Graycen Bigger

Graycen Bigger is a highly motivated economic development professional with a strong communications background.

She has a Master of Arts degree in Art Business from Sotheby's Institute of Art and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Photojournalism from Arkansas State University.

Graycen has held various key positions including Executive Director at Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority, Assistant Vice President Community Development, and Marketing Coordinator at Farmers & Merchants Bank, and Adjunct Professor at Arkansas State University System.

Her experience also includes roles such as Director of Placemaking at My Cherokee Village, Arkansas Outreach and Resourcing Coordinator at Ozark Artisan Innovation Hub Feasibility Study, and Director at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arkansas.

Additionally, Graycen has worked as a District OST Director at Paragould School District, VIP Collections Volunteer at The Armory Show, and Photo Editor, Lead Photographer, and Feature Writer at The Jonesboro Sun.

Furthermore, she has been involved in media coordination and served as a personal assistant at The Flinn Clinic, and worked as an Arkansas Business NEA Reporter, Freelance Photographer, and Photography Intern at Arkansas Business Publishing Group.

Graycen Bigger is known for her ability to build successful relationships, combining artistic and business development skills to drive economic and rural development initiatives. She has a keen interest in creative placemaking.