Our Leadership
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Derek Brown, PhD, Executive Director
Tim Noel, MDiv, Director of Church Partnership & Mission Advancement Team Leader
Steve McCarley, Director of Finance
Angel Lucas, LCSW, Director of Quality Assurance
John Ross, Director of Special Projects
Ryan Ropp, LCSW, Director of Foster Care & Adoptions
James Barham, LMFT, LPC, Director of Healthy Family Initiative
Debi Walker, Director of Family Care
Charles Flynn, Director of Alumni & Community Engagement
Tonya Larmoyeux, Director of Community Outreach
Sean Milliken, Director of Campus Operations
Heather Noel, Director of Communications
Somer Colbert, Director of Development
Brittany Parent, Executive Office Coordinator
Heather Maino, LCSW Clinical Director & Counselor
Central Office Administrative Team
Paul Parent, Director of Personnel
Ellen Grace Regional Coordinator
Caryl Watson, Adoptions Specialist
Nina Thomas, Executive Assistant
Linda Gridley, Finance Team Assistant
Sherry Brooks, Hostess
Central Office Facilities Team
2026 Board of Trustees
Mike Manning | President
White Hall
Bob Hall | Vice President
Beebe
Susan Akin | Secretary & Treasurer
Monticello
Susan Akin
Monticello
Daniel Morris
Russellville
Edwin Hughes
Searcy
David Blackmon
Glenwood
Jimmy Gassaway
Sherwood
Seth Tucker
Jacksonville
Maggie Peeler
Jonesboro
Rick Tanneberger
Fayetteville
Galan Hughes
Benton
Danny Ponder
Mountain Home
Jennifer Medford
Brinkley
Brian Trostle
El Dorado
Dawne Carroll
North Little Rock
Ashley Pagan
Jonesboro
Chris Massey
Conway
Our Commitment
We Are Mission Minded
For our staff, this is not a job. It is a mission that we live and breathe as we strive to fulfill our vision for healthy childhoods, healthy families, and healthy churches across Arkansas.
We Work As A Team
As followers of Christ, we are united by a shared mission as we live together on mission:
we practice kindness to one another
we share responsibility
we empower one another
we show grace
we practice accountability
we pray for and with one another
We Do More With Less
This mission belongs to God and reflects His heart for the fatherless and the broken in spirit. As stewards of such a precious ministry:
we operate on faith as we pursue justice for the children and families of Arkansas
we are mindful that our resources have been given out of sacrifice
we serve with excellence as we utilize the gifts provided to expand the reach of the ministry