A Little Bit About Me

Sam O’Bryant began his career with Pulaski County government an Assistant Program Coordinator for Pulaski County Youth Services in 2005. His work with Pulaski County Youth Services has included expanding and developing programs, grant writing, community outreach, and public relations.

In 2008, Sam made the transition to Pulaski County Community Services as its Brownfields Program Administrator. His primary duties involve the administration of $3.6 million in federal grant funds used for environmental redevelopment, marketing and outreach of the brownfields program, and collaborative efforts to protect public health and promote economic opportunity through brownfields redevelopment.

In the community, Sam is a member of the City of Bryant Water/Wastewater Committee. Sam is also a member of Class XXIII of the Leadership Greater Little Rock program and currently serves as Secretary on the LGLR Alumni Association Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Covenant Keepers College Preparatory Charter School and the Centers for Youth and Families. Sam was recently listed as a 40 Under 40 honoree, by Arkansas Business, for 2010.

Sam’s wife, Jacqueline, is a 2007 Honors graduate of the UALR Bowen School of Law. She is currently employed as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney with Arkansas' 6th Judicial District. They are the parents of 4-year old Sam, IV and 1-year old Jacob. Together they are members of St. Mark Baptist Church. Both Sam and Jacqueline are natives of Mississippi, but Arkansas has been their home since 2004. The O’Bryants have lived in Bryant since 2006.