Meet Our Team
"Somewhere along the way, we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others." Martin Luther King Jr

Michelle is the Executive Director for both Grandma's House & The Merlin Foundation. A North Arkansas College Alumni with a License for Practical Nursing, she founded Grandma's House in 2009. Michelle has three children and spends her leisure time gardening and junk store shopping.

Kaleigh is our Community Development Coordinator. She also wears the hat of 'Volunteer Coordinator'. If you want to be more involved with Grandma's House, give her a call at 870-517-1681.

April is the Program Director and also a Forensic Interviewer. April's life mission is to fight for those who can't fight for themselves. In her spare time she loves being outside, spending time by the water and time with her family.

Haley is a Family Advocate and Forensic Interviewer who is known for blending hard work and humor. Haley is primarily based in our Harrison location. When not working Haley enjoys listening to music, driving down country roads and spending time with her family.

Madison is a Family Advocate and Forensic Interviewer who is located primarily in our Harrison location. Madison is fierce in protecting children and advocating for them and their families! When not at work, Madison loves spending time watching the Razorbacks, being outside and mostly spending time with her family.

Tori is a Forensic Interviewer and Family Advocate primarily located in the Harrison office. Tori is the queen of being patient and understanding during the most difficult times. In Tori's free time she enjoys being outdoors, tending to her plants and time spent with her family.

Brook serves as our Prevention and Education Coordinator, specializing in Pre-K through 8th grade. She also works as an Advocate and is based at our Harrison location. In Brooks free time she loves reading, taking pictures and spending time with her family.

Faith is a Family Advocate and is primarily located at our Mountain Home location. Faith is creative in serving the needs of our clients and their families. Faith enjoys decorating, painting, cooking, reading and writing.

Mary is our Medical Director over our SANE team.

Rebecca is our Clinical Coordinator and one of our SANE nurses! She has been a nurse for over 18 years and enjoys spending time with her daughters, sons, grandbaby and family.

Hailey is on our SANE team!

Haley is on our SANE team and has been in the nursing field for 5 years. She joined the SANE community the summer of 2024 and love being able to provide the services we have and working with our amazing team!

Adrienne is another member of our SANE team.

Jessica is one of our SANEs and has taken hundreds of hours of continuing education in physical, sexual assault and trauma. As a SANE she provides medical trauma informed care to survivors of abuse to ensure their bodies are okay and they feel comfortable in their own skin.

Nikki is one of our SANEs. She grew up in Bergman and is now married to Andy and together they have four kids. In their spare time they like to spend time outside and work out!