Misty Newcomb – Executive Director

As the Executive Director for Prism Education Center, Misty Newcomb serves as the “hands-on” member of Board of Directors for Prism Education Center. She is the Chief of Staff for the Office for Education Policy, a service unit for policymakers and education leaders which operates out of the Department of Education Reform in the University of Arkansas. Before assuming this role, Misty had served in numerous other capacities working with children and families in education and human services. Additionally, she serves on the management team of the Arkansas Chapter of the Global Leadership Interlink. Misty and her husband Clay live with their four children in Northwest Arkansas. When not engaged in the previously mentioned activities, she and her family can be found engaging in her favorite past times—hiking or running through the Ozark Mountains.