Bret McCormick

Bret leads community engagement for Arkansas Moves, helping connect residents and organizations with opportunities to participate in mobility initiatives, events, and coalition efforts.

Our Core Team

Arkansas Moves is powered by a small team working alongside local leaders, volunteers, and partner organizations across the state.

Jessica Pearson

Founder | Bentonville Working Group Manager

Jessica founded Arkansas Moves to support community-driven efforts that improve walking, biking, and everyday mobility across Arkansas. She leads the coalition’s strategy and works closely with partners to advance initiatives in Bentonville and beyond.

Community Engagement Manager

Caleb DeRoin

Bella Vista Working Group Manager

Caleb leads the Bella Vista Working Group, supporting collaboration between residents, city leaders, and community partners working to improve walking and biking connections across the city.

Our Working Groups

Arkansas Moves works through local working groups — community coalitions that bring together residents, city leaders, businesses, and partner organizations to advance mobility solutions tailored to each community.

Bentonville Working Group

The Bentonville Working Group brings together residents, city staff, and community partners to support the city’s active mobility goals and strengthen connections across neighborhoods, schools, and trails.
Join Here: jessica@arkansasmoves.org
Bella Vista Working Group

The Bella Vista Working Group supports collaboration between residents and city leadership to identify priorities and advance projects that make it easier and safer to walk and bike throughout the city.
Join Here: caleb@arkansasmoves.org
Expanding to New Communities

Arkansas Moves is beginning to support additional communities interested in launching local working groups. Our coalition model allows each community to develop solutions that reflect its own needs while benefiting from shared knowledge and partnerships across the state.