Board of Directors

DR. PHILLIP L. POINTER, SR.

President – Senior Pastor / Saint Mark Baptist Church

Dr. Phillip L. Pointer, Sr. is the Senior Pastor of Saint Mark Baptist Church. He is also the Department Chair for Philosophy and Religion at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, AR.

Raised in the Greater Washington D.C. area, Pastor Pointer would become a fourth generation Baptist pastor, coming from a dual line of Baptist pastors that runs on both sides of his family.

Having now served as a Senior Pastor for 15 years, Pastor Pointer’s journey as a pastor began in October 2002 with an assignment at St. John Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. After three years, in October 2005, he led the merger between St. John Baptist Church and Providence Baptist Church. This historical consummation formed the Providence St. John Baptist Church and was there for 10 years.

Pastor Pointer also earned a Master of Divinity Degree with honors from The Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. Since his arrival, he has taken the congregation to new heights in the area of contextual understanding of God’s Word all while fostering the membership’s consistent spiritual growth and maturity. Concurrently, in December 2014, Pastor Pointer earned a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH. His doctoral study emphasis was “Preaching Prophetically in a Postmodern Culture: Communicating with Contemporary Audiences.” Dr. Pointer resides in Little Rock, Arkansas with his wife, Keya, and their three children: Gabriela, Phillip, Jr., and Elijah.

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LAMARR D. BAILEY

Vice President – Executive Pastor / Saint Mark Baptist Church

Lamarr D. Bailey is a native of Chicago, Illinois, but was raised in the small rural town of Fordyce, Arkansas. He is currently serving as the Executive Pastor of Saint Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. He gives oversight to the business and administrative functions of the church with special emphasis to financial, operational and personnel management. Prior to his current assignment, he was employed as a private investigator and claims specialist with Equifax Services for about 14 years. He also serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Elders of Saint Mark Baptist Church and serves on the National Advisory Team of Destiny Church of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Bailey is a graduate of Henderson State University of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree. He has a servant’s heart and strives to teach others not only through his words, but also by being a good role model. He resides in the city of Maumelle, Arkansas with his lovely wife, Lorie. They are the proud parents of 2 children and 4 grandchildren.

TIMMONS

Member – CEO / Team Summit

Mrs. Timmons is a resident of Maumelle, Arkansas and is co-founder of the Timmons Arts Foundation.

LINDA YOUNG

Member – Grants Director / Little Rock School District

Linda Young is a member of the American Association of Grant Professionals and serves as the Director of Grants and Program Development for the Little Rock School District in Little Rock, Arkansas. She provides district wide leadership in the areas of grant development, grant management, and secondary school reform. Ms. Young has over 45 years of experience, across all levels of the educational field. Since 2000, under Ms. Young’s leadership, the Little Rock School District has secured more than $100,000,000 in federal, state and private funds for education programs such as magnet schools, high school reform, middle school reform, school improvement, service learning, health services, professional development, educational technology, student support services, literacy, math and science content and professional development, library grants and after school and summer programming.

Tiffany Mays OGuinn

Member – Managing Partner / Mays, Byrd & O’Guinn, PLLC

Tiffany Mays O’Guinn is a managing partner with the law firm of Mays, Byrd & O’Guinn, PLLC. Mrs. O’Guinn received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and her Juris Doctorate Degree from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. She is currently licensed to practice law in both Texas and Arkansas and the Eastern & Western District Federal Courts.

Mrs. O’Guinn further serves as an advocate for the community through her leadership roles and service to the Little Rock Chapter of the Links, Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the Greater Little Rock Chapter for Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Mrs. O’Guinn participates in several ministries at her church and is involved in the advancement of women, families and girls through her community involvement.

She has served on the Board for Inclusion Magazine since 2010 and is a Board Member for The Tidwell Project, Inc., which is a non-profit entity organized in 1990, to provide exposure to the performing arts in the economically disadvantaged community. She is currently a co-chair for the Tidwell Project Inc.’s largest fundraiser held each December. She is a dedicated wife and a loving mother to many.

Charisse Camp

Member – Governmental Affairs Liaison & Project Coordinator

Charisse Camp is a Little Rock native with extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, governmental affairs and public service. She currently serves as executive director of the ARFuture Foundation and has worked in governmental affairs and as a project coordinator for Family Council since 2014, advocating for legislation supporting women and children.

In 2015, Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Camp to a seven-year term on the Arkansas State Board of Education, where she later served as chair. She currently serves on the board of the Arkansas Public School Resource Center.

Camp earned a diploma in Biblical Studies from Agape College and is an active member of Saint Mark Baptist Church, where she serves on the praise team. She is the mother of two daughters and two sons.

Phillip Carlock

Member – Superintendent of the Pine Bluff School District

Phillip Carlock is an experienced educator and administrator who currently serves as superintendent of the Pine Bluff School District. His career in education began as a paraprofessional before he transitioned into the classroom as a teacher and later advanced into leadership roles as an assistant principal and principal.

Carlock is a strong advocate for expanding educational opportunities for all students, particularly those from underserved communities. He also has a passion for financial literacy education and has helped develop schoolwide economic systems that teach students practical financial skills. His work includes partnering with a local bank to establish a student banking program that provides students with real-world financial experience.

Carlock and his wife, NaTosha, have been married for 22 years and are the parents of three sons.

Brock Dowdy

Member – Missions Team-Local Mission Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church

Brock Dowdy serves as Local Missions Pastor at Fellowship Bible Church, where his work focuses on connecting people with opportunities to serve and strengthen communities throughout Central Arkansas.

Dowdy began his ministry journey at Fellowship through the church’s ministry residency program, a leadership development experience that combines hands-on ministry, biblical study and practical training. During his residency, he focused on Young Adults ministry before joining the church’s staff as Local Missions Pastor.

In his current role, Dowdy helps advance Fellowship’s local missions’ efforts by building relationships, encouraging community engagement and connecting individuals with meaningful opportunities to serve.

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