- Small business owner, running a Northwest Arkansas-based communications agency since 2015.
- Winner of two Emmy Awards as a television journalist with ABC/Disney. I spent 20 years covering local politics and local news in Houston and Northern California.
- Graduate of Rice University in Houston; B.A. in English, 1996.
- Former Fayetteville Housing Authority Commissioner from 2018. Through our work, we expanded affordable housing throughout Washington County, helping more people than ever before.
- Worked on the ballot initiative to pass Fayetteville’s Civil Rights Ordinance in 2015.
- Worked on the ballot initiative to expand the Fayetteville Public Library in 2016.
- Former board member, Northwest Arkansas Equality.
- Former member, Fayetteville Police Chief's Community Advisory Committee.
- Grew up and went to school in the Oak Cliff neighborhood in inner-city Dallas. Went to college on merit scholarships, including a National Hispanic Scholar award.
- Married to Fayetteville native Bob Stafford, who attended Fayetteville public schools and the UofA. His mom, Joyce Stafford, founded the Star Shopper and helped save Fayetteville's Old Post Office from demolition in the 1970s.
- Homeowner in Fayetteville's Happy Hollow neighborhood.
- Cares for four cats and a vegetable garden.
Certificate of Appreciation from FHA Residents
Winning an Emmy Award
Evelyn & Bob's wedding
