Thomas M. “Mike” Cumnock, Chief Executive Officer

Mike Cumnock has been the Ranch CEO since June 1995. He first joined the Ranch staff as Director of Professional Services in 1985. He received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, a master’s in social work from the University of Arkansas Graduate School of Social Work and a master’s in business administration from UALR’s Executive MBA program.

Cumnock has taught at UALR and was Assistant Professor of social work at Arkansas College (Lyon College) in Batesville for five years. He was named Arkansas Childcare Provider of the Year in 1992, Arkansas Non-Profit Executive of the Year in 2000 and was a founding member of the Arkansas Youth Suicide Prevention Commission. In addition to his duties at the Ranch, Cumnock is a social work field instructor for Harding University in Searcy and the University of Arkansas Graduate School of Social Work. He currently serves on the Child Welfare League of America’s Southern Regional Board and the National Advisory Board on Rural Social Services. He is an ordained minister for the Catholic Diocese of Arkansas.

Cumnock and his wife,Sarah, have a daughter, Mara, and were house parents for the Ranch’s residential childcare program. They have had 13 foster children.

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