Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter

Our Team

Our Team

Leadership Team

Rick Brazile

Sr. Director of Finance and Administration, Interim Executive Director

479-795-2417 ext 307

Administrative Team

Tammie Segelquist

Reception Coordinator

Will and Waltina Hanna

Individual Volunteer Coordinators

479-795-2417 ext 312

Joseph Gammon

Assistant Chef

Karen Heath

Kitchen Aide

Education Team

Wade Wofford

High School Teacher

Youth Care Team

Hunter De La Garza

Youth Care Specialist

Jordan Smith

Youth Care Specialist

Leah Cochran

Youth Care Specialist

Suzie Kieselhorst

Case Manager

Kelsie Richards

Case Manager

Jacara Hemphill

Shift Supervisor

Adam Sloter

Lead Shift Supervisor

Nicole Gorzovalitis

Shift Supervisor

Chanda Humble

Shift Supervisor

Veronica Porto-Juarez

Lead Shift Supervisor

Toby Segelquist

Shift Supervisor

Lexie Stout

Lead Shift Supervisor

Micah Wood

Shift Supervisor

Madison Brown

On-Call Shift Supervisor

Anaiya Daniels

Youth Care Specialist

Anna Chancellor

Youth Care Specialist

Brittany Whatley

Youth Care Specialist

Cassie Long

Youth Care Specialist

Cathy Lowry

Youth Care Specialist

Christine Daniel

Youth Care Specialist

Elizabeth Fink

Youth Care Specialist

Erika Vazquez

Youth Care Specialist

Grayson Plumlee

Youth Care Specialist

Hanna Mathews

Youth Care Specialist

Jackie Redfearn

Youth Care Specialist

Jaquelin Vargas

Youth Care Specialist

Jared Hines

Youth Care Specialist

Jessica Minez

Youth Care Specialist

Jill Young

Youth Care Specialist

Katie Smith

Youth Care Specialist

Katrina Lott

Transporter

Lauren Russell

Youth Care Specialist

Lisa Covert

Youth Care Specialist

Lisa New

Youth Care Specialist

Mary Hickox

Youth Care Specialist

Nakisha Snell

Youth Care Specialist

Nate Garcia

Youth Care Specialist

Nicole Netherton

Youth Care Specialist

Sidney Graham

Shift Supervisor

Teresa Bingham

Youth Care Specialist

Tosha Philpott

Youth Care Specialist

The Shelter Shop Team

Brandon Bulen

Manager

Riley Overstreet

Assistant Manager

Ashlyn Pettit

Store Associate

Andrew Payne

Store Associate

Becky Johnson

Store Associate

Jenny

Jenny fought her whole life to be free of abuse and neglect. She finally escaped that world and arrived at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter where she immediately began to thrive.

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Meet Jenny

Jenny fought her whole life to be free of abuse and neglect. She finally escaped that world and arrived at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter where she immediately began to thrive. For the first time in 17 years, she imagined living a normal life just like every other high school student. This included a wish to go to high school prom.

Casey, her case manager during her stay at the Children’s Shelter, shares:

“My heart is filled with so much joy! I got the privilege to go to prom with one of my kiddos from the shelter. No, it wasn’t a typical prom situation, but when a kiddo finally escapes abuse for the first time in 17 years, we do all we can to make it a perfect night for her. She is strong, resilient, courageous, unique, ambitious and unassuming. She inspires me and she is one of the million reasons I will never stop fighting for these kids. Prom night was a sweet reminder that no matter how many hard days we have to face, these special moments make every single hard day completely worth it. If these kiddos can endure years and years of abuse, then we can endure an infinite number of hard days. We have to, because they need us.”

Casey Krisell, Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter Case Manager

While at the Shelter, I went from an 8th grade math level to almost a 12th grade level. I’m pretty proud of that.

Tasha, age 17

I like it here.

Jordyn, age 7

I felt like I was being taken care of for the first time.

Kyle, age 9