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The programs and opportunities provided by RSVP would not be possible without a dedicated and hard working staff.

Our Staff

Denise Grace
Project Director

Denise Grace has worked with non-profits for many years. She has come to us from the Jefferson County RSVP in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where she served five years as Director. Denise enjoys working with seniors and youth. She finds that Arkansas has many wonderfully dedicated volunteers. She partnered with Arkansas Hospice Angel Program in Little Rock, and started a youth program called "Project Smile", where students from high school go into nursing homes to work with terminally ill patients. This program has grown into several other counties including Little Rock.

Her favorite quote of all times is: "Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain love for one another." -- Erma Bombeck

Denise is married, with two grown successful daughters, and four grandchildren, which she calls her "peeps".

Seana Howard
Volunteer Coordinator

I have been volunteering since I was old enough to cross the street by myself. I am passionate about service to others mainly because at a young age I was able to see the impact that helping others had on the ones being helped but also the ones who gave the service. These following scriptures were the resounding voice in my home.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
I Corinthians 16:14 Let all you things be done with charity.
Now, the end commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of good conscience, and of faith unfeigned.

Before becoming the RSVP of Central Arkansas Volunteer Coordinator, I was an Americorps VISTA (Volunteer In Service to America) with Future Builders, Inc. (sponsoring organization for RSVP of Central Arkansas). There, I educated communities about three major health concerns that plague the United States at an alarming rate: heart disease, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS.

Our Website

Our website was designed and is maintained by Ed Merck, an RSVP volunteer. Ed resides with his wife in Jacksonville, Arkansas. He is a retired employee of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and from a 21-year career as an oficer in the United States Air Force. He is a graduate of Minnesota State University - Moorhead and the University of Colorado.

Ed Merck