Staff Directory

Administration

Name Title Responsibilities Phone
Christy Bjornson Director Director of ABC Administration  501-682-1105
Brandye Prater Administrative Analyst Office manager, schedules ABC Board hearing appeals, sets ABC Board Agenda,orders office supplies 501-682-1105

Enforcement   

Name Title Responsibilities Phone
David Potter Director Director of ABC Enforcement  501-682-8174
Milinda Brown Administrative Specialist Distribute Assignments to Enforcement agents, all administrative duties for agency 501-682-8174

Application/Permit

Name Title Responsibilities Phone
Shacorya Michaels Document Examiner Reviews applications/correspondence and issues permits for Arkansas through Newton County; processes expansion requests, amendments of entertainment

501-682-1105
Alisa Cooksey Document Examiner Reviews applications/correspondence and issues permits for Ouachita thru Yell County; processes expansion requests amendments of entertainment 501-682-1105
Angie Winders Document Examiner Process and issue all Medical Marijuana licenses;process and issue all Employee Registry Identification “RIC” cards 501-682-1105

Legal

Name Title Responsibilities Phone
Aaron Lowrey Staff Attorney Violation questions, violation hearings, ABC Rules questions, brand registration questions, review private club applications, legislative interpretation; Arkansas thru Newton County   501-682-1105
Drew Dorsey Staff Attorney Violation questions, violation hearings, ABC Rules questions, brand registration questions, review private club applications, legislative interpretation; Ouachita thru Yell County 501-682-1105
Chip Leibovich Staff Attorney Medical Marijuana questions, MMC Rules and legislative interpretation 501-682-1105
Lila Painter Legal Secretary Offer of Settlements, Violation Hearing Notices, Violation Orders, Pick-Up Orders, Subpeonas for Violation Hearings violation hearing scheduling 501-682-1105
Bridgett Newcomb Legal Secretary Ex-Parte Orders, Pick-Up Orders, Breakage, Supplier's Permits, Non-Resident Beer Permits, Brand Registrations 501-682-1105