Staff

Dr. Marta Loyd has served as executive director of the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute since early 2014. Under her leadership and guidance, the Institute has strengthened its connections with existing and new partners, grown its board of directors, drafted a new strategic plan, nearly doubled the number of program offerings, launched a new website, and organized and convened a statewide effort to launch the Healthy Active Arkansas 10-year plan.​

Janet Harris joined the Institute staff in January of 2016. She is the creator of the Institute’s Walks with the Governor program and speaks frequently on the legacy of Winthrop Rockefeller. Before joining the Institute, Harris spent 20 years as a public administration professional in Arkansas, holding several executive leadership roles in state government. Harris holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a Bachelor of Science in public administration from the University of Central Arkansas.

Dr. Joyvin Benton joined the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute in November 2018. Previously, she served as the Director of Development for the Arkansas Public Policy Panel. She was named a top “20 Over 20” nonprofit leader by the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network and in 2018 she was selected for the Independent Sector’s American Express Next Generation Fellowship for emerging leaders in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.

As a dedicated and detail-oriented accounting professional, Mandy Osburn has just under twenty-five years of accounting and foundation experience. Prior to joining the Institute in 2020, Mandy served as the Director of Foundation Finance and Operations at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith Foundation since October 2012, overseeing the finances and operations of the foundation and its assets.