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ASBN - Staff

Administration

Sue Tedford, MNSc, APRN                           
ASBN Executive Director
sue.tedford@arkansas.gov 

Leslie Suggs                           
Executive Assistant to the Director
leslie.suggs@arkansas.gov                               

Accounting

Darla Erickson, CPA                           
Information Services Manager
darla.erickson@arkansas.gov 

Andrea McCuien                           
Administrative Specialist II
andrea.mccuien@arkansas.gov

Advanced Practice 

Shannon McKinney
ASBN Assistant Director for APRNs
shannon.e.mckinney@arkansas.gov

Ellen Harwell                           
Licensing Coordinator/Advanced Practice
ellen.harwell@arkansas.gov

Alternative to Discipline 

Tonya Gierke, JD, BSN, RN                           
ASBN Assistant Director - ArNAP
tonya.gierke@arkansas.gov  

Discipline & Practice

Lisa Wooten, MPH, BSN, RN                           
ASBN Assistant Director 
lisa.wooten@arkansas.gov  

Mindy Darner                           
Legal Support Specialist
mindy.darner@arkansas.gov

Corrie Edge
Administrative Analyst
corrie.edge@arkansas.gov

Debra Fletcher
Legal Support Specialist
debra.fletcher@arkansas.gov

Brandon Grimes
Regulatory Board Chief Investigator
brandon.grimes@arkansas.gov 

Chandler Sullivan
Legal Support Specialist
chandler.sullivan@arkansas.gov

Education & Licensing 

Karen McCumpsey, MNSc, RN, CNE
ASBN Assistant Director
karen.mccumpsey@arkansas.gov

Tammy Vaughn, MSN, RN, CNE
ASBN Program Coordinator
tammy.vaughn@arkansas.gov

Carla Davis 
Licensing Coordinator
carla.davis@arkansas.gov

Kelly Dopplehammer
Administrative Specialist III
kelly.l.dopplehammer@arkansas.gov
 
Lori Gephardt
Licensing Coordinator
lori.gephardt@arkansas.gov   
 
Shannon Nixon 
Licensing Coordinator
shannon.nixon@arkansas.gov

Markeisha Rotimi
Licensing Coordinator
markeisha.rotimi@arkansas.gov

Tra'Vonda Tate
Licensing Coordinator
travonda.tate@arkansas.gov

Information Technology 

Lou Ann Walker
Public Information Coordinator
louann.walker@arkansas.gov

Albert Williams
Information Systems Coordinator
albert.williams@arkansas.gov

Susan Moore
Computer Operator
susan.moore@arkansas.gov  

Legal 

David Dawson
ASBN General Counsel 
david.dawson@arkansas.gov

Mary Trentham, MNSc, MBA, APRN-BC
Attorney Specialist 
mary.trentham@arkansas.gov