Sharon Chapman, an active volunteer throughout the Fort Smith community, joined the Board of Directors of the Next Step Homeless Services in July 2014. She became Vice President of the Board in July 2015. She has served on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Service League for the past 20 years. She also serves on the boards of Western Arkansas Ballet and NICCE Foundation (North India Christian Children’s Education Foundation). Ms. Chapman has a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Oklahoma and previously worked as a case manager and supervisor at Area Agencies on Aging in Oklahoma and in Missouri.
Sharon would like to thank the former executive director of Next Step, Kim Wohlford, for her outstanding service to the organization and to the low-income and homeless individuals in our community. She looks forward to continuing the tradition of excellence that the organization has been known for and to leading it into the future.
Ms. Gray joined our staff in May of 2018 as a Case Manager. She is a graduate of UA Fort Smith with a degree in social work. Ms. Gray was our first social work intern from UAFS in the fall of 2017, and we were so impressed with her maturity and skills that we hired her when a full-time staff position became open. Ms.Gray was promoted to the position of Assistant Director in early 2020.
