Staff

The staff of the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas includes the following:

Guy Lancaster, Editor
glancaster (at) cals.org
(501) 320-5753

Ali Welky, Associate Editor
awelky (at) cals.org
(501) 320-5755

Mike Keckhaver, Media Editor
mkeckhaver (at) cals.org
(501) 320-5756

Mike Polston, Staff Historian
mpolston (at) cals.org
(501) 320-5751

Jasmine Jobe, Editorial Assistant
jjobe (at) cals.org
(501) 320-5714

Former Staff

• Tom W. Dillard, Founding Editor
• Tim Nutt, Founding Managing Editor and Staff Historian
• Nathania Sawyer, Senior Editor and Project Manager
• Kay Bland, Education Coordinator
• Anna Lancaster, Editorial Assistant
• Jill Curran, Project Manager
• Steven Teske, Fact Checker
• Shirley Schuette, Editorial Assistant

Graduate Assistants

• 2003–2004 Shirley Schuette
• 2005–2006 Teresa Lauderdale
• 2006–2007 Teresa Lauderdale

Interns

• Fall 2004 Laura Hodo
• Spring 2005 Lacy Allen & Lindsey Clark
• Summer 2005 Guy Lancaster
• Fall 2005 Julie Burrow & Jamie Metrailer
• Spring 2006 Julie Burrow & Andrew Hackley
• Summer 2006 Andrew Hackley & Amber Hood
• Fall 2006 Michael Hodge
• Spring 2007 Fallon Zschiegner-Bleich & Michael Hodge
• Summer 2007 Josh Jenkins
• Fall 2007 Aaron Rogers
• Spring 2008 Bethany May
• Fall 2008 Shelby Christine Watkins
• Summer 2009 Catherine Henderson & Bernard Reed
• Fall 2009 Kayla Kesterson
• Summer 2010 Lauren White
• Spring 2011 Laura Choate
• Summer 2011 Rebecca Nighswonger
• Fall 2011 Stephanie Darnell
• Spring 2012 Jacob Worthan
• Summer 2012 Ronna Pennington
• Fall 2012 Sarah Riva
• Spring 2013 Darby Burdine
• Summer 2016 Zach Nicholson
• Summer 2016 Kaye Lundgren
• Summer 2018 David Collins
• Summer and Fall 2019 Andrew McClain
• Summer 2022 Abby Hanks
• Summer 2024 Shandrea Murphy-Washington