Board of Directors

SCOTT KINGSBOROUGH
Board Chairman
Scott is a Senior-level executive with 30+ years of expertise, known for crafting and implementing successful strategies. He is highly experienced. Scott started in the accounting industry, founded a regional bottled water business in the 90s, transitioned to a Fractional CFO advisory business and entered the assisted living space in 2013. Scott owns The Manor Assisted Living. He currently co-leads the ARALA Board of Directors as the Co-Chairman. He is married to Jill and they have a senior at Pulaski Academy, making his best accomplishment.  

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BRANDI BOOTH
Co-Chairman
Brandi has been married to her husband Shawn for 15 years and they have 5 children ranging from 23-33 and 3 grandchildren ranging from 3-9. She has a proud family history of military service spanning over 7 generations in all branches of the military.  She graduated from Arkansas State University Beebe with an associate’s degree in computer information systems and Networking Technology.  She has more than 10 years of accounting experience 5 of which was for the State of Arkansas.  She has been in the Assisted Living industry for 9 years, starting as a Business Office Manager in 2015 and moving up to Executive Director in 2020.
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TARA BOX
Board Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair
Tara holds bachelor's degrees in Accounting and Nursing.  She has worked at the same facility for 26 years.  She purchased the facility twelve years ago and has expanded since then.  It is her true calling in life.  "I love geriatrics and nursing. I couldn't recognize my life any other way." She has been married for twenty-four years and has a daughter and a son. She is an avid Disney and dog lover.  Her dogs visit the facility often and are known on a first-name basis with the residents.  She is also registered as an instructor for the ARALA Administrator Certification Program (ACP).

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LANCE BROWN
Board Member, Education Committee Co-Chair
Lance graduated high school from Rector High School and attended Arkansas State University graduating in 1986 with a Communications degree. He worked at several radio stations in Arkansas over the years in different roles varying from morning announcer to general manager. He worked for Russell Cellular, the largest Verizon agent in the nation, as a district manager over stores in Northeast Arkansas before moving on to St. Bernard's Healthcare. He has been with St. Bernard's for nearly 18 years.  He started out in HR as Employment Center Manager and has now been Community Director for St. Bernard's Village for the past 8 years. He has been married to Marty for nearly 34 years and has two grown children, Dylan and Bailey but no grandchildren yet.   They have one foster grandchild. They have one child still at home, an Aussiedoogle, and his name is Leroy.  Lance loves playing golf and fishing whenever he can.

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CHARLENE WEST
Board Member, Education Committee Co-Chair
Charlene is married to her husband Russie, an Army Veteran that served our great country in two ways. They have six wonderful children ages 18-35 years old and four awesome grandchildren ages  2-13. They are soon to be empty nesters as their youngest son is graduating high school this month. They enjoy traveling, boating, camping, and all outdoor activities. Charlene worked in primary care as a nurse practitioner for 25 years plus five years as a nurse practitioner serving residents' needs in long-term care settings. In 2017 they purchased West Haven Residential Care in DeWitt, Arkansas (formally EZ Living). At the time of purchase, they had 23 residents. They are now licensed for 55 and currently house 54 residents. "Residential care is such a unique way to help so many that are in need of assistance. I am truly blessed to get to work doing what I love to do - helping and caring for those in need."

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ED HOLMAN
Legislative Committee Chair, Nominating Committee Member, Former Board Chairman 
As Ed learned the ropes of health care financing, he worked on projects in 29 states and projects here in Arkansas including Butterfield Trail in Fayetteville and Parkway Village in Little Rock.  From the start of his career, he had various opportunities to participate in the projects we were working on as either partners or investors.  This led him to develop and build a new nursing home in Little Rock in 1992.  From there he went on to operate a total of five nursing homes with 729 beds, two assisted living communities with 66 beds, residential care facilities with 117 beds, and 153 senior apartments. Ed has been a proud member of ARALA since 2005 and joined the board of directors in 2012.  In 2013, he was elected to be chairman and held this position until the Fall of 2021.  

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MIKE ADKIN
Board Member, Legislative Committee Member
Mike is the Owner of Grand Manor Retirement Community Monticello and CEO of .Akin Industries.  Among some other positions he has held are  Commissioner- Arkansas State Police.  He has served on several Boards both current and former  such as Baptist Health System Board of Director, Union Bank & Trust  Monticello Board Member, Arkansas Economic Development Foundation, University of Arkansas Former Commissioner- Arkansas Economic Development Commission
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DENNINGTON MOSS
Board Member, Legislative Committee Member

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ED GARLAND
​Board Member, ​Membership Committee

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DAWN YAKOUBIAN
Board Member, Membership Committee, Nominating Committee
Dawn is the Director of Housing/Administrator at Presbyterian Village in Little Rock.  She was born in Stratford, Connecticut, and grew up in Little Rock, AR.  She is a graduate of Mount St. Mary Academy and the University of Central Arkansas.  She has been in the senior living industry since 1995 when she began as an activity director. She has a passion for caring and advocating for seniors.  She has been known to dance on tables, dress as an elf and drive a 25-passenger bus.  When she is not enjoying time with residents and co-workers at Presbyterian Village she is spoiling her seven nieces and nephews and her Pekingese dog, Zoey. Dawn has served on the ARALA Board since early in the association's history

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​CLAUDE BRYANT
Board Member

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KENT SCHROEDER
​Board Member

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