Additional Chapter Offices
American Red Cross
Serving Greater Arkansas
401 South Monroe
Little Rock, AR 72205.
Regional Philanthropy Officer:
Llahoma Jackson - (501) 350-5176
Lori McFarlane, a central Arkansas native, has spent most of her career working with nonprofits and volunteering for organizations close to her heart. As the Executive Director of the Greater Arkansas chapter, Lori is proud to serve the mission of the American Red Cross in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies, large and small.
After graduating from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Lori spent nearly a decade in the United Kingdom, where she developed a passion for communications, public affairs and volunteering. There she worked in communications and marketing for a public high school, volunteered with a national nonprofit organization and co-founded a local charity dedicated to raising public awareness related to maternal and infant health. Upon returning to central Arkansas, Lori continued working in public health communications at Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) before joining the American Red Cross as Regional Communications Director in 2016. She began serving as Executive Director for Greater Arkansas in 2017.
Lori feels immensely blessed to be a part of an organization that makes a meaningful difference in the lives of others, often on their darkest days, through disaster relief, service to the armed forces, and international services, as well as life-saving blood products and health and safety training. Lori is a member of the Rotary Club of Little Rock and the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce. She lives in Sherwood and is raising three children to be the next generation of volunteers.
Staff
Executive Director
Lori McFarlane
Phone: (501)-748-1005
Regional Philanthropy Officer
Llahoma Jackson
Phone: (501) 350-5176
Business Operations Specialist
Phyllis Vanderbilt
Phone: (501) 748-1046
Senior Recruiting Specialist, Volunteer Services
Stephanie Vardaman
Phone: (870) 534-7312
Regional Manager, Services to Armed Forces
Katrina Gonzalez
Phone: (501)748-1041
Regional Communications & Marketing Manager
Kendra Peterson
Phone: (501) 287-0921
Senior Disaster Program Manager
Patricia Fry
Phone: (501) 529-7928
Disaster Program Manager
Belinda Armstrong
Phone: (501) 748-1071
Disaster Program Specialist, Southwest
Andrea Sellers
Phone: (501) 623-9321
Disaster Program Specialist, Southeast
Michelle Corbin
Phone: (870) 534-7312
Board of Directors
Chairman
Eric M. Sweatt, Director of Branch Operations, Briggs Equipment - Little Rock
Vice Chairman
Lance West, CFO, Coulson Oil Company, Inc. - Little Rock
Members
Adrienne Baker, COO, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP - Little Rock
Chris Doolittle, Partner, BKD, LLP - Little Rock
John Deuschle, SVP, First Financial Services, LLC - Little Rock
Nik Fisken, EVP, Stephens Inc. - Little Rock
Daniel Heard, EVP, General Counsel, Uniti Group, Inc. - Little Rock
Joe Hilliard, EVP, Cromwell Architects Engineers - Little Rock
Roy Horsey, VP, Baldwin & Shell Construction Company - Little Rock
Bruce Jones, Director of Gaming, Oaklawn Racing & Gaming - Hot Springs
Antoine Lucas, Director, Transmission Planning, Southwest Power Pool - Little Rock
Steve Phillips, SVP, Malvern National Bank - Little Rock
Stephen Sanders, Financial Advisor, First Financial Services, LLC - Little Rock
Karen Shaw, EVP & CFO, The Citizens Bank - Batesville
Ellen Smith, Partner, Friday, Eldredge & Clark - Little Rock
Mary-Tipton Thalheimer, Attorney, Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC - Little Rock
Cindy Westcott, VP, CenterPoint Energy - Little Rock
Chris White, Market President, Simmons Bank - Little Rock
Honorary Lifetime Members
Deborah Carman, Retired member, National Board of Governors
Janet M. Huckabee, Former First Lady, State of Arkansas