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 Counseling
Debi Walker, Director of Family Care
Allen Elkins, Director of Arkansas Baptist Homes for Children
Brandy Urioste, Director of Arkansas Baptist Ranch
Charles Flynn, Director of Strategic Innovation & Alumni 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
Rebecca Whitfield, Accountant
Ellen Sullivan, Foster Care Family Engagement Strategist
Caryl Watson, Adoptions Specialist
Nina Thomas, Executive Assistant
Linda Gridley, Finance Team Assistant
Bailey Hobby, Mission Advancement Team Assistant
Sherry Brooks, Markham Street Hostess
Central Office Facilities Team
2023 Board of Trustees
AJ Burk | President
Russellville
Lloyd Robertson
Hot Springs
Jennifer Medford
Brinkley
Rick Tanneberger
Fayetteville
Laura Bramlett
Hope
Angela Tate
Harrison
Louanne Hughey
Alexander
Jimmy Gassaway
Sherwood
Seth Tucker
Jacksonville
Nathan James
Little Rock
Bob Hall
Beebe
Daniel Morris
Danville
Sarah Teague
Fayetteville
Mike Manning
Pine Bluff
Susan Akin
Monticello
Edwin Hughes
Searcy
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