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
Heather Noel, Director of Communications
Brittany Parent, Director of Preschool
Central Office Administrative Team
Paul Parent, Assistant Director of Finance
Ellen Sullivan, Foster Care Family Engagement Strategist
Caryl Watson, Adoptions Specialist
Nina Thomas, Executive Assistant
Linda Gridley, Finance Team Assistant
Sherry Brooks, Markham Street Hostess
Central Office Facilities Team
2025 Board of Trustees
Rick Tanneberger | President
Fayetteville
Mike Manning | Vice President
White Hall
Lloyd Robertson | Secretary & Treasurer
Hot Springs
AJ Burk
Russellville
Susan Akin
Monticello
Edwin Hughes
Searcy
David Blackmon
Glenwood
Jimmy Gassaway
Sherwood
Seth Tucker
Jacksonville
Laura Bramlett
Hope
Maggie Peeler
Jonesboro
Louanne Hughey
Alexander
Danny Ponder
Mountain Home
Jennifer Medford
Brinkley
Sarah Teague
Fayetteville
Brian Trostle
El Dorado
Bob Hall
Beebe
Daniel Morris
Russellville
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