Since 1981, hundreds of community leaders have shared their strategic leadership skills, compassion for families with an ill or injured 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.
Chair
Executive Vice President, Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Vice Chair
CFO, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care
Treasurer
CFO, Baptist Health
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President Government Affairs, Windstream
Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Simmons Bank
President & CEO, Carter Credit Union, Shreveport, LA
Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Senior Vice President/Business Development – Community Bank of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA
Sales Account Manager, Tyson Foods, Springdale, AR
Philanthropist, Former Managing Partner Top 10 Accounting Firm
President & CEO, Willis Knighton Health, Shreveport, LA
General Manager, Hiland Dairy
Director of Community Engagement, Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau
Owner, Wishing Well Ranch, Past Family Representative, Sulphur Rock, AR
CEO Griggs Enterprise, Inc., Shreveport, LA
RMH Shreveport-Bossier Capital Campaign Chair
McDonald’s Owner Operator, Fort Smith, AR
VP Commercial Lending Manager, Legacy Bank, Bentonville, AR
McDonald’s Owner Operator, Mathews Management Company, Springdale, AR
Legal Assistant, Moody Law Firm
Senior Project Manager, Nabholz Construction
Medical Director, UAMS NICU
Partner, Forvis Mazars
SR Vice President, Commercial Lending First Community Bank
Chief Medical Officer, Arkansas Health Group
President, Datamax, Inc.
Director of Research & Analytics, Boyette Strategic Advisors
Alpha Delta Pi Alumna
Senior Vice President of Facilities & Procurement, Centennial Bank
Senior VP, Commercial Lending, Relyance Bank
Executive Committee
Owner, Kimber Décor Events, Past Family Representative
Red Shoe Crew Marketing
Director of Customer Experience, J.B. Hunt, Fayetteville, AR
CEO – Kimco Family Investments, LLC
Executive Committee
Director, Women’s Leadership, Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation
Retired Independent Insurance Agent, Texarkana, AR
Program Manager
Ronald McDonald House: Washington Regional & Ronald McDonald House Family Room: Mercy
Our Director of Smiles & Director of Goodness are dedicated to providing the families and children at their House with snuggles, a wagging tail, and, most importantly, smiles.
When families walk into the Ronald McDonald Houses in Fort Smith and Little Rock, our canine Directors ensure our guests are embraced with the love, joy, and comfort of a new friend.
Although they are not registered therapy dogs, they were trained to fulfill their job descriptions. Their chief roles are to provide our guest families with snuggles, a wagging tail and to lend a comforting paw to families dealing with the stress and complications of their child’s treatment. They also comfort our families who are missing their furry friends left at home. They are “in the office” Monday through Friday during business hours.
