ASPSF Staff

Meet our staff! We’re passionate about the ASPSF mission and the single-parent students we serve.
Christi Brown

Christi Brown

Program Manager, West Region

Carrie Allen

Carrie Allen

Program Manager, Northeast Region

Abbie Taylor Cox

Development Manager

Arlene Green

IT Manager

Daphne Scott

Program Manager, West Central Region

Jen Para

Communications Director

Keisha Smith

Program Manager, Central Region

Kim Paul Williams

Program Manager, Ozark West Region

LaCresha Newton

Program Director

Laura Lee Williard

Program Manager, Ouachita Region

Marci Langston

Program Manager, East Region

Mary Hauser

Bookkeeper

Paige Mahoney

Donor Relations Manager

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Ruthanne Hill

Executive Director

Sandra Warren

Program Manager, Southwest Region

Shaila Creekmore

Development Manager

Tammy Ellis

Finance Manager

Wendy Stotts

Development Manager

Board of Directors

Meet our board! Our Board of Directors generously share their time and talents to help make post-secondary education possible for single-parent students across Arkansas.

Betsy Baker

President

Sunshine Bartlett

President-Elect

Ryan Morrow

Treasurer

Mike Weaver

Secretary

Sharmane Andrews

Member-at-Large

Jean Block

Member-at-Large

Daniel Brewer

Member-at-Large

Maret Cahill Wicks

Member-at-Large

Adelene McClenny

Member-at-Large

Dr. Charles Donaldson

Member-at-Large

Michael O'Bryan

Member-at-Large

Mark Steenhoek

Member-at-Large

Eddie L. Thomas

Member-at-Large

Ventrell Thompson

Member-at-Large

Ray Winiecki

Member-at-Large

Words from Our Board Members


"Nothing is more fulfilling than to see those students thrive and succeed."

Tony Thomas, ASPSF Board Member

"I am truly inspired by our students: the obstacles they overcome and the impact their education has on their children. The success rate speaks volumes about the quality of the organization and the approach."

Andrea Dobson, former ASPSF board member