Exciting News! QQA Appoints Interim Executive Director

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QQA Accepts Interim Executive Director

The Quapaw Quarter Association is a local non-profit that advocates for historic preservation in the Greater Little Rock area. The Board of the Quapaw Quarter Association is proud to announce the appointment of Brian Minyard as the Interim Executive Director effective December 13, 2023.  Minyard was employed at the City of Little Rock Planning and Development Department for 24 years before retiring in 2021. He was the primary staff for the Historic District Commission from 2005-2021 focusing on the MacArthur Park Historic District.  He worked with additional historic districts in Little Rock (Hillcrest, Central High, and River Market) through writing, editing, and monitoring Design Overlay Districts.

Minyard also served as the Interim Director for the Capitol Zoning District Commission in Little Rock from July 2022 to September 2022.  He was a Commissioner as the City of Little Rock’s representative on the Capitol Zoning District Commission from 2015 to 2021.

Brian Minyard has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners since 2005.