David Roth, President
David M. Roth became President of WorkMatters, Inc, on October 15, 2003. Prior to taking on full-time leadership of WorkMatters, he was Vice President, Business Development and Marketing for J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., of Lowell, Ark. Prior to joining J.B. Hunt in 1999, David was Senior Vice President, Marketing for Manugistics, a supply chain management software provider in Maryland and Vice President, Marketing for American Software in Atlanta, Ga. He also has nine years of supply chain management experience with McKesson Corporation in San Francisco, Calif., and Harrison, Ark.
Roth has a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and is a graduate of the Stanford Executive Institute in Palo Alto, Calif. He resides in Fayetteville with his wife Theresa and their two sons. They are members of Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville.
To contact David Roth, send an email to droth@workmatters.org
Sam Bates, Vice President
Sam Bates joined WorkMatters on June 4, 2007. Prior to joining the WorkMatters team Bates was Chief Operating Officer of Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock, Ark. Before his leadership position at Fellowship Bible Church, he had a 20-year career in the healthcare industry. Sam served as Senior Vice President of Strategic and Business Development at Washington Regional Health System in Fayetteville, Ark. In addition, he also worked with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield/Health Advantage and Baptist Health, Little Rock over ten years in a number of executive leadership roles both in operations and product development. He also served on the executive leadership team of White River Medical Center, Batesville, Ark. and Charter Springs Hospital in Ocala, Fla.
Bates has a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Harding University, Searcy, Ark. and a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. He resides in Fayetteville with his wife of twenty-five years, Jodi, and their eight year old daughter, Emma. Sam and Jodi also have two children, Trevor and Maggie, attending the University of Arkansas. They attend Fellowship Bible Church in Lowell, Ark.
To contact Sam Bates, send an email to sbates@workmatters.org
WorkMatters Board of Directors
Tom Frase - Chairman of the Board, First Methodist Church, Russellville, Ark.
David Roth - President, WorkMatters, Inc.
Jo Kaye Bandy - Secretary/Treasurer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Spencer Frazier, J.B. Hunt Transport
Joe Goddard, Cardinal IT Resources
Steve Graves, Coaching by Cornerstone
Jim McCormick, Shell Lubricants
Jack Sheridan, General Mills
Bill Seeger, See Link LLC
Michael Shassere (deceased) - Board Member Emeritus
Advisory Board
Henry Ho - Co-founder, Northstar Partnering Group
Rick West - Co-founder, Northstar Partnering Group
Bill Waitsman - Founder, Harvest Group
Mike Graen - Proctor and Gamble
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