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 – Ruston
1 (985) 626-6649 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
1 (318) 266-8425 Methodist Foster Care – Alexandria Region
1 (337) 347-9729 Methodist Foster Care – Lafayette Region
1 (985) 520-2229 Methodist Foster Care – Hammond Region
1 (318) 255-5753 Family Counseling Center – Ruston
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) 255-5575 Development and Public Relations

 

Name Position
Rick Wheat President and Chief Executive Officer
Luke Allen Chief Operations Officer
Dr. David Wheeler Vice President of Clinical Services
Dana Castine Vice President of Methodist Foster Care
Jason Brown, CPA Chief Financial Officer
Rowdy Yates Director of Human Resources
Sarah Head Director of Development and Public Relations
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
Dr. Steven Franks Program Director, Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana
Lauren Royer, RN Assistant Director, Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana
Marlin Giacona Program Director, Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana
Samonica Brown Assistant Director, Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana
Jessica Williams Director of Family Counseling Center
Dana Koonce, RN Director of Nursing, Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home
Julie Galley, APRN Director of Nursing, Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana
Kristin Rattray, RN Director of Nursing, Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana
Phillip McMillan Director of Admissions
Daryl Altic Director of Quality Assurance
Rev. Beth Tu’uta Chaplain and Director of Pastoral Care
Gary Rambin Director of Staff Development
Danny Bell 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