Washington County Executive Committee 2019-2021
Debby Winters, Chair
Debby Winters is an Intellectual Property and Business Law attorney who graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law and has practiced law in Fayetteville for 15 years. She is actively involved in the growing start-up community in NWA. She received her Ph.D. at the University of Georgia and worked at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine before moving to Fayetteville to join the faculty at the UA. She and her husband, who is a professor at the University, raised their two daughters in Fayetteville. Although not born and raised in Northwest Arkansas, she chose it as the perfect place for her family. She has served on the board and in executive positions of several nonprofit organizations. Her work with charity organizations include the Alzheimer’s Association, the Heart Association, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She’s an exercise enthusiast and avid runner who has completed both national and international marathons. She is also actively involved in the world of rescuing dogs who are looking for the perfect forever home.
Debby Winters is an Intellectual Property and Business Law attorney who graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law and has practiced law in Fayetteville for 15 years. She is actively involved in the growing start-up community in NWA. She received her Ph.D. at the University of Georgia and worked at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine before moving to Fayetteville to join the faculty at the UA. She and her husband, who is a professor at the University, raised their two daughters in Fayetteville. Although not born and raised in Northwest Arkansas, she chose it as the perfect place for her family. She has served on the board and in executive positions of several nonprofit organizations. Her work with charity organizations include the Alzheimer’s Association, the Heart Association, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She’s an exercise enthusiast and avid runner who has completed both national and international marathons. She is also actively involved in the world of rescuing dogs who are looking for the perfect forever home.
Jeremy Stark, First Vice Chair
Jeremy Stark is a Social Worker who graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Social Work in 2016. He works as program coordinator for a community mental health agency. He is currently on the Planned Parenthood Northwest Arkansas Advisory board, co-founded an organization focusing on promoting sexual education in Arkansas schools, and has worked an a grant reader for United Way during the past two funding cycles. He loves living in Northwest Arkansas and working to make an impact in his community. Jeremy got involved with the WCD after the 2016 elections. He worked on the strategic planning committee, marketing committee, and the voter protection committee. During the 2018 campaign season, he served on the WCD executive committee as Co-Marketing chair. He looks forward to serving as Vice Chair as we head into the 2020 campaign season.
Jeremy Stark is a Social Worker who graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Social Work in 2016. He works as program coordinator for a community mental health agency. He is currently on the Planned Parenthood Northwest Arkansas Advisory board, co-founded an organization focusing on promoting sexual education in Arkansas schools, and has worked an a grant reader for United Way during the past two funding cycles. He loves living in Northwest Arkansas and working to make an impact in his community. Jeremy got involved with the WCD after the 2016 elections. He worked on the strategic planning committee, marketing committee, and the voter protection committee. During the 2018 campaign season, he served on the WCD executive committee as Co-Marketing chair. He looks forward to serving as Vice Chair as we head into the 2020 campaign season.
Zane Chenault, Treasurer
Zane Chenault is Interim Treasurer. We will hold elections for the term in our monthly meeting on July 15, 2019.
Zane Chenault is an Arkansas native who was born into a career military family. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1991. Chenault then attended and graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia. He achieved the rank of First Lieutenant before leaving the service.
Following his service in the Army, Chenault entered the private sector. During the last seven years of a twenty year career, he was a Vice President of Service Delivery responsible for over $250 Million in IT services revenue and a staff of over 2,000. “I applied myself and was very successful in the private sector, now I want to use my expertise to give back to my community.”
Chenault has been employed by the State of Arkansas since 2016.
Chenault was appointed as the Member-at-Large Representative for the Fayetteville Airport Board in 2018 and elected as the Board Chairman in 2019. “Public service is a privilege and an honor. I look forward to applying my leadership skillset to strengthen the Washington County Democratic Party.”
Chenault and his wife Peggy, a graduate of John Brown University, moved back to Northwest Arkansas in 2015 to make it their permanent home. Peggy is currently employed at Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The Chenaults have been married 30 years and have two adult children.
Zane Chenault is Interim Treasurer. We will hold elections for the term in our monthly meeting on July 15, 2019.
Zane Chenault is an Arkansas native who was born into a career military family. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1991. Chenault then attended and graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia. He achieved the rank of First Lieutenant before leaving the service.
Following his service in the Army, Chenault entered the private sector. During the last seven years of a twenty year career, he was a Vice President of Service Delivery responsible for over $250 Million in IT services revenue and a staff of over 2,000. “I applied myself and was very successful in the private sector, now I want to use my expertise to give back to my community.”
Chenault has been employed by the State of Arkansas since 2016.
Chenault was appointed as the Member-at-Large Representative for the Fayetteville Airport Board in 2018 and elected as the Board Chairman in 2019. “Public service is a privilege and an honor. I look forward to applying my leadership skillset to strengthen the Washington County Democratic Party.”
Chenault and his wife Peggy, a graduate of John Brown University, moved back to Northwest Arkansas in 2015 to make it their permanent home. Peggy is currently employed at Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The Chenaults have been married 30 years and have two adult children.
Alina Anima, Secretary
Alina Anima was born and raised in Northwest Arkansas and the oldest of two children. She graduated from Har-Ber High School and completed her Bachelor’s in Social Work at the University of Arkansas in 2016. During her time at the University of Arkansas she worked closely with Diversity Affairs to recruit 1st generation Latinx high school students, and studied abroad in Cambridge University and Oxford University. After graduating she began working for a community mental health clinic working with severely emotional distressed children and families and provide therapeutic interventions. She is currently in graduate school finishing her last semester for her Master’s in Social Work.
She was actively involved in State Representative Megan Godfrey’s campaign. She began her involvement because she felt compelled that for politics to be more inclusive towards communities that traditionally left out of the political process, there needs to be more diverse representation in positions of power. She was able to witness first hand the need for more young people to be involved in the party across all levels to make significant progress in getting democrats elected. After witnessing Representative Godrey's win, she felt hope and determination and that involvement can bring change.
Alina Anima was born and raised in Northwest Arkansas and the oldest of two children. She graduated from Har-Ber High School and completed her Bachelor’s in Social Work at the University of Arkansas in 2016. During her time at the University of Arkansas she worked closely with Diversity Affairs to recruit 1st generation Latinx high school students, and studied abroad in Cambridge University and Oxford University. After graduating she began working for a community mental health clinic working with severely emotional distressed children and families and provide therapeutic interventions. She is currently in graduate school finishing her last semester for her Master’s in Social Work.
She was actively involved in State Representative Megan Godfrey’s campaign. She began her involvement because she felt compelled that for politics to be more inclusive towards communities that traditionally left out of the political process, there needs to be more diverse representation in positions of power. She was able to witness first hand the need for more young people to be involved in the party across all levels to make significant progress in getting democrats elected. After witnessing Representative Godrey's win, she felt hope and determination and that involvement can bring change.
Katie Terrell, Vice Chair for Marketing
Katie L. Terrell is an instructor in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. She received her BA degrees in English Literature and in the Spanish language from the University of Central Arkansas and her MBA from the University of Arkansas. She expects a doctoral degree by 2019 in Human Resources and Workforce Development. She has taught students at the University of Arkansas; Soochow University (Suzhou, China); the University College Dublin (Ireland); and Duoc UC, a branch of the Catholic University of China (Vina del Mar, Chile).
She is a member of the American Accounting Association and has published a Statement on Management Accounting for the Institute of Management Accountants on managing organizational change in operational change initiatives. She has recently been recognized for her innovative teaching by receiving the Mark Chain/FSA Teaching Award for innovative graduate-level accounting teaching practices in 2016. She has also worked at Tyson Foods, where she held various information system roles, focusing on business analysis, project management for ERP implementations and upgrades, and organizational change management.
She is a co-author of the textbook Data Analytics for Accounting, currently in its first edition published by McGraw Hill, and is passionate about covering data analytics across the accounting curriculum.
Katie L. Terrell is an instructor in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. She received her BA degrees in English Literature and in the Spanish language from the University of Central Arkansas and her MBA from the University of Arkansas. She expects a doctoral degree by 2019 in Human Resources and Workforce Development. She has taught students at the University of Arkansas; Soochow University (Suzhou, China); the University College Dublin (Ireland); and Duoc UC, a branch of the Catholic University of China (Vina del Mar, Chile).
She is a member of the American Accounting Association and has published a Statement on Management Accounting for the Institute of Management Accountants on managing organizational change in operational change initiatives. She has recently been recognized for her innovative teaching by receiving the Mark Chain/FSA Teaching Award for innovative graduate-level accounting teaching practices in 2016. She has also worked at Tyson Foods, where she held various information system roles, focusing on business analysis, project management for ERP implementations and upgrades, and organizational change management.
She is a co-author of the textbook Data Analytics for Accounting, currently in its first edition published by McGraw Hill, and is passionate about covering data analytics across the accounting curriculum.
Samia Ismail, Vice Chair for Youth and Ally Engagement
Samia Ismail is a biomedical engineering student at the University of Arkansas. She is passionate about finding ways to encourage inclusivity on both the university campus and Northwest Arkansas communities. Over the past year, she has dedicated hours to canvassing, phonebanking, and recruitment efforts in order to get Representative Nicole Clowney and Representative Denise Garner elected to the Arkansas State House. At the University, she elevates the voices of marginalized communities through her service as the Associated Student Government Co-Director for Diversity and Inclusion and the Vice Chair of the Distinguished Lectures Committee. She is excited to recruit a new generation of politically active Arkansans to support progressive policies and candidates and wants to show that there is room for all in the Democratic Party. She was recently named a Harry S. Truman Scholar.
Samia Ismail is a biomedical engineering student at the University of Arkansas. She is passionate about finding ways to encourage inclusivity on both the university campus and Northwest Arkansas communities. Over the past year, she has dedicated hours to canvassing, phonebanking, and recruitment efforts in order to get Representative Nicole Clowney and Representative Denise Garner elected to the Arkansas State House. At the University, she elevates the voices of marginalized communities through her service as the Associated Student Government Co-Director for Diversity and Inclusion and the Vice Chair of the Distinguished Lectures Committee. She is excited to recruit a new generation of politically active Arkansans to support progressive policies and candidates and wants to show that there is room for all in the Democratic Party. She was recently named a Harry S. Truman Scholar.
Max Deitchler, Election Commissioner
Statute (ACA 7-4-102) that requires members of the election commission to be elected in odd-numbered years, following the elections of a party's other officer positions: "(a)(1) In January of each odd-numbered year following the election of county committee officers, members of the county board of election commissioners shall be elected by their respective county committees."
Statute (ACA 7-4-102) that requires members of the election commission to be elected in odd-numbered years, following the elections of a party's other officer positions: "(a)(1) In January of each odd-numbered year following the election of county committee officers, members of the county board of election commissioners shall be elected by their respective county committees."