Josh Wood, a longtime employee of the Arkansas Auditor of State’s office, was promoted to interim Assistant Chief of Staff and Unclaimed Property Operations Manager, effective Nov. 4.
Wood has been with the auditor’s office for 18 years, beginning as an unclaimed property customer service agent. For the past 13 years, he has directed the office’s Compliance Division, working to ensure that businesses are reporting their unclaimed property to the state. Milligan announced last week that compliance increased 33% from 2023 to 2024.
“Josh has shown exemplary dedication in his role as Compliance Director and always seeks ways to improve efficiency and increase reporting to our office,” Auditor of State Dennis Milligan said. “I’m grateful for his commitment to ensuring my office’s Compliance Division receives reports accurately and thoroughly so my Unclaimed Property team can work on getting these monies back into the hands of their rightful owners. Josh has played a significant role in my office’s successes over the past nearly two years and I’m excited to watch his talents progress in this new role.”
Wood is a member of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) and served as its Southern Region Vice President for the 2020-2021 term. He has attended and spoken at several seminars including those provided by NAUPA, the Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO), Xerox, the Association of Arkansas Counties, the annual Arkansas Financial Continuing Professional Education Conference and others.
