Mission Statement

The mission of the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging is to provide leadership relative to aging issues on behalf of older persons in East Arkansas, and to carry out a wide range of functions in planning, coordination, and service delivery such that older persons are assisted in leading independent, meaningful, and dignified lives in their own homes and communities as long as possible.

The East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging is a private, non-profit corporation.  It is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors, in conjunction with an Advisory Council.  The Advisory Council is made up of a majority of elderly East Arkansans. 

This Agency does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, or handicap in access to its services or employment.  This Agency is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging

P.O. Box 5035

Jonesboro, Arkansas  72403

Phone:  (870) 972-5980 or 1-800-467-3278

Executive Director:  James E. Doman

Director of Client Services:  Monte Callicott

Director of Finance:  Jacque McDaniel

Director of Purchased Services:  Melissa Prater

Director of Human Resources:  Sherie Calderon