

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP 
James (Jamie) Bass
Director of Logistics, RRAD
Leadership Texarkana Class of 2012
One of Many Who Have Chosen to Retire Here 

James (Jamie) Bass is no stranger to “leadership” in its many forms. The military has trained the West Monroe native well and helped him make a life-long career out putting leadership into practice.  He retired from the Army in 2011 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.  This journey started by his being commissioned through the ROTC program at the University of Louisiana, Monroe and he then entered active duty in 1990.   He served five years as an enlisted soldier with the Louisiana National Guard prior to his active service.  While active he served in a variety of different positions at both the command and staff level throughout his career, culminating to his current leadership role with Red River Army Depot.  Bass assumed the position of Director for Logistics at RRAD this year.  He is responsible for all logistics planning, execution, inventory management and production engineering.

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP
Phillip Parrish
Senior Pastor, Yahweh Christian Church
Success Coach for Texarkana College
Graduate of LT Class of 2015

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP
Genia Bullock 
Coordinator of Public Relations &  Community Involvement
Texarkana Arkansas School District 7

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP 
Warren Smith 
Logistics Management Specialist, RRAD
Business Retention and Expansion Program, Chamber of Commerce

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP 
Stephanie Fussell
Development Director, CASA
Leadership Texarkana Class of 2013
Yet Another "Best and Brightest" Native

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP
Paul Norton 
Superintendent, TISD
LT Class of 2014
Yet Another "Best and Brightest" Native

PROFILE IN LEADERSHIP
Nick Blain, Educator Extraordinaire
Superintendent, Red Lick Schools
1989 Graduate of Leadership Texarkana