Jessica Hughes Ford

Arkansas Community Foundation has launched a new statewide initiative aimed at supporting sustainable, community-driven approaches to food insecurity. The Arkansas Full Table Fund is anchored by a $10 million grant from the Walmart Foundation, with additional funding from Tyson Foods …

Jessica Hughes Ford has been named president and CEO of the Arkansas Community Foundation, the ACF board announced Friday. Ford succeeds outgoing CEO Heather Larkin, who will retire after 27 years of service to the foundation, effective Jan. 1. “After …

The Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America recently announced its 2025 board of directors and officers, which includes a newly created ethics officer position. Stella Prather, communications director at Empower Healthcare Solutions, will succeed Mary Claire Imbro …

It has been a long, colorful journey for Jessica Hughes Ford, chief communications officer for Arkansas Community Foundation in Little Rock. From the humble confines of her hometown Redfield to the far corners of the world to today helping nonprofits …

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Jessica Hughes Ford Chief Communications Officer, Arkansas Community Foundation   Jessica Ford is the chief communications officer at Arkansas Community Foundation, where she oversees all communications, media relations and marketing. Starting her career as an advocate for victims of domestic …