Barbara Dunn has been appointed as the executive director of the Pine Bluff Civic Auditorium Complex Commission, which manages the Pine Bluff Convention Center. Lisa Kosmitis, the commission chairwoman, announced the appointment on Monday, following the recent dismissal of Joseph McCorvey. Dunn will assume her new role on August 5.
Previously, Dunn served as the executive director of institutional advancement and public relations at Southeast Arkansas College for 25 years. She also held the position of human resources director at the Arkansas Department of Community Correction. Dunn expressed her enthusiasm for her new role, stating, “I have made such an impact with students at Southeast Arkansas College — I have an opportunity to make an even bigger impact with the Pine Bluff Convention Center by bringing in events and shows.”