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List of Commissioners

State Crime Laboratory

Lisa Channell
Arkansas State Crime Lab
P.O. Box 8500
#3 Natural Resources
Little Rock, Ar 72205
501-683-6183
Llchannell@Gmail.Com

Arkansas Dept. Of Health

Cristy Sellers
4815 West Markham Slot 41
Little Rock, Ar 72205
501-614-5221
Cristy.Sellers@Arkansas.Gov

Ar Hospital Association

Carol Maxwell
Social Work Department
Ar Children’s Hospital      
#1 Children’s Way Slot 401 
Little Rock, Ar 72202
501-364-6531 
Maxwellcf@Archildrens.Org

Div. Of Children & Family Svs.

Mischa Martin
P.O. Box 1437 Slot S 563
Little Rock, Ar 72203
501-320-6331
Misha.Martin@Dhs.Arkansas.Gov

Physician Specializing In Child Abuse

Dr. Karen Farst
Arkansas Children’s House 
#1 Children’s Way, Slot 512-24a
Little Rock, Ar 72202
501-364-1013
Kfarst@Uams.Edu

Mental Health Profession

Dr. Karen Worley
Family Treatment Program
#1 Children’s Way Slot 512-24b
Little Rock, Ar 72202
501-364-3815
Worleykarenb@Uams.Edu 

Judge 

Honorable Blake Batson
412 Crittenden Street
P. O. Box 966
Arkadelphia, Ar 71923
870-246-8218
Blake.Batson@Clarkar.Us

Defense Attorney

Suzanne Ritter Lumpkin
424 West 4th Street Suite A
North Little Rock, Ar 72114
501-374-2994
Suzanne@Lumpkinlawyer.Com

Judge 

Honorable John Threet
280 N. College Suite 400
Fayetteville, Ar 72701
479-444-1560
Jthreet@Co.Washington.Ar.Us

Attorney General’s Office

Heather Mckim
323 Center Street Suite 200
Little Rock, Ar 72201
501-682-2007
Heather.Mckim@Arkansasag.Gov

Local Law Enforcement

Sheriff Scott Sawyer
Polk County Sherriff’s Office
507 Church Avenue
Mena, Ar 71953
479-394-2511 
Polk301@Sbcglobal.Net

Guardian Ad Litem

Jimmy Turnbow
1400 W. Court Street Suite 2
Paragould, Ar 72450
870-530-1918
Taylorturnbow@Yahoo.Com

Prosecuting Attorney Assoc.

Nathan Smith
Benton County Courthouse
100 Ne A Street
Bentonville, Ar 72712
479-271-1030
Nathan.Smith@Bentoncountyar.Gov

Rape Crisis Program

Dorinda Edmisten
Ozark Rape Crisis Center
715 W. Main, Suite A
Clarksville, Ar 72830
479-754-6869
Dorinda.Edmisten@Gmail.Com

Disabilities 

Courtney Leach 
Community Connections 
2740 College Avenue
Conway, Ar 72034
501-733-1627
Courtney@Communityconnectionsar.Org

Domestic Violence 

Gracie Giles Gonner
406 Pecan Street
Helena, Ar 72342
870-338-8447 
Ggonner0614@Yahoo.Com

Casa

Tess Fletcher
P. O. Box 1202
Conway, Ar 72033
501-358-4764
Tfletcher@Hopeandjustice.Org

Member At Large 

Elizabeth Pulley
Cac Arkansas
124 West Capitol Avenue Suite 865
Little Rock, Ar 72201
501-615-8633
Epulley@Cacarkansas.Org

Member At Large

Laura Abbott
P. O. Box 1385
Cabot, Ar 72023
501-992-7171
Cabotabbott@Gmail.Com

Member At Large

Dr. Sufna G. John
4301 West Markham Street Slot #554-4
Little Rock, Ar 72205
501-364-2799
Sgjohn@Uams.Edu

Arkansas State Police

Major Jeffrey Drew
#1 State Police Plaza Drive
Little Rock, Ar 72209
501-618-8913
Jeffrey.Drew@Asp.Arkansas.Gov

Human Trafficking

Melanie Mata
P.O. Box 910
State University, Ar 72467
870-972-3446
Mmata@Astate.Edu

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