The Van Buren Education Foundation Board of Directors includes community leaders, alumni, and educators dedicated to advancing education in our district:
• Debbie James Thomas (1971): VBSD Education Foundation Director
• Dr. Harold Jeffcoat: VBSD Superintendent
• Nathan Hurst (1994): Today’s Bank
• David King (1976): PAC Printers
• Lindsey Trantham: Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
• Allen Defrees: Citizens Bank & Trust Company
• Bob Freeman (1973): Former Mayor of Van Buren/VBSD Board of Education
• Brad Martin: Citizens Bank & Trust Company
• Brian Summerhill (1989): VBSD Deputy Superintendent
• Byrl Criswell (1980): Criswell Family Dentistry
• Caroline Brewer (2002): Jim White Realty, Inc.
• Carolyn Loyd: GFWC-Women’s League of Van Buren
• Charley Williams: Edward Jones
• Daniel Loyd: Tankersley Foods
• David Neal (1972): Rhodes Chevrolet
• David Needham (1982): Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield
• Dianna Lyons-Wagner: SPMI-My HR Professionals
• Dustin Booth: Dustin Booth State Farm Insurance
• Fred O. Williams (1970): Williams/Crawford
• Jacob Howell (2004): Merge Church/VBSD Board of Education
• Jean Ellyne Dougan (1965): Retired VBSD Educator/Community Volunteer
• Jim Petty: Strategic Realty
• Joe Stewart: Citizens Bank & Trust Company
• Ken & Vicki Kilgore: Crawford Health & Rehabilitation
• Kevin Bell (1988): Jimmy Bell Real Estate Company/VBSD Board of Education
• Dr. Mark Hurst: Hurst Family Dentistry
• Melissa Chitwood: BancorpSouth
• Robbie Spoon (1981): Williams Florist & Gifts
• Rusty Myers (1962): Community Volunteer
• Stephanie Jones: Experian
• Wendell Westfall: Bank OZK