Sister Cities Commission

The Little Rock Sister Cities Commission was created by Ordinance No. 16,306 and No. 16,345. Its thirteen (13) members serve five (5)-year terms. The duties of the Commission are to develop guidelines and programs for Sister City relationships with other cities in other countries, to further public awareness of communities throughout the world, emphasizing such things as cultural, historical and economic aspects of the City's adopted Sister Cities. Members are appointed by the Little Rock City Board of Directors and can include City employees and members of the Little Rock City Board of Directors.

Little Rock's Sister Cities are:

SISTER CITIES:

Kaohsiung, Taiwan (established April 19, 1983)

Hanam City, Korea (established May 19, 1992)

Changchun, China (established April 5, 1994) / Facts About Changchun (PDF)

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England (established as a friendship city July 24, 1999; established as a Sister City on November 20, 2016) Caxias do Sul, Brazil (established November 11, 2017)

 

FRIENDSHIP CITY:

Jining, China (established April 26, 2016)

 

The Sister Cities Commission meets the third Monday of each month at 11:00 AM in the Sister Cities Conference Room on the second floor of Little Rock City Hall.

 

For More Information

James Owen, Policy Advisor and Special Projects Manager
500 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-4510
jowen@littlerock.gov

AUTHORITY:
Ordinance No. 16,306 (November 17, 1992); Ordinance No. 16,345 (January 19, 1993)
TERM:
Five (5) Years
MEMBERS:
Thirteen (13)
DUTIES:
To develop guidelines and programs for Sister City relationships with other cities in other countries; to further public awareness of communities throughout the world, emphasizing such things as cultural, historical and economic aspects of the City's adopted Sister Cities.
SELECTION:
Members are appointed by the Little Rock City Board of Directors and can include City Employees and members of the Little Rock City Board of Directors.
MEETINGS:
Third Monday of Each Month
Little Rock City Hall
500 West Markham Street, 2nd Floor
Sister Cities Conference Room
11:00 AM
CONTACT:
City of Little Rock
500 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-4510

 

Current Members


Bryan Barnhouse
Term Expires: 1-5-2025

Esperanza Crane
esperanza.massana@gmail.com
Term Expires: 1-5-2028

Erica Fields
ericabarnesfields@gmail.com

Edward Haddock
edward.haddock@gmail.com
Term Expires:1-5-2026

Anna Harris
annaleeharris@gmail.com
Term Expires:1-5-2029

Summer Khairi
summerkhairi35@hotmail.com
Term Expires: 1-5-2026

Margie Raimondo
mywine64@gmail.com
Term Expires: 1-5-2027

Travis Rowan
treday@everydayallday.com
Term Expires: 1-5-2027

Brandon Morris

morris.brandon@gmail.com
Term Expires: 1-5-2026

Denver Peacock

denverpeacock@gmail.com
Term Expires:  1-5-2025

Pamela Boyd Shields
boydshield@aol.com
Term Expires:  1-5-2027

Ashvin Vibhakar
ashvin.vibhakar@cfainstitute.org
Term Expires:  1-5-2025

Ben Walters
dben_walters@yahoo.com
Term Expires: 1-5-2028


Robert Zeiler
robert.j.zeiler@gmail.com
Term Expires: 1-5-2028