Governance
The board of directors is AFMC’s governing body. The board sets overall policy and direction for AFMC and retains oversight responsibility.
Executive committee
Danny Wilkerson - Chairperson
Little Rock
Term expires 2024; not eligible for re-election
Affiliations: UAMS
Stacy C. Zimmerman, MD - Vice Chair
Searcy
Term expires 2022; not eligible for re-election
Affiliations: Unity Health; Arkansas American College of Physicians Board of Governors
Alan Wilson, MD - Secretary
Monticello
Term expires 2024; not eligible for re-election
Affiliations: Drew Surgical Specialists, Ashley County Medical Center, Arkansas Medical Society, Crossett Water Commission, Ashley County Airport Commission
LaDell Douglas, MD - Member-at-Large
Hope
Term expires 2024; not eligible for re-election
Affiliations: Quality Care Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic, Columbia Medical Park Hospital, UAHT Foundation Board, Hope Water and Light Board, Hempstead County Economic Development Council
General membership
Joshua Dilley, MD
Little Rock
Term expires 2023; eligible for re-election
Affiliations: Arkansas Anesthesia Associates, Arkansas Society of Anesthesiologists, Arkansas Medical Society
Glen Fenter, EdD
Marion
Term expires 2023; eligible for re-election
Affiliations: Marion School District
Chris Hardin, MD, FACP
Fayetteville
Term expires 2023; eligible for re-election
Affiliations: MANA – Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic; Washington County Medical Society
Carolyn Hood, MNSc, BSN, RN
Pine Bluff
Term expires 2024; not eligible for re-election
Affiliations: UA Pine Bluff
Debby Nye, JD
Bentonville
Term expires 2023; eligible for re-election
Affiliations: Kutak Rock, LLP; St. Francis House, NWA; Women’s Foundation of Arkansas; Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation; Arkansas Bar Association, Health Law Section
Gary Paxson, MS, BSN, RN
Batesville
Term: Expires 2022; eligible for re-election
Affiliations: White River Health System
Harvey Potts, MD, MPH
Fort Smith
Term expires 2023; not eligible for re-election
Affiliations: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, American International School of Medicine
Jane Sneed, MD
Jonesboro
Term expires 2024; eligible for re-election
Affiliations: The Children’s Clinic
Angie Walker
DeQueen
Term expires 2023; eligible for re-election
Affiliations: Randy D. Walker M.D PLLC; Arkansas Department of Health ACIC Workgroup; Justice of the Peace, Sevier County; UofA Cossatot Foundation Board; Aledade ACO Board
AnnaMarie Sullivan
Corporate Secretary
Ms. Sullivan is an AFMC staff member; she is not a board member and has no vote.
Current selection
Eligibility
The Nominating Committee will consider any name submitted as long as the person named is eligible to serve in accordance with the Corporate Bylaws and agrees to serve if elected. Only AFMC members are eligible to stand for election as Physician Directors. For the nonphysician members, the committee will look at the diversity of individuals in conjunction with those now serving on the board. AFMC is looking for individuals with strong ethics and integrity, who are open-minded, proactive, visionary and interested in advancing AFMC’s mission and purpose, and who have prior board experience.
Composition
AFMC’s Board of Directors is composed of 15 members elected by the membership during the annual meeting each spring. The directors come from various walks of life including: business, financial, health care consumers, a Medicare beneficiary and health care providers. Seven physician members and eight nonphysician members currently serve the board.
Terms of service
Each board member is elected to a three-year term and is eligible for re-election with his/her combined term of service not to exceed six consecutive years with a few exceptions. In order to maintain continuity of governance, approximately one-third of the positions are eligible for election in a given year. Elections are conducted at the membership’s annual meeting.
Commitment
AFMC’s board has four scheduled meetings annually and may have additional meetings as necessary. Board members must attend a majority of the meetings each year. AFMC bylaws require that candidates agree to serve if elected and attend the annual membership meeting when elections are held. If a member misses three consecutive meetings, he or she is no longer eligible to continue their term.
Compensation
Compensation was set by an independent (non-paid) committee as allowed by Arkansas state law. The committee set the compensation as $1,000 per day for physical meetings and $500 per day for full participating via video conferencing. A stipend may be paid to those who attend at least 75 percent of the meetings within a fiscal year.
Compliance and conflict of interest policies
These policies were developed through collaboration between the board of directors and other AFMC leadership, as well as staff members from all numerous levels and disciplines. We provide them here for public review in the interest of transparency and full accountability.
Conflict of interest policy
For more information:
Contact AnnaMarie Sullivan, corporate secretary, at 501-212-8613, or use the contact form below.