Board Members and Staff

The Parole Board is composed of seven (7) members appointed from the state at large by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Each member is appointed for a term of seven years, except that the terms shall be staggered by the Governor so that the term of one member expires each year. They are full-time officials of this state. The chair of the board is designated by the Governor. The board elects, during the month of February, a Vice Chairperson and a Secretary to serve as officers for the upcoming year. If any vacancy occurs on the board prior to the expiration of a term, the Governor will fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term, subject to confirmation by the Senate at its next regular session. In any matter before the board, four (4) members shall constitute a quorum. (Refer to Arkansas Code §16-93-201 and Board Policy Manual)

Organizational Chart

Board Members

Leroy Brownlee, Chairman
Term expires January 14, 2016

Abraham Carpenter, Jr., Vice-Chairman
Term expires January 14, 2014

Richard Mays, Jr., Secretary
Term expires January 14, 2011

John Felts, Commissioner
Term expires January 14, 2012

Carolyn Robinson, Commissioner
Term expires January 14, 2013

Joseph "Joe" Peacock, Commissioner
Term expires January 14, 2015

James M. Wallace, III, Commissioner
Term expires January 14, 2017

Hearing Examiners

Carol V. Bohannan, Attorney

James L. "Jim" Williams, II, Attorney

Vacant
(Revocation and Parole Services Supervisor)

Support Staff

Administration
Sharon H. Lewis, Assistant to the Director

Solomon Graves, Computer Support Specialist
(Accreditation Coordinator)

Robin Radford, Investigator

Fiscal & Human Resources
Norma Gillerson, Fiscal Support Supervisor

Lateresa Smith, Fiscal Support Specialist

Delores Jones, Administrative Specialist II

Revocation
Lois Jean Hansberry, Administrative Support Supervisor

Vacant, Administrative Specialist III

LaQuishia Robinson, Administrative Specialist II

Amber Baldwin, Administrative Specialist II

Parole Services
Tamara Salaam, Administrative Support Supervisor

Melissa Haney, Administrative Specialist III
(Victim Input Coordinator)