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