Commission

Mr. Jay Brain, Rogers (appointed 2014)
Mr. Brain was born and raised in Little Rock, but has been living in Rogers, AR for the last 20 years. He and his wife, Kelly, have two teenage children, Jeb and Georgia Grace. Mr. Brain received a BSBA in Finance and Banking from the University of Arkansas in 1992. In 2002, he received an Investment Management Analyst Certification from the Wharton School in conjunction with Investment Management Consultants Association.
Currently, Mr. Brain is Vice President, Stephens Inc. Private Client Group. Prior to taking that position in 2009, he rose to Vice President, Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. He has also worked as a bank examiner for the Arkansas State Bank Department.
Mr. Brain became interested in flying after his first airplane ride in a Piper Cherokee 180 from Russellville to
Petit Jean Mountain in the late 1970s, and is now an 800 hour private pilot. He enjoys attending several fly-ins a year. He has flown nine times to Airventure Oshkosh including once as part of the Piper Cherokee’s 50th Anniversary mass arrival.
Mr. Brain was born and raised in Little Rock, but has been living in Rogers, AR for the last 20 years. He and his wife, Kelly, have two teenage children, Jeb and Georgia Grace. Mr. Brain received a BSBA in Finance and Banking from the University of Arkansas in 1992. In 2002, he received an Investment Management Analyst Certification from the Wharton School in conjunction with Investment Management Consultants Association.
Currently, Mr. Brain is Vice President, Stephens Inc. Private Client Group. Prior to taking that position in 2009, he rose to Vice President, Merril Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. He has also worked as a bank examiner for the Arkansas State Bank Department.
Mr. Brain became interested in flying after his first airplane ride in a Piper Cherokee 180 from Russellville to
Petit Jean Mountain in the late 1970s, and is now an 800 hour private pilot. He enjoys attending several fly-ins a year. He has flown nine times to Airventure Oshkosh including once as part of the Piper Cherokee’s 50th Anniversary mass arrival.
Shannon Hobbs (appointed 2023)
Mr. Hobbs is a proud Arkansas native. He was raised on a family farm in Colt, Arkansas. Mr. Hobbs graduated Arkansas State University in Jonesboro with a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Business. After college he returned to the family business (Hobbs Farm Equipment Co), where he now continues to carry on that business with his brothers. Aviation has always been a fascination of Mr. Hobbs and at the age of 21 he was chosen to serve on the Wynne Airport Commission. Soon after Wynne and Forrest City joined together in a joint venture to form the Delta Regional Airport Authority of which he is still currently engaged. He obtained his pilot’s license in 2001; and until this day he continues to remember the day his checkride was scheduled for what was supposed to be 9.11.2001 – Needless to say, that checkride was cancelled and rescheduled for a later date.
In 2021 Mr. Hobbs married his wife, Kara. Together, they have four children ages 13-19.
Jeff D. Standridge, Ed.D. (appointed 2022)
Dr. Jeff D. Standridge helps organizations and their leaders generate sustained results in the areas of innovation, strategy, profit growth, organizational transformation and leadership.
Jeff is an Instrument-rated pilot in both single engine and multi-engine aircraft. Formerly a Vice President for Acxiom Corporation (www.Acxiom.com), he has led established and startup business units in North & South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Jeff serves as Managing Director for the Conductor (www.ARConductor.org), as well as for Innovation Junkie (InnovationJunkie.com). He is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of Cadron Capital Partners (www.CadronCapital.com), and teaches in the College of Business at the University of Central Arkansas (www.UCA.edu). He is also retired from the U.S. Army, Arkansas Army National Guard, where he was recognized in 2000 as the Soldier of the Year by the 87th Troop Command.
Dr. Standridge has been an invited speaker, trainer and consultant for numerous companies, institutions and organizations across five continents. He is also a best-selling author of three books, “The Innovator’s Field Guide: Accelerators for Entrepreneurs, Innovators & Change Agents,” and “The Top Performer’s Field Guide: Catalysts for Leaders, Innovators & All Who Aspire to Be,” and “Creating Startup Junkies: Building Sustainable Venture Ecosystems in Unexpected Places.”
In addition to his executive coaching and custom-tailored consulting and CEO Advisory Services, he has received accolades for his world-class presentations, training programs and workshops.
He and his wife, Lori, have two grown daughters and make their home in Conway, Arkansas.
Tim Stockdale (appointed 2022)
Mr. Stockdale was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and joined the Air Force on February 8th, 1982. He spent the next 10 years on active duty stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville as an Avionics Navigation/Communication Systems technician and served seven months in the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After serving on active duty, he joined the Arkansas Air National Guard where he served 11 years and retired in 2004 as First Sergeant for the 223rd Combat Communications Squadron in Hot Springs.
While serving in the National Guard, Mr. Stockdale worked at Union Pacific Railroad then at Dassault Falcon Jet as a Flight Test Avionics technician, Avionics installation supervisor and then lead Avionics Manufacturing Engineer. He served as Mayor for the City of Fountain Lake and then was elected Garland County Treasurer in 2010 while also serving as Legislative Liaison for the 4th Congressional District on the Arkansas County Treasurer’s Association Executive board until his retirement in October of 2023.
Mr. Stockdale is a graduate of the First Sergeant Academy and the US Air Force Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy. He has a certificate in Aerospace Maintenance Management, a Master Certification in Enterprise Cyber Security Leadership and a Master Certificate in High Performance Leadership from the National Association of Counties and is a graduate from the FBI Little Rock Citizens Academy. He learned to fly at Barrett Aviation in North Little Rock in 1992, he holds a Class “A” HVACR license, an Amateur Radio Operators license, and an FCC General Radiotelephone Operators License with a Radar endorsement. He holds an Associates of Science degree in Avionics Systems technology and a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Organizational Management.
Mr. Stockdale is currently Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army of Hot Springs and Vice President of the Change Point Pregnancy and Family Counseling Advisory board. He and his wife Brandi are co-chairs of the 35th Annual Garland County Leadership Prayer Breakfast and they attend First Baptist Church of Royal.

Mr. Sam Jackson, Blytheville (appointed 2015)
Mr. Jackson is a native Arkansan who was born in Paragould, then graduated from high school in Conway. He and his wife, Molly Houseworth-Jackson have lived in Blytheville with their two children since 2006.
Mr. Jackson attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro as well as the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and received a BA in Finance in 1999. He then began his career in banking and finance as a financial advisor for Smith Barney in Plano, Texas. He moved back to Arkansas in 2003 to join Regions Bank in Rogers as a commercial loan officer, then moved to Farmers Bank and Trust of Blytheville as the Senior Loan Officer and Senior Vice President of Loan Operations, where he remains today.
Mr. Jackson has had a life-long love for aviation. His father, a banker, was also an avid pilot who shared the joy of flying with anyone willing to learn. His childhood memories include countless hours around the dinner table as his older siblings plotted their cross-country courses around Northeast Arkansas. Mr. Jackson has been flying since a young age and is a multi-engine rated pilot. Today, he enjoys most of his flying from a grass strip on the banks of Lake Norfork, and he loves sharing his passion for aviation with his children.
Mr. Jackson is a native Arkansan who was born in Paragould, then graduated from high school in Conway. He and his wife, Molly Houseworth-Jackson have lived in Blytheville with their two children since 2006.
Mr. Jackson attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro as well as the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and received a BA in Finance in 1999. He then began his career in banking and finance as a financial advisor for Smith Barney in Plano, Texas. He moved back to Arkansas in 2003 to join Regions Bank in Rogers as a commercial loan officer, then moved to Farmers Bank and Trust of Blytheville as the Senior Loan Officer and Senior Vice President of Loan Operations, where he remains today.
Mr. Jackson has had a life-long love for aviation. His father, a banker, was also an avid pilot who shared the joy of flying with anyone willing to learn. His childhood memories include countless hours around the dinner table as his older siblings plotted their cross-country courses around Northeast Arkansas. Mr. Jackson has been flying since a young age and is a multi-engine rated pilot. Today, he enjoys most of his flying from a grass strip on the banks of Lake Norfork, and he loves sharing his passion for aviation with his children.

Mr. Will Dawson, Clinton (Appointed 2016)
Mr. Dawson is a native Arkansan, growing up on a Dairy Farm only 13 miles south of his hometown of Clinton, AR. After graduating from South Side High School, he began his aviation career at Spartan School of Aeronautics. He and his wife Anita were married shortly after beginning Spartan. They have 4 teenagers (two boys and two girls) which creates even playing field with a very active fun filled lifestyle and never a dull moment.
Mr. Dawson founded Dawson Aircraft, Inc. in 1990 and resides as current president.
Aviation has been his life now for almost 30 years. He is a certified aircraft mechanic and pilot. He has served as airport manager at the Clinton Mun. Airport all of these years.
His time is spent working with aviation in many facets. He works with State and Federal agencies including NTSB, FAA, Engine and Airplane manufactures. And on a local level he works with Arkansas airports, managers, police, Arkansas game and fish, and on occasion Arkansas Forestry.
Aviation has allowed Mr. Dawson many adventures, from ferrying turbine aircraft to other countries, seeing their infrastructures, making great friends and business partners, or just by playing around with float planes and tailwheels just for fun. Aviation has also provided many opportunities to join efforts doing mission work in the USA and abroad.
Mr. Dawson truly enjoys the aviation community of people that surround him day in and day out, and this industry.
He considers it an honor to serve on this board.
Mr. Dawson is a native Arkansan, growing up on a Dairy Farm only 13 miles south of his hometown of Clinton, AR. After graduating from South Side High School, he began his aviation career at Spartan School of Aeronautics. He and his wife Anita were married shortly after beginning Spartan. They have 4 teenagers (two boys and two girls) which creates even playing field with a very active fun filled lifestyle and never a dull moment.
Mr. Dawson founded Dawson Aircraft, Inc. in 1990 and resides as current president.
Aviation has been his life now for almost 30 years. He is a certified aircraft mechanic and pilot. He has served as airport manager at the Clinton Mun. Airport all of these years.
His time is spent working with aviation in many facets. He works with State and Federal agencies including NTSB, FAA, Engine and Airplane manufactures. And on a local level he works with Arkansas airports, managers, police, Arkansas game and fish, and on occasion Arkansas Forestry.
Aviation has allowed Mr. Dawson many adventures, from ferrying turbine aircraft to other countries, seeing their infrastructures, making great friends and business partners, or just by playing around with float planes and tailwheels just for fun. Aviation has also provided many opportunities to join efforts doing mission work in the USA and abroad.
Mr. Dawson truly enjoys the aviation community of people that surround him day in and day out, and this industry.
He considers it an honor to serve on this board.

Mr. Lloyd Wofford, Jonesboro (appointed 2016)
Mr. Lloyd Wofford was born and raised in Weiner, Arkansas located twenty miles South of Jonesboro. After graduating from Weiner High School, he attended Hendrix College his freshman year. He then transferred to Arkansas State University receiving a BSA in 1974. He worked in the family John Deere farm implement dealership while growing up and became a partner with his father, Tommy Wofford, after completing college. In 1978 he and his father became John Deere diesel engine distributors and remain in that business today.
While attending college, Mr. Wofford learned to fly earning his private single engine license at age twenty. In 1979 he received his multi-engine rating and, some years later, his instrument certificate. Flying for both business and pleasure, Mr. Wofford has owned and operated several different planes over the years ranging from J3 Cubs to King Airs and today flies a King Air 250.
Mr. Wofford lives in Jonesboro with his wife Linda and has two grown sons who also live in Jonesboro. He, Linda, and son Cameron own and operate the family business, Engines, Inc., which they relocated from Weiner to Jonesboro eleven years ago.
Commissioner Wofford feels extremely honored being appointed Commissioner and is dedicated to preserving and promoting aviation in Arkansas.
Mr. Lloyd Wofford was born and raised in Weiner, Arkansas located twenty miles South of Jonesboro. After graduating from Weiner High School, he attended Hendrix College his freshman year. He then transferred to Arkansas State University receiving a BSA in 1974. He worked in the family John Deere farm implement dealership while growing up and became a partner with his father, Tommy Wofford, after completing college. In 1978 he and his father became John Deere diesel engine distributors and remain in that business today.
While attending college, Mr. Wofford learned to fly earning his private single engine license at age twenty. In 1979 he received his multi-engine rating and, some years later, his instrument certificate. Flying for both business and pleasure, Mr. Wofford has owned and operated several different planes over the years ranging from J3 Cubs to King Airs and today flies a King Air 250.
Mr. Wofford lives in Jonesboro with his wife Linda and has two grown sons who also live in Jonesboro. He, Linda, and son Cameron own and operate the family business, Engines, Inc., which they relocated from Weiner to Jonesboro eleven years ago.
Commissioner Wofford feels extremely honored being appointed Commissioner and is dedicated to preserving and promoting aviation in Arkansas.