Meet the Team

Jackie Krutsch

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

7000 Chad Colley Boulevard
Fort Smith, AR 72916
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Janice Scaggs

ADVANCEMENT COORDINATOR

7000 Chad Colley Boulevard
Fort Smith, AR 72916
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Laura Wyerick

DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS

7000 Chad Colley Boulevard
Fort Smith, AR 72916
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Comprised of community leaders who share their ideas, experiences and insights, the Advancement Advisory Council serves to advance the mission of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education. The Advancement Advisory Council is approved by the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Board of Trustees and serve multi-year staggered terms.

Sharla Lau

Chairperson of ACHE Advancement Advisory Council

“With a clear vision based on excellence in healthcare education, research, and the creation of healthy living environments, the Advancement Advisory Council is fully committed to supporting the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, its mission, and its programs. The ACHE Advancement Advisory Council will strive to build support and funding for this transformational institution that will impact not only Fort Smith, but the entire region.”

Advancement Advisory Council

Larry Bone
Bob Cooper Sr.
Glee Cosner
Judy Englehart
Susan Grobmyer
Michael Hadley
Ken Kilgore
Chester Koprovich
Lance Lanier
Sharla Lau, Chairperson
Zach Ledford
Aaron Littlefield
Tracy Long
Joan McCoy

Bob Miller
Nadine Miller
Lavon Morton
Louay Nassri, MD
Jill Rowland
Mark Rumsey, Vice Chairperson
Marty Shell
Sam T. Sicard
Keley Simpson
Debbie Thomas
Shirley Walters
Norman Wilkinson
Fred Williams

Jackie Krutsch

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Jackie Krutsch, a native of Fort Smith, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She has served in a variety of positions including the Administrative Director of Bost, Inc., the Executive Director of Leadership Fort Smith at the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, and as the Executive Director of the Van Buren Chamber of Commerce.

Krutsch has served in numerous community and professional organizations including the Board of Directors for Lincoln Childcare, the United Way of Fort Smith Area, Secretary, and the Van Buren Education Foundation. She was also a founding member of the Fort Smith Regional Alliance and a past member of the Mercy Medical Center Advisory Board.

Currently, Krutsch is serving on the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (RAM) Board of Directors and on the Executive Committee of the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District. Krutsch is also a representative of the Frontier MPO on the NACCD/CDC Walkability Action Institute. She and her husband Rich have two sons, Phillip and Michael.

Janice Scaggs

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Janice Scaggs is a native of Fort Smith, Arkansas. After 35 years of public service, she joins ACHE as the Development Coordinator. Ms. Scaggs is active in the community and is currently serving on the Complete Count Census Committee, the Crawford County Adult Education Advisory Board, and the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. She is a member of the Fort Smith Southside Rotary Club and the Fort Smith Noon Exchange Club, as well as a 2015-2016 Leadership Crawford County graduate and a 2018 FBI Citizens Academy graduate. Janice and her husband Bobby have two children, Brandon and Briana.

Laura Wyerick

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Laura Wyerick, Director of Donor Relations, comes from Little Rock, Arkansas and looks forward to making roots in the River Valley. With eight years of experience in non-profit development, she is excited to join the ACHE Development Team. Laura earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Texas Christian University and a Masters Degree in Education for Rehabilitation Counseling from The University of Texas at Austin. After moving back to Arkansas, she was the Annual Programs Coordinator at ACCESS Group Inc. in Little Rock serving individuals with special needs and their families. During her eight years at ACCESS, Laura developed the volunteer program, expanded the annual giving campaigns, worked with programming to develop and coordinate annual programs and events, established the planned giving program, and helped launch Project SEARCH Arkansas: ACCESS Initiative, a vocational program now serving young adults with developmental disabilities across the state. She continues to support the ACCESS initiative, as well as the Fort Smith community, as a member of the Business Advisory Council for Mercy Fort Smith Project SEARCH.

Laura believes in the power of community and the importance of its support in developing resources for its members to grow and prosper in all aspects of their lives. She looks forward to helping further the growth of the Arkansas College of Health Education and the ACHE Family. Laura and her husband, Patrick, have a daughter, Carson Ann.

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Texas Christian University
Masters Degree in Education for Rehabilitation Counseling from The University of Texas at Austin