ASUMH Alumni Association Board of Directors

A 2004 graduate of ASUMH with his Associate of Arts, 2006 Graduate of ASU with a BS in Management, and in 2009 with his MBA.  Abijah has worked in higher education most of his working life, first at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, then at Galveston College, and finally at San Jacinto College in Houston Tx. His passion is meeting students where they are and opening doors that they did not know existed. 

Abijah is currently living in Little Rock Arkansas with his husband Frankie and their Yorkshire terrier Oliver where Abijah is in his first year of law school at the William H. Bowen School of Law.

Geoff Smith is a 2007 Graduate of Arkansas State University Mountain Home, where he earned an Associate of Arts as a member of Phi Theta Kappa with Summa Cum Laude distinction.  In 2011 he received his Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Phoenix.  Geoff is a financial advisor with Edward Jones since 2007 and holds an Accredited Asset Management Specialist designation through the College for Financial Planning.  

Allen is a native of North Central Arkansas. He has an Associate of Arts from ASU-Mountain Home 2005, a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas and is a graduate of the Barret School of Banking in Memphis. He is the past-Chairman of the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, is Treasurer of the Mountain Home Rotary Club.

Allen is married to his wife Lauren (also a graduate of ASUMH) and they have one daughter Hannah.

Brandon Barnes was born and raised in Mountain Home.  He graduated from ASU-Mountain Home in 2014 with an Associate of Arts and then from Arkansas State University with a Bachelor's in Finance in May 2016.

Currently, Brandon is the Assistant Vice President of Lending for First Security Bank.  Brandon has served the Twin Lakes Community through board memberships and Presidency of Kiwanis Club as well as autioneering for numerous local fundraising events.  Brandon truly enjoys giving back fo the community.

Brandon and his wife, Shawna, have two children, Walker and Brantley.

Adrienne Blackwell is a 2006 Graduate of ASU-Mountain Home where she earned an Associate of Arts degree. In 2011, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Arkansas State University. Adrienne is the Deferred Giving Officer at Baxter Health Foundation. She is currently pursuing her Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credentials through the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy. Prior to her current role, she spent 19 years in the finance industry before deciding to pursue healthcare philanthropy.

David McBee is a 2006 Graduate of ASU-Mountain Home where he earned an Associate of Arts. In 2010 he received his Bachelor of Science in Management from Arkansas State University. David is an Executive Vice President with Arvest Bank since 2010 and completed Graduate School of Banking at LSU in 2017.

Brooke Barnes Grissum graduated from ASU-Mountain Home in 2017 with her Associates of Business and graduated from Arkansas State University with her Bachelor's in Business Management.  Brooke owns her own online boutique and works as a marketing specialist at Ultimate Auto Group in Mountain Home.  When she isn't working, she likes spending time with her husband and two English bulldogs.

While she was at ASUMH, she was an ambassador and was a founding member of the Women in Business Leadership Club.  Being part of these two programs has given her multiple opportunities in life.

Cody McKee is a 2019 graduate of ASUMH with Associate of Arts degree in General Studies. He is also a 2020 graduate of Southern New Hampshire University with a Bachelor’s in General Studies with an emphasis in Environmental Science. McKee also holds certifications in Turfgrass Management from the University of Georgia and Integrated Pest Management from the University of Purdue. From 2020 to 2023 he was the Parks Supervisor for the City of Mountain Home where in 2021 McKee and his staff were awarded Athletic Field of the Year by the Arkansas Turfgrass Association. Before his role as Parks Supervisor, Cody worked in a management capacity for Lawns Plus and Mountain Milling Company, where he returned in 2023 to take on an ownership role.

Cody is married to his wife Abigail and is a father of three children, Izaiah, River, and Drue. He is anactive member of the Arkansas Turfgrass Association, Sports Field Managers Association, and is a founding member and first president of the Arkansas Chapter of Sports Field Managers Association. Cody also serves as a committee member for the Coulter Celebration of Lights and “A Night to Shine”.