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SUMMARY:2025 First Friday Breakfast Series at the Expo: May 2nd
DESCRIPTION:Start Your Month with Connections\, Conversations\, and Coffee!\n\n\n\nPlease join us for our biggest First Friday Breakfast event of the year! This First Friday Breakfast is held in conjunction with our Business Expo & Career Fair! This month our featured guest speaker is Chris Racey\, Interim Director\, of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. Whether your looking to expand your network\, gain valuable insights\, listen to an informative program\, or simply enjoy a delicious breakfast among peers\, this event is for you. We hope you will even stay after the event and walk through our Expo floor. You never know what you may find! Seats are limited\, so don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow business professionals and community leaders. We look forward to seeing you there!\n\n\n\nMore information on Chris Racey: \n\nChris Racey has worked for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission since October 2005 and is currently the agency's interim-director. He has also served as the agency's chief of staff since November 2021. Racey earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Grove City College in Pennsylvania and a Master's Degree in Fisheries Biology from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 2001. He worked at UAPB as a Research Associate before coming on board with the AGFC's Family and Community Fishing Program\, where he managed fisheries for Pulaski County\, including Lake Maumelle and the Arkansas River\, and maintained stocking programs for FCFP locations\, often driving the hatchery truck to deliver catfish and trout to anglers in underserved communities. He also has served roles as Assistant Chief and Chief of the AGFC Fisheries Division as well as a role as the agency's Human Dimensions Specialist in the AGFC Communications Division.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(165\, 42\, 42)\;"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong>Start Your Month with Connections\, Conversations\, and Coffee!</strong></span></span></font></span><br />\n<br />\n<font color="#000000" face="arial"><span style="font-size: 14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Please join us for our biggest First Friday Breakfast event of </span>the year! This First Friday Breakfast is held in conjunction with our Business Expo &amp\; Career Fair!&nbsp\;<strong>This month our featured guest speaker is Chris Racey\, Interim Director\, of the Arkansas Game &amp\; Fish Commission</strong>. Whether your looking to expand your network\, gain valuable insights\, listen to an informative program\, or simply enjoy a delicious breakfast among peers\, this event is for you. We hope you will even stay after the event and walk through our Expo floor. You never know what you may find! Seats are limited\, so don&#39\;t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow business professionals and community leaders. We look forward to seeing you there!<br />\n<br />\n<strong>More information on Chris Racey:&nbsp\;</strong></span></font><br />\n<!--StartFragment--><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Chris Racey has worked for Arkansas Game and Fish Commission since October 2005 and is currently the agency&#39\;s interim-director. He has also served as the agency&rsquo\;s chief of staff since November 2021. Racey earned a Bachelor&rsquo\;s Degree in Biology from Grove City College in Pennsylvania and a Master&rsquo\;s Degree in Fisheries Biology from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 2001. He worked at UAPB as a Research Associate before coming on board with the AGFC&rsquo\;s Family and Community Fishing Program\, where he managed fisheries for Pulaski County\, including Lake Maumelle and the Arkansas River\, and maintained stocking programs for FCFP locations\, often driving the hatchery truck to deliver catfish and trout to anglers in underserved communities. He also has served roles as Assistant Chief and Chief of the AGFC Fisheries Division as well as a role as the agency&rsquo\;s Human Dimensions Specialist in the AGFC Communications Division.</span></span></span></span><!--EndFragment--><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="Chris Racey" height="250" src="https://www.agfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Chris-Racey.jpg" style="height: 250px\; width: 200px\;" width="200" />
LOCATION:Fort Smith Convention Center 55 S. 7th Street Fort Smith\, AR 72901 Please Note: Event will be held in Hall A\, entrance near Rogers Ave. & Courtyard Marriott side of the FSCC.
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URL:https://public.fortsmithchamber.com/events/details/2025-first-friday-breakfast-series-at-the-expo-may-2nd-19800
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