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MBTC STAFF (Full Directory of Personnel)

Director - Heather Nachtmann, Ph.D.
(479) 575-5857  hln@uark.edu 
Oversee administration of daily center operations
Adhere to USDOT initiatives and reporting requirements
Oversee MBTC financial management
Procure MBTC funding
Manage project selection process
Oversee public relations activities
Oversee technology transfer activities 

Executive Director - Kevin D. Hall, Ph.D., PE
(479) 575-7957  kdhall@uark.edu 
Plan strategic direction of MBTC research and activities
Oversee Center for Training Transportation Professionals 
Ovesee MBTC Transportation curricula and degree programs 
Oversee internships, assistantships, financial aid

 

Associate Director - Jack Buffington, RADM (ret.), PE
(479) 575-7957  jebuffi@uark.edu  
Organize Distinguished Lecture Series
Liaison to MBTC Executive Committee and Advisory Boards
Oversee MBTC student scholarship and job placement programs

 

Communications Director - Dana L. Ledbetter
(479) 575-6026  danal@uark.edu
Annual and semiannual reports to USDOT
Final project reports
Newsletters, news releases and other publications
Technology transfer materials and videos
MBTC website
Continuing education activities
Distribution of publications and reports
Bulk mailings

Accountant - Sandy Hancock
(479) 575-6021  shancock@uark.edu
MBTC and CTTP accounting procedures and records
Requisitions, travel, hourly payroll
Project budgets, revisions, extensions
Annual and semiannual budget reports
Contacts between PIs and other campus offices
Contacts with vendors.

Director, Center for Training Transportation Professionals - Dr. Stacy Williams
Provide direction for CTTP programs
Instructor for technician certification courses
Oversight of laboratory certification
Maintenance of national laboratory accreditation for U of A civil engineering materials laboratories
Coordinate policies and maintain contract with funding agency
Presentations to Executive Committee, Advisory Boards

Administrator for Technician Training, CTTP - Frances Griffith
Certification in soils, asphalt, and portland cement concrete testing and inspection
Classroom and laboratory instruction for technician certification courses
Reciprocity under other state certification programs
PDH seminars for professional (civil) engineers
CTTP website
Presentations to Executive Committee, Advisory Boards

 

Research Technologist, CTTP - Roselie Conley
Laboratory certification
Laboratory inspection
Maintenance of laboratory records

 

 

Instructor, CTTP - Mary Fleck 
Classroom Instruction
Laboratory Instruction for Technician Training and Certification Courses 
Maintains National Laboratory Accreditation
Development of New Courses
Participates in Ongoing Research

 

Administrative Assistant I, CTTP - Carrie Pennington
Personnel records from certification classes
Certification class calendar
Certification class registration and fees
Preparation of class materials
General correspondence, other inquiries to CTTP