HIM    Jason Braswell

Native of: Greenwood, Miss.

Where did you grow up: Morgan City, Miss., through age 5, and then Jonesboro through high school.

Education: Valley View High School; University of Central Arkansas (bachelor’s degree in business administration).

Job: Financial Advisor with Edward Jones.

Why did you choose your vocation: I enjoy working with people, and it’s very satisfying helping them reach their financial goals.

Parents: Tommy and Linda Gail Braswell of Cookeville, Tenn.; Jim and Betty Whalen of Mountain Home.

Community Activities: Business Network International; member of the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce; Life Choices board member; Bible Study Fellowship.

Hobbies/special interests: I have played soccer since I was 5, and I still play in a recreational league at Burns Park in North Little Rock. I don’t take time to go very often, but I enjoy canoeing, fishing and camping on the Buffalo and Eleven Point rivers.

How would you describe yourself: I tend to be laid back. If you’ve seen me truly angry, you have probably known me a long time! 

What is one thing people don’t know about you: The dimple on my left cheek is actually a scar from a bicycle accident I had when I was about 4 years old.

Most enjoyed weekend activity: Playing soccer at Burns Park on Sunday afternoons.

What is your motto: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

What do you enjoy most about living in the 501: The people. Conway is such a friendly place to live. Our son is very fortunate that he will grow up here!

HER    Ashley Braswell

Where did you grow up: Pine Bluff and Conway.

Education: Conway High School; University of Central Arkansas; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. 

Job: Sales director with Mary Kay.

Why did you choose your vocation: It provides a safe and secure environment to pursue entrepreneurship, priceless friendships and amazing mentors for both life and business.

Parents: Hugh and Wrenetta Austin of Conway.

Community activities: Business Network International, Women Influencers.

Hobbies/special interests: Pursuing physical fitness. I am currently incubating the future starting forward of the World Cup, so I’m doing all I can to give him a head start!

What is one thing people don’t know about you: My dad hired me for my first job at age 14, and I worked with him every summer through high school and college. He taught me honesty, good customer service and a hard work ethic — more is caught than taught.

What do you enjoy most about living in the 501: Conway offers so many opportunities to be involved and serve our community. Most of my family lives here, so we get to visit with each other often.

THEM

Residents of: Conway.

Church activities: New Life Church, Merge group leaders. We have served on several medical/dental mission trips to Honduras in the last decade.

How we met: We were both part of the college/career Sunday school class at Woodland Heights Baptist Church in Conway and went on a spring break ski trip to Colorado.

The proposal: On our one-year dating anniversary (March 1, 2004), we went to lunch at Ashley’s at the Capital and then ice skating where Jason proposed while a song that was meaningful to us played.

Wedding bells: Dec. 17, 2004, at Woodland Heights Baptist Church.

Children: Baby boy due November 2018!

Pets: Jade, 12, and River, 8 (both Red Dobermans).

Family activities: Traveling the world, planning our next adventure, relaxing and watching movies, walking the dogs and eating at the many fabulous restaurants in the 501.