Following months of nominations and vetting more than 600 submissions, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, Little Rock Soirée magazine and Arkansas Business Publishing Group are excited to announce the Top 100 Women of Impact in Arkansas honorees that included Bradley County Medical Center’s CEO/CFO Leslie Huitt.
“The 100 women that appear on this list are impacting Arkansas today, and they are making it a better state for future generations,” WFA CEO Anna Beth Gorman says. “By sharing these stories in the Top 100 publication, we know that leaders across Arkansas will have the opportunity to learn the names of our state’s trailblazing women, and how they’re affecting change. Our goal is to inspire more women, businesses and leaders to support and replicate change-making work.”
Huitt earned the Hospital CFO of the Year award from Arkansas Business last year. Under Huitt’s leadership, Bradley County Medical Center retained its four-star status from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
The complete list recognizes 100 outstanding and ambitious women across the state. The goal was to create a list that reflects the spirit of ingenuity and ambition of these women at every stage of their career journey, by honoring the visionary impact they have on the communities and businesses they are leading.
The list is a revival of a publication helmed by former ABPG owner Olivia Farrell that helped launch the WFA 25 years ago. Honorees will be featured in a special publication in September and celebrated at WFA’s 2023 Power of the Purse event.
“The new list recognizes 100 outstanding and ambitious women who reflect the spirit of ingenuity and ambition at every stage of their career journey,” says Mitch Bettis, owner and president of ABPG, the parent company of Soirée. “There are some names you’ll know who are now prominent CEOs at prominent companies — an idea 25 years ago that was a complete oddity. However, the list will also include women of impact from the four corners of the state you may not know, and that’s the point.”
