Leadership & Staff

Behind Every Great Company is a Great Group of People

At, Eagle Mountain Assisted Living, we select staff who are dedicated to serving seniors. Our community has well-trained and big-hearted individuals who truly want to help people. Once a staff member is hired their professional skills are fine tuned through our orientation program which teaches them how to implement the Eagle Mountain Assisted Living principles and standards on a daily basis. This way they are better able to serve our residents and care for their daily needs.

Meet our Leadership Staff

La Jean Brown, Administrator has over 30 years of working with seniors. She began her work with seniors through a seniors banking program. In 1996 she began her assisted living work as an Administrator of an assisted living community. After six years as an Administrator,  she moved to middle Tennessee where she was a Regional Support Director for an assisted living community with 19 communities in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. She returned to Arkansas in 2005 and was part of the planning and development of Eagle Mountain Assisted Living in Batesville where she enjoys her role as Administrator of this lovely community today. 

Nancy Deckard, Director of Resident Services is a Licensed Nurse who plays an active role in the lives of all of our residents on a daily basis. She has been a nurse for several years and has worked with seniors both in a doctor’s office as well as a nurse home prior to coming to Eagle Mountain Assisted Living. She supervises the Certified Nursing Assistants who care for our residents each day. She is a wonderful role model for her staff and enjoys the time she spends with our residents.

Shelia Gates, Director of Food Service has been working in the food service industry for 25 years. She has been a Certified Dietary Manager since 1991 and completed her Associate of Applied Science, Dietetics degree in 2005. She was employed at White River Medical Center for 23 years and has been employed with Eagle Mountain Assisted Living since its opening in 2006. Her work experience includes supervision in food production and catering as well as 17 years of clinical nutrition experience. She is committed to making sure the meals served at Eagle Mountain Assisted Living not only taste good, but are nutritious as well.

Karen Reynolds, Director of Program Services was born and reared in Batesville. Following graduation from Harding University she returned home and began her work with people of all ages. She has a great love of seniors and has played an active role in North Heights Church of Christ seniors programs. Karen brings enthusiasm and creative energy into her role as Activity Director, and loves the variety of tasks her job brings. Both at work and in her spare time she enjoys games, decorating and entertaining and well as traveling and spending time with her family.

Galin Williams, Director of Maintenance and Environmental Services brought to Eagle Mountain Assisted Living some long and varied experience as a certified pipefitter, journeyman carpenter and 15 years of experience as a maintenance engineer in the motel industry prior to coming to Eagle Mountain Assisted Living. He has a love of seniors and looks forward to meeting all the needs and expectations of the residents.