Farmer to serve as Arkadelphia Rotary guest speaker, January 9

The Arkadelphia Rotary Club will meet Friday, January 9, 2015, at Western Sizzlin, 106 WP Malone Drive, for its weekly meeting. Mr. Steven Farmer, Superintendent for Arkadelphia Human Development Center, has been invited to serve as guest speaker. Rotarians and guests are invited to attend. For more information on the guest speaker, please read his brief biography below. 

Steven Farmer serves as Superintendent for Arkadelphia Human Development Center in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.  Previously, he served as Quality Assurance Coordinator for Jonesboro Human Development Center for two years.

Steven holds a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) from Arkansas State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration from Park University. He serves as Chairman of the Board for Enabling Mission Endeavors (EME) in Glyfada, Greece that specializes in providing K-12 education to refugees and underserved individuals throughout the Middle East and North Africa. He also serves as President of Kids Project Factory providing educational and technological assistance to children with disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa. Steven has taught leadership development in over ten countries throughout Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Central and South America. 

Steven Farmer is a thirty year veteran in the Crisis Response field.  He serves as Coordinator for the Craighead County Crisis Response team and a former Board member of the Arkansas Crisis Response Team. Steve led crisis counseling teams responding to local, state and national disasters for the past fourteen years.  He is the Program Manager/Coordinator for the Craighead County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).  

Steven holds a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling (MRC) from Arkansas State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration from Park University. He serves as Chairman of the Board for Enabling Mission Endeavors (EME) in Glyfada, Greece that specializes in providing K-12 education to refugees and underserved individuals throughout the Middle East and North Africa. He also serves as President of Kids Project Factory providing educational and technological assistance to children with disabilities in the Middle East and North Africa. Steven has taught leadership development in over ten countries throughout Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Central and South America. 
Steve has been actively involved in serving his local community by serving as President of Helping Neighbors Food Pantry, NEA Food Bank Board of Directors, Pregnancy Resource Center Advisory Board, Local Emergency Planning Committee for Craighead County and Brookland Volunteer Fire Protection
Board of Directors.

Steve is a First Responder with the Brookland Volunteer Fire Department serving as a Firefighter/Chaplain for the past six years.  He also serves as Chaplain for the Jonesboro Fire Department and Arkansas State Firefighters Association.  He was selected NEA Firefighter of the Year 2010 and Brookland VFD Firefighter of the year 2010. 

Steve has been married for 37 years to Judy Davis Farmer. They have three daughters and ten grandchildren.  He enjoys motorcycle riding, golf and fishing. 

He can be contacted at snail mail: AHDC P.O. Box 70, AR 71923 Phone: 870-246-8011 Ext 201 or email: phillip.farmer@dhs.arkansas.gov.