Staff & Board of Directors

MEET OUR

Staff

ARE-ON’s mission is as important today as when we connected the first institution to our network more than 15 years ago. Our focus is to continue advancing higher education, healthcare, and public safety organizations that are core parts of Arkansas communities by providing the best purpose-built network and technology services. As a membership-focused organization, your success is our success. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the ARE-ON team to discuss becoming a member or partnering in your project.
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Elon Turner

Executive Director

Elon has spent his entire career in education IT with seven years in K-12 and thirteen years in higher education as both a technical practitioner and in technology leadership roles. He believes there is no greater way to impact the future of Arkansas and the quality of where he lives, than to support educational institutions. In his role as Executive Director of ARE-ON, Elon hopes to make broader impacts across the state of Arkansas. There are a myriad of challenges in modern IT, and he likes that he is positioned to help solve those challenges.
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Scott Ramoly P.E.

Chief Technology Officer

As an electrical engineer by training, Scott has always been involved with technology companies or teaching technology. His experience includes 17 years with AT&T (SBC) in a variety of engineering and management positions. Scott was excited to apply his skills and experiences to help build a premier
research and education network for the state of Arkansas. After serving as a senior engineer for
several years, he now leads ARE-ON’s team of talented engineers. Scott enjoys the collaborative team environment with the ARE-ON team and other R&E networks and regional/ national organizations.

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Elizabeth Mann

Finance Director

An Arkansas native, Elizabeth has always been interested in Accounting and Finance and chose it as a career path early in life. With 25+ years of experience in the field, she has had the opportunity to work with a variety of people in different organizations. Prior to joining ARE-ON, Elizabeth worked in the oil, public utility, and nonprofit sectors where she excelled at developing processes and efficiencies that consistently increased revenue. Elizabeth loves working at ARE-ON because she can help our members successfully reach their goals.
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Carla Martin

Project Coordinator

Carla has a very clear memory of the moment her career trajectory was set. Her family computer was upgraded from a 286 to the first Pentium and "every science fiction movie I’d ever seen sprang to life, and I saw the future." She comes to the position of ARE-ON Project Coordinator with that belief in the power of technology to change lives still strong and with 20+ years of experience at the University of Arkansas focused on IT service development and project management.

 

Carla is focused on planning, coordinating, and executing ARE-ON's technical operations, partnering with the engineers and senior staff. She views the project coordinator as the person who makes work easier for the team and she enjoys helping get things done, making this a great opportunity to support such important work.

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Bobby Clark

Network Engineer

Bobby has worked in higher education technology since 1995. Starting in a campus computer lab, he moved on to the helpdesk, in office desktop support, system administration, software development, and networking. Having tackled many aspects of campus technology, Bobby joined ARE-ON in 2015 to expand his experience beyond the enterprise network footprint. He enjoys highly technical work and likes knowing that his work facilitates ARE-ON members being able to achieve their goals. Bobby enjoys working with and getting to know the people in the ARE-ON community.
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Matt Mauney

Network Engineer

Matt has worked in information technology since 2010 across a variety of industries including Finance, Legal and Higher Education. Starting as desktop support for a small call center, Matt branched out to systems administration, data analytics, and finally computer networking & network security in an enterprise environment. He joined ARE-ON in 2023 and is excited to contribute to the technical success of our member institutions.
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Mark Mahar

Network Engineer

The IT field is the right fit for Mark because it can be both challenging and rewarding at the same time. He enjoys researching new technologies, along with planning and implementing new projects that help members with connectivity and redundancy. Spending many years as an engineer in multiple areas of both the private and public sectors, including UAFS, Mark has a broad scope of understanding of the types of issues ARE-ON members face daily. Mark appreciates the expertise of the ARE-ON staff and how they truly care about the organization and the members they serve.
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Timothy Johnson

Network Specialist

Tim has always had a curiosity for how data transmission is accomplished. He has always marveled at the various components that can take a camera created image/sound and send it miles away and reproduce it on the other end. Tim’s career started in the United States Air Force and has held various positions with major multi-system cable operators. The diversity of his job lets him explore new technologies as well as use his previous experience to resolve everyday issues.

MEET OUR

Board of Directors

The ARE-ON Board of Directors consists of sixteen Presidents and the Chancellors representative of our higher-education members. These leaders over oversight and direction for the affairs of ARE-ON, through permanent positions, coinciding with their home institution appointment, and elected positions.

DR. DONALD BOBBITT

President
U. of Arkansas System

Board Position: Chair

DR. CHARLES WELCH

President
Arkansas State University System

Board Position: Vice-Chair

DR. LAURENCE ALEXANDER

Chancellor
U. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Board Position: Director

DR. TREY BERRY

President
Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia

Board Position: Director

DR. CHUCK AMBROSE

Chancellor
Henderson State University

Board Position: Director

DR. ROBIN BOWEN

President
Arkansas Tech University

Board Position: Director

DR. DEACUE FIELDS

Vice President
U. of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Board Position: Director

DR. TODD SHIELDS

Chancellor
Arkansas State University

Board Position: Director

DR. HOUSTON DAVIS

President
University of Central Arkansas

Board Position: Director

DR. PEGGY DOSS

Chancellor
U. of Arkansas at Monticello

Board Position: Director

DR. CHRISTINA DRALE

Chancellor
U. of Arkansas at Little Rock

Board Position: Director

DR. BENTLEY WALLACE

President
South Arkansas Community College

Board Position: Director

DR. CATHIE CLINE

President
East Arkansas Community College

Board Position: Director

DR. CAM PATTERSON

Chancellor
U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Board Position: Director

DR. TERISA C. RILEY

Chancellor
U. of Arkansas at Fort Smith

Board Position: Director

DR. CHARLES ROBINSON

Chancellor
U. of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Board Position: Director

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