Tony Soto began serving his term on the De Queen Public School Board in 2021. Mr. Soto is a De Queen High School Alum who was an All-State Cross Country and Track athlete and graduated with the class of 1999. The following year, he furthered his education at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM. Mr. Soto continued his education at the University of Arkansas, Arkansas Tech University, and Henderson State University.

 On September 18th, 2000, Mr. Soto enlisted in the Arkansas Army National Guard and is still actively serving today. During his time in the guard, Mr. Soto has been on deployment to Iraq on two different occasions for Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Horn of Africa for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sandy Huntsberger is a graduate of De Queen High School. After high school, Sandy attended and graduated with honors from Wadley School of Radiologic Technology, and the Dallas Institute of Ultrasonography.  Her early working career was spent in the medical profession as an American Registered Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) in radiology, CT, Ultrasound, and MRI at St. Michael’s Hospital in Texarkana.  She retired from the medical profession in 1996 after the death of her first husband so that she could devote her time to raising her girls in De Queen. Sandy has been a very active supporter of the De Queen School Systems since her oldest daughter started Kindergarten in 1994. Since that day, she has volunteered countless hours to serve this school district in every capacity imaginable.  She was elected as a Board Member and has dedicated the past 28 years of service in that capacity, as well as gaining recognition as a Master Board member through consistent involvement in Continuing Education for Board members and leadership growth. Mr. Huntsberger is the owner of Southern Home Furniture in De Queen. She has two daughters, Callie Miller, a graduate of DHS and Ouachita Baptist University with a degree in Speech-Language Pathology, and Morgan Miller, a DHS graduate who graduated from UALR and UAMS with a Masters in Speech-Language Pathology.  

Barry Reed Barry Reed has served as the Zone 5 representative on the Board since 2019. He has lived in De Queen since 2005 and employed at UA Cossatot since 2006. Mr. Reed is currently the director of UAC's Ashdown and Lockesburg campuses. He has three sons, two of which are graduates of De Queen High School, and his youngest is currently attending De Queen Public Schools. Mr. Reed enjoys outdoor activities, sporting events, coaching youth sports, and researching historical events. He served as a coach in local sports programs from 2006 to 2021 and also previously served on the boards of the Sevier County Youth Baseball Association (2010 to 2020) and the De Queen Athletic Booster Club (2017-2023). Mr. Reed is an active member of the De Queen Church of Christ.

Prior to moving to De Queen, Mr. Reed taught junior high and senior high Social Studies in the Russellville School District and was also a 1997 graduate of Russellville High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in History Education from Arkansas Tech University (2001) and a master's degree in Operations Management from the University of Arkansas (2019).

Mr. Reed states “it truly is an honor to serve on the board and have an opportunity to support the District's top-notch faculty, staff, and administrators as they provide a rigorous, meaningful education to our children that will equip them to be successful productive citizens.”

Felix “Skip” Bell was born and raised in Lockesburg, Arkansas. He graduated from Lockesburg High School in 1973. He attended Southern Arkansas University after high school, and then graduated from Texarkana Community College in 1980 with an associate’s degree in nursing. He has been married for 45 years to his wife, Barbara. He has two daughters, Kendra and Kimberly, and one son, Colton. He is presently employed at Howard Memorial Hospital. He is active at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Lockesburg. He serves on both the Sevier County Museum board and the city park committee at Lockesburg. Mr. Bell has been a member of the De Queen School board since 1995 and recently began serving on the new Sevier County Medical Center Board of Governors.

Dr. Kenneth W. Martin, the eldest of three sons born to Colonel Ted and Marilyn Martin, was raised in Dumas, Arkansas. He grew up farming with the family operation that included fish, cotton, rice, and soybeans. He graduated from Dumas High School in 1989. He then attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello until being accepted into the Louisiana State University of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating with his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in 1996, he worked as a veterinarian in Monticello. It was then that he married his wife Jennifer in 1997. In 1998, they purchased De Queen Animal Hospital and became busy members of the De Queen community. They have four children, three of whom are DHS graduates, and one currently attending De Queen Public Schools. Dr. Martin and his family are members of Memorial Missionary Baptist Church where he is a Sunday school teacher and involved with youth activities. They are also involved in 4-H Shooting Sports, livestock showing through 4-H and FFA, and youth sports.