Ms. Lynn Hawkins currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer and is responsible for assisting ARHP project directors and administrative staff with partner and project recruitment and communications, organizational development, planning projects, external partner relations, community and stakeholder participation and involvement, and all communications decisions as they impact the goals and outcomes of ARHP initiatives and projects. Prior to this position, Ms. Hawkins served the ARHP in various roles, including project management.
Mrs. Hawkins has more than 20 years’ experience working with non-profit organizations focusing on community and network development, program implementation, grants management, and advocacy efforts to build and strengthen existing programs and/or develop programs to improve the quality of life in rural Arkansas. She has served as an AR Delta Technical Assistance Provider, covering 42 east Arkansas counties; was instrumental in the implementation of and compliance with the Community Health Centers of Arkansas (CHCA) insurance enrollment program under the Affordable Care Act and provided oversight of the CHCA statewide Outreach and Enrollment Network. Mrs. Hawkins has served as a Government Relations Manager assisting with securing funding for community health centers. Ms. Hawkins currently serves on state and regional boards and commissions, including the Arkansas Division of Rural Services Commission, Congressman Rick Crawford’s Delta Regional Economic Advancement Council, the UAMS East Advisory Council representing the Arkansas Delta region, the Arkansas Community Health Worker Commission, and most recently elected the President-Elect of the Arkansas Public Health Association.
