Mitchell, appointed by the City of Springdale (2017), is the President and CEO of OzarksElectric Cooperative, a 2014 inductee to the Palladium Executing Strategy Hall of Fame and President of OzarksGo. He was named to the position in 1999 after previously serving the company as vice president of administrative services. Under his innovative leadership, Ozarks Electric launched Arkansas’ first utility-scale, member-owned solar energy generating facility, and OzarksGo, a 100-percent owned Ozarks Electric subsidiary that provides fiber related services to over 40,000 customers. This infrastructure will allow Ozarks to implement new and make improvements to existing grid modernization plans. Mitchell leads one of Arkansas’ largest and most reliable electric utilities that achieved a historic 96 rating on the American Consumer Satisfaction Index in 2012 and was named one of Arkansas Business Best Places to Work in 2017. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, KAMO Power, Springdale ARVEST Bank, NWA Airport Authority. He is a past director of ERMCO, NCSC, the Fayetteville and Springdale Chambers of Commerce, and Northwest Health Systems.