Check Out These Leadership Roles
Housing Leader – Executive Director, Workforce Housing Center at NWA Council
Entrepreneurship Leader – Senior Associate, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth at Endeavor NWA
Health Leader – Director of Communications at Whole Health Institute
Cycling Leader – Director of the Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician Program at NWACC
Education Leader – Director of Corporate Giving at Single Parent Scholarship Fund of NWA
Northwest Arkansas Council
Executive Director, Workforce Housing Center
The Northwest Arkansas Council seeks an executive director for its new workforce housing center.
The program was announced in March 2021 and will focus on addressing the emerging issue of housing affordability in Northwest Arkansas. The workforce housing center will be incubated at the Northwest Arkansas Council with support from the Walton Family Foundation. Rapid population growth is predicted to continue in the region for at least the next 25 years. Homebuilders aren’t expected to produce enough housing or provide the kind of affordability the region’s workforce will need going forward.
The center will collaborate with community partners to strategically address housing needs and priorities in the region. The goal is to strengthen the bonds in Northwest Arkansas communities by creating a variety of well-designed housing options and mixed-income neighborhoods for the region’s workers and their families. The center will promote housing development in proximity to employment centers, lifestyle amenities and services such as diverse mobility options.
Endeavor NWA
Senior Associate, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth
Endeavor employs professionals who are passionate about entrepreneurship and believe in Endeavor’s mission to support high-growth entrepreneurs to catalyze economic growth in Northwest Arkansas.
This role focuses on the search and selection process of high-impact entrepreneurs in Northwest Arkansas and ensures that entrepreneurs in the pipeline meet the profile of Endeavor Entrepreneurs based on Endeavor’s globally established criteria and selection process. Primary responsibilities include 1) developing engaging relationships with prospective entrepreneurs, 2) co-managing a portfolio of entrepreneurs with the managing director and/or a manager, 3) facilitating productive advisory board meetings with portfolio companies, 4) build relationships with investment funds, 5) collaborating with an investor network, and 6) recruiting and planning programming with excellent mentors. The Senior Associate of ESG plays a culture-setting role in setting priorities, developing new programming, and managing relationships with key stakeholders.
Endeavor NWA
Senior Associate, Entrepreneur Selection & Growth
Endeavor employs professionals who are passionate about entrepreneurship and believe in Endeavor’s mission to support high-growth entrepreneurs to catalyze economic growth in Northwest Arkansas.
This role focuses on the search and selection process of high-impact entrepreneurs in Northwest Arkansas and ensures that entrepreneurs in the pipeline meet the profile of Endeavor Entrepreneurs based on Endeavor’s globally established criteria and selection process. Primary responsibilities include 1) developing engaging relationships with prospective entrepreneurs, 2) co-managing a portfolio of entrepreneurs with the managing director and/or a manager, 3) facilitating productive advisory board meetings with portfolio companies, 4) build relationships with investment funds, 5) collaborating with an investor network, and 6) recruiting and planning programming with excellent mentors. The Senior Associate of ESG plays a culture-setting role in setting priorities, developing new programming, and managing relationships with key stakeholders.
Whole Health Institute
Director of Communications
Established in 2020 and based in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Whole Health Institute was founded by Alice L. Walton to focus on radically redesigning the systems that impact our health and well-being with the ultimate goal of making the Whole Health model affordable and accessible to all. This, together with a grassroots, community-based movement will create a radical shift in connectivity, compassion, and collective humanity.
The Director of Communications for the Whole Health Institute is responsible for strategy, planning, and implementation of overall communications efforts for the Institute and its offerings. This role coordinates communications efforts closely with the Whole Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences. It also functions as a part of the overall communications efforts for organizations founded by Alice L. Walton and operating on the same campus as the Institute.
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Director of the Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician Program
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation recently awarded the Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville a $1.03 million grant to support a cycling-focused curriculum and learning space.
The funding will go toward the phased roll-out of an accredited bicycle assembly and repair technician program and a cycling and technician education center for future workforce training.
Under the collaborative direction of the Workforce Division Dean, Bicycle Industry Employers Association (BIEA), and Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, The Director of the Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician Program will teach full-time (3-3 load) as well as lead the administrative and operational components of the program. The Director is the face of NWACC’s BIEA Accredited Bicycle Technician Program and, in addition to teaching and leading the delivery and assessment of the BIEA accredited curriculum, this person will direct all operational, administrative, instructional, and financial activities of the Bicycle Technician Program, including assisting with any grants received therein. This Full-Time Director will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to build an internationally recognized program in “The Mountain Bike Capital of the World™”.
Northwest Arkansas Community College
Director of the Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician Program
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation recently awarded the Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville a $1.03 million grant to support a cycling-focused curriculum and learning space.
The funding will go toward the phased roll-out of an accredited bicycle assembly and repair technician program and a cycling and technician education center for future workforce training.
Under the collaborative direction of the Workforce Division Dean, Bicycle Industry Employers Association (BIEA), and Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation, The Director of the Bicycle Assembly and Repair Technician Program will teach full-time (3-3 load) as well as lead the administrative and operational components of the program. The Director is the face of NWACC’s BIEA Accredited Bicycle Technician Program and, in addition to teaching and leading the delivery and assessment of the BIEA accredited curriculum, this person will direct all operational, administrative, instructional, and financial activities of the Bicycle Technician Program, including assisting with any grants received therein. This Full-Time Director will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to build an internationally recognized program in “The Mountain Bike Capital of the World™”.
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of NWA
Director of Corporate Giving
The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas, Inc. (SPSF NWA) works to help single parent families become financially stable and independent. They do this by providing direct financial assistance to low-income single parents who are pursuing a career-related course of study to gain sufficient employment to meet the basic needs of their families—awarding nearly $350,000 in scholarships annually to deserving single parents who are creating better, brighter futures for their families.
SPSFNWA is seeking an experienced fundraiser to join the team. The Director of Corporate Giving will lead efforts to secure corporate philanthropic giving and sponsorships. This position is responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of corporate donors to support the mission of SPSFNWA. This individual is responsible for the management, planning and execution of all fundraising events.
