Staff & Board Members
Gabe Holmstrom
Executive Director
Gabe Holmstrom has been the Executive Director of the Downtown Little Rock Partnership since April 2015, expanding our event offerings and downtown advocacy.
Kyle Leyenberger
Deputy Director
Kyle Leyenberger was named Deputy Director in December 2024 after serving two years as DLRP’s Director of Communications and Marketing.
Chellie Longstreth
Director of Events
Chellie manages and expands DLRP’s numerous events, including the award- winning Downtown Food Truck Festival.
Claudia Anton
Director of Operations
Claudia Anton relocated from Atlanta to Little Rock at the beginning of 2024 and is thrilled…
Executive Committee
David Sargent
President
Carol Worley
Immediate Past President
Nathan Coulter
Vice President
Pattie Davidson
Treasurer
Natalie Ghidotti
Ghidotti Communications
Merritt Dyke
At Large
Chris Moses
Moses Tucker Partners
Gina Gemberling
LRCVB Representative
Doug Meyer
Metrocentre Representative
Dr. Dean Kumpuris
City Board Director
Susan Altrui
Acting City Manager
Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.
City Mayor
Board
Alecia Castleberry
Pulaski Academy
Alex Thomas
Clinton School of Public Service
Amy Blake
Downtown Resident
Amy Counce
Nexus Coffee and Creative
Arlton Lowry
Few - Digital Product Agency
Blake Bowlin
CJRW
Brent Birch
Little Rock Technology Park
Carol Worley
Immediate Past President
Chad Causey
Rose Law Firm
Chris East
Cromwell
Christa S. Clark
C2 Capital Partners, LLC
Colin Crawford
UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
David Hutchison, Ed.D
Lyon College
David Lang
Little Rock Marriott
David Sargent
President
Denise Hanson
Colliers International
Dr. Victoria Ramirez
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Drew Williams
Baldwin & Shell Construction Company
Elizabeth Michael
SoMa 501
Greg McCarroll
Centennial Bank
Guy Choate
Garver
Hank Kelley
Kelley Commercial
Heartsill Ragon III
Gill Ragon Owen, P.A.
Jacob E. Hall
Regions Bank
James Sullivan
AMR Architects
Jay Hartman
Entergy Arkansas
Jeff Utecht
Meadors Adams & Lee
Jeremiah Wood
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP
Jimmy Moses
Moses Tucker Partners
John Martin
Moses Tucker Partners
Josh Malone
Arvest Bank
Joy Secuban
Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation
Justin Allen
Wright Lindsey Jennings
Katy Bartlett-Wake
Stone Ward
Kelli McDaniels
Richardson Properties
Lesley Nalley
Empire Financial Architects
Lisa Lake
AT&T
Mandy Marshall
Hounds Lounge
Mark Stodola
Stodola & Associates, Inc.
Marti Nicholson
AC Hotel Downtown Little Rock
Matthew Dearnley
Flake & Company
Mimi San Pedro
The Venture Center
Natalie Ghidotti
At Large
Nathan Coulter
Vice President
Odell Nickelberry
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Pattie Davidson
Treasurer
Phil Brandon
Rock Town Distillery
Quantia “Key” M. Fletcher
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
Rebecca Tennille
JPJ Consulting
Robert Klein
The Property Group
Ross Cranford
Cranford Co.
Sara Beth Leader
Junior League of Little Rock
Shannon Heard
Walton College at 2nd and Main
Shealyn Sowers
Ghidotti Communications
Staci Miller
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Tracy Cryder
Southern Tail Brewing
Valerie Erkman
Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Will Trice
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Ex Officio
Anne Laidlaw
Arkansas Building Authority
Nate Coulter
Central Arkansas Library System
Dr. Dean Kumpuris
City Board Director
Susan Altrui
Acting City Manager
Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.
City Mayor
Gina Gemberling
LRCVB Representative
Jay Chesshir
Little Rock Regional Chamber
Doug Meyer
Metrocentre Representative
Casey Covington
Metroplan
Colleen Bailey
NLR Economic Development Corporation
Judge Barry Hyde
Pulaski County
Tricia Bean
Quapaw Quarter Association
Justin Avery
Rock Region Metro
Dr. Christina Drale
UA Little Rock
Wyck Nisbet
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP