Tiffany Maurer, Director of Economic Development for Sevier County, was recently named the new president of the Southwest Arkansas Development Alliance (SADA).

The Southwest Arkansas Development Alliance (SADA) is a regional economic development and workforce development initiative comprising eight counties in Southwest Arkansas (Columbia, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Miller, Nevada, and Sevier Counties). The alliance partners the regions’ economic developers with our education cooperatives’ Career/Technical Education Coordinators to provide pathways from education to workforce through initiatives like Explore Success and the ACT Work Ready Community initiative.

The Explore Success event is an annual youth manufacturing conference that engages area 8th graders with guest speakers from local industries and provides information about local career opportunities as students start choosing which courses and degree plans to pursue.

Maurer served as Vice President of SADA for the past two years and was appointed as President in 2023, replacing Steve Harris, Director of Economic Development for Hempstead County. “It’s an honor to be the new SADA president and I hope to do Southwest Arkansas proud with the work we do to improve our region’s industry and workforce future. The partnerships SADA has created with our area education

cooperatives and colleges has allowed us to take a proactive approach to workforce development and I hope to help continue that work in my new role,” said Maurer.

The new Vice President of SADA is Ellie Baker, Director of Economic Development for Magnolia and the Secretary is Vickie Williamson, Director of Economic Development for Little River County. The treasurer is Mary Godwin, Director of Economic Development for Prescott/Nevada County.

For more information, contact Tiffany Maurer at 870-584-1184 or tmaurer@cccua.edu.