Mike Maulden
Director, External Affairs
501.377.4474
mmaulde@entergy.com

Mike Maulden is Entergy Arkansas’ director of external affairs.

He is responsible for directing Entergy’s Office of Economic Development, a program that is focused on recruiting new businesses to Arkansas and assisting communities in developing themselves into places that are attractive to potential new businesses.

In 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 the program was recognized as one of the top utility economic development initiatives in the North America by Site Selection magazine. Maulden has been active in the creation of regional economic development initiatives such as the Metro Little Rock Alliance; a regional economic development initiative covering eleven central Arkansas counties. 

Maulden serves as Chairman of the Little Rock Port Authority and serves on the boards of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, Accelerate Arkansas, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Foundation and the St. Vincent Medical Center Foundation. Previously he served as inaugural chairman of the Regional Economic Development Council of the Mid-South; a tri-state economic development council formed to enhance the economic development coordination of western TN, northern MS and eastern AR and as President of the Arkansas Economic Developers association.

In 1998, Maulden was selected as one of Arkansas’ rising young business leaders by Arkansas Business in its annual “40 under 40” list. In 2003, he was presented the Distinguished Leadership Award by the Leadership Greater Little Rock alumni association. In 2004, Maulden served as the chairman of the Committee for Amendment 2 which allows the Arkansas General Assembly to issue general obligation bonds to fund “super project” infrastructure needs. Lastly, he was selected as the 2004 Outstanding Economic Developer for Arkansas by the Arkansas Economic Developers association.

Becky Rogers
Senior Secretary
501.377.4434
rroger1@entergy.com

Becky Rogers became senior secretary working with the economic development department in September 2002. Rogers provides executive level support to the director and his staff. In addition to other responsibilities, she manages the vendor billing and payment program, maintains monthly reporting systems, assists with customer mailouts for the department, and assists with special projects. A 26-year Entergy veteran, Rogers has held several positions in various departments such as Purchasing & Stores, Nuclear, Sales and Marketing, and Customer Service. Becky worked directly for the vice president, nuclear; vice president, customer service support, and vice president, retail operations.

Flave Carpenter, PCED, EDFP
Community Development Consultant
501-377-4441
fcarpen@entergy.com

Flave Carpenter has been a member of Entergy’s Economic Development Office in Arkansas since August of 1996. He initially served as Manager of Tradeshow Marketing until assuming his current position in Community Development in July of 1997.

Carpenter holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art from Henderson State University. In addition, he is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma and the Community Development Institute at the University of Central Arkansas. Carpenter is a Certified Community Developer and a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional.

Prior to joining Entergy, Flave served as a Community Development Consultant for the Arkansas Department of Economic Development in Northeast Arkansas. Before working for the ADED, he was the Retirement/Relocation Coordinator for the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce.

As a Community Developer, Carpenter is responsible for directing activities in nineteen counties of Arkansas. Those activities are intended to treat local communities as a product to be developed and marketed to potential industrial and business prospects. The counties Carpenter serves in Central and Southern Arkansas include: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Chicot, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Lafayette, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Pope, Prairie, Union, and Yell.

Carpenter currently serves as Chairman for the Community Development Institute Advisory Board in Conway and is a member of the Arkansas Economic Developers.

Sherry McDonnell, PCED
Community Development Consultant
501.377.5882
smcdonn@entergy.com

Sherry McDonnell joined Teamwork Arkansas in February 1998. As a community development consultant, she is responsible for assisting communities in an eleven county central Arkansas region to improve their ability to attract new business/industry through organization, planning and preparation for economic development at the local level.

McDonnell has held several positions at Entergy prior to joining Teamwork Arkansas. She worked in employee development providing training and competency model development for Entergy’s marketing and sales organizations. She also worked in Entergy’s Total Quality department for six years providing facilitation, training, and strategic planning services to employees across Entergy’s four-state territory and to communities in central Arkansas.

McDonnell holds a BA in speech communication from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is a graduate of the Community Development Institute and is a professional community and economic developer. She is a member of the Arkansas Economic Developers and the International Economic Development Council.

McDonnell works with the following central Arkansas counties: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline, and White.

Russell Harris, PCED
Project Manager – Business Recruitment
501.377.4089
rharr14@entergy.com

Russell Harris joined Teamwork Arkansas in October of 2004 and currently serves as a project manager. As a project manager, Harris’s responsibilities include initiating contacts with prospective companies and assisting them in expanding or locating their operations in Arkansas and aiding in expansion efforts of business and industry currently located in Arkansas.

Mr. Harris joined Teamwork Arkansas after a two year tenure as Executive Director of the Newport Economic Development Commission (NEDC) in Newport, AR. Previously, he served in several capacities with the Arkansas Department of Economic Development, most recently as a Project Manager where he worked with both new and established businesses contemplating new investments throughout the state. He is a 1994 graduate of Arkansas State University with a BA in Political Science, and a 1996 graduate of Arkansas State with a Masters in Public Administration. In addition, he is a graduate of both the Economic Development Institute in Norman, Oklahoma and the Community Development Institute in Conway, Arkansas. He has been designated as a Certified Community Developer by the Southern Economic Development Council.

Mr. Harris is a member of the Corporate Real Estate Network and currently serves as a board member of the Arkansas Economic Developers.

Chris Marsh, PCED
Project Manager – Business Recruitment
501.377.4467
cmarsh@entergy.com

Chris Marsh joined Teamwork Arkansas in April 2007. As a project manager, Marsh’s responsibilities include initiating contacts with prospective companies and assisting them in expanding or locating their operations in Arkansas and aiding in expansion efforts of business and industry currently located in Arkansas.

Prior to joining Teamwork Arkansas, Marsh served as the Chief Operations Officer for the Columbus-Lowndes Development Link in Columbus, Mississippi. In Arkansas, he also worked as the Executive Director of the Mountain Home Area Chamber and the Programs Director for the Paragould Regional Chamber.

Marsh holds a BS in Marketing Management from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He is also a Professional Community and Economic Developer (PCED) as deemed by the International Community Development Council and is a graduate of Institute for Organization Management (IOM), a professional recognition by the United States Chamber of Commerce. Marsh is a member of Arkansas Economic Developers, Arkansas Young Professionals Network and the International Economic Development Council.

Heather Heath
Community Resource Center Manager
501.377.4439
hheath@entergy.com

Heather Heath joined Teamwork Arkansas in January 2008 as the Community Resource Center Manager. Heath’s responsibilities include providing economic development assistance in the areas of research, marketing, and geographic information system (GIS) mapping for Entergy-served communities.

Prior to joining Teamwork Arkansas, Heath served as the Assistant Director of Economic Development for the City of Rosenberg, Texas. Also, she has done work with CH2M Hill and the University of Central Arkansas.

Heath holds a M.S. in Community and Economic Development and a Graduate Certificate in Geographical Information Systems from the University of Central Arkansas as well as a B.A. in both Spanish and Political Science from Ouachita Baptist University. She is working toward her Professional Community and Economic Developer (PCED) certification. Heath is a member of the International Economic Development Council and the Arkansas Economic Developers.. 

Contact Us

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 551
Little Rock, AR 72203

Mike Maulden
Director, External Affairs
501.377.4474
mmaulde@entergy.com

Becky Rogers
Senior Secretary
501.377.4434
rroger1@entergy.com

Business Development

Russell Harris, PCED, EDFP
Project Manager – Business Development
501.377.4089
rharr14@entergy.com

Chris Marsh, PCED
Project Manager - business Development
501.377.4467
cmarsh@entergy.com

Community Development

Sherry McDonnell, PCED
Community Development
501.377.5882
smcdonn@entergy.com

Flave Carpenter, PCED, EDFP
Community Development
501.377.4441
fcarpen@entergy.com

Community Resource Center

Heather Heath
Community Resource Center Manager
501.377.4439
hheath@entergy.com