Our Team
Meet the board and staff who guide and support UDDC’s mission.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors meet every third Thursday of the month at 12:00 pm at the University District Building in the University Plaza Shopping Center.
Laura Danforth
Chair
Ph.D., LCSW, MSW
UA Little Rock School of Social Work
Martie North
Vice-Chair
SVP, Director of Community Development & Engagement, Emerging Markets
Cadence Bank
Hillis Schild
Treasurer
Executive Director
Arvest Opportunity Fund
Deidre Gray, LMSW
Secretary
Resident, Fair Park Neighborhood
Youth Home
La Kesha Crow
Board Member
Resident, Fair Park Neighborhood
Broker, Coldwell Banker RPM
Veronica Hicks
Board Member
Resident, Broadmoor Neighborhood
Apptegy
Our Staff
Barrett Allen, MPA
Executive Director
Karen Boone
Mobile Market Outreach Coordinator
Sonya Davis
Mobile Market Grocery Manager
Quincy Edwards
Housing Development Manager
Mark Nelson
Community Garden Manager
Micaela Whitelow, MSW
Community Program Coordinator
