Alli Thurmond Quinlan is an architect, landscape architect, and small infill developer. She founded and runs Flintlock Ltd Co (a multi-disciplinary design practice) and Flintlock Development (an urban infill real estate development company) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She also served on the Fayetteville Planning Commission and the Construction Board of Appeals, as well as being known to occasionally teach urban design with a focus on advanced grading and stormwater in the Landscape Architecture Department of the Fay Jones School of Design at the University of Arkansas. 

Andy Chasteen is a lover of people, builder of community, and player of all things outdoor. The majority of his work resides in the outdoor and cycling industry, including cycling and community advocacy with the Runway Group on initiatives like Rural Recreational Roads, OZ Gravel, and more. He his the founder of 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell and Rule of Three. 

Guest webpage:  https://www.theunderview.com/guests/the-underview-andy-chasteen-oz-gravel-rule-of-three

Bobby Finster is an avid gravel cyclist and proud Cave City native, bringing over a decade of experience in grassroots event production and community building.  His innovative approach to rural tourism and recreation earned him the 2023 Ozark Gateway Region President’s Award for Outstanding Service in Tourism, as well as the prestigious 2025 Henry Award as Arkansas's Individual Innovator in Tourism.  Recognized by the Ozark Foundation for his unique ability to design immersive gravel routes while fostering strong community connections, Bobby was named Project Lead for the newly acquired Rural Recreational Roads Program.

Brannon Pack is the Senior Director of Operations at the Ozark Foundation, an Arkansas-based nonprofit dedicated to making the outdoors more accessible to all. In this role, Brannon leads the planning and execution of the Foundation’s flagship events and programs, including the Arkansas Graveler, Arkansas Enduro Series, Arkansas Downhill Series, OZ Stage Race, and Arkansas R3. He also oversees strategic operations and production logistics, while managing key partnerships with national and international governing bodies of sport.

Candi Adams has more than 20 years of experience working in design, community development, applied research, higher education, and affordable housing. A lifelong Arkansas native, she has lived and worked in almost every region of the state. Candi finds strength in building quality relationships and bringing people together to achieve common goals. She is a licensed Architect with a passion for community and professional service, has a BARCH from the University of Arkansas, an an MS in Community Development. She spends as much time as possible with her three children, often on the sideline of a soccer field, and her primary objective in live, besides being a good human, is to raise good humans.

Perla M. Guerrero is Associate Professor of American Studies and director of U.S. Latina/o Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Her research and teaching interests include relational race and ethnicity with a focus on Latinxs and Asian Americans, space and place, immigration and legality, labor, and U.S. history. She has received multiple awards including a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship and two from the Smithsonian Institution to be a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Museum of American History (NMAH). 

Her first book, Nuevo South: Latina/os, Asians, and Remaking of Place, examines how racial cleansing and sundown towns made northwest Arkansas into a particular kind of place and analyzes the political and economic factors that are shifting social conditions and racial mores. 

Dr. Rachel Olzer (she/they) is an activist, organizer, writer, and speaker based in Bentonville, Arkansas. She is the executive director of All Bikes Welcome, a nonprofit building equity and belonging in cycling and outdoor spaces, and also serves with The Roam Collective and Roam Events. Rachel founded Pedal 2 the People to uplift stories of BIPOC cyclists, and her writing on race, gender, class, and the outdoors has appeared in Bicycling Magazine, BIKE Magazine, Cyclista Zine, Patagonia’s The Cleanest Line, and more. While completing a PhD at the University of Minnesota, she lived in Minneapolis during the murder of George Floyd, where she helped organize the cycling community around justice and equity. Her leadership has been recognized as Bikepacker of the Year (2020), one of Bicycling’s Riders of the Year (2023), and with the Kittie T. Knox Advocacy Award from the League of American Bicyclists (2024).

Emma Willis is the Founder at Impact Period.

Guest bio webpage:  https://www.theunderview.com/guests/the-underview-emma-willis-impact-period

Melissa is a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation and a first-generation unenrolled descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. She also has settler lineages including German and French. Melissa grew up in Montana and revels in spending time with her family, practicing archery, traveling, reading, hunting, and hiking with her dog Koy, all of which shape the cultural, relational, and personal experiences that continuously inform her thinking, writing, research, teaching, and creativity.

Mike Spivey is the President and CEO of the Ozark Foundation, a nonprofit he founded in 2021 to support outdoor recreation across Northwest Arkansas. The Foundation produces and supports more than 40 annual events, from world-class competitions like the Walmart Cyclo-cross World Championship to community events such as the OZ Kids Bikes & Books Festival.

A licensed attorney with a 30-year career in both the private and public sectors, Mike previously spent 18 years with Walmart, including six as General Counsel for Walmart Africa, overseeing legal and regulatory compliance in 13 countries. Before Walmart, he served as General Counsel for Small Business at the Export-Import Bank of the United States and practiced law in Budapest, Hungary.

An avid endurance athlete, Mike has completed multiple Ironman races, marathons, and global expeditions, including summiting Kilimanjaro and hiking Machu Picchu and the Camino de Santiago.

Paige Dirksen is a practicing visual artist and art educator residing in Bella Vista, Arkansas. She grew up in Iowa and earned a BA in studio art/psychology from the University of Northern Iowa and an MA in art therapy counseling from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

Although Paige is not currently practicing clinical art therapy, her background in art and wellness informs a lot of her personal practice as well as facilitation of community arts and art education for all ages. Paige primarily works in relief printmaking as well as painting large-scale murals.

Website:  https://www.paigedirksen.com/ 

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/paigedirksenstudio

Sam Hoisington is the founder of The Bentonville Bulletin, an email-first local news outlet that launched in April 2024. A Northwest Arkansas native, he has witnessed a lot of change firsthand and now chronicles it for 14,000 newsletter subscribers.

Coverage focuses on local government and growth issues, but has also included education, local businesses, profiles of interesting locals, arts and entertainment, and more.

With the current state of local news, many things in our community go unreported. An analysis of coverage to date found that 69% of The Bentonville Bulletin’s articles covered developments that were not reported by any other local news outlet.

It is a privilege to work with our team, our church, and the people in our neighborhood.  At this point my biggest passion is to know Christ and to be a blessing to others.  I love fishing, traveling, and team sports.  I have been married to my sweet wife Mollie for almost 30 years.  We have 4 awesome kids: Mackenzie (husband Chase), Meme (husband JD), Rosie, and Isaiah, and the best dog in America, Whit.  I could not be more blessed. I have a front row seat seeing God at work everyday, watching Him do more than I have ever asked or imagined.

Solomon Burchfield is the Executive Director of New Beginnings NWA. He grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas and began working with people who needed housing after hiking the Camino de Santiago in 2013. Solomon is passionate about implementing housing-first strategies while advocating for systemic change to end homelessness. New Beginnings seeks to center people with lived homeless experience and strives to create holistic solutions by offering dignified housing, personalized support services, and re-building community with people as they recover from chronic homelessness. 

Tommie Flowers Davis is a Fayetteville native, social worker, and licensed residential contractor. She leads Another Door Opens Construction & Development, focusing on infill housing that preserves Black history and community belonging.

Victor Gurel is the CEO of Trailblazers, leading trail and active transportation development across Northwest Arkansas. A lifelong builder turned cyclist, he founded and led Custom Electronics Inc. before retiring to pursue his passion for cycling, community, and connection through access, health, and infrastructure.

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