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Staff Directory

Administration

Name & TitleResponsibilitiesPhone
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 supplies501-682-1105

Enforcement   

Name & TitleResponsibilitiesPhone
David Potter
Director
Director of ABC Enforcement 501-682-8174
Milinda Brown
Administrative Specialist
Distribute Assignments to Enforcement agents, all administrative duties for agency501-682-8174

Application/Permit

Name & TitleResponsibilitiesPhone
Shacorya Michaels
Document Examiner
Reviews applications, correspondence and issues permits for Arkansas through Newton County; processes expansion requests, amendments of entertainment501-682-1105
Alisa Cooksey
Document Examiner
Reviews applications, correspondence and issues permits for Ouachita thru Yell County; processes expansion requests amendments of entertainment501-682-1105
Angie Winders
Document Examiner
Process and issue all Medical Marijuana licenses;process and issue all Employee Registry Identification “RIC” cards501-682-1105

Legal

Name & TitleResponsibilitiesPhone
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 County501-682-1105
Chip Leibovich
Staff Attorney
Medical Marijuana questions, MMC Rules and legislative interpretation501-682-1105
Lila Painter
Legal Support Specialist
Offer of Settlements, Violation Hearing Notices, Violation Orders, Pick-Up Orders, Subpeonas for Violation Hearings violation hearing scheduling501-682-1105
Bridgett Newcomb
Legal Support Specialist
Ex-Parte Orders, Pick-Up Orders, Breakage, Supplier’s Permits, Non-Resident Beer Permits, Brand Registrations501-682-1105