Our Staff
Lori Moore
Mission Director, Ronald McDonald House Shreveport-Bossier
Lauren Lavender
Program Manager, Ronald McDonald Family Room UAMS
2024 Board of Directors
Since 1981, hundreds of community leaders have shared their strategic leadership skills, compassion for families with a sick child, and their desire to remove worry from parents by serving on the board of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas & North Louisiana. They volunteer countless hours to ensure the success and sustainability of our core programs.
Eric Mangham
Chair
CFO, Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Phyllis Rogers, CPA, CGMA
Vice chair
CFO, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
Brent Beaulieu
Treasurer
CFO, Baptist Health
David Avery
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President Government Affairs, Windstream (non-voting)
Sharmane Andrews
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Simmons Bank
Joe Arnold
President & CEO, Carter Credit Union, Shreveport, LA
Sam Baxter
Chief Legal Officer, First Orion
Cale Block (Executive Committee)
Attorney, Barber Law Firm
Heather Cherry, DNP, MHA, RN, NE-BC
Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Sandy Cimino
Senior Vice President/Business Development – Community Bank of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA
Tyler Cole
Sales Account Manager, Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR
Susan Davenport, CPA, FHFMA
Managing Partner, FORVIS
Brenda Ficklin
Sales Director, Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau
Stephanie Fletcher
Owner, Wishing Well Ranch, Past Family Representative
Roy Griggs
CEO Griggs Enterprise, Inc., Shreveport, LA
RMH Shreveport-Bossier Capital Campaign Chair
Julie Mehlin
Legal Assistant, Moody Law Firm
Lanny Nickell
COO, Southwest Power Pool
Andrew Norman
Senior Project Manager, Nabholz Construction
Eliecer Palacios
CEO Palacios Enterprises, Inc., McDonald's Owner Operator
Sara E. Peeples, MD, FAAP
Medical Director, UAMS NICU
Deb Sefcik
SR Vice President, Commercial Lending First Community Bank
Gregory Sharp, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Arkansas Health Group
Barry Simon
President, Datamax, Inc.
Kay Stebbins
Director of Research & Analytics, Boyette Strategic Advisors
Paula Coffield Styers
Senior VP, Commercial Lending, Relyance Bank
Michelle Timmermans
Director of Customer Experience, J.B. Hunt, Fayetteville, AR
Shelia Vaught
Community Leader, Wedding & Event Planner
Darryl Webb (Executive Committee)
KIMCO Family Restaurants, McDonald’s Owner Operator
Executive Committee
Amanda Williams
Director, Women's Leadership, Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation
Dennis Young
Retired Independent Insurance Agent, Texarkana, AR
Meet Mac — Director of Smiles!
Mac, a Goldendoodle, was born in July 2014 and joined the staff of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas just 10 weeks later. Mac is our very first Director of Smiles, dedicated to providing the families and children at the Ronald McDonald House with snuggles, a wagging tail and, most importantly, smiles. You can also email Mac with your questions about being the Director of Smiles. His email is mac@rmhcar-nla.org.
