Ted A. Lewis, a finalist for chancellor at the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, said at a public forum Tuesday one of the most critical qualities for a leader is the ability to listen and entertain new notions.
University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt named Ana Hunt on Friday to serve as interim chancellor of University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College following the retirement of Chancellor Margaret Ellibee on June 30.
Deana Hunt has joined Catholic Charities of Central Colorado as vice president of family services. She was vice president of community impact with Pikes Peak United Way and had been the executive director of Child Care Connections. Hunt has a bachelor s degree in human development, family studies and related services from Utah State University.
Erin Leach joined the Colorado Springs law firm of Mulliken Weiner Berg & Jolivet as an associate attorney, specializing in civil and commercial litigation, including construction and employment litigation. She spent seven years with a St. Louis, Mo., law firm, where she was a litigation and employment law attorney. Leach has bachelor s degrees in economics and Spanish from Denver University and law degree from University of Missouri.
The modest retirement account belonging to Samantha Velez’s family has been reset to zero.
Just last month, with the coronavirus pandemic gutting jobs and slashing the family’s incomes, that money was used for something more pressing: rent.
“Sometimes, you got to do what you got to do,” Velez said. “For now, we’re looking at the short-term goal, which is to make sure we have what the kids need.”
Across the Pikes Peak region and Colorado, people are scrambling to pay rent and stay off the streets dipping into retirement savings, moving in with relatives and frantically searching for the few remaining job openings still available. But many experts say those measures can only go so far, and over the next few months, thousands of people could lose their apartments and houses to eviction without more financial help or flexibility from landlords.