Arkansas

Commissioner

John Kaminar
John I. “Don” Kaminar – Chair

Primary Point of Contact

John I. “Don” Kaminar
Military and Veterans Liaison
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Four Capitol Mall, Room 104-A
Little Rock, AR, 72201
John.Kaminar@ade.arkansas.gov, ph 501.683.5188

Secondary Point of Contact

Bobbie Olles
Military Family Education Liaison
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
bobbie.olles@ade.arkansas.gov  ph 501.683.5291

School Liaison(s)

Air Force
Terri Williams
School Liaison
Little Rock Air Force Base
school.liaison@us.af.mil ph 501-951-3102
Website: https://www.littlerock.af.mil/Home/Child-and-Youth-Education-Services/

Army

Brigit Smith
School Liaison
Pine Bluff Arsenal
brigit.r.smith.naf@army.mil
870-540-3678

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Chief State School Officer

Jacob Oliva, Secretary of Education, Arkansas Department of Education

Military Family Education Liaison

Bobbie Olles, Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

Military/DOD Representative

Col N’Keiba Estelle, 19th Mission Support Group Commander, Little Rock Air Force Base

State Council Members

John I. “Don” Kaminar, Military Family Engagement Advisor, Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Andelyn Wright, Vice Chair and Chair of the Military Family Forum Committee, Soldier and Family Readiness Specialist, Fort Chaffee
Emily Taylor, Director of Counseling, Cabot Public Schools
Dr. Jeremy Owoh, Superintendent, Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District
John Ciesla, Superintendent, Greenwood School District
Allison Pitts, Superintendent, Sheridan School District
Dr. Kerry Schneider, Superintendent, Cedarville School District
LaShawnDa Noel, Executive Director, Lighthouse Academies of Arkansas
Christina Harper, Lead Soldier and Family Readiness Specialist, Arkansas National Guard
Jody Bergstrom, Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, Executive Director, Camp Alliance, Inc.
Lt. Col. James Garvey, Deputy Commander, 188th Mission Support Group, Arkansas Air National Guard
Terri Williams, Chair of the Outreach Committee, School Liaison Program Manager, Little Rock Air Force Base
Brian Melton, Supervisory Staff Administrator, 90th Sustainment Brigade, Camp Pike Armed Forces Reserve Complex
Jennifer Reynolds, Staff Attorney, Pine Bluff Arsenal
Christyal Parker, Assistant Executive Director of the Arkansas Activities Association
Jessica Saum, Collaboration and Inclusion Coordinator, Cabot Public Schools
Senator Jane English, Chair, Arkansas Senate Education Committee
Rep. Karilyn Brown, Arkansas House Education Committee
Bobbie Olles, Military Family Education Liaison, Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Dr. Janice Walker, Chair of the Awards Committee, Assistant Superintendent, Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District
Rick Porter, Special Education Program Advisor, Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Dustin Wood, School Choice Advisor, State Director of School Choices, Arkansas Department of Education
Chelsey Swindle, Gold Star Family Advisor, Parent Center Coordinator/Mental Health Coordinator Assistant, Beebe School District
Abby Cress, Secretary to the Council, Grants Manager, Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education

State Council Meeting

August 3, 2017
November 2, 2017
February 3, 2018
May 3, 2018
November 1, 2018 – Agenda
May 8, 2019 – Agenda
July 16, 2019 – Agenda
September 17, 2019
November 12, 2019 – Agenda
January 14, 2020 – Agenda
March 17, 2020 – Agenda & Minutes
May 12, 2020 – Agenda & Minutes
July 2, 2020 – Agenda & Minutes
July 14, 2022 – Agenda & Minutes
September 17, 2020
September 8, 2022 – AgendaMinutes
November 10, 2022 – AgendaMinutes
January 12, 2023 – AgendaMinutes
March 9, 2023 – Agenda & Minutes
April 7, 2023 – Agenda & Minutes
November 2, 2023 – Agenda & Minutes
January 4, 2024 – Agenda & Minutes
March 7, 2024 – Agenda | Minutes
May 2, 2024 – Agenda & Minutes
July 18, 2024 – Agenda & Minutes
September 5, 2024 – Agenda & Minutes
November 11, 2024 – Agenda & Minutes

Additional Meeting Agenda and Minutes are Posted on the ACMC Webpage.

State Website

End of Year Report

Resources

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