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Sarah has eight years of traditional and online nursing education experience at both public and private institutions.She currently serves as assistant director of nursing at University ofArkansas,the largest nursing program in the SEC. Ashley Davis, PhD, RN, is the executive director of the Arkansas Center for Nursing, where she also oversees the work of the Arkansas Action Coalition. The Arkansas Center for Nursing is Arkansas’ only nursing workforce center and serves as a statewide data clearinghouse regarding nursing practice,nurs- ing workforce supply and demand,and nursing edu- cation. Ashley holds a PhD in nursing. Her research was focused on the mental health needs of nurs- ing students. She has clinical expertise in pediatric cardiology and more than 15 years of experience in nursing education. Angela Keith, PhD, RN, has been a nurse since 1993. She has a passion for nursing workforce issues, and this is reflected in her research. She is a tenured track assistant professor at the Kennesaw Univer- sity Wellstar College of Nursing outside of Atlanta. She is currently involved in national and local efforts to increase and protect the current and future supply of nursing personnel. SueTedford,MNSc,APRN, is the executive director at theArkansas State Board of Nursing.Tedford serves on the board of directors for the National Council State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and the board of directors for the Arkansas Center for Nursing. She has been recognized for her work on licensure compacts,staffing solutions,and NCLEXstandards. Tedford published the Arkansas Nurse Practice Act available online by the NCSBN. She was awarded Arkansas Nurse of theYear in 2003,Exceptional Con- tribution Award (NCSBN) in 2010, and Great 100 Nurses in Arkansas 2020. CodyWaits is fromFort Smith,Arkansas,and a gradu- ate of the University of Arkansas. Possessing both private and public sector experience,Waits was ap- pointed by GovernorAsa Hutchinson as deputy direc- tor of the Department of Career Education in 2017 and later became director of the Office of Skills Devel- opment in 2019. He leads state efforts on workforce development grant strategies, directs the Arkansas Office ofApprenticeship,and oversees the 30 career and technical education centers across Arkansas. Senator KimHammer of Benton was elected to the Arkansas State Senate in 2018 after serving in the House of Representatives for eight years. He rep- resents Senate District 16, which includes parts of Saline and Pulaski Counties. Senator Hammer is a strong proponent of nurses and has co-sponsored numerous bills in support of the profession.Senator Hammer chaired the committee to organize Saline Memorial Hospice and served as both a volunteer and full-time chaplain from opening day to 2018. Sena- tor Hammer and his wife,Karen, live inTull,where he currently serves as the Pastor of Saline Missionary Baptist Church.