Steven Guntharp began his career in Washington D.C. serving as United States Congressman Jay Dickey’s legislative assistant on Agriculture, Transportation, and Veterans’ Affairs’ issues.  After moving back home to Arkansas, Mr. Guntharp served in Governor Mike Huckabee’s administration as Director of Boards and Commissions where he advised the governor on appointments to over 350 state boards.  He left public service for a position with Nestle-Purina where he managed a territory comprised of eight states in the southern district along with providing categorical analysis for the NPP Walmart Team.  He returned to state government in 2015, first serving as an Assistant Director then later promoted to Chief Deputy Director for the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services.  In 2019, newly appointed Secretary Daryl Bassett named Mr. Guntharp as Chief of Staff for the Department of Labor and Licensing.

Anita Chance grew up in Conway, graduating from Conway High School in 1989.

She began her career working for Edge Consulting, a division of Acxiom in May 1991 and then transitioned to the Arkansas Secretary of State’s office in January of 1996.  In 2003 Mrs. Chance was promoted to Production Manager of the Business  and Commercial Services Division where she served until January of 2015 when she accepted the position as Executive Assistant to the Director for the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services.  In 2019, Secretary Daryl Bassett named Mrs. Chance as his Executive Assistant for the Department of Labor and Licensing which consists of 21 independent state boards and commissions and serves on the executive leadership team.

Mrs. Chance is responsible for coordinating office activities with agency Executive Directors and other professional staff, monitors office activities, workflow and ADLL administrative management services.

Ken Anderson has worked in Information Technology for the State of Arkansas for 22 years.  A former store manager for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., he is currently the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Labor and Licensing and manages a staff of 14 other IT professionals.   He and his wife Donna have been married 38 years and have one daughter, one son and three grandsons (Britni, Sam, Abram, Saul, and Jack). Under his guidance the Department of Labor and Licensing’s Wage and Hour Division won the 2017 Governor’s Quality Award for innovations in the Public Sector Arena.  Under Ken’s leadership the Department of Labor and Licensing’s IT Division is broadening the scope of digital transformation at the cabinet.

Dan became the Department’s Chief Legal Counsel in July of 2022. He has a great deal of legislative and state government experience, having worked as counsel for the Bureau of Legislative Research from 2003-2015; the Secretary of State from 2021-2022; the Public Service Commission from 2015-2020; the Department of Finance and Administration from 2020-2021; and the Arkansas Development Finance Authority from 1994-1995. His legal career began as a law clerk for the Arkansas Attorney General from 1984-1985 and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas from 1985-1986, and includes fourteen years of private practice with the Eichenbaum Law Firm from 1987-1994 and Wilson & Associates from 1996-2003.

Tyler Cain is Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, and former Deputy CFO for the Arkansas Department of Commerce, Arkansas Division of Workforce Services (ADWS) – Office of Financial Management and Administrative Services. Tyler has worked in governmental accounting & auditing, financial management and leadership for over 41 years.

He is married and a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, and Faulkner County Leadership Institute, and ADWS Leadership Development III.  He has attained his status as both a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) and a Certified Public Manager (CPM). He is Past-President of the Central Arkansas Chapter – Association of Government Accountants.

Jocelyn is a native Arkansan, born and raised in Pine Bluff.  She and her husband Daniel have been married for ten years and they reside just outside of Pine Bluff with their fur babies.  Jocelyn attended college at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, earning her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.  Jocelyn began her career with the State of Arkansas in 2001, when she was employed with the AR Department of Correction.  She has over 20 years of service with the State of Arkansas working in various Human Resources positions. She served ADC in various HR positions for over 14 years and worked for the AR Department of Human Services as the HR Administrator for the Division of Youth Services, and at Southeast AR College as the HR Director.  The Potter’s love to fish, travel and spend time with family.