Aaron Parish Black graduated from Ouachita Baptist University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts. Subsequently, he attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and earned a Masters in Public Administration and then completed his Juris Doctor at the William H. Bowen School of Law.

Since 1998, Mr. Black has worked in both the public and private sectors in central Arkansas, gaining experience in public finance and private business. For four years he served as an advisory board member of the Pulaski County CALL and later served for five years as a member and chair of his high school alma mater’s scholarship board.

Mr. Black lives in Little Rock with his three children. The children are currently enrolled in both public and private schools in the area, providing him with a broad perspective of education standard, practices, and outcomes.