CBC PROFILE: CBC Announces New Trustees

         Mike Benefield has served in the oil and gas industry for 42 years as a landman. He received a BBA degree from Southern State College. Mike and his wife, Bonnie, have two children and seven grandchildren. They are members of Brister Baptist Church in Emerson, where Mike serves as a deacon and is on the Missionary Committee. This will be his first board term, and he will serve from 2025-2029.

        Andy Chisum is the superintendent of the Mayflower School, where he has served for four years. He received his bachelor’s degree (Health/PE, Coaching) from Arkansas Technical University. He received Master’s and Specialist degrees in Education Leadership from Harding University. He then earned a Doctorate in Education Leadership from Harding.

         Chris Lucy has served as pastor of First Baptist Church of Springhill, La., for four years. He attended Central Baptist College and received a Bachelor of Science (Elementary Education) from Southern Arkansas University. He serves as a corporation trustee for the BMA of Louisiana and on the Louisiana Tech Board of Trustees in Ruston, La. He and his wife, Wendy, have two children and are expecting their first grandchild this month. This will be his first board term, and he will serve from 2025-2029.

         Jennifer Weaver is a dentist at Conway Family Dental in Conway, where she has served for 23 years. She received a Bachelor of Science-Biology (DDS) degree from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway and a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Weaver has been a member of the Arkansas State Dental Association and the American Dental Association since 1999.