Business Development Team

Targeted Industry Assignments

Aerospace / Aviation

• Rachel Kluender · (501) 682-2830 · rkluender@arkansasedc.com  
• Tim Allen · (501) 682-7388 · tallen@arkansasedc.com  
• Joe Bailey · (501) 682-7684 · jbailey@arkansasedc.com

Auto Assembly and Suppliers

• Rachel Kluender · (501) 682-2830 · rkluender@arkansasedc.com  
• Tim Allen · (501) 682-7388 · tallen@arkansasedc.com  
• Joe Bailey · (501) 682-7684 · jbailey@arkansasedc.com

Bioscience

• Rachel Kluender · (501) 682-2830 · rkluender@arkansasedc.com  
• Tom Chilton · (501) 682-7322 · tchilton@arkansasedc.com 

Distribution / Logistic Services

• Rick Pilkington · (501) 682-5355 · rpilkington@arkansasedc.com  

Renewable Energy / Alternative Fuels

• Joe Bailey · (501) 682-7684 · jbailey@arkansasedc.com  
• Clint O’Neal · (501) 682-2563 · coneal@arkansasedc.com  

Health and International Foods

• Rick Pilkington · (501) 682-5355 · rpilkington@arkansasedc.com  
• Clint O’Neal · (501) 682-2563 · coneal@arkansasedc.com   

Information Technology / Telecommunications

• Bentley Story · (501) 682-7384 · bstory@arkansasedc.com  

Nanotech

• Tom Chilton · (501) 682-7322 · tchilton@arkansasedc.com  

Professional Associations / Non-Profit Headquarters and Regional Operations

• Tim Allen · (501) 682-7388 · tallen@arkansasedc.com   

Steel

• Rick Pilkington · (501) 682-5355 · rpilkington@arkansasedc.com  
• Bentley Story · (501) 682-7384 · bstory@arkansasedc.com  

Statewide

• Joe Bailey - Director of Business Development · 501-682-7684 · jbailey@arkansasedc.com
• Lenka Horakova - Global Project Manager for Europe · 501-682-5196 · lhorakova@arkansasedc.com
• Steve Jones - Buildings & Sites · 501-682-7311 · sjones@arkansasedc.com
• Tom Chilton - Technology Project Manager · 501-682-7322 · tchilton@arkansasedc.com
• Sharon Gately - Administrative Assistant · 501-682-7675 · sgately@arkansasedc.com