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) 242-4664 | Development and Public Relations |
Name | Position |
Rick Wheat | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Luke Allen | Chief Operating Officer |
Dr. David Wheeler | Vice President of Clinical Services |
Dana Castine | Vice President of Methodist Foster Care |
Sarah Head | Vice President of Development and Public Relations |
Jason Brown, CPA | Chief Financial Officer |
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 |
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 | Senior 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 |