Brown honored by Jockey Person to Person
Stephanie Brown, a Fayetteville resident and independent comfort specialist consultant with Jockey Person to Person, was ranked fourth in the nation in sales for June. Brown received this honor for promoting and building growth for the direct sales division of Jockey International Inc.
Brown started with the company Jan. 1, 2008.
Wilhelm earns Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers Honor
One of the nation’s leading Hispanic organizations has recognized an executive of Tyson Foods Inc. for her corporate leadership and commitment to the Hispanic community. Adriana Wilhelm, a lead programmer analyst for Tyson in Fayetteville, was one of 26 executives from across the country recently honored by The Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility at its second annual Young Hispanic Corporate Achievers program. The annual leadership program recognizes young Hispanic achievers at Fortune 500 companies.
Wilhelm, who was born in Medellin, Colombia, is currently the project and team leader of a computer-based business intelligence implementation project for Tyson. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international business and economics and a master’s degree in information systems from the University of Arkansas and is fluent in German, English and Spanish. She serves on the board of directors of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Ozark Affiliate and has been part of breast cancer awareness efforts in the Hispanic community.
Frank joins Collier Drug Stores
Sarah Frank has joined the team of pharmacists at Collier Drug Stores at the Dickson Street store located at 100 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. Frank, a native of Jonesboro, is a 2007 graduate of UAMS College of Pharmacy. She completed her residency at Community Pharmacy Residency through the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Reeves-Sain Drug Store in Murfreesboro Tenn.
She says her position at Collier will be developing advanced Medication Therapy Management services in which she will be partnering with employer groups to manage their employee’s medication and help optimize their drug therapy.
Ferrell joins Bank of Fayetteville’s Washington County Advisory Board
Delmar D. Ferrell has joined The Bank of Fayetteville’s Washington County Advisory Board. Ferrell served as high school principal and football coach at Farmington High School from 1965-1972, West Fork High School football coach and elementary principal from 1972-1982, Greenland school superintendent from 1982-1983, Shiloh Christian School superintendent from 1983-1987, and then retired after nine years in 1997 as West Fork High School principal.
Ferrell currently works for the Washington County Sheriff ’s Office as law enforcement chaplain and physical fitness instructor. Ferrell is a member and deacon of First Baptist Church in West Fork. He is a graduate of Arkansas Tech University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1965, and a graduate of the University of Arkansas where he received a master’s degree in 1969. He currently lives in West Fork with his wife, Sherry. Ferrell has one daughter, one son, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mental health counselor earns national play therapy honor
Sarah Gheen, a mental health professional in Fayetteville, was presented a 2008 Gold Branch Award by the Association for Play Therapy on Oct. 17 during its annual conference in Dallas. The award recognizes one of more of the 43 branch chartered by the association that have annual performances that significantly exceed minimal criteria regarding growing membership, communicating with members, providing play therapy continuing education workshops to mental health professionals and publicly promoting the value of play therapy. As president, Gheen assured that the Arkansas branch satisfied such criteria.
Gheen is a licensed professional counselor and employed by the Ozark Guidance Center. Play therapy continues to gain popularity as an effective modality by which licensed mental health professionals use developmentally appropriate play-based interventions to better communicate with and counsel clients, especially children.
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