Pat Hagge |
Rhonda Harps-F/R Chair |
Cathy Semon |
Denise Palmer - Treas |
Patrick J. Hagge is Senior Vice President for First Arkansas Bank in Cabot, and has been in banking since 1974. He and his wife, Sarah, live in Cabot, and are active members of the Cabot United Methodist Church. He has been an Open Arms board member since 2000 and previously served as board chairman.
Rhonda Harps grew up in Kennett, MO and attended school at ASU in Jonesboro. She is married to Tom Harps and has two children, Cameron, and Lauren. She has worked for Southwest Airlines for 27 years and has been involved in many volunteer activities with them. She has been actively involved with the Ronald McDonland House in Little Rock, including a recent term as a board member. She currently serves as the Fundraising Chairperson for Open Arms Shelter. "I am very excited about the opportunity to serve as a board member, and am looking forward to volunteering my services for years to come." shares Rhonda.
Cathy Semon was born in Jacksonville, Arkansas and graduated from Cabot High School; married to Gene Semon and are both retired; she has two grown boys live in Cabot and two grandchildren. She lived in Wichita, Kansas and Rochester, Minnesota for 5 years each. She worked toward her degree in Business at different times between raising her boys. She graduated from Winona State University in Rochester, MN with a Business Administration degree.She recently retired after working 25 years in financial institutions in the Human Resource arena. She is a charter member of the Cabot Rotary Club where she served in many officer positions. She also served on the board of Options Pregnancy Clinic in Cabot for the past 6 years. The Rotary club has been a supporter of Open Arms Shelter, which is where she became aware of the organization. She looks forward to this opportunity as she continues to learn and serve with Open Arms Shelter.
Denise Palmer (Information coming soon.).
LONOKE
Danny Brightwell |
Merritt Holman |
Tiffany Hunter |
Danny Brightwell (Information coming soon.)
Merritt Holman is president of Arkansas Crop Technologies based in Lonoke County and is married to Shannon Holman. Meritt has two children, Hayden and Savannah. Meritt received a B.S. in Biology from Baylor University and his M.S. and PhD from the University of Arkansas. He currently served as Board Chairman for Open Arms Shelter
Tiffany Hunter (Information coming soon.).
ENGLAND
Dina Bates |
Gary Canada, Jr.-Chair |
Amanda Robinson |
Dina Bates is Vice President of Products and Education for Farm Bureau Insurance. She received a B.S. In Marketing from ASU and a MBA from UALR. Dina is married to Tim Bates. She has one son, Tyler, a step-daughter Brittany and one granddaughter, Aubri. She is a member of the First United Methodist Church in England.
Gary Canada, Jr. is a director with the Bank of England. He is married to Angie and they have two sons; Seth, age 13 and Jake, age 10. Gary has supported Open Arms for many years and is past chairman of the Advisory Board.
Amanda Robinson serves as Chief Financial Officer for Bank of England. She received her Bachelor's degree in Accounting from The University of Central Arkansas, her MBA from The University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and she is a CPA licensed to practice in Arkansas. She grew up in Scott, and now resides in England with her husband Jeff and 4 year old twin sons, Carson and Ethan. Amanda is a member of All Souls Church in Scott, where she teaches youth Sunday School and serves on the Finance committee.
CARLISLE
David Woods - Treas. |
Lori Dollinger- Sec.
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