Organized into departments working to support each other so that we all pursue our mission efficiently, more than 550 employees actively provide focused care for children and families.

Programs

Phone Number Phone Number
1 (318) 255-5020 Home Office, Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home, Ruston, LA
1 (318) 255-5020 Residential Admissions
1 (985) 606-9900 Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana – Loranger
1 (337) 527-5056 Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana – Sulphur
1 (318) 582-2439 Methodist Foster Care – Monroe and Northeast Region
1 (318) 225-9431 Methodist Foster Care – Shreveport and Northwest Region
1 (318) 266-8425 Methodist Foster Care – Alexandria and Central Region
1 (337) 347-9729 Methodist Foster Care – Lafayette and Southwest Region
1 (985) 520-2229 Methodist Foster Care – Covington and Southeast Region
1 (318) 255-3717 Life Skills Training Center – Ruston/Monroe
1 (318) 957-2132 Life Skills Training Center – Covington/Northshore
1 (318) 957-0641 Life Skills Training Center – Lafayette/Lake Charles
1 (318) 777-3460 Outdoor Wilderness Learning “OWL” Center – Dubach
1 (318) 242-4664 Development and Public Relations

 

Name Position
Rick Wheat President and Chief Executive Officer
Luke Allen Chief Operating Officer
Dana Castine Vice President of Methodist Social Services
Dr. Steven Franks Vice President of Methodist Behavioral Health
Sarah Head Vice President of Development and Public Relations
Jason Brown, CPA Chief Financial Officer
Daryl Altic Senior Director of Quality Assurance
Dr. David Wheeler Staff Psychologist
Andrew Morse Senior Director of Client Care
Rowdy Yates Director of Human Resources
Missy Spicer Director of Recreational Services
Gabe Gill Director of Information Technology
Cindy Croft Director of the Outdoor Wilderness Learning Center
Samantha Luttrell Director of the Outdoor Wilderness Learning Center Equine Program
Nicole Caselman, MS, LPC, CCT Administrator, Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana
Samonica Brown, M.Ed., LPC, NCC Administrator, Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana
Dana Koonce, RN Director of Nursing, Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home
Julie Galley, APRN Director of Nursing, Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana
Sheri Berger, RN, CPNP-PC Director of Nursing, Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana
Phillip McMillan Director of Admissions
Rev. Dr. Beth Tu’uta Chaplain and Director of Pastoral Care
Gary Rambin Director of Staff Development
Ashley Brown Director of Educational Services
Angie Thomas Director of Life Skills Training Centers
Jan Yates Director of Health Information Management
Ronnie King Maintenance Supervisor, Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home
Kurt LeBaud Maintenance Supervisor, Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana